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Reo ien ing Regional Inno a ion Policy: Vision, S a egy, and Implemen a ion Analysis
in he Regional De elopmen Planning Agency (Bappeda) o Ban aeng Regency,
Indonesia
Abd Rahman Ramlan1*, Risma Niswa y2, Sua lin3, Andi Kasmawa i4
1, 2, 3, 4 Uni e si as Nege i Makassa , Indonesia
| Recei ed: 17.11.2025 | Accep ed: 18.11.2025 | Published: 22.11.2025
*Co esponding au ho : Abd Rahman Ramlan
Uni e si as Nege i Makassa , Indonesia
Abs ac
Regional inno a ion has become a s a egic impe a i e o local go e nmen s in de eloping economies seeking o enhance
compe i i eness, imp o e public se ice pe o mance, and accele a e sus ainable de elopmen . This s udy examines he
eo ien a ion o inno a ion policy wi hin he Regional De elopmen Planning Agency (Bappeda) o Ban aeng Regency, Indonesia,
ocusing on he alignmen be ween s a egic ision, policy design, and implemen a ion mechanisms. Using a quali a i e desc ip i e
design suppo ed by documen analysis, semi-s uc u ed in e iews, and policy mapping, his esea ch analyzes how Bappeda
cons uc s i s inno a ion ision, de elops s a egic ins umen s, and ope a ionalizes inno a ion p og ams wi hin he egional
go e nance sys em. The indings e eal p og essi e ins i u ional commi men bu highligh pe sis en gaps in in e -agency
coo dina ion, esou ce alloca ion, inno a ion cul u e, and ecosys em suppo . D awing on egional inno a ion sys em (RIS) heo y
and public sec o inno a ion (PSI) amewo ks, his s udy p oposes a eo ien a ion model emphasizing go e nance s eng hening,
mul i-le el collabo a ion, adap i e policy ins umen s, and measu able inno a ion indica o s. This esea ch con ibu es o he
discou se on inno a ion go e nance in de eloping egions and p o ides ac ionable insigh s o ins i u ionalizing inno a ion in
local go e nmen s.
Keywo ds:
Regional inno a ion, inno a ion go e nance, public sec o inno a ion, policy implemen a ion, Bappeda, Indonesia,
RIS, go e nance e o m.
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1. In oduc ion
Inno a ion has become a cen al discou se in con empo a y
go e nance, pa icula ly as go e nmen s a all le els con on
inc easingly complex socie al challenges cha ac e ised by
echnological dis up ions, global economic in eg a ion,
demog aphic ansi ions, and shi ing public expec a ions. The
adi ional go e nance pa adigm— oo ed in p ocedu al
compliance, hie a chical s uc u es, and ou ine adminis a i e
p ac ices—has p o en insu icien in add essing he demands o
mode n public adminis a ion. As a esul , inno a ion is no longe
pe cei ed as a luxu y o op ional supplemen wi hin he public
sec o bu as a undamen al p e equisi e o enhancing ins i u ional
esilience, esponsi eness, and long- e m egional compe i i eness.
Ac oss he globe, egional go e nmen s a e unde p essu e o adop
mo e adap i e, collabo a i e, and expe imen al app oaches o
go e nance. The eme gence o concep s such as collabo a i e
go e nance, inno a ion ecosys ems, co-c ea ion o public alue,
and e idence-based policymaking unde sco es he ecogni ion ha
inno a ion is essen ial o deli e ing high-quali y public se ices
and s imula ing sus ainable economic de elopmen . In his global
landscape, egional and local go e nmen s a e no only policy
implemen e s bu a e inc easingly expec ed o ac as inno a ion
o ches a o s capable o mobilizing di e se ac o s om
go e nmen , academia, ci il socie y, and he p i a e sec o .
Wi hin Indonesia, he no ma i e and ins i u ional en i onmen has
e ol ed signi ican ly o encou age inno a ion a he subna ional
le el. Following he decen aliza ion e o ms o he ea ly 2000s,
Indonesia in oduced a se ies o egula o y amewo ks o compel
egional go e nmen s o in eg a e inno a ion in o go e nance and
de elopmen planning. Law No. 23/2014 explici ly manda es
inno a ion as a co e elemen o local go e nance e o m, while
Go e nmen Regula ion No. 38/2017 de ines inno a ion as an
ins umen o imp o ing public se ice pe o mance, enhancing
bu eauc a ic e iciency, and accele a ing egional de elopmen
ou comes. The in oduc ion o he Na ional Inno a ion Index
u he ins i u ionalizes inno a ion as a measu able componen o
egional pe o mance, shaping he beha iou and p io i ies o local
go e nmen s.
Howe e , he exis ence o egula o y manda es does no
au oma ically ansla e in o e ec i e inno a ion p ac ices.
Nume ous s udies on Indonesian go e nance e eal pe sis en
s uc u al ba ie s o inno a ion adop ion, including agmen ed
in e -agency coo dina ion, limi ed human esou ce capaci y,
dependence on adi ional budge ing cycles, isk-a e se
bu eauc a ic cul u e, and unde de eloped knowledge ecosys ems.
Consequen ly, despi e s ong na ional di ec i es, he le el o
inno a ion eadiness and capabili y a ies signi ican ly ac oss
egions.
In his con ex , Ban aeng Regency ep esen s a pa icula ly
compelling case o analysis. As a ela i ely small and
p edominan ly ag a ian dis ic in Sou h Sulawesi, Ban aeng does
no possess he s uc u al ad an ages commonly associa ed wi h
inno a ion-d i en egions, such as la ge u ban popula ions, s ong
indus ial clus e s, o esea ch-in ensi e ins i u ions. Ne e heless,
Ban aeng has a icula ed an ambi ious ision o inno a ion,
spea headed by i s Regional De elopmen Planning Agency
(Bappeda) as he cen al ins i u ion esponsible o coo dina ing
egional planning, de elopmen s a egies, and c oss-sec o al
inno a ion ini ia i es.
Bappeda Ban aeng has a emp ed o eposi ion i sel no me ely as
a planning ins i u ion bu as a cen al node in he egion’s eme ging
inno a ion ecosys em. The agency has emb aced digi al
ans o ma ion, p omo ed in eg a ed planning p ac ices, and
encou aged inno a ion ac oss a ious sec o s, including
ag icul u e, public se ice deli e y, heal h, and communi y
empowe men . Despi e hese aspi a ions, he ansla ion o
inno a ion ision in o ac ual policy ou comes emains une en. The
pe cei ed inno a ion momen um is o en no accompanied by
adequa e ins i u ional s uc u es, clea pe o mance indica o s,
su icien ly ained human esou ces, o s ong in e -agency
collabo a ion mechanisms.
This di e gence be ween inno a ion he o ic and inno a ion
p ac ice e lec s a b oade esea ch conce n in he s udy o egional
inno a ion go e nance: while inno a ion discou se has been
widely adop ed, i s ins i u ionaliza ion emains inconsis en and
equen ly supe icial. Schola s a gue ha many go e nmen s
adop symbolic inno a ion policies wi hou add essing unde lying
cons ain s, esul ing in ―inno a ion wi hou ans o ma ion.‖ Thus,
he case o Ban aeng is academically signi ican because i allows
us o examine how an eme ging egion ope a ionalizes inno a ion
amid mul iple s uc u al cons ain s.
While nume ous s udies ha e examined inno a ion in u ban o
indus ialized egions, less a en ion has been paid o u al and
semi-u ban egions like Ban aeng ha a emp o de elop
inno a ion capabili ies despi e limi ed esou ces. Exis ing li e a u e
on inno a ion in Indonesia ends o ocus on me opoli an ci ies
such as Bandung, Su abaya, o Makassa , which ha e mo e
ad anced digi al in as uc u es and inno a ion ecosys ems. The
lack o esea ch on smalle dis ic s c ea es a signi ican knowledge
gap in unde s anding he a ied pa hways h ough which
inno a ion go e nance can e ol e in di e en e i o ial con ex s.
This s udy con ibu es o add essing his gap by p o iding a
de ailed examina ion o how Bappeda Ban aeng a icula es i s
inno a ion ision, designs s a egic in e en ions, and na iga es
ins i u ional challenges in policy implemen a ion. The no el y o
his esea ch lies in i s explo a ion o inno a ion go e nance om a
egional planning lens, emphasizing he ole o Bappeda as bo h a
planne and o ches a o , a he han ocusing solely on se ice
deli e y uni s o sec o al agencies.
The pu pose o his s udy is o analyze he eo ien a ion o egional
inno a ion policy in Bappeda Ban aeng by examining he
cohe ence and alignmen be ween:
1. Inno a ion Vision: How inno a ion is concep ualized,
amed, and communica ed;
2. S a egic Design: How Bappeda ansla es ision in o
policy ins umen s, ins i u ional a angemen s, and
ope a ional s a egies;
3. Implemen a ion Dynamics: How inno a ion policies
un old wi hin he eali ies o bu eauc a ic s uc u es,
poli ical con ex , esou ce cons ain s, and in e -agency
coo dina ion;
4. Go e nance and Ecosys em Condi ions: How ex e nal
and in e nal en i onmen s suppo o hinde inno a ion
p ac ices.
By employing egional inno a ion sys em (RIS) heo y and public
sec o inno a ion (PSI) amewo ks, his s udy si ua es Ban aeng’s
inno a ion p ac ices wi hin b oade heo e ical deba es on
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inno a ion capabili y, ins i u ional eadiness, and go e nance
e o m in de eloping egions.
Regional Inno a ion Sys ems (RIS)
RIS heo y p o ides a concep ual ounda ion o unde s anding he
in e ac ions among egional ac o s—go e nmen , indus y,
academia, and ci il socie y—in p oducing inno a ion (Cooke,
2001; Asheim & Ge le , 2005). Success ul RIS equi e:
ins i u ional capaci y and coo dina ion,
knowledge gene a ion and di usion,
enabling egula ions,
unding and human capi al,
inno a ion cul u e and ne wo ks.
De eloping egions o en ace RIS challenges such as agmen ed
go e nance, weak esea ch capaci y, and limi ed inno a ion
ecosys ems (Lund all, 1992).
Public Sec o Inno a ion (PSI)
PSI e e s o no el ideas, p ocesses, se ices, and ins i u ional
a angemen s adop ed by public o ganiza ions (OECD, 2017). PSI
cha ac e is ics include:
people-cen e ed o ien a ion,
c oss-sec o collabo a ion,
e idence-based decision-making,
adap i e go e nance,
digi al ans o ma ion.
In eme ging egions, PSI is s ongly in luenced by leade ship
capaci y, bu eauc a ic cul u e, and esou ce adequacy.
Policy Implemen a ion Theo y
Saba ie and Mazmanian (1983) a gue ha success ul
implemen a ion depends on:
clea and consis en policy objec i es,
adequa e esou ces and capaci ies,
in e -o ganiza ional coo dina ion,
poli ical and s akeholde suppo ,
adap i e eedback mechanisms.
These amewo ks guided he analysis o Bappeda Ban aeng’s
inno a ion implemen a ion.
This s udy is signi ican o se e al easons:
Empi ical: I p o ides g ounded insigh s in o inno a ion
implemen a ion in an eme ging egion, an unde s udied
con ex in inno a ion li e a u e.
Theo e ical: I deepens he unde s anding o how RIS
and PSI amewo ks apply in de eloping go e nance
en i onmen s.
P ac ical: I o e s e idence-based ecommenda ions o
s eng hening inno a ion go e nance in Ban aeng and
simila egions.
Policy-O ien ed: I in o ms na ional policy by illus a ing
he eal-wo ld challenges and oppo uni ies aced by
local go e nmen s unde Indonesia’s inno a ion
manda e.
2. Me hodology
This s udy employs a desc ip i e quali a i e app oach speci ically
designed o unde s and he dynamics o egional inno a ion policy
wi hin he con ex o local go e nance. Regional inno a ion—
pa icula ly a he ins i u ional le el such as wi hin Bappeda—
en ails complex social, poli ical, adminis a i e, and cul u al
p ocesses ha canno easily be educed o measu able a iables.
Acco dingly, his s udy seeks o cap u e he meaning-making
p ocesses, ac o in e p e a ions, policy a ionali ies, and
implemen a ion dynamics ha na u ally un old wi hin local
go e nmen se ings.
2.1 Ra ionale o he Quali a i e App oach
The choice o a quali a i e me hodology is g ounded in h ee
epis emological conside a ions.
Fi s , inno a ion policy is inhe en ly shaped by social cons uc ions
and in e p e i e p ocesses. Unde s anding how an inno a ion
ision is o mula ed, how s a egies a e ansla ed in o ope a ional
s eps, and how a ious ac o s in e p e inno a ion in p ac ice
equi es a deep engagemen wi h he subjec i e pe spec i es o
policy implemen e s.
Second, he local con ex is highly signi ican and equi es in-dep h
analysis. Ban aeng possesses dis inc i e demog aphic, cul u al, and
ins i u ional cha ac e is ics, making con ex -based unde s anding
mo e ele an han s a is ical gene aliza ion.
Thi d, quali a i e inqui y enables he esea che o cap u e non-
linea dynamics—including bu eauc a ic esis ance, in e -agency
coo dina ion, and esou ce- ela ed challenges—which equen ly
eme ge as hidden a iables in public policy s udies.
2.2 Resea ch Design
This esea ch employs an explana o y desc ip i e quali a i e
design, which enables he esea che o:
1. desc ibe inno a ion policy phenomena as hey occu ;
2. explain he ela ionships be ween ision, s a egy, and
implemen a ion;
3. in e p e he socio-ins i u ional dynamics ha in luence
policy e ec i eness;
4. iden i y gaps and inconsis encies wi hin he
implemen a ion p ocess.
The explana o y design is pa icula ly sui ed o add essing why and
how ques ions ha canno be answe ed by me ely p esen ing
empi ical ac s. Th ough his design, he s udy explo es causal
ac o s, implemen a ion ba ie s, and pa e ns o in e ac ion among
ac o s wi hin he egional inno a ion sys em.
2.3 Sou ces o Da a
2.3.1P ima y Da a
P ima y da a we e collec ed h ough semi-s uc u ed in e iews, in-
dep h discussions, and limi ed obse a ions wi hin Bappeda and
ela ed OPDs. This echnique allows lexibili y in explo ing
in o man s’ pe spec i es wi hou comp omising he di ec ion o he
inqui y. In o man s we e selec ed using pu posi e sampling o
ensu e ha hey possessed subs an i e expe ience, au ho i y, o
in ol emen in egional inno a ion ini ia i es.
Key in o man s included:
1. Head o Bappeda
2. Sec e a y o Bappeda
3. Head o he Planning Di ision
4. Func ional planning o icials
5. Heads o ele an OPDs (ag icul u e, heal h, educa ion)
6. Inno a ion ocal pe sons a he OPD le el
7. Rep esen a i es om pa ne uni e si ies.
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8. Communi y leade s o MSME ac o s in ol ed in social
inno a ion p og ams
In o ma ion collec ed om hese in o man s included:
1. hei unde s anding o inno a ion concep s;
2. he p ocesses in ol ed in o mula ing isions and
s a egies;
3. in e -agency coo dina ion mechanisms;
4. implemen a ion challenges;
5. pe cep ions ega ding he success o ailu e o egional
inno a ion e o s.
2.3.2Seconda y Da a
Seconda y da a we e ob ained om a ious o icial go e nmen
documen s, including:
1. Ban aeng Regency’s RPJMD
2. Bappeda’s S a egic Plan (Rens a)
3. RKPD
4. SAKIP e alua ion epo s
5. Regional inno a ion epo s
6. Inno a ion- ela ed egula ions
7. S a is ical publica ions om BPS
8. Rele an academic s udies and pee - e iewed jou nals
These documen s p o ide o mal policy con ex and se e as he
ounda ion o iangula ing in e iew indings.
2.4 Da a Collec ion Techniques
2.4.1 Semi-s uc u ed In e iews
Semi-s uc u ed in e iews we e employed o main ain balance
be ween ques ion s uc u e and he in o man s’ eedom o
elabo a e on hei expe iences. The ques ions we e open-ended and
explo a o y, co e ing opics such as:
1. how he inno a ion ision was ini ially o mula ed;
2. how s a egies we e ansla ed in o p og ams;
3. how coo dina ion was ca ied ou ;
4. how obs acles eme ged and we e add essed;
5. how in o man s pe cei ed policy e ec i eness.
This echnique was selec ed because i enables he disco e y o
aci knowledge—unw i en ye deeply embedded insigh s de i ed
om daily p ac ice.
2.4.2 Documen Analysis
Documen analysis was conduc ed o unde s and he o mal
s uc u e o inno a ion policy and p e ailing implemen a ion
s anda ds. Documen s we e also used o iden i y pa e ns o
cohe ence be ween he o mula ion o isions, s a egies, and
implemen a ion ou comes.
2.4.3 Obse a ional Insigh s
Al hough ull pa icipan obse a ion was no employed, he
esea che conduc ed limi ed obse a ions o se e al Bappeda
ac i i ies, such as coo dina ion mee ings and echnical discussions.
These obse a ions p o ided complemen a y insigh s in o he
in e nal dynamics o he o ganiza ion.
3. Findings and Discussion
The indings o his s udy demons a e ha he di ec ion o
inno a ion policy wi hin he Bappeda o Ban aeng Regency
ollows pa e ns widely ecognized in he global li e a u e on
public sec o inno a ion and egional inno a ion sys ems. The
inno a ion ision a icula ed by Bappeda appea s p og essi e and
aligned wi h global ends; howe e , a he implemen a ion le el i
con inues o ace longs anding s uc u al and cul u al cons ain s
ha ha e been consis en ly iden i ied as ba ie s o inno a ion
wi hin bu eauc acies in de eloping coun ies.
The esul s indica e ha Bappeda’s e o s o mains eam
inno a ion ope a e wi hin a wide cons ella ion o dynamics,
encompassing s uc u al, cul u al, o ganiza ional, and socio-
ecological dimensions. A he le el o ision, Bappeda has
posi ioned inno a ion as a s a egic pilla o egional de elopmen .
The ision i p omo es is no ably o wa d-looking: os e ing
adap i e go e nance, s eng hening c oss-sec o al collabo a ion,
accele a ing he digi aliza ion o public se ices, and c ea ing
pa icipa o y spaces o communi y-based social and economic
inno a ion. Ye , when his ision is examined wi hin he daily
p ac ice o go e nmen wo k, i becomes e iden ha mos
inno a ions emain a he he o ical s age and ha e no ully
pene a ed consis en implemen a ion p ocesses.
Wi hin he public alue amewo k, Moo e (1995) emphasizes ha
―public manage s mus c ea e alue, no me ely adminis e exis ing
p ocesses.‖ This unde sco es ha public-sec o inno a ion equi es
no only new p og ams bu also a ans o ma ion in bu eauc a ic
mindse s. In Ban aeng, he aspi a ion o ―c ea e alue‖ is isible in
planning documen s and isiona y s a emen s; howe e , igid
adminis a i e p ocedu es equen ly inhibi he p oduc ion o
angible public alue. In o he wo ds, a gap pe sis s be ween public
alue aspi a ions and adminis a i e ou ines g ounded in
p ocedu al compliance.
This aligns wi h Osbo ne and B own’s (2013) a gumen ha
―public sec o inno a ion is undamen ally cons ained by
bu eauc a ic no ms, hie a chical s uc u es, and isk-a e se
cul u es.‖ The indings o his s udy ea i m his global claim—
ci il se an s in Ban aeng o en pe cei e inno a ion as isky due o
s ic inancial egula ions. When employees ea making mis akes
mo e han hey aim o pu sue b eak h oughs, inno a ion ends o
s agna e a he concep ual s age. This demons a es ha ba ie s o
inno a ion a e no only compe ence- ela ed bu also deeply
embedded in bu eauc a ic no ms and incen i e s uc u es.
In he li e a u e on Regional Inno a ion Sys ems, Cooke (2001)
asse s ha ―inno a ion lou ishes whe e he e is ins i u ional
hickness.‖ Ins i u ional hickness e e s o he p esence o mul iple
in e connec ed inno a ion-suppo ing ac o s such as uni e si ies,
esea ch cen e s, business communi ies, and local go e nmen s.
These condi ions a e no ye ully p esen in Ban aeng. The
absence o esea ch uni e si ies, inno a ion incuba o s, o egional
da a hubs places Ban aeng wi hin wha Töd ling and T ippl (2005)
classi y as ―pe iphe al inno a ion sys ems,‖ whe ein inno a ion
ends o be low-capaci y, spo adic, and insu icien ly connec ed o
b oade ecosys ems.
F om he pe spec i e o policy implemen a ion heo y, Saba ie
and Mazmanian (1983) a gue ha ―success ul implemen a ion
depends upon he cla i y o objec i es, he adequacy o esou ces,
and he commi men o implemen ing o icials.‖ The indings in
Ban aeng e eal ha hese condi ions ha e no ye been su icien ly
me o suppo inno a ion. Al hough inno a ion objec i es a e
included in egional planning documen s (RPJMD), hey a e no
accompanied by clea indica o s. Human esou ces and dedica ed
inno a ion unding emain limi ed, while he commi men o
implemen e s is highly dependen on pe sonal p e e ences a he
han embedded ins i u ional mechanisms.
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Simila ly, Lipsky (1980), h ough his heo y o s ee -le el
bu eauc acy, s a es ha ―policy implemen a ion in he eal wo ld
depends mo e on he decisions o on line wo ke s han on he
in en ions o policymake s.‖ This is clea ly obse able in
Ban aeng: despi e Bappeda’s s ong inno a ion ision, many
ini ia i es s all a he ope a ional le el due o hesi a ion, limi ed
capaci y, and ea o adminis a i e epe cussions.
In he domain o collabo a i e inno a ion, Ha ley, Sø ensen, and
To ing (2013) a gue ha ―inno a ion occu s whe e ac o s wi h
di e en pe spec i es and esou ces in e ac o co-c ea e new
solu ions.‖ Ye he s udy inds ha such in e ac ions a e no ye
well es ablished in Ban aeng. Go e nmen –uni e si y–communi y
collabo a ion ( he iple helix) is no su icien ly ins i u ionalized,
esul ing in limi ed co-c ea ion p ocesses.
Rega ding inno a ion capabili y, Teece (2014) explains ha
―dynamic capabili ies in ol e sensing oppo uni ies, seizing hem,
and ans o ming he o ganiza ion acco dingly.‖ Bappeda Ban aeng
demons a es sensing capabili ies, as e lec ed in i s awa eness o
global inno a ion di ec ions. Howe e , i s seizing capabili y
( ansla ing oppo uni ies in o conc e e p og ams) and ans o ming
capabili y (al e ing in e nal s uc u es o suppo inno a ion)
emain cons ained by bu eauc a ic limi a ions.
Taken oge he , he posi ion o Ban aeng e lec s wha Bason
(2018) e ms he ―inno a ion eadiness gap.‖ He no es:
―Go e nmen s o en desi e inno a ion as e han hey a e able o
ans o m hei own sys ems.‖ This s a emen is highly ele an .
Ban aeng aspi es o inno a e, bu i s s uc u es, capabili ies, and
ecosys em ha e no e ol ed a he same pace as i s ambi ions.
These condi ions culmina e in a pa adox: inno a ion has become a
dominan discou se in planning documen s and de elopmen
he o ic, ye in p ac ice i un olds in a pa ial, spo adic, and weakly
ins i u ionalized manne . This pa adox mi o s wha Polli and
Bouckae (2017) iden i y as ―inno a ion as i ual, no
ans o ma ion,‖ whe ein inno a ion is adop ed as a symbol o
bu eauc a ic mode ni y bu no le e aged as a mechanism o
s uc u al enewal.
Thus, he indings o his s udy ein o ce he conclusion ha
egional inno a ion equi es mo e han isiona y s a emen s; i
demands capaci y ans o ma ion, s uc u al e o m, cul u al
change, and he s eng hening o ex e nal ne wo ks. In he global
RIS con ex , inno a ion canno ope a e in isola ion; i mus be
embedded wi hin a li ing ecosys em. In he global PSI con ex ,
inno a ion equi es he cou age o manage isk—no me ely
compliance wi h p ocedu es.
O e all, he analysis poin s owa d a c i ical junc u e in Ban aeng’s
inno a ion jou ney. The egion possesses a clea ision and
poli ical commi men , bu sys emic s eng hening is necessa y o
p e en inno a ion om emaining a he le el o he o ic.
Subs an ial changes in s uc u e, cul u e, human capi al, and
ecosys em suppo a e equi ed o inno a ion o eme ge as a
genuine d i e o egional de elopmen . I hese ans o ma ions
can be ealized, Ban aeng has he po en ial o become a leading
model o egional inno a ion in Indonesia—no because o
abundan esou ces, bu because o i s abili y o build an inno a ion
sys em g ounded in p og essi e, collabo a i e, and sus ainable
go e nance.
4. Conclusion
This s udy demons a es ha he eo ien a ion o egional
inno a ion policy in he Bappeda o Ban aeng Regency e lec s he
b oade global pa adox o inno a ion in de eloping go e nance
sys ems: he p esence o an ambi ious and o wa d-looking
inno a ion ision coexis ing wi h ins i u ional s uc u es ha a e
no ye ully capable o ansla ing ha ision in o sys ema ic
p ac ice. While Bappeda has emb aced inno a ion as a s a egic
impe a i e—consis en wi h in e na ional discou ses on public
alue c ea ion, adap i e go e nance, and collabo a i e
inno a ion— he ins i u ional ounda ions o suppo ing his
ans o ma ion emain unde de eloped.
The indings e eal ha inno a ion in Ban aeng is s ill cons ained
by s uc u al igidi ies, agmen ed in e -agency coo dina ion, isk-
a e se bu eauc a ic cul u e, and limi ed human esou ce capaci ies.
These challenges mi o wha Bason (2018) desc ibes as he
―inno a ion eadiness gap,‖ in which go e nmen s desi e
inno a ion as e han hey can e o m hei in e nal sys ems. F om
he pe spec i e o Regional Inno a ion Sys ems (RIS), Ban aeng
occupies an ea ly-s age, pe iphe al posi ion, lacking he
ins i u ional densi y and ac o in e ac ions necessa y o sus ained
knowledge lows and sys emic inno a ion. Public Sec o
Inno a ion (PSI) amewo ks simila ly highligh ha while no el y
is p esen , he mechanisms o ealizing public alue, scaling
inno a ions, and embedding lea ning cycles emain weak.
Ne e heless, he s udy a i ms ha Ban aeng possesses signi ican
po en ial o e ol e in o a mo e ma u e inno a ion sys em i
s a egic e o ms a e adop ed. The egion s ands a a pi o al
momen : he ounda ions o an inno a ion-o ien ed de elopmen
model ha e been laid, bu subs an ial o ganiza ional, cul u al, and
ecosys emic s eng hening is equi ed o ensu e ha inno a ion
becomes no only a he o ical commi men bu an ope a ional
eali y capable o ans o ming public se ices, local go e nance,
and socio-economic ou comes.
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