Technology Policy Systems

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Lecturer
Watanabe Chihiro 
Place
Mon3-4(W9-414)  
Credits
Lecture2  Exercise0  Experiment0
Code
67002
Syllabus updated
2008/10/1
Lecture notes updated
2008/10/1
Semester
Fall Semester

Outline of lecture

逕」讌ュ繝サ莨∵・ュ縺ョ謚陦馴擠譁ー繧定ェ倡匱縺吶k荳翫〒縺ョ謾ソ遲厄シ悟宛蠎ヲ蜿翫ウ莨∵・ュ謌ヲ逡・縺ョ繝繧、繝翫Α繧コ繝縺ォ縺、縺縺ヲシ後◎縺ョ逅隲也噪譫邨縺ソ蜿翫ウ螳滄圀逧蜉ケ譫懊r邱丞粋逧繝サ螳溯ィシ逧縺ォ遐皮ゥカ謨呵ご縺吶k縲

This course provides a theoretical and empirical review on a dynamism in policy, institution and firm's R&D strategy for inducing industry/firm's innovation.

Purpose of lecture

逕」讌ュ縲∽シ∵・ュ縺ョ謚陦馴擠譁ー繧定ェ倡匱縺吶k荳翫〒縺ョ謾ソ遲悶∝宛蠎ヲ蜿翫ウ莨∵・ュ謌ヲ逡・縺ョ繝繧、繝翫Α繧コ繝縺ォ縺、縺縺ヲ縲
縺昴ョ逅隲也噪譫邨縺ソ蜿翫ウ螳滄圀逧蜉ケ譫懊r縲∝ョ溯ィシ逧繝サ邱丞粋逧縺ォ蛻譫千皮ゥカ縺吶k縲
Focus on the comprehensive and empirical analysis of the theoretical framework and
practical effects of a dynamism between policy, institutions and firm窶冱 strategy for inducing
industry/firm窶冱 technological innovation.

Plan of lecture

1. Turning point
(1) Japan窶冱 economic development trajectory after the 2nd world war
(2) Turning point of Japan窶冱 industrial technology (1966, 1978-80, 1992)
(3) Inducing mechanism of the Government policy (Hitting the turning point)
(4) Role and significance of Visions
2. Trade-off
(1) Trade-off between R&D investment and manufacturing investment
(2) Rate of return to R&D investment- Base of firm窶冱 optimal investment decision
(3) Measurement of Internal Rate of Return to R&D Investment (IRR)
(4) Factors governing IRR
3. Timing
(1) Optimal timing of R&D program
(2) Evaluation of the timing for undertaking R&D project
(3) Evaluation of the return of R&D project
4. Target
(1) Role of national R&D program
(2) Systems option for sustainable development
(3) Target identification
(4) Consensus gaining towards the identified target
(5) National industrial technology strategy
(6) Basic strategy for IT
5. Tie-ups
(1) Rationale of the tie-ups
(2) Root of the tie-ups: Engineering Research Association (ERA)
(3) Background of the enactment of the Law for ERA
(4) Consortia and its variation
(5) Organization of the tie-ups
(6) Evaluation of the tie-ups
6. Trajectory
(1) Japan窶冱 national industrial technology strategy - Review and trajectory
(2) Optimal investment trajectory
(3) Optimal R&D investment control model
(4) Optimal R&D investment trajectory in Japan窶冱 manufacturing industry

Textbook and reference

Class materials 繧帝榊ク
譛譁ー縺ョ豕ィ逶ョ隲匁枚繝サ繝帙ャ繝医ル繝・繝シ繧ケ遲峨r髫乗凾陬懷ョ檎噪縺ォ豢サ逕ィ

Related and/or prerequisite courses

邨梧ク亥ュヲ縺ョ蝓コ譛ャ遏・隴倥∬恭譁雉譁吶ョ逅隗」

Evaluation

繝ャ繝昴シ繝域署蜃コ

Comments from lecturer

邨梧ク亥ュヲ縺ョ蝓コ譛ャ遏・隴倥∬恭譁雉譁吶ョ逅隗」

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