Appendix A
Symposium Agenda
“21st Century Innovation Systems for the United States and Japan: Lessons from a Decade of Change”
International Symposium Symposium Organized by
The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) (NISTEP) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology, Japan
and
The Board of Science, Technology, and Economic Policy U.S. National Academy of Sciences
in collaboration with
Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
January 10-11, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
Day 1: January 10, 2006
9:30 AM |
Welcome Introduction: Takashi Inutsuka, Director Planning Division, NISTEP Motohide Konaka, Director General, NISTEP, Japan |
9:45 AM |
Opening Addresses Chair: Terutaka Kuwahara, Deputy Director General, NISTEP |
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Challenges in the U.S. Innovation System Rep. Ronald Manzullo, Chairman, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives |
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Evolution and Challenges to the Innovation System in Japan Taizo Yakushiji, Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy, and Visiting Professor, Keio University |
11:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
11:15 AM |
Panel I: Government’s Evolving Role in Supporting Corporate R&D—U.S. and Japanese Models Moderator: Alice Amsden, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Technology Policies in Japan: 1990- Akira Goto, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, and Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry Kazuyuki Motohashi, Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, and Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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Government’s Evolving Role in Supporting Corporate R&D—Theory and Practice in the Advanced Technology Stephanie Shipp, Director, Economic Assessment Office, Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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Discussantt Ichiro Nakajima, Director and Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University |
12:45 PM |
Lunch |
2:15 PM |
Panel II: Government-Industry R&D Partnerships—U.S. and Japanese Experiments Moderator: Lonnie Edelheit, Retired Senior Vice President, Research & Development, General Electric, and National Academy of Engineering |
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Semiconductor Consortia in Japan: Experiences and Lessons Shuzo Fujimura, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Visiting Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo Hiroyuki Chuma, Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, and Affiliated Senior Fellow, NISTEP |
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Economic Impacts of International R&D Coordination: SEMATECH, the International Technology Roadmap, and Innovation in Microprocessors Kenneth Flamm, Professor and Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin |
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Discussant Kaoru Honjo, Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial Development Organization |
3:45 PM |
Coffee Break |
4:00 PM |
Panel III: Government Programs to Encourage Innovation by Startups and SMEs Moderator: Bradley Knox, Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives |
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Government Programs to Encourage Innovation by Startups & SMEs: The Role of Innovation Awards Charles Wessner, Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Research Council |
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Programs to Stimulate Startups and Entrepreneurship in Japan: Experiences and Lessons Yasuhiko Yasuda, Professor, Toyo University |
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Discussant Tetsuya Iizuka, President and CEO, THine Electronics |
Day 2: January 11, 2006
9:30 AM |
Panel IV: Interaction between Intellectual Property and Innovation Systems Moderator: Shozo Uemura, Former Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, and Visiting Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and, Technology, University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo |
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Issues and Possible Reforms in the U.S. Patent System Bronwyn Hall, Professor, University of California at Berkeley |
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Reform of Patent System in Japan and Challenges Sadao Nagaoka, Director and Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University |
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Discussant Mark Myers, Xerox, (retired) and Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania |
11:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
11:15 AM |
Panel V: Industry and University Collaboration Moderator: Toshiya Watanabe, Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo |
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Industry-University Partnerships in the United States Irwin Feller, Senior Visiting Scientist, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Pennsylvania State University |
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Industry-University Partnerships in Japan Masayuki Kondo, Affiliated Senior Fellow, NISTEP, and Professor, Yokohama National University |
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Discussantss Gail Cassell, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Diseases, Eli Lilly James Turner, Chief Democratic Counsel, Committee on Science, United States House of Representatives |
1:00 PM |
Lunch |
2:15 PM |
Panel VI: Government Support for University Research Moderator: Hiroshi Nagano, Principal Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency |
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DARPA and the U.S. Connected Science Model for Innovation William Bonvillian, Legislative Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman, United States Senate |
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Government Support to University Research - Trends and Issues in Japan Ryuji Shimoda, Professor, Integrated Research Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Discussant William Spencer, Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Research Council, and Chairman, SEMATECH (retired) |
3:45 PM |
Coffee Break |
4:00 PM |
Panel VII: Industry-University-Government Cooperation: The Biotechnology Challenge Moderator: William Bonvillian, Legislative Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman, United States Senate |
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Perspective on Current Trends in Drug Development in the United States Gail Cassell, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Diseases, Eli Lilly |
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Is There a Sgnificant Contribution of Public Sector in Biomedical Research in Japan?: A Detailed Analysis of Government/University Patenting, 1991-2001 Yosuke Okada, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University |
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Discussant Shozo Nagai, Patent Attorney and Director, Intellectual Property Division, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association |
5:30 PM |
Closing Summary and Remarks Chair: Masayuki Kondo, Affiliated Senior Fellow, NISTEP, and Professor, Yokohama National University |
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William Spencer, Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Research Council, and Chairman, SEMATECH (retired) |
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Sadao Nagaoka, Director and Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University |
“21st Century Innovation Systems for the United States and Japan: Lessons from a Decade of Change”
Symposium Planning Committee
Masayuki Kondo, Co-chair
Affiliated Senior Fellow
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
and Professor
Yokohama National University
Sadao Nagaoka, Co-chair
Director and Professor
Institute of Innovation Research
Hitotsubashi University
Akira Goto
Professor
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Tomizawa
Senior Research Fellow
Second Theory-oriented Group
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Masaru Yarime
Senior Research Fellow
Second Theory-oriented Group
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
William J. Spencer (NAE), Co-chair
Chairman Emeritus, retired
SEMATECH
Kenneth S. Flamm, Co-chair
Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
University of Texas at Austin
Alice H. Amsden
Professor of Political Economy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gail H. Cassell (IOM)
Vice President, Scientific Affairs
and Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Diseases
Eli Lilly and Company
Lewis S. Edelheit
Senior Research and Technology Advisor, retired
General Electric
Bronwyn Hall
Professor of Economics
University of California at Berkeley
Mark B. Myers
Senior Vice President, retired
Xerox Corporation
Alan Wm. Wolff
Partner
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP