New Strategies on New Strategies on Collaboration between Collaboration between Industry, Academia and Industry, Academia and GovernmentGovernmentKyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeikan Institute of Kyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeikan Institute of Regional Creation (MIREC) as a Co-Regional Creation (MIREC) as a Co-Regional Knowledge IntegratorRegional Knowledge Integrator

KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph.DKAZutaka YAMADA, Ph.DAssociate Secretary General, Associate Secretary General,

Kyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeiakan Institute of Regional Kyoto-Maizuru Ritsumeiakan Institute of Regional CreationCreation

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IntroductionIntroduction

Third role of universitiesThird role of universities Local PoliciesLocal Policies MIREC: Challenge of the city not MIREC: Challenge of the city not

located any universitylocated any university

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Core CompetencesCore Competences

Regional public think-tankRegional public think-tank Collaboration with internal Collaboration with internal

resources and external resourcesresources and external resources Scheme composed complementary Scheme composed complementary

multi-regional relationshipsmulti-regional relationships Co-Regional Knowledge Co-Regional Knowledge

IntegratorIntegrator

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PopulationPopulation 91,72691,726 Ratio of ElderlyRatio of Elderly 21.3%21.3% AreaArea 342.15km342.15km22

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Red Brick BuildingsRed Brick Buildings

International PortInternational Port

Maizuru BayMaizuru Bay

IndustriesIndustries

Shipbuilding, Pottery industry, Food Manufacture Shipbuilding, Pottery industry, Food Manufacture Maritime AffairsMaritime Affairs

Coast Guard, Marine Self Defense ForceCoast Guard, Marine Self Defense Force

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International Logistics NetworkInternational Logistics Network

Busan, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Chongjin, Busan, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Chongjin, VostochnyVostochny

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Local BackgroundLocal Background

Preventing Maizuru from Preventing Maizuru from “regional mosaic”“regional mosaic” Against lack of collaboration Against lack of collaboration

universities mutualuniversities mutual two “issues on 2007”two “issues on 2007”

Retiring skilled workersRetiring skilled workers Sharp decrease of shipbuilding Sharp decrease of shipbuilding

orderorder

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Current Situation of Current Situation of MIRECMIREC

Collaborative research projectsCollaborative research projects Mutual collaboration RPMOT and Mutual collaboration RPMOT and

RPNARPNA Needs- or marketing-oriented R&DNeeds- or marketing-oriented R&D

OrganizationOrganization Utilization of local academiaUtilization of local academia Inspiration of companies’ cultureInspiration of companies’ culture

International collaborationInternational collaboration Utilization of sisters city relationshipUtilization of sisters city relationship ““strong-strong relationship”strong-strong relationship”

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Knowledge ofSocial and Human

Science

Knowledge of Engineering

Exchange of Local to Local

Experiences of Manufacturing

Political Decision Making

Exchange of Deferent Industries

Urban HusbandaryNetworking

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MIRECKnowledge Integrator

International Collaboration

Knowledge ofSocial and Human

Science

Knowledge of Engineering

Experiences of Manufacturing

Political Decision Making

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ProblemsProblems

Fund raisingFund raising Administration cost = personnel Administration cost = personnel

costcost Stiff employment elasticity and job Stiff employment elasticity and job

mobilitymobility Human resourcesHuman resources

Utilization of retired skilled workersUtilization of retired skilled workers Creation white-collared jobCreation white-collared job

Changeover to a corporationChangeover to a corporation MIREC is a project on budget of MIREC is a project on budget of

MaizuruMaizuru

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PerspectivesPerspectives

Community of regional public Community of regional public think-tanksthink-tanks Northeast Asian Information Northeast Asian Information

CenterCenter Utilization of their specialtiesUtilization of their specialties

Involving companiesInvolving companies Supporting financeSupporting finance Practical collaboration neither Practical collaboration neither

universal nor professionaluniversal nor professional

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PerspectivesPerspectives

Co-Regional Knowledge Co-Regional Knowledge IntegratorIntegrator Maizuru does not have any Maizuru does not have any

universityuniversity Maizuru can not utilize knowledge Maizuru can not utilize knowledge

of universitiesof universities

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MIRECKnowledge Integrator

International Collaboration

Knowledge ofSocial and Human

Science

Knowledge of Engineering

Experiences of Manufacturing

Political Decision Making

Community of Regional Public Think-tanks

ENDENDThank you for your kind attentionThank you for your kind attention

KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph. D.KAZutaka YAMADA, Ph. D.Executive Secretary of JSRSExecutive Secretary of JSRS