Citizen-innovators: what’s beneath quadruple helix

• Main Authors: Omar, Rosmini, Suhairi, Azzah Hanim, Ahmad, Fauziah Sh., Hassan, Zulkefli A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63482/; http://ase-scoop.org/papers/proceeding2015/proceeding2015.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

What makes a society better able in driving innovation intensity in comparison to others? This paper analyzes issues and elements relevant to the creation of a national innovation system from the perspectives of the quadruple helix model and the concept of citizen innovators. Based on a qualitative meta-analysis we review various articles that relates to national innovation system and develop themes to understand the roles and interactions of the helices. Our emerging findings reveal the importance of individuals, termed as ‘Citizen Innovators’ who are able to manage autonomy and constraints in accomplishing innovation systems of a society.