EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

March 2014

Promotion of EU-Japan cooperation in Innovation, Science and Technology

Toshiyasu ICHIOKA, PhD

1 EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - organization

Head Office in Tokyo and a branch in Brussels EC-METI joint venture • Tokyo (1987- 17 members of staff) since 1987 • Brussels (1995- 10 members of staff) 2 General Managers: • EU side: Mr. Silviu Jora • Japan side: Mr. Hiroshi Tsukamoto Mission Budget for 2013: ca. 4 MEUR • EC: DG ENTR (operation grant) & DG RTD ! Promote EU-Japan (action grant) cooperation in industry, • Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and trade and investment. Industry (METI) ! Strengthen the • Institute for International Studies and technological capabilities Training (IIST) and the competitiveness of • Contributions from European and EU/JP enterprises Japanese business

General presentation 2014.03 2 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - activities I. Policy analysis and advice Think tank activities - Energy, environment, climate change - Trade and investment - Industrial policy (including SME, innovation, competition, etc.) EU-Japan Business Round Table III. Support to EU-Japan cooperation in Science, II. Services to Business Technology & Innovation Training - R&D&I - Framework Programme - EU managers, exporters and investors (FP7 & Horizon 2020): J-BILAT, JEUPISTE, GNSS.asia - EU/JP engineering and scientific students (Vulcanus) - National Contact Point (NCP) Information service - Services for MIC - EU and Japanese SMEs - Cluster helpdesk & info - Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) - Promotion of Industrial Innovation

General presentation 2014.03 3 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Forthcoming training courses and missions 1! Human Resources Training Programme (HRTP) - Japan Industry Insight " Intensive course of 4 weeks (Japanese language, lectures, interaction with Japanese business people, field trips) " Optional 5th week for individual company visits " For SMEs: # EU-Japan Centre covers all the direct costs # Grant of 2500 EUR from the EC + 500 EUR from EEN

Next HRTP Application deadline 12 May ‒ 6 (or 13) June 2014 27 February 2014

General presentation 2014.03 4 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Forthcoming training courses and missions 2! World Class Manufacturing (WCM) " Learn the japanese way of improving cost efficiency / manufacturing capabilities " Aimed exclusively at managers and executives responsible for corporate strategy in manufacturing management with knowledge of WCM and an engineering background " For SMEs: # EU-Japan Centre covers all the direct costs # Grant of 600 EUR from the EC

Next WCM Application deadline 30 June ‒ 4 July 2014 27 March 2014 6 ‒ 10 October 2014 2 June 2014

General presentation 2014.03 5 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Forthcoming training courses and missions 3! Nanotech Cluster Mission to Japan " SMEs' Internationalisation through EU-Japan Cluster Cooperation " Lasts 5 days with market-specific business seminars, group company visits, one-on-one meetings at a targeted trade fair " Addressed to clusters and network organisations which will select one SME, most mature to participate in the mission and to be able to present the highest potential for cooperation " EU-Japan Centre covers the costs of trade fair registration, local transfers, access to partnering systems, etc.

Programme dates Application deadline 26 ‒ 30 January 2015 4 September 2014

General presentation 2014.03 6 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Vulcanus programmes!

Vulcanus (latin): ! Vulcanus in Europe for Japanese students, sponsored by METI God of ﬁre and metal working “Strike while the iron is hot.”: ! Vulcanus in Japan for European students, sponsored by the EC in-company traineeships for students, who will support EU- http://www.eu-japan.eu/global/vulcanus.html Japan economic relations in international environment Vulcanus in Japan also on Facebook

Vulcanus in Europe Vulcanus in Japan Scheme Japanese students to Europe European students to Japan April-March September-August Courses 4 months language 4 months Japanese Internship 8 months at a local host 8 months at a local host Scholarship 800,000 JPY before departure ＋ 2 Million JPY 6,600 EUR Other beneﬁts 4 months home stay Dormitory for 1 year Started in 1996 1997 Accumulated number 322 405

General presentation 2014.03 7 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Enterprise Europe Network!

" Created by the EC in 2008 " Supporting SMEs and research organizations " 600 members from 50 countries " EU-Japan Centre is a member since 2011

http://www.een-japan.eu/ja/

General presentation 2014.03 8 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Minerva fellowship $ Strengthen the analytical capacity & output of the Centre $ EU and Japanese citizens – up to 6 fellows per year $ 1700 EUR/month for 6 months $ Priority topics % EU-Japan trade and industrial relations % Post-Fukushima business and industrial cooperation opportunities in Japan (disaster management services, clean energy, construction, etc..) % EU SMEs internationalisation to Japan % Sectoral aspects: Japanese Biotech cluster and industry landscape % Clean Energy Sector in Japan- Investment and Cooperation Opportunities for EU SMEs

General presentation 2014.03 9 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 New “soft-landing” scheme in Japan

Targeting EU MS without CC in Japan # Free oﬃce space for up to 1 month # Free access to Centre’s meeting facilities # Free helpdesk and assistance through EEN

General presentation 2014.03 10 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - activities I. Policy analysis and advice Think tank activities - Energy, environment, climate change - Trade and investment - Industrial policy (including SME, innovation, competition, etc.) EU-Japan Business Round Table III. Support to EU-Japan cooperation in Science, II. Services to Business Technology & Innovation Training - R&D&I - Framework Programme - EU managers, exporters and investors (FP7 & Horizon 2020): J-BILAT, JEUPISTE, GNSS.asia - EU/JP engineering and scientific students (Vulcanus) - National Contact Point (NCP) Information service - Services for MIC - EU and Japanese SMEs - Cluster helpdesk & info - Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) - Promotion of Industrial Innovation

General presentation 2014.03 11 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Tax$allevia)on:$foreign$companies$selected$for$subsidies$to$establish$base$in$Japan! No." Company name" Global HQs" Sector" 2010-1" salesforce.com, inc." USA" IT services" 2010-2" Zydus Pharma Japan Co., Ltd." India" Pharmaceuticals" 2010-3" Dyesol Japan Co., Ltd." Australia" Next-generation photovoltaic cells" 2010-4" Eurocopter Japan T&E Co., Ltd." France" Special-purpose helicopters" 2010-5" Dou Yee International Private Limited" Singapore" Liquid crystal displays" 2011-1" DSM Japan Engineering Plastics K.K." Netherlands" Chemicals (Plastic)" 2011-2" Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc" U.K." Fuel cells" 2011-3" Medasys Japan K.K." France" Medical information system" 2011-4" Mikado Kyowa Seed Co., Ltd." France" Vegetable seeds (under Vilmorin & Cie S.A.) " 2011-5" NeoPhotonics Japan, Godo Kaisha" USA" Optical communication equipments" 2011-6" Nihon Cabot Microelectronics K.K." USA" Materials for electronics component" 2011-7" Sanoﬁ-Aventis K.K." France" Pharmaceuticals" 2011-8" Umicore N.V." Belgium" Industrial chemicals (Catalyst)" 2011-9" Volvo Technology AB" Sweden" Technology development related to automobiles" 2011-10" 3M Health Care Ltd." USA" Healthcare products" 2012-1" Faurecia Japan K.K." France" Automotive componentAutomotive seating" 2012-2" GE Japan Limited" USA" Energy, Healthcare, and other devices" 2012-3" Johnson & Johnson K.K." USA" Medical equipment" 2012-4" Tenneco Japan Ltd." USA" Automotive component " 2013-1" BASF Japan, Ltd." Germany" Chemistry (battery materials)" 2013-2" Comverge Japan K.K." USA" Electric Power Demand Response" 2013-3" Nippon Busch K.K." Germany" Vacuum pumps and systems" 2013-4" Siemens Japan K.K." Germany" Positron Emission Tomography (PET) drug products related ﬁelds"

General presentation 2014.03 12 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Tax$allevia)on:$foreign$companies$selected$for$subsidies$to$establish$base$in$Japan! No." Company name" Global HQs" Sector" 2010-1" salesforce.com, inc." USA" IT services" 2010-2" Zydus Pharma Japan Co., Ltd." India" Pharmaceuticals" 2010-3" Dyesol Japan Co., Ltd." Australia" Next-generation photovoltaic cells" 2010-4" Eurocopter Japan T&E Co., Ltd." France" Special-purpose helicopters" 2010-5" Dou Yee International Private Limited" Singapore" Liquid crystal displays" 2011-1" DSM Japan Engineering Plastics K.K." Netherlands" Chemicals (Plastic)" 2011-2" Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc" U.K." Fuel cells" 2011-3" Medasys Japan K.K." France" Medical information system" 2011-4" Mikado Kyowa Seed Co., Ltd." France" Vegetable seeds (under Vilmorin & Cie S.A.) " 2011-5" NeoPhotonics Japan, Godo Kaisha" USA" Optical communication equipments" 2011-6" Nihon Cabot Microelectronics12 K.K. " companiesUSA" Materials for electronics out component of " 2011-7" Sanoﬁ-Aventis K.K." France" Pharmaceuticals" 2011-8" Umicore N.V." 23 wereBelgium" Industrial European chemicals (Catalyst)" 2011-9" Volvo Technology AB" Sweden" Technology development related to automobiles" 2011-10" 3M Health Care Ltd." USA" Healthcare products" 2012-1" Faurecia Japan K.K." France" Automotive componentAutomotive seating" 2012-2" GE Japan Limited" USA" Energy, Healthcare, and other devices" 2012-3" Johnson & Johnson K.K." USA" Medical equipment" 2012-4" Tenneco Japan Ltd." USA" Automotive component " 2013-1" BASF Japan, Ltd." Germany" Chemistry (battery materials)" 2013-2" Comverge Japan K.K." USA" Electric Power Demand Response" 2013-3" Nippon Busch K.K." Germany" Vacuum pumps and systems" 2013-4" Siemens Japan K.K." Germany" Positron Emission Tomography (PET) drug products related ﬁelds"

General presentation 2014.03 13 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Horizon 2020

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FP7: 2007-2013 Horizon 2020 (2007-2011 +2 years for EURATOM) - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation CIP: 2007-2013 Innovation Competitiveness

EIT: 2008- European Institute of Innovation and Technology

General presentation 2014.03 14 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Horizon 2020: political placement! ! Europe 2020: EU’s growth strategy

Exiting the economic crisis Innovation Union - One of 7 flagship initiatives

Smart Innovation- growth friendly Horizon 2020 Sustainable environment growth Financial instrument EU’s global Economic to implement Inclusive growth and competitiveness Innovation Union growth jobs

General presentation 2014.03 15 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 Who can participate in Horizon 2020?!

AC (11-12): MS (28): FP7 associated countries EU member states (Switzerland, )Norway, Israel, Turkey, etc.

ICPC: Other third countries International CooperationThird CountriesJapan, USA, Australia, ... Partner Countries BRIC+Mexico are now included in this category in Horizon 2020

General presentation 2014.03 16 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 EU-Japan coordianated calls (FP7/Horizon 2020) FP7/JST on Superconductivity (2010) 3 collaborative projects FP7/NEDO on Photovoltaics (2010) 1 collaborative project FP7/METI on Aeronautics (2011) 4 collaborative projects FP7/JST on Materials (2012) on Substitution of critical metals 3 collaborative projects FP7METI on Civil High Speed Aircraft (2012) Coordination with Japan, Australia and Russia FP7HORIZON2020/MICNICT on ICT (2012, 2014) 6 collaborative projects + ? CONCERT-Japan joint calls (2012, 2014) Energy management / disaster mitigation, risk management / photonic manufacturing 9 projects + ?

Japan-EU Partnership in Innovation, Oﬃcial name Science and TEchnology Short name JEUPISTE Period 36 months（2013.9.1 ‒ 2016.8.31） Ca. 1.25 MEUR from FP7 Budget + contribution from partners http://www.jeupiste.eu

General presentation 2014.03 18 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 What you can expect? – project activities!

Contribution to the EU-Japan STI policy dialogue: Data collection, analysis, roadmapping

Bilateral information service and seminars

Academic/Innovation workshops, research infrastructure, mobility

Contact points, helpdesk, training

Communication, outreach

Coordinator IIST Institute for International Studies and Training (JP) Funding DLR Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DE) TUBITAK The Scientiﬁc and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TR) AGAUR Agency for Management of Universities and Research Grants (ES) Support APRE Agency for the Promotion of European Research (IT) RCISD Regional Centre for Information and Scientiﬁc Development (HU) FORTH PRAXI Network/ Foundation for Research and Technology (GR) R&D KU Kobe University (JP) ZSI Centre for Social Innovation (AT) SME INSME International Network for SMEs (IT)

Through MoU: ! EU Institutes in Japan, Kansai & Kyushu ! The Engineering Academy of Japan ! RIKEN ! Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ! Research University 11 consortium (RU11)

Through letters of support: " The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI; JP) " The Ministry of Human Resources (HU) " The Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (ES) " NL Agency (NL) " Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS; FR) " EUJO-LIMMS project (FP7 INCOLAB; GA 295089)

General presentation 2014.03 21 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 National Contact Point (NCP) " Established in 1999 " Each country nominates national and regional contact point for information service and assistance " Nomination for each area (Societal challenges, ICT, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, Legal/financial, etc.) & In November 2013, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation was nominated as the ﬁrst NCP in Japan for FP7 and Horizon 2020 on all aspects. & Full service will be deployed from April 2014

General presentation 2014.03 22 © EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2014 21st EU-Japan Summit: Joint Press Statement! 17. Summit leaders... welcomed the nomination of a National Contact Point (NCP) for the EU Framework Programme in Japan, as an important step to facilitate the participation of Japanese entities to the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, and expressed their desire to open up new horizons for Japan- EU science and technology collaboration.

Tokyo, 19 Nov 2013