Abstract:

The Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, USA, is a high-tech industrial park established under the leadership of the local government and with the resources of regional research universities. Its establishment has effectively promoted the iterative upgrading of the regional industrial structure. The successful implementation of the Park is due to the synergy between the state government and three research universities, and the “optimal role” they play. In this process, the role of the state government changed from direct leader to indirect leader,and the way of participation changed from direct intervention to indirect participation with macro planning, tax incentives, and perfect security, and the role of research universities changed from a supporting supporter to a technology leader,which had promoted the prosperity and development of the park. In the new era, when promoting university science and technology parks to serve the transformation of regional economic development in China, local governments should grasp the “form” and “degree” of dynamic participation, and research universities should attach importance to in-depth cooperation with leading enterprises. Both parties should jointly promote the transformation of university science and technology parks from the “gathering enterprises” model to the “creating enterprises” model.

Key words: United States of America, research university, Research Triangle Park, government, role evolution