Science Park, local economic development policy, and emereging role of city in the network society - a comparative study of two Science Parks in Taiwan

In Taiwan, the first science park Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park (HSIP) has successfully displayed its contribution on the development of high-tech industry and national economic growth. Its performance encouraged the state to establish a second science-park Tainan Science-based Industrial Park (TSIP), to pursue further development of hi-tech industry. In this paper, we study the second science park in Taiwan with specific concern on the emerging role of local government and private sectors in the development of TSIP. A comparative study between two science parks from the above-mentioned perspectives is provided.