Journal of Urban Development and Management https://www.acadlore.com/journals/JUDM Empowering Regional Development with Quadruple Helix Creative Industry Model Mohammad Yusri 1* , Abdul R. Cemda 2 , Sasmita Siregar 2 1 Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, 20238 Medan, Indonesia 2 Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, 20238 Medan, Indonesia * Correspondence: Mohammad Yusri (mohd.yusri@umsu.ac.id) Received: 06-28-2022 Revised: 07-29-2022 Accepted: 08-09-2022 Citation: M. Yusri, A. R. Cemda, and S. Siregar, “Journal of Urban Development and Management,” J. Urban Dev. Manag., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 17-25, 2022. https://doi.org/10.56578/judm010103. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee Acadlore Publishing Services Limited, Hong Kong. This article can be downloaded for free, and reused and quoted with a citation of the original published version, under the CC BY 4.0 license. Abstract: This study examines how to support regional development with the quadruple helix creative industry model through descriptive qualitative analysis. The primary data were collected through observation, interviews, and FGDs (Focus Group Discussions) with academics, creative economy actors, community leaders, and government officials. The markets in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia were studied between October 2020 and October 2021. Purposive sampling technique was used to select informants, and snowball sampling approach was utilized to conduct the interviews. The findings revealed that the lack of roles in research and knowledge production by academic actors in Medan has increased the need for a network of academic actors to fill the gap; the government has not been able to play a role in providing funding support and incentives for business actors in creative industries, especially in creating innovations. The synergy between actors in the quadruple helix implementation has not been properly utilized, even in the case of the Medan City Government, which ought to be the main source of information in social media for the city's creative sector. Following up on these findings, the quadruple helix creative industry model was implemented as an innovation model to support the regional economy of the city of Medan. Keywords: Creative industry; Synergy between actors; Local economic empowerment; Economic development; Development with regional dimensions 1. Introduction The decentralized government of Indonesia provides power to local governments to handle household duties based on the initiatives and ambitions of the populace. Decentralization grants local governments the freedom to collect, govern, and manage their territories independently of the federal authority. Decentralization can promote independent development and, inadvertently, boost each region's competitiveness, which can all be beneficial for regional development [1]. Thus, each region must be competitive enough to continuously develop its economic potential. Because innovation is viewed as a catalyst for economic development and growth, economic development policies and innovation policies are deeply linked to one another [2, 3]. The regional innovation system is one of the most well-liked and quickly evolving policy frameworks since the early 1990s. This is due to variations in regional and local factors that affect the degree of economic development and development with regional dimensions. The idea of competitiveness should be based on the science of innovation rather than on the accessibility of natural resources and the affordability of labor [4]. For a specific region, the interaction between actions is the key to enabling engagement and the interchange of innovative ideas that spark the production of innovations required for economic development and development with regional dimensions [5]. By fostering ties amongst participants, encouraging innovation in the creative sector will have an impact on regional economic development [6]. The most significant source of innovation is networks, which facilitate the interaction and exchange of novel ideas. The networking between actors has created several innovation hubs in some regions and even the entire world. The pattern of interaction between regional players is https://doi.org/10.56578/judm010103 17