Category: Conference

■ International Workshop on Management of Foreign R&D: Experiences and Lessons from Japanese and German Multinationals March 10, 2007 at Hitotsubashi Mercury Tower, Kunicachi, TokyoOrganizers:Roman Bartnik, Mercator School of Management, Duisburg-Essen UniversitySadao Nagaoka, IIR Size and strategic importance of foreign R&D have grown strongly since the 1990s.  Consequently, the coordination of R&D conducted in foreign subsidiaries, choice of knowledge sourcing and foreign R&D collaborations have become increasingly urgent issues to innovative firms in both Japan and Germany. While Japaenese organizations have become famous for efficiently integrating R&D processes across organizational units and hierarchical layers, experiene in managing R&D across country borders is quite limited.  German companies, while being less integrative on the domestic level, have internationalized their…

■ IIR Decennial International Symposium on Frontiers of Innovation Research: Towards an       Internationally Competitive Nation March 4-5, 2007 at Hitotsubashi Memorial Hall, Kanda, TokyoOrganized byIIR and Nihon Keizai ShimbunIn collaboration withJosuikai (Hitotsubashi alumni association)This symposium was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of IIR, aming at learning the lessons　on the future strategy for innovation research from the leaders of innovation research, highlighting some research outcomes of IIR and discussing their managerial and policy implications. The symposium was open to the general public of Japan. Day 1: March 4, 2007WelcomeSadao Nagaoka (Director, IIR)Opening AddressTakehiko Sugiyama (President, Hitotsubashi  University)Guest SpeechesKoji Omi (Minister of Finance, Japan)Kakutaro Kitashiro (Chairman, Japan Association of Corporate Executives) Keynote…

International Conference on efficient alliance for commercializing upstream inventions witha focus on co-inventions and co-ownershipThis conference, supported by the JPO, aims at analyzing the efficient contract andinstitutional design for developing and commercializing upstream inventions. One focalissue is co-ownership of an invention. The conference covers three topics:(1) Empirical analysis of ownership and inventor structure of upstream inventions, and ofthe alliance contracts for their development and use. (2) A global picture of strategic alliances and lessons from the US experiences(3) Efficient contract and institutional design for commercialization of upstream inventions Date                December  11th　 2006Place       Sano-shoin at Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo         …

International Workshop on the Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights  Date: June 26 SundayPlace: Seminar room on the second floor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi UniversityFax 042-580-8410, Tel 042-580-8431 (http://www.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/) Room opens at 9:30 and coffee offeredTime allocation: 30 minutes presentations in English, 5 to 10 minutes by each discussant and 25to 20 minutes general discussions in English or in Japanese) Morning session (Presentations in English, Discussions in English or in Japanese)Chair  Professor Yoshiyuki Tamura, Hokkaido University 10:00-11:00Ⅰ. Economic analysis of IP exhaustionDr. Peter Ganea (Max-Planck Institute and Visiting Professor to IIR)Discussant Eiichi Tomiura, Professor, Department of Economics, YokohamaNational University 11:00-12:00Ⅱ. Efficient appropriation of R&D investments and the exhaustion principleProfessor Sadao…

A Cooperative Symposium, “21st Century Innovation Systems for Japan and the United States: Lessons from a Decade of Change” (January 10, 2006-January 11, 2006)Organized byThe National Institute of Science and Technology PolicyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JapanandThe Board of Science, Technology, and Economic PolicyU.S. National Academiesin collaboration withInstitute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, JapanPreliminary ProgramJanuary 10-11, 2006Mita KaigishoTokyo, Japan National Institute of Science and Technology PolicyDay 1: January 10, 2006 9:30 AM Welcome 　Introduction: Takashi Inutsuka, Director, Planning Division, NISTEP　　Motohide Konaka, Director General, NISTEP9:45 AM Opening Addresses　Chair: Terutaka Kuwahara, Deputy Director General, NISTEP 　Challenges in the U.S. Innovation System 　Donald Manzullo, United States House of Representatives　　Evolution and Challenges to the…

Conference on IT Innovation　2004.12.13-12.14 ■Conference on IT InnovationDate: December 13th abd 14th 2004renVenue: Sano-Shoin Hall at Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo, JapanSupported by the Japan Patent Office 　 2004.12.13 　 　 IPR, Standards and Competition Policy for Cumulative Innovation 　 　 9:15 Welcoming remark: Sadao Nagaoka (Hitotsubashi University)An Address: Kunihiko Shimano (Director of Academic I.P. Advancement Office,　　　　　　　　　General Affairs Department,　Japan Patent Office)Session #1: IPR and standards　　Chair: Hideshi Itoh ( Hitotsubashi University) 9:30 to 10:45: Lead paper “Digital Rights Management and the Pricing of Digital Products”　　Suzanne Scotchmer (University of California, Berkeley)　　Discussant: Kazuharu Kiyono (Waseda University)11:00 to 12:00: “Coalition formation for a consortium standard through a standard body　and a　　　　　　　　　　　 patent pool: theory and some evidence from…

TOKYO MOBILE ROUNDTABLE ■MOBILE ROUNDTABLE The Mobile Roundtable is a series of international conferences on mobile communication and computing, organized by a group of researchers around the world (the Mobile Roundtable Committee).　The objectives of the Mobile Roundtable are to:･Build and support a sustainable international network of researchers to study the mobilecommunication and computing business, market, and industry･Exchange research results and views･Facilitate communication, interactions, and collaborations among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers around the world　The first Mobile Roundtable will be held in Tokyo, Japan in May 2002, followed by the second in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2003 and the third in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. in 2004. Preparatory discussions were made at the Seamless…

International Workshop on Social Sciences and Innovation 2000.11.29-12.2 　 2000.11.29 　 ・ “Challenges to the Social Sciences in the New Millennium”by Dr. Nathan ROSENBERG (Professor, Stanford University, USA) 　 2000.11.30 　 ・ Plenary session 1: Promoting InnovationChair: Dr. Seiichiro YONEKURA (IIR)Presentation #1: Dr. Ikujiro NONAKA (Professor, Hitotsubashi University,Japan)Developing Unified, Dynamic Knowledge Management SystemsPresentation #2: Dr. Martin KENNEY (Professor, University of California at Davis, USA)Social Sciences and the Innovative Capacity of the FirmPresentation #3: Dr. M.G.K. MENON (former Minister of Science and technology, India)Innovation- Its Characteristics, Promotion and Policy Frameworks Needed for ThisShort panel discussion 1:Panelists: Speakers of presentation #1, #2 and #3Chair: Dr. Seiichiro YONEKURA (IIR) 　 ・ Plenary session 2:…

International Symposium on Innovation and Patents Theme: ‘Exploring the Optimal Design of the Patent System for the 21st Century’Organiser: The Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi UniversityDate: 12 February ～ 13 February 1999Place: Kunitachi, Tokyo (Sano-shoin Hall, Hitotsubashi University) Session I: Economic Analysis of Innovation and PatentsChairperson: Kotaro Suzumura, Hitotsubashi University　1. Innovation and the Patent SystemRichard Nelson, Columbia UniversityDiscussant: Hiroyuki Odagiri, Hitotsubashi University　2. Incremental Innovation and the Patent SystemSuzanne Scotchmer, University of California-BerkeleyDiscussant: Sadao Nagaoka, Hitotsubashi University　3.Appropriability and PatentsWesley Cohen, Carnegie-Mellon UniversityAkira Goto, Hitotsubashi UniversityAkiya Nagata, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyRichard Nelson, Columbia UniversityJohn Walsh, University of Illinois at ChicagoDiscussant : David Mowery, University of California-Berkeley　Session II: The Patent…

Enterprise InnovationManagement Forum for Innovative value-creation This forum, with participants from industry, government and university, addressed the theme of innovation and value creation in business organizations amid a rapidly-changing social environment in which conventional management values are being discarded. There was joint examination with business leaders of recent research cases, and distribution of the findings via the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Nikkei Shimbun.　■ Programme（22th February 1999）　1. Greeting by the Sponsor　2. Key Lectures‘Knowledge Revolution in Japanese Companies’Ikujiro Nonaka, Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Hokuriku‘Towards the Exciting Management Revolution’Seiichiro Yonekura, Professor, IIR, Hitotsubashi University　3. Panel Discussion- ‘Customers, Information, Innovation: Challenges for the 21st Century’1st…