Tapping the Potential of Rice Research for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Lessons from Malaysia’s Public Research Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Nur Hanis Mohamad Noor ◽  
Boon Kwee Ng ◽  
Mohd Johaary Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Public Research Institutions

This paper explores the achievements, implications and future potential of rice research to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Malaysia according to the Quadruple Helix Innovation Model. The case study on Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) reveals that there are three elements that drive food security and sustainable rice research and development – quality research by Public Research Institutions (PRIs), cooperative private firms in supporting national agricultural agenda and productive farmers in delivering high-yields farming. This paper claims that the presence of public-driven objectives in rice research is the crucial pivot in achieving national food security. The study also found that the cooperation from private firms is key in steering national agricultural agenda towards self-sustaining. The study also found the potential of civil society organisations (CSOs) to transform farmers into more active key players in sustainable agricultural development.

Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Knowledge Intensive Business Services

2015 ◽  
pp. 320-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
João J. Ferreira ◽  
Cristina Fernandes ◽  
Mário L. Raposo
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
New Firms ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Public Research Institutions

In this chapter, the authors study the importance of regional entrepreneurship as well as the characteristics of location, and show that the basis for creation of new firms is knowledge, thus giving emphasis to broadcasters (spillovers) of knowledge coming from universities and other R&D institutions. Thus, the knowledge generated arises from the collaboration between companies and public research institutions (Audretsch & Lehmann, 2005). Here, the authors specifically address the KIBS to the extent that they are creators, users, and transmitters of intensive knowledge. This shows the importance of the study of cooperation between universities and firms, especially KIBS. In this sense, the empirical results demonstrate that cooperation between KIBS and universities occurs independent of their location (rural or urban) and typology (professional or technological). The authors furthermore find that rural KIBS have increased their levels of graduate employment faster than their urban KIBS peers.

University Assistance in Building Agricultural Research Institutions in Southeast Asia – A Case Analysis

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Eldon D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Foreign Assistance ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Organizational Aspect ◽  
History Of ◽  
Insight Into

Providing a sustained flow of improved physical, biological and social technology applicable to the country or region is essential in the strategy of agricultural development. Building research institutions, which have the capacity to supply this flow, has accounted for a large proportion of Land Grant University overseas technical assistance effort. Several papers and broad spectrum studies have attempted to review the experience to date with a view to inducing more productive effort. We shall (a) identify the main issues relating to required features of effective research institutions, (b) examine the history of American reasearch institutions for insight into the bases of effectiveness, (c) inventory institution-building attempts in Asian situations with regard to presence of these bases of effectiveness and (d) evaluate and interpret alternative policies of foreign assistance to build effective research programs in agriculture. Primary attention is focused upon one organizational aspect which appears to be both limitational and neglected – the engineering of dependable responsiveness of the institutions to the problems of their respective regions.

scholarly journals Technology Portfolio and Role of Public Research Institutions in Industry 4.0: A Case of South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2632 ◽  
Author(s):  
SungUk Lim ◽  
Junmo Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Major Turning Point ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Public Research Institutions

The 4th industrial revolution has been a hot topic in various societies for several overlapping reasons. It may be a huge wave for researchers to navigate through. In this context, research institutions are not different from major industrial sectors, in that both consider the 4th revolution a major turning point as well as a threat. Today’s industries and research institutions are knowledge-intensive in nature. Consequently, their potential for survival depends on scientific and technological aspects as well as their organizational dimension. This study analyzes 25 major public research institutions in South Korea, located in the DaeDuk area, based on their technological capability for organizational and expert evaluation. It also proposes a matching scheme between research institutions and research topics related to the 4th industrial revolution.

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