Investigating the role of science and technology parks in the development of open innovation

At the present time, international competition has been growing lastingly and moving with the times is the only way out to survive in the competitive environment, which forces its actors to introduce innovations in every part of life unceasingly. Knowledge, creativity and innovation have become increasingly important for those firms that wish to remain competitive in the marketplace, thus pushing them to tap into knowledge networks, either within or outside organizational boundaries. The important role that science and technology parks play in this area is the main focus of the present paper, which has tried to explore the concepts, processes and models of open innovation in the world and with regard to the effective work that has taken place in reputable parks in the world. A model that can be used in different parks in the world. The research method used is grounded theory. The data gathering method was a deep interview with managers, experts in Pardis Technology Park and Yas and Shezan Accelerated Center. Sampling was done using purposive sampling. The results of the interviews are divided into three main themes: the establishment of an open innovation system, the role of supportive parks in open innovation and support for the continuation of open innovation. In the end, open innovation mechanisms are also proposed to create an open ecosystem in two models.