Policy Reforms, New University-Industry Links and Implications for Regional Development in Japan

Fumi Kitagawa ()
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Fumi Kitagawa: CIRCLE, Lund University, Postal: PO Box 117, Sölvegatan 16, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden

No 2008/8, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: This paper examines the changing roles of universities against current policy and institutional landscapes in Japan, given recent university reforms, the concentration of resources to the ‘elite’ institutions, and ‘regionalisation’ of science and innovation policies. The variety of forms of university-industry linkages and spatial relationships that universities are forming with regional stakeholders are illustrated. The development of a new research system in Japan throughout the 1990s has led to the emergence of new systems of innovation, in which university-industry linkages have been sought as a means to stimulate regional economic growth.

Keywords: university reforms; university-industry linkages; innovation systems; regional development; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2008-06-01
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