公的研究機関のイノベーションプラットフォームとしての役割

TIAナノの事例研究

抄録

The Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA-nano) was established as an "innovation platform" by public research institutes (PRI) and firms for joint nanotechnology R&D activities. It is a virtual network comprised of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and other PRIs in the Tsukuba area. In this study, the activities of AIST in two specific technology areas—carbon nanotubes (CNT) and power electronics (SiC devices)—are chosen from various research areas under the framework of TIA-nano, in order to draw policy implications for project management of industrial collaborations. We found that (1) AIST has collaborated increasingly more with firms particularly after its incorporation in 2002, and (2) its role as an innovation platform is different between CNT and SiC in that it is important to proceed with CNT projects for firms by using open intellectual property policies, while for SiC projects, a vertical coordination role is more important.