Towards openness and inclusiveness

• Published in: Industry and Higher Education
• Main Authors: Steinthorsson, Runolfur Smari, Hilmarsson, Eirikur, Janusson, Hilmar Bragi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2017
• Subjects: Education; Business and International Management; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950422217729285; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0950422217729285; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0950422217729285

The authors outline the establishment of the University of Iceland Science Park (UISP) and trace the main ideas that have guided its creation and development. With the Science Park still in an early phase of growth, the article explores the extent to which its development has been in line with concepts such as the entrepreneurial university and the Triple Helix as well as the body of knowledge on science parks. The authors consider science parks as knowledge-based ecosystems with an emphasis on openness, inclusiveness and co-creation. A review of UISP in light of the theoretical discussion reveals that certain aspects of its development are in accordance with the body of knowledge, but that there are also patterns of activity and ideas worthy of further research.