Many nations are currently adopting a variety of directed strategies to launch and support research parks, often with significant financial commitments and policy support. By better understanding how research parks of other nations operate, we can seek to improve the scale and contributions of parks in the U.S. To that end, the National Academies convened an international conference on global best practices in research parks.



This volume, a report of the conference, includes discussion of the diverse roles that research parks in both universities and laboratories play in national innovation systems. The presentations identify common challenges and demonstrate substantial differences in research park programs around the world.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
I INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Research Parks in the 21st Century
II PROCEEDINGS
Welcome--Charles Wessner
Keynote Address I--Jeff Bingaman
Keynote Address II--C. D. Mote, Jr.
Panel I: Leading Asian Models of S&T Parks
Panel II: North American and European S&T Parks
Keynote Address III--James Barker
Panel III: U.S. Parks: The Laboratory Model
Panel IV: U.S. Parks: University-Based Models
Panel V: The Evaluation Challenge and Policy Synergies
Closing Remarks--Mary Good
III RESEARCH PAPER
Research, Science, and Technology Parks: An Overview of the Academic Literature--Albert N. Link
IV: APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers
Appendix B: Participants List
Appendix C: Bibliography