Making Innovation Work for Society: Linking, Leveraging and Learning



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Type: 
conference paper
Author(s): 
Ratanawaraha, A.
Chairatana, P.
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This paper is based on the 8th GLOBELICS International Conference: Making Innovation Work for Society (1 - 3 November 2010, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). The paper presents three projects of the Research Into Use Program, located in South asia, which are applying three agriculture value chain development oriented knowledge for wider use. Practical aspects of the process and roles played by different types of ageincies in the innovation are discussed. Evidence is provided from the cases that the initial stages of innovation trajectory comprise of social engineering and creation of appropriate arichitecture of actors, after which need for new knowledge arises and favourable conditions develop for putting such knowledge into use. The cases also present how different types of agencies assume lead roles during different stages of innovation trajectory.

Publication year: 
2010