A Triple Helix System for Knowledge-based Regional Development ...

d. Institutional spheres overlapped ina balanced mode (TripleHelix III) 7 . Consolidation of aSpaceSource: http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/geometry/egg/The overall set of Cassini curves representing the multitudeof configurations betweentwo institutional spheres inthe formation and consolidationn of a Spaceis presented inFig. 2:Fig. 2 - Overall setof Cassini curvesSource: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CassiniOvals.htmlThe main features of the Knowledge, Innovation and Consensus spaces are discussed indetail in the next sections.5. The Knowledge SpaceThe Knowledgee Space is primarily the realm of R&D in science and technology,located in universities, firms and government labs, as well asits functional equivalent inthe arts, which generates artistic andcultural activities created through an organisedcollective process, similar to scientific R&D, but with their own distinct discovery,validation and dissemination procedures. However, non-R&D activities, such astechnology adoption, combining existing knowledge in various ways, organizationalchange, etc., which have been increasingly recognised inrecent years to play animportant role in improving firm productivityand competitiveness and fosteringinnovation, can also be included in the Knowledge Space.Relevant evidence inthis7 At a = 0.5, b = 1, a “melon”-shaped configuration appears, again showing the changeof shape as a valuecontinues to decrease compared to b. In the extreme case of a=0, the “melon” (ellipse) becomes a circle,or a sphere in 3D.11