The Identification and Evaluation of Criteria for Choosing High-Tech Industries in Technology Parks in Iran: A Case Study of Sheikh-Baha'i Science & Technology Park

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1 Tarbiat Modares University

2 University of Tehran

Abstract

Policy-making, or task prioritization, in different research and industrial fields is among the most important factors in increasing efficiency of resource allocation. Since the concept of science and technology park is new in Iran and has great potential for facilitating the move toward development, prioritizing activities of these centers seems very important. In this study, in addition to library studies and surveys on national documents — including the Fifth Development Plan, the 20-Year Perspective Document of Iran, the National Integrated Scientific Scheme and the Strategic Document of Transformation for Iran Science and Technology — seventeen criteria are chosen for selecting high-tech industries to enter technology parks. Based on these criteria, a questionnaire is developed and distributed among three influential actors, namely policy-makers at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the firms located inside the parks and the absorption committees of the parks. Data gathered through the questionnaires are analyzed using SPSS software and the statistical method of factor analysis in order to classify the seventeen criteria in four general factors. After reviewing the related literature, the titles Economic & Technical, Strategic, Infrastructures and Environmental are suggested for these factors. Finally, a framework is introduced for prioritizing high-tech industries to enter Sheikh-Baha'i Science & Technology Park, Esfahan, Iran.

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  • Receive Date: 26 December 2012
  • Accept Date: 28 September 2013

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