New Strategies on Collaboration between Industry, Academia and Government

1. New Strategies on Collaboration between Industry, Academia and Government Kyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeikan Institute of Regional Creation (MIREC) as a Co-Regional Knowledge Integrator KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph.D Associate Secretary General, Kyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeiakan Institute of Regional Creation

2. Introduction • Third role of universities • Local Policies • MIREC: Challenge of the city not located any university KAZutaka YAMADA

3. Core Competences • Regional public think-tank • Collaboration with internal resources and external resources • Scheme composed complementary multi-regional relationships • Co-Regional Knowledge Integrator KAZutaka YAMADA

4. Population 91,726 • Ratio of Elderly 21.3% • Area 342.15km2 KAZutaka YAMADA

5. Red Brick Buildings International Port Historic old temple Maizuru Bay • Industries Shipbuilding, Pottery industry, Food Manufacture • Maritime Affairs Coast Guard, Marine Self Defense Force KAZutaka YAMADA

6. International Logistics Network Busan, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Chongjin, Vostochny KAZutaka YAMADA

7. Local Background • Preventing Maizuru from “regional mosaic” • Against lack of collaboration universities mutual • two “issues on 2007” • Retiring skilled workers • Sharp decrease of shipbuilding order KAZutaka YAMADA

8. Current Situation of MIREC • Collaborative research projects • Mutual collaboration RPMOT and RPNA • Needs- or marketing-oriented R&D • Organization • Utilization of local academia • Inspiration of companies’ culture • International collaboration • Utilization of sisters city relationship • “strong-strong relationship” KAZutaka YAMADA

9. Urban Husbandary Networking Knowledge of Social and Human Science Knowledge of Engineering Exchange of Deferent Industries Experiences of Manufacturing Political Decision Making Exchange of Local to Local KAZutaka YAMADA

10. Knowledge of Social and Human Science Knowledge of Engineering MIREC Knowledge Integrator Experiences of Manufacturing Political Decision Making International Collaboration KAZutaka YAMADA

11. Problems • Fund raising • Administration cost = personnel cost • Stiff employment elasticity and job mobility • Human resources • Utilization of retired skilled workers • Creation white-collared job • Changeover to a corporation • MIREC is a project on budget of Maizuru KAZutaka YAMADA

12. Perspectives • Community of regional public think-tanks • Northeast Asian Information Center • Utilization of their specialties • Involving companies • Supporting finance • Practical collaboration neither universal nor professional KAZutaka YAMADA

13. Perspectives • Co-Regional Knowledge Integrator • Maizuru does not have any university • Maizuru can not utilize knowledge of universities KAZutaka YAMADA

14. Community of Regional Public Think-tanks Knowledge of Social and Human Science Knowledge of Engineering MIREC Knowledge Integrator Experiences of Manufacturing Political Decision Making International Collaboration KAZutaka YAMADA

15. END Thank you for your kind attention KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph. D. Executive Secretary of JSRS