It is time to revisit innovation agenda for rural community — Ng Boon Kwee and Fung Hon Ngen

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Undeniably, in the era of industrialisation and economic catch-up — while being constrained by monetary, human capital and infrastructure resources — our mainstream national innovation agenda has to be outcome-based and designed to deliver promising return on investment on the resources allocated for innovation.

In fact, Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been working closely with Anil Gupta and adopting the grassroots innovations framework which aims to create a transformative impact on how society perceives and supports grassroots innovations. Kundasang Aquafarm – a rural innovation project utilising aquaponic technique. – Picture courtesy of Ng Boon Kwee and Fung Hon NgenTo revisit the national innovation agenda that encompasses rural innovation, we should begin with the definition.

Rural grassroots innovations are commonly radical innovations that are less impressive and not attractive to the majority policymakers and stakeholders. They are slow and tinker with simple local know-how. In most cases, support for rural grassroots innovations requires more support in the form of expertise as opposed to finance. They require more networking opportunities and support ecosystems.

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