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ナノテクノロジー分野での事業化 : 期待される政策的支援

Commercialization of nanotechnology; Policy support is expected

jpn

13493043

https://doi.org/10.15002/00007836

法政大学キャリアデザイン学部

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179

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2012-03

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The age of information technology (IT) followed the age of electronics; the nanotechnology age is expected in the near future. Until around 2009, many government projects were implemented in the nanotechnology field. Later, while the Japanese government's budget for nanotechnology development was reduced, the United States, EU countries, China, Korea and other countries continued expanding their research and development investment. Japan was left far behind by the United States and China in terms of the numbers of published papers and patents, which is a matter of great concern.Japanese corporations, however, are known for their strength in commercializing nanotechnology; in recent years, business projects applying nanotechnology are becoming plentiful. This report introduces rapidly occurring nanotechnology innovations and nanotechnology commercialization case studies where nanotechnology is used in business, examining how government policies can and should support such businesses.Many advanced technology companies consider trade shows as technology exchange forums, where they can exchange technological information with researchers from other companies, universities and other such research institutions. The forums are not merely for business negotiations; advanced technology companies are working hard to build a network of personal contacts. To help them apply their technology to business projects, policies that encourage companies to participate in trade shows, including assistance with exhibition fees, are effective.The government has been arranging for and working to build an industry-government-academia alliance, but such alliance building has never worked. Helping university researchers and private research institutes build networks in academic societies, which lead to joint research projects, is more important. An American study analyzed published papers and patent information and found that networks of researchers and corporate engineers are built around key researchers. The Japanese government's fostering of the industry-government-academia partnership should consider such network building. For this, academic societies where experts gather together are required to be more active.In order to drive nanotechnology innovation, which will be the next-generation scientific technology, it is important that mass media and the public stay interested in and keep supporting technology development and advanced technology, rather than leaving them to experts. Otherwise, attracting excellent human resources to advanced technology fields will be difficult.

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