A Comprehensive Innovation Management Model for Malaysians Public Higher Learning Institutions

The government of Malaysian has declared that in the next couple of the years, the Malaysian Economy Structure will be based on creativity and innovation. Many of the innovation products will be “manufactured” by the universities and research agencies. Innovation production becomes a most important mission in the Public Institution of Higher Learning in Malaysia (IHLs). The vast volume of innovation products in IHLs requires for a systematic innovation management model (IMM). The IMM provides a platform for innovators to manage the development of innovation products effectively. It also helps for sharing, promoting and re-use of innovations between IHLs-IHLs and IHLs-other organizations. This paper discusses the preliminary study of framework and strategy for effective IMM framework that can be implemented in IHLs. Three important elements in IMM are suggested: innovation management process cycle, the organization of innovation stakeholders and the functions of innovation management portal. Hopefully with this proposed IMM could transform the innovation activity environment in IHLs into more manageable, productively and systematically.