Purpose This paper aims to introduce a conceptual model for the shaping of the innovation district under the anchor approach by extracting the specifications of the fourth-generation university. Design/methodology/approach This study selected 550 resources and reduced them to 190 to achieve the most appropriate resources. This study used a meta-synthesis analysis approach using a text-mining method due to the multidisciplinary and voluminous nature of contents. Findings The results first reveal the shaping process and the components of innovation districts, which are: innovational urban infrastructures, knowledge economy and competitiveness and academic development. Second, this study also shows the specifications of a fourth-generation university to shape innovation districts. Practical implications This study also informs the policymakers and researchers internationally about the implementation requirements of a fourth-generation university and the shaping mechanisms of an innovation district. Originality/value This paper is pioneer about two concepts, first, it shows the shaping process of an innovation district, providing a large-scale insight about the components and second, this illustrates for the first time the specifications of a fourth-generation University practically as an anchor institute to shape innovation district.

Psychometric evaluation of the Medical Science Graduates' Cultural Competency QuestionnaireZahra naghizadeh moghary 1 , Abbas abbas pour 1 , Saeed ghiasi nodooshan 1 , Mahdi feiz 2 , Jalil kuhpayehzadeh 3

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This research is done to evaluating the relation between Information Technology (IT) and efficiency of levy from taxpayers in the administration of tax affairs in Yazd province. These researches are in the type of solidarity research. Methodology: Statistical society of this research is the total of employees in the administration of tax affairs in Yazd province. In this research, simple random sampling is used and with using from Morgan table, 150 persons are chosen. For gathering data, two types of the questionnaire related to IT performance and efficiency of the levy are used. IT questionnaire is included from three components of accessibility, ease of use and usefulness and also the efficiency of levy questionnaire is included from three components of affordable, achievement of goals and customer satisfaction. For analyzing the data is used from Pierson correlation test and step by step regression analysis. Results: The results showed that there is a significant and positive correlation between IT and components of accessibility and usefulness and efficiency of levy. The results of step by step regression showed which IT and two components of accessibility and usefulness could predict and explaining the changes in the efficiency of levy. Conclusion: As a result, whatever the amount of usage from IT in the administration of tax affairs in Yazd province become more than the efficiency of the levy will become more, but these changes are affected by new IT methods.