Policy Proposals and Activity since 2007

Technology and Industry

Information and Communications

May 2013
Research
Cyber-attacks: The Actual Situation and Defense
(Project Leader: Motohiro Tsuchiya, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Apr. 11, 2013
Symposium
101st Symposium: “Cyber-attacks: The Actual Situation and Defense”
Feb. 2011
Research
Using IT as a Means to Drive Japan's Economic and Industrial Growth
Nov. 10, 2010
Symposium
72nd Symposium: “Using IT as a Means to Drive Japan's Economic and Industrial Growth”
Oct. 6, 2008
Symposium
57th Symposium: “The Effects of IT on Japanese Industries and the Direction of Economic Policy — Why the Japanese Economy can Achieve 3%-4% Annual Growthg”
Oct. 2008
Policy Proposal
The Effects of IT on the Japanese Industries — A Policy Proposal for Realizing 3% Annual Growth in Japan
(Project Leader: Yuzo Kumasaka, President, ITeconomy Advisors, Inc.)
Jun. 2008
Policy Proposal
Legal Framework for the Convergence of Telecommunications and Broadcasting
(Jiro Kokuryo, Executive Director, the Keio Research Institute at SFC, et al.)
Feb. 26, 2008
Symposium
53rd Symposium: “Legal Framework for the Convergence of Telecommunications and Broadcasting”

International Standardization in Technology

May 2008
Policy Proposal
Comparative Analysis of International Standardization Strategies in Technology in Other Countries
(Project Leader: Yukio Hiramatsu, Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology)
Feb. 25, 2008
Symposium
52nd Symposium: “Why Should Companies Invest in International Standardization Activities Now?”

Technology Development

Jun. 2012
Policy Proposal
Open Innovation in R&D — New Possibilities of the Japanese Economy Found in Medium-Sized Enterprises —
(Project Leader: Kazuyuki Motohashi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)
Feb. 29, 2012
Symposium
88th Symposium: “Enterprise Growth and Open Innovation in R&D — Real Examples from Medium-Sized Enterprises”

Agriculture

Jun. 2012
Policy Proposal
Grand Design of Agricultural Revival — Land Use-Oriented Agriculture of 2020 —
(Project Leader: Masayoshi Honma, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo; Deputy Project Leader: Katsuhiro Saito, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo)
Apr. 10, 2012
Symposium
90th Symposium: “Grand Design of Agricultural Revival in Japan — Participation in TPP and Agriculture Reform”
Nov. 2011
Policy Proposal
The Program for Direct Payment of Income Support — Pursuing Both Agricultural Enhancement and Trade Liberalization —
(Project Leader: Nobuto Iwata, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University)
Feb. 3, 2011
Symposium
77th Symposium: “The Program for Direct Payment of Income Support — Pursuing Both Agricultural Enhancement and Trade Liberalization”
May 25, 2009
Symposium
64th Symposium: “Agricultural Big Bang in Japan — Toward a More Robust System of Food Security”
May 2009
Policy Proposal
Agricultural Big Bang in Japan — Toward a More Robust System of Food Security —
(Project Leader: Kazuhito Yamashita, Senior Fellow, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)