Includes bibliographical references.

"Many nations are currently adopting a variety of directed strategies to launch and support research parks, often with significant financial commitments and policy support. By better understanding how research parks of other nations operate, we can seek to improve the scale and contributions of parks in the U.S. To that end, the National Academies convened an international conference on global best practices in research parks. This volume, a report of the conference, includes discussion of the diverse roles that research parks in both universities and laboratories play in national innovation systems. The presentations identify common challenges and demonstrate substantial differences in research park programs around the world."--Publisher's website. Machine generated contents note: I. Introduction -- II. Proceedings -- Welcome / Charles Wessner -- Keynote Address I / Jeff Bingaman -- Keynote Address II / C.D. Mote -- Panel I Leading Asian Models of S & T Parks / Lawrence Schuette -- China: Navigating at the Frontier of Life Sciences Silk Road / Zhu Shen -- The Singapore Science and Technology Park / Yena Lim -- Indian Science and Technology Parks / M.S. Ananth -- Discussant / Phillip H. Phan -- Panel II North American and European S & T Parks / Peter Engardio -- The English Experience / Jane Davies -- Monterrey: International City of Knowledge Program / Jaime Parada -- Science and Technology Park Developments in Hungary / Ilona Vass -- Initiatives in France / David Holden -- Keynote Address III / James Barker -- Panel III U.S. Parks: The Laboratory Model / Kathryn Clay -- U.S. and Global Best Practices: Sandia Science and Technology Park / Richard Stulen -- NASA Research Park / Simon (Pete) Worden. Contents note continued: The National Cancer Institute and NCI-Frederick / John Niederhuber -- Panel IV U.S. Parks: University-Based Models / Christina Gabriel -- Research Triangle Park: Past Success and The Global Challenge / Rick L. Weddle -- Purdue Research Park / Victor Lechtenberg -- Panel V The Evaluation Challenge & Policy Synergies / James Turner -- The Role of SBIR and State Awards / Robert McMahan -- The Evaluation Challenge / Albert N. Link -- Discussant / William Kittredge -- Closing Remarks / Mary Good -- III. Research Paper -- Research, Science, and Technology Parks: An Overview of the Academic Literature / Albert N. Link -- IV. Appendixes -- A. Biographies of Speakers -- B. Participants List.