@article{7bb17d34412c4cefa1dfd6394c5e0582,
title = "Enriching innovation ecosystems: The role of government in a university science park",
abstract = "The direct top-down approach and indirect bottom-up approach are two ends of the spectrum in the role of government in developing an innovation ecosystem. Taking a hybrid approach, we develop the concept of the ecosystem enricher who fertilizes the interactions and linkages of multiple stakeholders in innovation ecosystems. In an in-depth case study of the Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District (SEID), we find that the local government has played an enricher role in directly driving university-industry connections from a mainly top-down approach. Yet many issues remain and more bottom-up policies are needed. We group these issues into three areas: priority setting in university development, university-industry collaborations, and innovation and entrepreneurship intermediaries. Our findings also highlight both the benefits and liabilities in the top-down approach of government policy in driving innovation ecosystems and how a hybrid of the top-down and bottom-up approach is needed.",
keywords = "Government-led university science park, Innovation ecosystems, Regional innovation, University-industry connections",
author = "Sun, {Sunny Li} and Yanli Zhang and Yuhua Cao and Jielin Dong and John Cantwell",
note = "Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the funding and valuable help provided by the Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education District for information access. An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON), 2017. We would like to thank the conference participants and Roberto S. Santos for their helpful comments.?This research is also partially funded by the Soochow University. Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the funding and valuable help provided by the Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education District for information access. An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON), 2017. We would like to thank the conference participants and Roberto S. Santos for their helpful comments. This research is also partially funded by the Soochow University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.glt.2019.05.002",
language = "English",
volume = "1",
pages = "104--119",
journal = "Global Transitions",
issn = "2589-7918",
publisher = "KeAi Communications Co.",
}
