Developing Eco-system for Knowledge to Wealth Creation - Role of Technology Business Incubators in Indian National Innovation System.

Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2011This paper examines the current role of technology business incubators in academic entrepreneurship. The paper seeks to identify and understand the challenges to technology business incubators in contribution to the transfer of knowledge to enable academic entrepreneurship and co production of knowledge. The cases of IKP Knowledge Park-Life Science Incubator, Agri -Business Incubator, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, and Technology business incubator at University of Hyderabad will be studied and are presented with findings and conclusions drawn on the basis of findings