Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Elektro Komputer dan Informatika (JITEKI) Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2022, pp. 388-398 ISSN: 2338-3070, DOI: 10.26555/jiteki.v8i3.23650 388 Journal homepage: http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/JITEKI Email: jiteki@ee.uad.ac.id Capsicum Apps: Creating Innovation Space of Chili Supply Chain through the Triple Helix Model in Central Java Indonesia Suko Irawan 1 , Sri Astuti 2 , Nanda Mei Istiqomah 3 , Ernoiz Antriyandarti 4 1,3 Study Program of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta 57126, Indonesia 2,4 Study Program of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta 57126, Indonesia ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Received March 22, 2022 Revised July 09, 2022 Accepted August 22, 2022 Chili is one of the essential commodities in Indonesia, and every region has different conditions in the vegetable trading system. The difference is caused by the additional amount of marketing agencies and supply chain management roles. Chili production that fluctuates annually causes an unstable selling price that affects chili farmers' welfare. This paper discusses applying the triple helix model to the interaction between universities, business entities, and Government to create innovation space through Capsicumm Apps. This study used a qualitative approach to seeking the truth by discovering the essence of the Value Chain Center. The Causal Loop diagram, as a part of the system thinking approach, was used as the analysis tool. The result from the discussion shows that multi-stakeholder interaction opens the opportunity for a small farmer to get involved in chili supply. Furthermore, institutional innovation can reduce cultivation risk, provide financial support, and ensure agro-input availability for increased production. Keywords: Triple helix concept; Capsicum Apps; Chili supply chain; Industrial 4.0; Education; This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Corresponding Author: Ernoiz Antriyandarti, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta 57126, Indonesia Email: ernoiz_a@staff.uns.ac.id 1. INTRODUCTION Indonesia is an agricultural nation where agriculture produces food and horticultural crops. Food and horticultural crops are the most significant business activity spread throughout Indonesia. Horticultural crops have vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants, and medicinal. Chilli is a horticultural crop widely planted in Indonesia, one of them grown in Java. Chilli is one of the essential commodities in Indonesia, which has influenced inflation since 2010. Chili production from 1990-2015 is the biggest in Java (57.21%). Chili production has contributed to several provinces from 2011-2015 East Java (31.03%), dominated by cayenne pepper, West Java (14.89%), dominated by red chili; and Central Java (13.41%), balanced between cayenne pepper and red chili. Total national chili consumption is projected to reach 482.925 tons in 2016, an increase of 1.275 compared to the year 2015, and is expected in 2017 to increase by 1:23% of the projected figure in 2016, 488.872. Every region has different conditions in the vegetable trading system, especially chili. The difference is caused by the additional amount of marketing agencies and supply chain management roles. Central Java is the province that has the longest chain of red chili distribution. Chili production that fluctuates annually causes the unstable selling price of chili commodities, affecting chili farmers' welfare described by one of the ability indicators levels/farmers' purchasing power in rural areas, namely, Farmer Exchange Rates (NTP). NTP is a comparable index of prices received by farmers (It) toward the index of fees paid by farmers (Ib). NTP also shows agricultural products' exchange power (term of trade) with goods and services consumed and production costs. Higher NTP means a relatively more substantial farmers' purchasing power ability level/purchasing power. OT (Output Transfer) and NPCO (Nominal Protection Coefficient Output) are also the welfare indicators of chili farmers. OT (Output Transfer) value in Java is negative, proving that farmers