Role of government and society in urban innovation system: A case study from Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Government innovation at the regional level needs to be encouraged to stimulate regional development. Technology can help drive the innovation process and organizational change. The innovation process involves interactive learning to create and disseminate knowledge. Positive impacts are also obtained from the success of this innovation, not only for local governments but also for the society. This paper aims to identify how local government innovation encourages urban innovation in the context of the Global South. We perform a case study to represent the digitalized innovation, namely Surakarta City. The data were collected from the Innovation Government Awards (IGA) organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs and interviews with the local governments. The analysis was conducted using qualitative methods which resulted in a typology of local government innovation in Indonesia at the city level. This paper shows the ideas of good governance, as revealed by local government innovation awards. In addition, there are role of actors in initiating the creation of new knowledge, imitating ideas, and socializing them to make government performance more effective.