抄録
The present work reviews the research activities of the late Kinji Gonda, a pioneering figure in the study of regional science and technology (S&T) policy and innovation. His work in the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy and its later development, implications in policymaking and international applications attests his clear foresight. The author reviews how Gonda's analysis of regional S&T resources (organizations, researchers, expenditures, etc.) served as fundamental information in evaluation and further development of regional S&T policies, and has established itself in the national system of policy formation and evaluation in the second-term Science and Technology Basic Plan. The author's "Composite Indicators", based on Gonda's factual survey and analysis, has been helpful in evaluation and analysis of regional S&T and innovation activities. The comparative analysis on S&T Parks which Gonda conducted in the middle 1990s lead to regional cluster studies which flourished later in many countries and stimulated related policy programs in Japan. Gonda was also instrumental in initiating the Regional Science and Technology Policy Research conference (RESTPOR), an international meeting of specialists intended for verification and further development in international context of research outcomes obtained in Japan. He has lead fine consecutive RESTPORs to a great success.
