The document discusses the role of research in developing science parks and building knowledge-driven regions. It addresses several key topics: 1. Regional development depends on factors like infrastructure, talent, networks, innovation capacity, and access to knowledge. Science parks can help by providing research capabilities, finance, business support, and connections. 2. Regions develop knowledge through interactions between people, research, businesses, universities, and support organizations. Knowledge flows through activities like research, partnerships, licensing, and startups. 3. Developing innovation capacity requires awareness, infrastructure, entrepreneurship training, access to funding, collaboration between public/private/university sectors, and support for commercializing research outcomes. Science parks can facilitate these

1. BUILDING KNOWLEDGE DRIVEN REGIONS European Association of Development Agencies Christian SAUBLENS – Executive Manager Role of Research in the Development of Science Parks Rzeszow, 14th of January 2010

3. Regional eco-system Layers Components Activities & Entrepreneurs Regional Administrations Nature of Innovation 1. Social and not-for-profit economy Towns & Cities, Regions Social & societal 2. Regional economy Regions, Member States Economic & sustainable 3. Global economy Member States, EU Economic & global

4. Governance and strategy Source: EURADA

5. Regional knowledge trajectory

7. Knowledge Enterprise SME Big Firms Public Sector National/Regional Administration Business Consultants: Services Universities Technology Centres Finance- Banks Value Chain Clusters Mentoring Schemes... Innovation Support Schemes Business Innovation Centres Innovation Management Techniques Technology Audits Technology Foresights Intermediaries Cluster Policy… Business Forums Technology Transfer Projects R&D Valorisation Graduate Placement Schemes University-Enterprise Cooperation... The “Structural Competitiveness” of SMEs based on systemic relations, subject to policy action, within a territorial model Source: DG Regio adapted by Eurada Human capital Seed Capital venture Capital Business Angels Education Creativity Entrepreneurship Vocation training

11. Source: http://www.bayeconfor.org/media/files/pdf/InnovationDrivenEconomicDevelopmentModel-final.pdf

12. Ideas and innovation ROUTINE WORK Done by people ROUTINE WORK Done by machine s CREATIVE WORK Talent Digitalisation Outsourcing Automatisation Research Development Design Marketing and sales Global supply chain management Customisation Networks

13. Innovation by enterprises

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