Open innovation and the emergence of a new type of university–industry collaboration in Japan

Abstract

From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, major institutional reform was undertaken in Japan to promote university-industry collaboration. The term "university-industry collaboration" appeared frequently in the media and became a fad. However, this did not last long, and it peaked in 2003. University-industry collaboration entered the spotlight again after 2010, when "open innovation" (Chesbrough, 2003) became popular in Japan. At that time, a new type of university-industry collaboration emerged. University-industry collaboration in Japan has traditionally taken the form of "small-scale, short-term, individual" contracts. In contrast, this new type of collaboration features "large-scale, long-term, comprehensive" contracts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]