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Table 1 Types of science and technology parks

Types Physical characteristics Main functions Examples

Business incubator (BI) (R&BD: research and business

development) facilities

Creating new
businesses

University
BIs

Research park Large-scale land with basic

R&D facilities

R&D ? prototype
production

Surrey
RP

Science park Large-scale land with applied

R&D facilities

R&D ? light
production

Cambridge
SP

Technology park Large-scale land with post

BI(Commercialization) facilities

Light production +
business development

Chungnam
TP

Science city Large-scale town with SPs

universities, and research institutes

Basic R&D Daedeok

SC

Technopolis Large-scale town with TPs, R&D

and production facilities

High-tech production Sophia

Antipolis

innovation-based companies through incubation and spin-off processes; and pro-
vide other value-added services together with high quality space and facilities
(IASP International Board, 6 February 2002).
STP should be the perfect habitat for businesses and institutions of the global
knowledge economy. The major role of STP is to promote the economic devel-
opment and competitiveness of the region. For this role, STP should create new
business opportunities and add values to mature companies, foster entrepreneurship
and incubate new innovative companies, generate knowledge-based jobs, build
attractive spaces for the emerging knowledge workers, and enhance the synergy
among universities, R&D Institutions, and companies (see Table 1 ).

1.2 Concept of Regional Innovation System

Regional Innovation System (henceforth RIS) is a network where actors from
enterprises, universities, research institutes, governments, and business service
agencies work collaboratively in a region to improve technology, production
system, and business services. When the various actors learn collaboratively with
each other to improve R&D, product quality, public service, and culture, the region,
in turn, becomes an innovative region with dynamic economic development.
STP should be a hub of RIS. There are three major areas for STP to provide
innovation: science and technology innovation, production system innovation,
and business service innovation. These innovations should be collaboratively
conducted by a network of enterprises, universities, research institutes, govern-
ments and business service agencies (see Fig. 1 ).
Table 2 shows the components of RIS where system and activities are essential.
The innovation system should be created for official as well as non-official posi-
tions. The innovation system is carried out by direct as well as indirect activities of
innovation activities. Although a region has a formal innovation system and direct