Jakarta (ANTARA) - Sustainable triple helix synergy is crucial to generate inventions and innovations to advance Indonesia, National Development Planning (PPN) Minister and Head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa has said.
This synergy would involve the government as a policymaker, academics and researchers, as well as industry players, he added.
"The triple helix synergy must be implemented in the innovation ecosystem, which can support national development," he stated at the opening of the Research and Innovation Communication Forum 2021, accessed from here on Friday.
The synergy could be realized by inviting open and active contributions from all stakeholders, both from the government and private sectors, he added.
Various inventions and innovations can be generated by mobilizing and building the capacity of Indonesia’s science and technology human resources (HR), Monoarfa said.
Hence, the government, as a regulator, can issue laws that can encourage the development of prominent development programs, he added.
Furthermore, as a facilitator, it can provide fiscal incentives or funding to support the implementation of advanced education or joint research, he noted.
The government can also serve as an end-user of its own science-based policies, he opined.
Meanwhile, industry and business actors can become independent initiators of research, development, and innovation, he said.
They can also enrich Indonesian science and technology products and innovations to make them competitive globally, he added.
In addition, they can fund advanced research to manufacture products that can meet the demand of the community, industry itself, and the government, the minister informed.
Meanwhile, researchers or academics can conduct research on resolving various problems of the industry, society, and government, he added.
Hence, through triple helix synergy, it is expected that there will be an increase in innovation and technology capacity, he remarked.
It is also hoped that research resources -- including human, infrastructure, and budget -- can be managed and utilized more optimally and effectively to produce various prominent products, innovations, and inventions, he said.
"Hence, it is very crucial for policymakers in all ministries/institutions to understand the importance of synergy, thus, along with industry players, they can create quality products needed by the community," the minister added.
