Abstract
It has been almost ten years since the initiatives of industry-academia collaboration started in Japan. However, asking the question "Do collaboration really happen?", the answer is somewhat doubtful. In the background, there may be certain circumstances reflecting our culture and society. And also, "respect" in the true meaning has not been fully nurtured between industry and academia. It is strongly required for both industry and academia sides to change the way of thinking fundamentally.
We have to admit that the position of Japan in the global economy has been dropping these days, and then now industry-academia collaboration based upon "respect" is increasing important necessary. However, it seems that the parties concerned in collaborative activities are lacking this consciousness. Understanding and practicing is strongly requested. Nomura Securities endeavors to promote the industry-academia collaboration on our own belief that the security industry supports the foundation of economies.
