Quadruple Helix Models for Sustainable Regional Innovation: Engaging and Facilitating Civil Society Participation

Mona Roman, Henry Varga, Vladimir Cvijanovic and Alasdair Reid
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Mona Roman: Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, 00920 Helsinki, Finland
Henry Varga: European Future Innovation System Centre, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Vladimir Cvijanovic: European Future Innovation System Centre, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Alasdair Reid: European Future Innovation System Centre, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Economies, 2020, vol. 8, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: Prior research has emphasized the importance of bringing together quadruple helix (QH) actors (academia, industry, government and civil society) to strengthen regional innovation. The QH model forms an integral part of European innovation policy, which aims to create sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. As part of this policy, European Union (EU) regions are to design and implement research and innovation strategies for smart specialization (RIS3) through the participatory entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP). Despite the strong emphasis on the QH model, the model is still far from a well-established concept in innovation research and policy, and civil society participation in RIS3 has remained low. Our paper aims to support regional governments to engage with and facilitate the participation of civil society in a territorial EDP based on two case studies from Finland and Sweden. It contributes to the literature on regional innovation systems through identifying mechanisms to foster the QH model and suggests lessons learnt for the operationalization of the QH model as part of RIS3.

Keywords: civil society; entrepreneurial discovery process; quadruple helix; regional innovation; smart specialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E F I J O Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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