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AIST Participating Technology Research AssociationsA new way for AIST to cooperate with industry and universities has arrived. It is the participation of AIST in technology research associations. Up until now, AIST had been contributing to the associations as an outside collaborator. However, legal changes in 2009 eliminated the restrictions for joining the associations. Now it is able to contribute to the associations in planning, implementation and utilization of achievements as a member.Being a member of the associations, AIST takes advantage of its potential and aims to become a stronghold where researchers are able to effectively conduct research and development, and pursue productization and standardization activities. In order to do so, a collaboration arena where a variety of institutions, human resources and their knowledge interact with each other through technology research association projects are formed in which “human resources” and “research facilities” of AIST are utilized, and contribute to promote open innovation functions.In the technology research associations, “human resources” of AIST are participating as important members such as researchers, project leaders, directors. Also, main research hubs are placed inside “research facilities” of AIST, and they offer an environment for researchers in industry and universities to intensively conduct research. In this way, AIST promotes its functions as an open innovation hub.AIST works on research and development with the associations as a more strategic effort, which is not only for research and development and commercialization but also reflects the strategies of intellectual property and standardization for maintaining and enhancing the industrial competitiveness of Japan.The followings are 18 associations in which AIST currently participates.Participation in technology research associations -A new scheme for “promoting open innovation”-Organizational operationCollaborative research Project Management of research findingsAIST(Association member)University(Association Member)Company A(Association member)Research Institution(Association Member)Company B(Association member)One of the organizational forms for actualizing open innovationOrganizational operationCollaborative research Project Management of research findingsTechnology Research Association(Corporation)41Organization and Outline

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