Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy

  • 제11권3호
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  • Pages.293-319
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  • 2022
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  • 2287-1608(pISSN)
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  • 2287-1616(eISSN)
아시아기술혁신학회 (Asian Society for Innovation and Policy)
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Technological Innovation System for Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States: Adaptive Capacity, Market Formation and Policy Direction in the Maldives

  • Mohamed, Shumais (Graduate School of Knowledge-Based Technology & Energy, Tech University of Korea)
  • 투고 : 2022.11.03
  • 심사 : 2022.12.27
  • 발행 : 2022.12.31
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By analyzing the adaptive capacity, market formation and policy direction as functional areas of Technological Innovation System (TIS), the article evaluates the progress of renewable energy transition in the Maldives, with the inclusion of ideas from Mauritius and Cabo Verde. On the policy direction in the Maldives, technology roadmaps produced with assistance from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are evaluated. Although there are inducing factors such as the Solar Risk Management Initiative, the progress of energy transition is hindered by the lack of technical capacity and local value chain. The findings indicate the importance of facilitating and establishing industry and knowledge networks, incorporating innovation policies, greater involvement of the local private sector along with international investors, and taking water-energy nexus to achieve complementary targets. The study adds value to knowledge by offering a simplified TIS framework, with a current insight of the energy transition in Small Island Developing States with a focus on the Maldives.

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The author received a scholarship from the government of the Republic of Korea to do doctoral studies at Tech University of Korea (former Korea Polytechnic University), and the paper was written as part of his doctoral research on sustainable energy systems in SIDS. The author extends his appreciation to Dr. Kajal Fowdar from the Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency, Mr. Rito Evora from the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy of Cabo Verde, as well as other individuals in the Maldives and South Korea, who kindly assisted in the preparation of this paper.

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