DISCUSSION PAPER No.29

A Study on Successful Factors of Regional Innovation and Promotional Policy

- Through the comparison of examples of advanced clusters in the USA and Europe and regional clusters in Japan -
(Interim Report)

[Summarized Version]

May 2003

Third Policy-Oriented Research Group
of
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)