Towards new Triple Helix organisations? A comparative study of competence centres as knowledge, consensus and innovation spaces

Abstract

This contribution explores new organisational forms facilitating Triple Helix relations.Analysts have pointed to the blurring of institutional boundaries and the emergence of hybrid organisations at the interface between university, industry and government. Starting out from the notion that Triple Helix organisations develop and maintain knowledge, consensus and innovation spaces, we explore four cases of competence centres that operate in this context. Comparing them, we identify Finnish SHOK centres as the most radical departure from more traditional forms of university-industry collaboration. These can be characterised as independent legal entities that are involved in integrating a large, possibly cluster-level or technology-focused network, defining the agenda for specific specialisation areas by engaging in all or most of the Triple Helix spaces. We argue they could be better positioned than existing intermediary organisations to deliver the Triple Helix concept. Source: Adapted from Howells (2006).

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“…Thus, innovation intermediaries, in collaboration with other actors in the innovation system, often engage in helping to shape the strategic policy direction, which results in convergence around the interests of actors within the region. Some researchers even argue that developing a consensus is one of intermediaries' key functions (Meyer et al, 2019).…”

Triple Helix and Decentralization Approach: Management of School Operational Assistance Funds

“…The education department to the provincial department or the school as an administrative level is called the deconcentration process [1]. Second, delegation is the delegation of decision making and management authority to specific functions for organizations that are only under the indirect control of central government ministries [2], [5], [6]. Delegate authority for public education to representatives of the Minister, who is located in each state or provincial capital [1].…”

“…This system focuses on building rational organizations at different stages [19]. The functions that need to be handled by a triple helix organisation in an institutional environment are the space of knowledge, space of consensus, and space of innovation [6], [20].…”

“…The University is a space of knowledge or a centre of expertise [6], [20] occupied by intellectuals. These intellectuals are the preparation of human resources that will develop the country and region [11].…”

“…Business or industry determines future economic activities [24], company or industry as the use of graduates [6] who have knowledge and innovation sourced from universities or schools [28]. They must understand business ethics [29] and workforce needs in business and industry.…”