Effective Model of Knowledge-Based Transformation and Sustainable Development in BRICS-T Countries

Triple Helix Model BRICS-T Countries Innovation Output Educational Quality University-Industry Collaboration Knowledge-based Economy Research Output Cross-country Analysis Resource-based Economy Development Challenges

Authors

  • Gustavo Pessoa
    gustavo.pessoa.fgv.edu@outlook.com
    Getulio Vargas's Foundation - São Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV - EAESP), São Paulo, Brazil
  • Yerkenazym Orynbassarova Department of Management and Innovation, Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
  • Ali Sabyrzhan Department of Economics and International Business, Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
  • Victor Renobell School of Law, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
  • Vadim Ponkratov Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Transformations and Financial Policy,Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Nurlan Kaldibayev Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Irina Nikolaeva Institute of Mathematics and Information Science, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
  • Andrey Pozdnyaev Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Transformations and Financial Policy,Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Anna Shkalenko Research Sector, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • David Philippov Department of State and Municipal Finance, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Olesya Dudnik I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2025): June
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This article presents a novel empirical framework for evaluating knowledge-based transformation and sustainable development in BRICS-T countries. The framework is based on an integrated Triple Helix assessment model that quantifies the interrelationships between research output, educational innovation, industry engagement, market alignment and policy support. Using a comprehensive dataset from 60 universities across BRICS-T countries, combined with an AHP-based weighting system derived from 24 cross-sector experts, this study reveals previously unidentified patterns in innovation and educational outcomes. Our method demonstrates that only research output (β = 0.375, p < 0.001) and industry engagement (β = 0.418, p < 0.001) consistently predict innovation output across all BRICS-T countries, while market alignment influences educational quality in only four out of the six nations. The analytical framework successfully quantifies significant performance variations across countries, with innovation output scores ranging from 2.89 to 4.23 and educational quality scores ranging from 3.08 to 4.15. The findings contribute to Triple Helix theory through country-specific decomposition of relationships, supplementing existing knowledge-based economy theories with quantitative evidence of differential effectiveness across emerging economies. This methodology can be implemented for strategic planning in higher education systems transitioning from resource-based to knowledge-based economies.