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Science and Technology Park as Regional
Innovation Platform: A Case
of Chungnam Techno Park, Korea
Hak-Min Kim
Abstract Chungnam Techno Park (CTP), established in 1999, is one of the first 6
technology parks in Korea. It became a hub of regional innovation system (RIS)
within 10 years by the collaborative network of enterprises, universities, research
institutes, governments and business service agencies in the Chungnam area. The
professionals of these network groups work together to develop 4-step business
incubation program, a new campus of technology park, 4 regional strategic
industries for the Province, and technology park management system. The case of
CTP clearly shows how science & technology park (STP) creates RIS and func-
tions as a platform of RIS by the author who was the chief of the master planning
group in 2000 and the CEO of CTP in 2007-2010.
1 Science and Technology Park as a Regional Innovation
System
1.1 Concept of Science and Technology Park
Science and Technology Parks (henceforth STP), defined by the IASP (Interna-
tional Association of Science Park), are organizations managed by specialized
professionals, whose main aims are to increase the wealth of their communities by
promoting the culture of innovation and the competitiveness of their associated
businesses and knowledge-based institutions. To achieve these goals, STPs stim-
ulate and manage the flow of knowledge and technology among universities, R&D
institutions, companies, and markets; they facilitate the creation and growth of
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