THE HISTORY OF THE TRIPLE HELIX MOVEMENT
Triple Helix movement, launched by Prof. Henry Etzkowitz and Prof. Loet Leidesdorff, began in 1996 when a workshop was organized in Amsterdam to discuss the Triple Helix model. This first workshop brought together of 90 researchers and attracted participation from Latin America, Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. The workshop was subsequently referred to as the first international conference on the Triple Helix. The second international Triple Helix conference was organized two years later in new York, USA (1998), followed by bi-annual events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000), Copenhagen, Denmark and Lund, Sweden (2002), Turin, Italy (2005), Singapore (2007) and Glasgow, UK (2009). These conferences explored scientific research in the field of: the relationship of science, industry, and government and their role in creating the conditions for future innovation; the importance of location; the capitalization of knowledge; cognitive, economic, social and cultural aspects of innovation; emerging models for the entrepreneurial university; regional diversities and global convergence; boundary spanning interactions, linking the different national cultures and innovation systems; job creation and social wealth. The growing number of participants demanded the coordination of intensified annual events and Triple Helix conferences after 2009. The growing interest and participation in the Triple Helix movement, lead also to the idea of creating an Association that is able to pull together and facilitate interactions among international scholars sharing common research interests. In 2009, the creation of the Triple Helix Association (THA) took place in Turin, Italy, where the TH Association is headquartered at Fondazione Rosselli, and is chaired by Prof. Henry Etzkowitz, having Prof. Loet Leidesdorff and Prof. José Manoel Carvalho de Mello as Vice-Presidents. The creation of the association and the organization of the subsequent annual conferences opened space for the engagement on an annual basis with multiple stakeholders, academics, scientists, policy makers, and practitioners with interests in the Triple Helix model. The annual conference in Madrid, Spain (2010) was focused on the cities of knowledge and the expanding knowledge and connecting regions. The annual event in 2011 was held in the Silicon Valley, California, USA and shifted the emphasis to the global aspects of the Triple Helix model, while the 2012 annual event in Bandung, Indonesia, extended the emphasis on developing countries. The London event in 2012 brought the issue of open innovation and invited participants to challenge the Triple Helix model, while extending and deepening the application of the conceptual apparatus, created as part of the evolution of the Triple Helix academic community. The large number of participants (over 300) from 35 countries indicated the emergence of a Triple Helix movement, anchored by the TH Association and spinning into numerous academic and practitioner domains. For more information, please visit – www.triplehelixassociation.org
Scientific Committee
Abdelmounaim Lahrech
Emanuela Todeva
Bassam Abdel-Karim Abu-Hijleh
Abid Abu-Tair
Mariza Almeida
Juan Bertolin
Yuzhuo Cai
Dimitri Corpakis
Tariq Durrani
Henry Etzkowitz
Marcelo Gongalves do Amaral
Panos Ketikidis
Liana Kobzeva
Tatiana Pospelova
Tatiana Schofield
Riccardo Viale
Steering Committee
Professor Henry Etzkowitz, President of the Triple Helix Association
Professor Abdullah Alshamsi, Vice Chancellor of British University in Dubai, Chair of Conference
THEMES & SUB-THEMES
MAIN THEME
The Role of Government/Academia/Industry in Building Innovation-Based Cities and Nations
Recognizing innovation as a cornerstone of social and economic development, nations around the world have set about to develop national innovation strategies and frameworks. Innovation is key to promoting economic growth, increasing competitiveness and providing new job opportunities. The United Arab Emirates has constantly been distinguished as an icon for innovation and creativity, enhancing its social and economic status and transforming into a primary destination for talents and businesses in record time. Current evaluations of the innovation systems around the world reveal the uneven spread of incentives and innovation outcomes across nations, regions, or cities. The dynamics across the private and the public sector are often associated with a multi-stakeholder engagement and mobilization, as well as boundary spanning individuals and organisations facilitating knowledge and resource flows. Hence this International Summit aims to bring together experts, practitioners and academics across disciplines that engage with the dynamics of Government, Industry Academia. The Summit is an excellent platform to share & learn from each other on the Triple Helix Collaboration.
SUB THEMES
The Role of Triple Helix in Transforming Nations into Knowledge-Based Economies
Innovation and entrepreneurship (Funding strategies and priority identifications)
Digitalization and smart cities including topics such as AI, Cyber Security, etc
Mobility
Institutional Logics
Contribution of Civil Societies
The Role of Triple Helix in Building a Sustainable Economy
Role of THM in development of Sustainability policies, regulations and guidelines
THM collaboration in financing sustainability projects
Smart Cities: the synergy between Government, Industry and Academic to Building smart cities
THM across international borders to achieve sustainability on a global scale.
Sustainability and education
Sustainable business models and practices
Sustainability, markets and consumer behaviour
Applicability of sustainable development goals in business
Sustainability, innovation and technology
Sustainable cities, Sustainable economies
The Role of Government and Public Policy in Developing Triple Helix Systems
Government leadership in building a Triple Helix consensus
National Innovation strategies and policies
Emerging Innovation Systems
Market environment
Intellectual Property
Entrepreneurial University and its Engagement in the Triple Helix System
The transformation of universities in the context of Triple Helix
Indicators for measuring innovation and entrepreneurship in Universities
University-led innovation
University Spin-offs
Science parks and incubators
University-business relationships and Technology-Transfer
Smart Cities and Overcoming Security Challenges:
Urban services in the digital age
Triple Helix and Multi-stakeholder governance in smart cities
Physical Security (such as security guard, CCTV cameras, etc.)
Network Security (related to the communication, encryption/description, etc.)
Data security (security and privacy of data)
IT security (related to Information Technology, etc)
Cyber / Internet Security (related to cyber/ Internet services such as Cloud, IoT, etc.)
Operating System and Embedded Systems Security (Windows/Linux Security and any other systems that run software and applications)
Software and Application Security (Program Security, such as antivirus)
Towards a More Effective Triple Helix Management and Partnership
Engagement and mobilization of stakeholders
University-Industry partnerships and collaboration
Government innovation policies and multi-stakeholder platforms
Brokerage and intermediation in the triple helix domain
Challenges for Effective Partnership and Interactions Among Triple Helix Actors
Barriers involved in building effective partnerships
How to overcome the barriers of effective partnerships?
Business-led triple helix and private sector commitments
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
Researchers can submit an abstracts of their groundbreaking research, which demonstrates their work in the areas of Triple Helix Model and the subthemes identified for the Summit, the deadline for the submission of the abstracts is the 31 May 2018.
Full papers of between 6-10 pages may be submitted on any of the main themes of the congress, or the subthemes as per the website (http://www.triplehelix.ae/), the paper will subsequently published by Springer and the paper-template is also available on the website.
Posters Practitioners and students who wish to submit their work in the form of a poster can also do so on any of the themes and subthemes of the congress.
Nov 10
2018
Nov 13
2018
Abstract Submission Deadline
Final Paper Deadline
Draft Paper Acceptance Notification
Early Bird Registration
Registration deadline
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