Supporting Bottom-Up Innovation

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Supporting Bottom-up

Innovation: Case of BiofuelDevelopment in Indonesia

Yuti Ariani Fatimah and Sonny YuliarWorkshop on the Role of Universities andCouncils in Innovation for Inclusive Developmentin Southeast Asia

Bangkok, 1-3 April 2012


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Outline

Overview of the projects

RoKS

Lessons learned After RoKS

(Biofuel) Scientists in the Society

Bottom-up Innovation

Biofuel project findings

Discussion: Supporting Bottom-up


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Overview of the projects

Inequality and Knowledge System:Challenges to DevelopmentalUniversities in Indonesia for Research

on Knowledge System, IDRCResearch Competition 2005-2006

Towards Inclusive Biofuel Innovation

in Indonesia, IDRC 2010-2012


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ITB

(Autono-

mous

University)UGM

(Autonomo

us

University)

Ministry ofHE

Ministry of

R & T

Research

Programs

Structural

TransformationStructural

Transformation

Natl.

Res.Council

Research

Agenda

Stake-

holders

Private

Partners

LocalCoomu-

nity

Stake-

holders

Biofuel

Develop-

ment

Defence relatedInnovation

Lapindo MudVolcano

Conflict

Rural ICT

Parlia-ment

Legislation

on Univ.Autonomy

Satyawaca

na (Private

University)

Research

Programs

Structural

Transformation

Policy System

Knowledge SystemCo-Shaping

RoKS Project Activities: Multi-site,Multi-case


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Lessons Learned

On University Autonomy Policy:

Different views on HE

democratization processresembles the debate betweenprocedural and substantive views

Democratic ideals seem relevant todevelopmental knowledge system


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Lessons

On Knowledge System:

Non-formal settings (non-formal interaction betweenscientists, politicians, government agencies, localcommunities, industry managers, etc.) offer greater

opportunity for knowledge system creation Formal setting lacks mediating agencies

E.g., discussions within the National Research Council (theministry of R &T) lacks of common vocabulary

Social capitals resulting from non-formal interactions serveas an important source for instituting knowledge

Contents of knowledge, by themselves, do not warrant


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After RoKS

Policy for expanding the role of ITB innational innovation system (2010 -2011) a book & a policy document

Discussion on University Led

Development (2010 - )

Research project & book writing on

research and innovation policy


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(Biofuel) Scientists in theSociety

A B C

Centralapproach

Top-down Network; startingfrom existinginterest

Bottom-up

Type of relation

among actors

Dependent Interdependent Hybrid;

combinationbetweendependent andinterdependent

Network graph

Occupation Lecture Lecture Entrepreneur

(Source: Fatimah & Yuliar, 2009)

A B C


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Bottom-up Innovation


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Biofuel Project Findings

opportunity for BoP groups(i.e., low income farmers, ruralhousewives, other informalpractitioners)

informal interactions open new

opportunities in most cases, biofuel markets

have not taken place durablyweak interactions amongsupply-side and demand-sideactors

despite intensive learning ontechnical improvements andbusiness models, values havenot yet materialized

while learning by interactingis key to innovation, there is aquestion of actors coverageselective inclusion issue

supply-side and demand-side

actors need to interact moreclosely, in earlier phase oftechnical development Demand-side actors include

intermediate and end consumers,especially low income consumers

BoP groups need to berepresented in pricenegotiation and techniquesselection

informal interactions need adurable framework


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Discussion: Supporting Bottom-

up Innovation Bricolage versus breakthrough

(Garud & Karne, 2003)

Protection versus exclusion Scaling up


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Thank you for your kind attention!

Yuti Ariani

[email protected]

Sonny [email protected]

Development Studies Graduate Program

School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development

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