Realizing STI requires the building of appropriate systems and mechanisms. NISTEP contributes to the formulation of policies and measures concerning S&T systems by surveying and analyzing relevant circumstances in Japan and abroad. Such surveys and analyses cover innovation activities at the regional level and industry-academia-government collaborations as well as other systems and initiatives.
Industry-academia-government collaboration and academic startups
Many government measures have been implemented to promote industry-academia-government collaboration, for example by putting internal systems into place at universities and research institutes. In the next stage, it is important to develop sustainable systems to create innovation. NISTEP conducts surveys and research for the purpose of illuminating industry-academia-government collaboration and challenges for its future.
Academic startups represent one means of utilizing the outcomes of research conducted by universities and public research institutions. Moreover, such ventures are regarded as important actors in the creation of innovation. Thus, NISTEP conducts surveys and research to clarify conditions surrounding academic startups and issues relevant to future promotion strategies.
Surveys and research
Surveys and research on joint research and commissioned research between universities and private enterprises, intellectual property-related activities by universities, etc.
NISTEP conducts surveys and research with a focus on joint research and commissioned research by national universities, as well as on vibrant and distinctive organizations involved in industry-academia-government collaboration and intellectual property-related activities.
- Target Setting and Management of Academia?Industry Collaborationin Universities and Institutes [Discussion Paper No.69 / 2010.10]
- A patent analyses of national universities in Japan [Discussion Paper No.67 / 2010.9]
- Study on university/industry collaboration at Japanese national universitiesusing the database of university/industry collaboration [Research Material-183 / 2010.3]
- Analysis of the Innovation Systems Part 1Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Patent Management [NISTEP REPORT No.127 / 2009.3]
- Triplehelix (Industry-University-Government Collaboration) in Local Areas:Local Innovation System and National Universities [Research Material-136 / 2007.3]
- University-Industry Cooperation: Joint Research and Contract Research [Research Material-119 / 2005.11]
- University-Industry Research Cooperation: A Status Report, 1983-2001 [Research Material-96 / 2003.3]
Surveys and research on academic startups
NISTEP surveys and analyzes the establishment of academic startups and their growth, attitudes among researchers and others involved with such ventures, and the challenges that faces such ventures. Based on the results, NISTEP proposes recommendations on desirable policies in these areas.
- Academic Start-ups Survey 2011 [Research Material-205 / 2012.3]
- Academic Start-ups Survey 2010: A questionnaire survey of universities and research institutions[Research Material-200 / 2011.9]
- Academic Start-ups Survey 2010:Based on aquestionnaire survey and interviews conducted in 2010 [Research Material-197 / 2011.5]
- Academic Start-ups Survey FY2008 and Survey on Universities’ attitudes towardBusiness-Academia Collaboration [Research Material-189 / 2010.9]
- Academic Start-ups Survey 2007-08 [Research Material-173 / 2009.12]
- Analysis of the Innovation Systems Part 5 Enterprise Environment for Start-ups [NISTEP REPORT No.131 / 2009.3]
- Academic Start-ups Survey 2007 [Research Material-157 / 2008.8]
Innovation-related activities at the regional level
Excellence in science and technology activities and innovation-related activities at the regional level are considered to be the basis of progress, diversification and competitiveness of S&T at the national level. For this reason, NISTEP researches systems and measures concerning S&T promotion at the regional level, as well as success-inducing factors and promotion policies for regional innovation systems. It also implements case studies on MEXT’s Knowledge Cluster Initiative and City Area Program, which are connected to regional innovation policy, as well as on achievements by individual regions.
Surveys and research
- Current status survey on the collaboration between national university and manufacturers in non-metropolitan region: Focusing on manufactures in Kagoshima prefecture and Kagoshima University [Discussion Paper No.82 / 2012.4]
- Survey on the Regional Innovation Policy in the IndustrialAgglomerations from a Medium- to Long-term Perspective[Discussion Paper No.74 / 2011.5]
- Survey on the Coordinator of “Food Industrial Cluster” [Discussion Paper No.71 / 2010.12]
- Survey on the Contribution of University to Food Industrial Cluster and the Research of Functional Food[Discussion Paper No.63 / 2010.4]
- Analysis of the Innovation Systems Part 2 Regional Innovation [NISTEP REPORT No.128 / 2009.3]
- Survey on contribution of Academia-Government with food industrial cluster to local revitalization[Discussion Paper No.53 / 2009.3]
- Study for Evaluating the Achievements of the S&T Basic Plan in JapanAchievements and Issues of Major Policiesfor Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation and Regional Innovation [NISTEP REPORT No.87 / 2005.3]
- Study for Evaluating the Achievements of the S&T Basic Plans in JapanAchievements and Issues of Major Policiesfor Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation and Regional Innovation- Study for FY2003 – [NISTEP REPORT No.78 / 2004.5]
Comprehensive surveys on regional S&T promotion
NISTEP conducted questionnaire surveys targeting prefectures and designated cities to analyze systems, measures, organizations, and S&T-related expenditures to promote S&T.
Surveys on success-inducing factors and promotion policies for regional innovation systems
NISTEP surveyed success-inducing factors and promotion policies behind the advancement of cluster policies in Japan based on onsite interviews in leading cluster regions of the United States, Europe, and Japan.
A Study on Successful Factors of Regional Innovation and Promotional Policy (Interim Report)
The Case Study of University-Industry-Public collaborations to Identify Successful Factors for Regional Innovation Promotion -The Survey of University Industry Public Collaborations of Sapporo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka-
Surveys and case studies on achievements by projects concerned with regional innovation policy
In relation to regional innovation policy, NISTEP conducted surveys and research on achievements by MEXT’s Knowledge Cluster Initiative and City Area Program, schemes implemented by METI and MAFF, and initiatives by individual regions. It also conducted case studies on distinctive regions.
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R&D systems and S&T systems
NISTEP conducts research to identify the ideal R&D systems and S&T systems needed to realize STI in Japan based on comparisons with other countries. It also conducts research on desirable institutions and systems by analyzing changes in experts’ attitudes concerning them through questionnaires that are issued in identical form to the same respondents each year.
Surveys and research
- How to evaluate the changes of Japanese S&T during the period of the 3rd S&T basic plan?- Summary of the workshop on the TEITEN survey (July 2011) – [Research Material-201 / 2011.10]
- Analytical Report for 2010 Expert Survey on Japanese S&T System and S&T Activities by Fields [NISTEP REPORT No.146 / 2011.5]
- 2010 Expert Survey on Japanese S&T System, Data Book [NISTEP REPORT No.147 / 2011.5]
- 2010 Expert Survey on S&T Activities by Fields, Data Book [NISTEP REPORT No.148 / 2011.5]
Surveys and research on overseas trends
NISTEP implements surveys and research to illuminate issues, necessary policies, and other matters by studying overseas trends and comparing them with circumstances in Japan.
- Survey on the Historical Transition of Health and Nutrition-related Research in Japan, the United States and European countries: Focusing on the Universities [Discussion Paper No.73 / 2011.3]
- The Japanese Situation and Subjects of Health and Nutrition-related Research in the World： Country and Agency Rankings in Article Production [Discussion Paper No.72 / 2010.12]
- The comparative analysis of selected countries/areas on keyissues identified in the 3rd Science and Technology Basic Plan [Research Material-175 / 2010.1]
- Analysis of Recent Trends of Science, Technology andInnovation Policies in Selected Countries/Areas [NISTEP REPORT No.117 / 2009.3]
- Analysis of the Innovation Systems Part 3 International Standards [NISTEP REPORT No.129 / 2009.3]
- Science and Technology Cooperation among Nordic European Countries- As an example of the regional science and technology cooperation ? [Research Material-112 / 2005.3]
Comprehensive attitude surveys on S&T circumstances (fixed-point surveys)
Fixed-point surveys (TEITEN surveys) are conducted by studying the views of researchers and experts in industry, academia and government to clarify the circumstances of STI in Japan, which are difficult to capture by ordinary R&D statistics, including circumstances such as those concerning ease of using research expenditures and diversity of basic research. A characteristic of such surveys is that they examine changes in experts’ views through questionnaires that are issued in identical form to the same respondents each year. As was the case during the Third Science and Technology Basic Plan (FY2006 to 2010), NISTEP conducted fixed-point surveys for five years during the Fourth Science and Technology Basic Plan, which ran from fiscal 2011 to 2015. Through these surveys, NISTEP is clarifying changes in the circumstances surrounding STI in Japan and the reasons for these changes.