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
Introduction
Third role of universities
 Local Policies
 MIREC: Challenge of the city not
located any university
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Core Competences
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Regional public think-tank
Collaboration with internal resources
and external resources
 Scheme composed complementary
multi-regional relationships
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Co-Regional Knowledge Integrator
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Population
Ratio of Elderly
Area
91,726
21.3%
342.15km2
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Maizuru Bay
Red Brick Buildings
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Industries
Shipbuilding, Pottery industry, Food Manufacture
Maritime Affairs
Coast Guard, Marine Self Defense Force
International Port
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Historic old temple
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International Logistics Network
Busan, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Chongjin,
Vostochny
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Local Background
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Preventing Maizuru from “regional
mosaic”
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Against lack of collaboration universities
mutual
two “issues on 2007”
Retiring skilled workers
 Sharp decrease of shipbuilding order
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Current Situation of MIREC
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Collaborative research projects
Mutual collaboration RPMOT and RPNA
 Needs- or marketing-oriented R&D
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Organization
Utilization of local academia
 Inspiration of companies’ culture
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International collaboration
Utilization of sisters city relationship
 “strong-strong relationship”
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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
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Knowledge of
Social and Human
Science
Knowledge of
Engineering
MIREC
Knowledge Integrator
Experiences of
Manufacturing
Political
Decision Making
International
Collaboration
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Problems
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Fund raising
Administration cost = personnel cost
 Stiff employment elasticity and job
mobility
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Human resources
Utilization of retired skilled workers
 Creation white-collared job
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Changeover to a corporation
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MIREC is a project on budget of
Maizuru
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Perspectives
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Community of regional public thinktanks
Northeast Asian Information Center
 Utilization of their specialties
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Involving companies
Supporting finance
 Practical collaboration neither universal
nor professional
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Perspectives
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Co-Regional Knowledge Integrator
Maizuru does not have any university
 Maizuru can not utilize knowledge of
universities
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Community of
Regional Public Think-tanks
Knowledge of
Knowledge of
Social and Human
Engineering
Science
MIREC
Knowledge Integrator
Experiences of
Manufacturing
Political
Decision Making
International
Collaboration
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END
Thank you for your kind attention
KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph. D.
Executive Secretary of JSRS

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