Themes of this conference:
Theme 1: Science parks in Australia and Japan
Theme 2: The ecosystem of science parks
Theme 3: Innovation and science parks
Outcomes from the two streams of discussions:
For academics:
Theme 1: Science parks in Australia and Japan
- Illustrative research questions (not exclusive):
- How does an Australian science park stimulate innovation?
- How does a Japanese science park facilitate innovation?
- How can science parks in Australia and Japan develop collaboration? What will either country gain?
- What may science parks in Australia and Japan learn from each other? What is missed in their science parks?
- How do the two policymaking models address deficiencies and develop opportunities?
Theme 2: The ecosystem of science parks
- Illustrative research questions (not exclusive):
- What is included and what is not in an innovation-hub ecosystem?
- How can we account for social levels, functions, and structural interactions simultaneously in an innovation ecosystem?
- How do histories and cultures account for current interactions of stakeholders in an innovation ecosystem?
- How do future objectives and plans by different and sometimes competing stakeholders account for performances of an innovation ecosystem?
- How do key actors (e.g., businesses, governments and intermediaries) account for competitive advantage in an innovation ecosystem?
Theme 3: Innovation and science parks
- Illustrative research questions (not exclusive):
- How do science parks stimulate innovation?
- How do science parks maximize the effectiveness of internal resources for innovation?
- How does a science park integrate external resources into its own innovation system?
- How does a science park develop collaboration with other science parks and external stakeholders including universities and government agencies?
Outcomes from the two streams of discussions:
For academics:
- Opportunities to develop research papers with peer colleagues including editors and potential co-authors.
- Opportunities to build industry connections for possible collaboration.
- All the long abstracts accepted for conference presentation will be published in the conference proceedings.
- Full papers based on the accepted abstracts may be published in an edited book tentatively titled “A Science Park: The Regional Innovation-hub Ecosystem.” All submissions are subject to a double-blinded peer-review process before being accepted for publication.
- A platform for showcasing the good practice of science parks.
- Opportunities to promote and learn good approaches to innovation.
- Networks to foster exchanges across fields and sectors and facilitate potentials for science-park tenants and technologies.
