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We shall introduce the concept of Science Park and its role in promoting industrial competitiveness and sustainable development in selected areas. Selected Areas. Petrochemical Industry Hydrology Information Technology Communication. Petroleum Industry.
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We shall introduce the concept of Science Park and its role in promoting industrial competitiveness and sustainable developmentin selected areas.
Selected Areas • Petrochemical Industry • Hydrology • Information Technology • Communication • Petroleum Industry
Science Park development is part of a global rethinking of the role of higher education in a society ( linkage to S.D. )
Plan • Quick overview of references. • What is a Science Park ? • List of various goals set for Science Parks. • Benefits of a Science Park.
Plan (Cont’d) • Element of success for a KFUPM Science Park. • UNESCO and the Science Park at KFUPM.
Plan (Cont’d) • On the importance of incubators. • Some establishment difficulties.
Quick Overview of References • Books, reports, web sites and specialized publications. • Meetings and discussions with various directors and founders of many Science Parks around the world. • IASP literature. • Personal visits to some Science Parks.
What is a Science Park? • It is a medium in which collaboration between universities and industrial research centers flourishes, leading to regional and national economic growth. • Itorganizes joint researchprojectsbetween the university researchers/graduate students and national and multinational industrial R&Ds.
What is Science Park? (Cont’d) • It offers selected national and multinational companies a possibility for establishing research centers in the park where they can have access to the university facilities and expertise. • It helps the start-up of small and medium size companies through its incubators.
Goals of a Science Park • It aims at increasing industrial wealth through knowledge based activities. • It supports the main national industrial activities. • It creates start-ups useful to the major national industries. • It optimizes the interaction between the industry and the academic sectors.
Goals of a Science Park (Cont’d) • It facilitates the technology transfer from the university to the park clients. • It enhances the industrial interest in basic research. • It increases awareness of the industrial needs and problems in the academic sector. • It creates job opportunities.
Goals of a Science Park (Cont’d) • It promotes an entrepreneurial culture among faculty and graduate students. • It encourages selected faculty and graduate students to join the incubator. • It helps solving the problems of less competent industries. • It helps regional development.
Benefits of a Science Park • Technology transfer from the university to the industrial partners. • Reverse of brain drain. • Increase of employment opportunities. • Increase the number of successful companies in technology based industries especially those supporting the major national industries.
Benefits of Science Park (Cont’d) • Development of the high-value-added industries. • Creation of development funds from the operating surpluses to provide for the future growth of the Park.
Benefits of Science Park (Cont’d) • Help in the establishment of joint research projects between the members of the park. • Providing a forum for meetings and contacts between various researchers, technical specialists, and university professors.
Requirements for Science Park • Government support. • Critical mass of high tech companies. • Access to centers of learning. • Sufficient land area for present and future projects. • International and national accessibility (airports, freeways, port etc...).
Requirements for Science Park (Cont’d) • Good climate and clean environmentsupport infrastructure. • Involvement of regional and national organizations. INTERNATIONAL? • Recreational opportunities within reach. • Internet accessibility. • Availability of all necessary utilities. • Availability of legal and financial experts.
Elements of Success for a KFUPM Science Park • Theuniversityis locatedin theEasternProvince which is theindustrial center of thegulf region. • The university has a well established Basic Research Program (Lasers). • Proximity to ARAMCO, SABIC, SWCC and Jubail.
Elements of Success for a KFUPM Science Park (Cont’d) • The presence of an International Airport within the region. • Low probability of natural disasters. • The Kingdom is an important market. • The availability of lands.
On the importance of incubators. • About 1000 incubators in the USA. . • # increased by a factor of 4 in UK between 97 and 2000. • Impact on the management of SMEs, Scientist and Eng. • Globalization of economy. ¼ of ecommerce in Europe. • By 2003 ecommerce will amount to 3 trillions of $. • To access SMEs Intel is establishing ecommerce solution centers in IASP Science Parks.
UNESCO and the Science Park at KFUPM 1- Selection of a group of experts 2-Feasibility study
Some establishment difficulties. • Faculty support and participation. • Faculty creativity and initiative. • Financing and Venture Capital. • Industry involvement. • Industry and the traditional role of RI. • A judicious choice of partners. • Change in the rules of CSB.
Some establishment difficulties. Consult: • Ministry of trade. • Ministry of Industry. • Ministry of higher education. • Industrial cities. • KACST. • Municipalities. • Private investors.
