AIST REPORT 2012

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TIA-nano, a base for global collaboration in Tsukuba“Competition to create the structures of innovation platforms is now spreading through the world. This is not limited to collaboration between research institutions. Factors such as support from towns and cities in terms of favorable taxation and living conditions for overseas researchers are already spanning whole regions and countries. In Japan, the ideal is for universities and research organizations to create bases for open innovation in the fields they are strongest in and for these activities to spread through the whole country. AIST is playing a leadership role in this, and it is crucial for AIST to be a source of innovation.”AIST’s creation of bases for open innovation includes the formation of the Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA), participation in technological research associations, and the establishment of a hub at regional research bases aimed at bringing about regional innovations.TIA is a global nanotechnology research complex (TIA-nano) in the city of Tsukuba. Its core institutions are AIST, the University of Tsukuba, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK). The advantages of TIA-nano include the involvement of AIST and NIMS, world class in the nanotech field with world leading research facilities, the involvement of educational institutions capable of educating personnel, and the presence of over 500 guest researchers from industry.A vitalized Japan that can lead the world againAIST is also taking practical measures, such as public research facilities in which leading edge experimental equipment and facilities are made widely available (IBEC* Centers), the “Renkeisensha no Kai” or AIST Innovation Partners association with around 520 member businesses, the AIST Innovation School which develops young doctoral graduates through on-site training by AIST and industry, the AIST Open Lab which provides open laboratories and lectures, and Full Research Workshops held at seven regional research bases around Japan.“The past ten years have been what you might call a foundation laying period. We have created a seedstock of resources through steady basic research, changed attitudes to commercial application, and cultivated an array of individual initiatives such as the Open Lab and the Full Research Workshops. In the coming ten years, we hope to bring these seeds into full bloom.I am proud of the effects that AIST’s open innovation strategy has had on science and technology R&D systems throughout Japan. It is currently said that Japan is in the doldrums but if Japanese people, with their talents and ability to cooperate, collectively move to open innovation, I believe that a vitalized Japan can lead the world again.”The Five Proposals(Vitalization Council for Industrial Technology of Japan, Interim Report, May 2012)1) To win global growth markets by promoting responsive open innovation2) To take the lead in addressing global problems and create the new values that the world will need3) To promote a change of perspective in industry, from just making things to making values (making ideas)4) To set up innovation bases in Japan and find a road to growth in which global development of industry contributes to the employment of high-quality personnel in Japan5) To develop idea production-oriented talents and accelerate the internationalization of personnel*IBEC: ICT, Biotechnology, Energy & Environment Tech., Converging Tech.Organizational Governance|05

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