TY - GEN
T1 - The double-edged sword of government role in innovation systems
AU - Zhang, Yanli
AU - Dong, Jielin
AU - Cao, Yuhua
AU - Cantwell, John
PY - 2017/7/31
Y1 - 2017/7/31
N2 - The purpose of this article is to study a widespread type of policy-led University Science Park in China and draw lessons for their future development. In recent years many University Science Parks sponsored by local governments have emerged in China, whose mission is to raise regional level of innovation and economic growth through promoting university-industry connections. We conduct an in-depth case study of one such typical park, the Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District (SEID). Through our field research, we find that the local government has played a critical role in driving university-industry connections and the innovation and entrepreneurship level in SEID, yet many issues remain. We group these issues into three areas: priority setting in university development, university-industry collaborations, innovation and entrepreneurship intermediaries. In conclusion, we find that SEID needs to further transform itself from a largely government-driven to a self-sustaining innovation ecosystem and local government needs to find the right balance for its involvement. The case study offers a glimpse into a typical phenomenon of policy-led University Science Parks in China and provides future lessons and policy recommendations.
AB - The purpose of this article is to study a widespread type of policy-led University Science Park in China and draw lessons for their future development. In recent years many University Science Parks sponsored by local governments have emerged in China, whose mission is to raise regional level of innovation and economic growth through promoting university-industry connections. We conduct an in-depth case study of one such typical park, the Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District (SEID). Through our field research, we find that the local government has played a critical role in driving university-industry connections and the innovation and entrepreneurship level in SEID, yet many issues remain. We group these issues into three areas: priority setting in university development, university-industry collaborations, innovation and entrepreneurship intermediaries. In conclusion, we find that SEID needs to further transform itself from a largely government-driven to a self-sustaining innovation ecosystem and local government needs to find the right balance for its involvement. The case study offers a glimpse into a typical phenomenon of policy-led University Science Parks in China and provides future lessons and policy recommendations.
KW - China
KW - Entrepreneurship ecosystems
KW - Geography of innovation
KW - Regional innovation policy
KW - Regional innovation systems
KW - University science park
KW - University-industry connections
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028552520&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998346
DO - 10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998346
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85028552520
T3 - 2017 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Conference, TEMSCON 2017
SP - 7
EP - 12
BT - 2017 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Conference, TEMSCON 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 8 June 2017 through 10 June 2017
ER -
