Greetings!
We would like to welcome you to issue 4 f the Triple Helix Association Newsletter: Hélice.
We are pleased that Hélice is receiving positive interest and feedback from a wide and knowledgeable audience, who are also becoming formal members of the Triple Helix Association. Hélice has been distributed to scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers, and is reaching organizations, including universities, public research organizations, as well as public administrators. Our records indicate an audience of about 1500 readers, including members and non-members of THA. Since the inaugural issue of Hélice, we have been emphasizing an open dialogue philosophy, where we welcome feedback, comments, critiques, additions, or alternative opinions, as well as reflections on any published article. We have received much interest, as well as new ideas that could be incorporated into Hélice.
We congratulate the organisers of the Triple Helix X Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in August 2102 for a very successful conference on the theme ‘Emerging Triple Helix Models for Developing Countries: from Conceptualization to Implementation’.
Our Special Focus article by Eko A Prasetio provides further details on the event, as well as a link to the Conference Proceedings.In this issue, we are pleased to present articles from :
- Evgeniy Perevodchikov on ‘ The Association of Russian Entrepreneurial Universities: Origin, Mission, and the Future’
- Erin Cadwalader on ‘Technology Transfer: Fueling America’s Innovation Pipeline’
- on Jonker on ‘Triple Helix: The Strength of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
- Tapan Munroe writes on ‘Southern California’s remarkable Life Sciences Industry Cluster brings Prosperity and Job Growth to the Region’, and
- President’s Corner by Henry Etzkowitz (with Marina Ranga) is on ‘Helipedia: See What you Think?‘
We as the Editors of Hélice, appreciate your interest in receiving Triple Helix news. We encourage you to share your reflections to sustain and extend the innovative dialogue of Hélice.
For further information, or to publish in Hélice, please contact
Devrim Göktepe-Hultén at *email address protected*, or
Sheila Forbes at *email address protected*.
We wish all our readers a pleasant and enjoyable holiday season and look forward to welcoming you to Hélice in the New Year!
Triple Helix X Conference, Bandung, 2012
Located 800m above sea level and surrounded by mountains, Bandung has a mild temperature ranging from 22-27 degress Celcius. Bandung, a city of around four million inhabitants, is known as the City of Education. Many famous state and private universities are located here…
Helipedia: See What You Think?
Henry Etzkowitz (co-author Marina Ranga)
In this President’s Corner I would like to suggest a project idea for your consideration and input: Helipedia, a variation of the “wiki” model of web-based knowledge production, organization, and distribution…
The Association of Russian Entrepreneurial Universities: Origin, Mission, and the Future
Perevodchikov
he Association of Russian Entrepreneurial Universities represents institutions striving to become entrepreneurial universities . The concept of the entrepreneurial university, its benefits to society, and its role in regional development and knowledge-based economy, are widely acknowledged in Russia…
Technology Transfer: Fueling America’s Innovation Pipeline
Dr Erin L Cadwalader
Women comprise half of the US labor force, a quarter of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce, but hold less than 10% of the patents in this country. While the number of women applying for patents is generally on the rise, a persistent gender gap continues with regard to technology transfer and entrepreneurial activity. Several recent studies inadvertently bring attention to this problem…
Triple Helix: The Strength of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Ton Jonker MBA
The Amsterdam Area economy is thriving, even in these difficult economic times. 2.2 million people generate 91 billion Euro’s in added value. Together with Mainport Rotterdam and Brainport Eindhoven, the ‘North Wing’ (of which the Amsterdam Area is part) represents 80 per cent of the economic activity in the Netherlands…
Southern California’s Remarkable Life Sciences Industry Cluster brings Prosperity and Job Growth to the Region
Dr Tapan Munroe
When we envision Southern California, we usually think about sundrenched beaches, surfing, Hollywood, Beverley Hills, Rodeo Drive, and the seaside resorts of La Jolla and Newport Beach – the Southern California Riviera…
TRIPLE HELIX ASSOCIATION NEWS
– First THA Chapter comes to life in Tomsk, Russia
– THA Book Review Section Launched
Devrim Göktepe-Hultén and Sheila Forbes