Measuring Inter-Organizational Interactions for the Field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Iran through a Triple Helix Model Approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Afsaneh Hazeri
sahar Zare Khormizi
YAZD University
10.22034/irphe.2022.705229
Abstract
The launch of a national innovation system in many countries stems from the flow of ideas and skills between universities, research centers and the economic sectors of society. Attention to the relationship between university, government, industry and other elements in the production of science and technology has led to the design of multiple helical models; models that are based on the mutual information approach and information entropy and are able to measure the interactions of agents from different sectors in converting science into technology. This study examined the cooperations between university, industry, government and international society sectors in publishing scientific articles in the field of electrical and electronic engineering in Iran, using a Quadruple Helix Model approach. Statistical population included the articles of the field of electrical and electronic engineering of Iran, which have been indexed in the Web of Science database during the years 2010-19 and contains 19802 records. According to the findings, the highest T indicator of university-industry-government-international society sector relations is appeared in 2017 and in 2011 this indicator showed a negative trend. Results reveal that in general, cooperation between the pillars of the model during the ten-year period under study has been associated with a lot of fluctuations and the interaction between the elements of the model is not favorable. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop some new science and technology policies and to make approperiate research and industrial strategies in Iran to advance interactions between these elements.
Keywords
Quadruple Helix Model
electrical and electronic engineering
co-authorship
university-industry-government interactions
scientific collaboration
Subjects

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  • Receive Date 30 June 2021
  • Revise Date 31 May 2022
  • Accept Date 13 July 2022
  • Publish Date 22 December 2022