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Smes' Business Creation Through Academia-Industry Cooperation Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum SMEs’ Business Creation through Academia-Industry Cooperation 09:00–17:30, Tuesday, 19 November 2002 Big Palette Fukushima (Convention Hall) Organizer Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Co-organizers Fukushima Prefectural Government Fukushima International Economic Exchange Advancement Council Supporters Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Tohoku Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation (JASMEC) Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry The Federation of Fukushima Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fukushima Federation of Commerce & Industry Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Small Business Association Tohoku District of Japan Junior Chamber Inc., Fukushima Bloc Council Fukushima Center for Industrial Promotion Koriyama Area Technopolis Promotion Organization Research Institute of Engineering, College of Engineering, Nihon University Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum Introduction The APEC SME Business Network Promotion Program implemented by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) aims to promote mutual understanding and business exchange among small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the APEC region, and achieve the creation of new business chances and industrial vitalization. Japan proposed the program at the Fifth APEC SME Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 1998, and was approved as Japan’s APEC project. FY2002 will be the fifth occasion for the program to take place. As Japan continues to struggle with longstanding economic difficulties, business creation of SMEs has been hailed as a key to revitalizing the Japanese economy. Academia-industry cooperation is an extremely promising strategy for facilitating the development of competitive technologies, as well as creating and promoting new business, particularly by SMEs with limited resources. Academia and business, as well as the government, are now closely examining opportunities for promoting such cooperation. Based on such circumstances, JETRO, as part of encouraging SMEs as well as universities and research institutions to create new business through academia-industry cooperation from a global point of view, held the Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum: SMEs’ Business Creation through Academia-Industry Cooperation in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in November 2002. SME and academic leaders were invited to the forum as presenters from six economies (China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, U.S.A. and Japan). The participants gave not only presentations on specific examples of academia-industry cooperation toward business creation in their economies, but also actively discussed the points of success and challenges of these efforts. This report is audio-typing of the presentations and discussions in the Forum. We hope that it will be of some help for SMEs in the APEC region in their attempts toward business creation through academia-industry cooperation. Finally, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to all those involved for their cooperation in the successful holding of the Forum. Economic Development Assistance Department Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) January 2003 2 Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum Contents Outline of the Forum ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 4 Profile of Speakers ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 6 Minutes of Meeting Opening Address ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 15 Remarks ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 17 Keynote Speech ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 18 Question and Answers ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････ 30 Presentations (Morning session) ････････････････････････････････････････ 33 Presentations (Afternoon session) ･･････････････････････････････････････ 50 Discussions ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 73 <Appendix> Photo Gallery ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 93 Press Coverage ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 99 Collated Results of Questionnaire to Attendees ･････････････････････････････ 102 2002 APEC SME and New Business Support Workshop Participants List ･･････ 106 About Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ･･････････････････････････ 107 3 Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum Outline of the Forum Outline of the Forum Date: 09:00–17:30, Tuesday, 19 November 2002 Venue: Big Palette Fukushima (Convention Hall) Number of Persons Attending: 203 Program 09:00 Opening Address Masato Akazawa Executive Vice President, JETRO Remarks Eisaku Sato Governor Fukushima Prefectural Government 09:15 Keynote Speech “My Theory of Ventures: Reasons for Academia-Industry Cooperation” Kazuhiko Nishi President of Suma Gakuen 10:15 Break 10:30 Presentations “Current State of Academia-Industry Cooperation / Case Studies” Coordinator: Tetsuhiko Ikegami President, The University of Aizu Presenters: U.S.A. Chris Constantinou Professor, Stanford University Gerald W. Timm CSO (Chief Scientific Officer), Endocare, Inc. Singapore Lee Loke Chong Deputy Executive Director, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) Lee Boon Leng Vice-President, MicroFab Technology (S) Pte Ltd. Malaysia Tan Sin Leng Associate Professor, Multimedia University Jeffrey Phang CEO, IT Driven DotCom Sdn Bhd Japan Shinzo Enomoto Professor, Chiba Institute of Technology Tatsuya Niwa Executive Advisor, Miyagi Kogyo Co., Ltd. 12:00 Break 13:00 Presentations Presenters: Japan Shigeaki Tsunoyama Professor, The University of Aizu Yoshibumi Kawauchi Senior Managing Director, Aizu F-COM Co., Ltd. Sadao Omata Professor, Nihon University 4 Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum Yasuo Tamanoi President, P&M Co., Ltd. China Chen Hongbo Deputy Director, Tsinghua University Science Park Development Center Ye Bin CEO, V2 Technology Inc. Korea Kwack Kae Dal Professor, Hanyang University Chung Young Wook Vice-President, Moditech Co., Ltd. 15:00 Break 15:15 Discussion “Toward Business Creation through Academia-Industry Cooperation” 17:30 Closing 18:00 Reception Others 1. Surveys Reports by the presenters from academia, concerning the current status of academia-industry cooperation in their respective economies as well as case studies by JETRO overseas offices were compiled and distributed as reference material at the Forum. 2. Information Corner for Academia-Industry Cooperation At the Forum venue, 13 presentation counters from universities and supporting institutions engaged in academia-industry cooperation were set up and information was provided on their technology and support systems, which help to promote academia-industry cooperation. 3. Collaboration with the APEC SME and New Business Support Workshop The APEC SME and New Business Support Workshop, another Japan-sponsored APEC project designed for policy-makers in the region to share knowledge and know-how to seek more effective support measures for SMEs and new businesses, was also held timed with the implementation of Forum (Theme: SMEs’ Business Creation through Academia-Industry Cooperation). By attending the Forum, workshop participants had the opportunity to listen to real experiences of SMEs engaging in academia-industry cooperation and exchange opinions with presenters and participating enterprises at the Forum. (See Appendix for participants list.) 5 Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum China Minutes of Meeting 【Opening Address】 Masato Akazawa (Executive Vice President, JETRO) It is my honor to deliver the opening address at the Fifth APEC SME Business Network Promotion Forum. I would like to extend my thanks to all our guests for their participation. This Forum was proposed by the Government of Japan at the Fifth APEC SME Ministerial Meeting held in Malaysia in 1998 and was officially approved as an APEC project of Japan. Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is the organization in charge of implementing this project. The Forum has been held four times so far, always in Tokyo. Presently Japan’s economy is in an unprecedented crisis. In order to find our way out of it, we must first of all take measures for industrial revival and revitalization of the local economies. Thanks to the collective efforts of all engaged in this project, including the Fukushima Prefectural Government, this, the 5th Forum is the first one to be held not in Tokyo, but in Fukushima. The Fukushima Prefectural Government in particular kindly agreed to co-host the event and has been supporting us immensely from the initial preparation stages onward. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Governor Eisaku Sato, who is here today despite his busy schedule. Thank you very much. One of the most important challenges that Japan faces today is how to survive in the present severe economic conditions. In order to solve this problem, it is of vital importance to reinforce the competitiveness of the industry. Against this backdrop, JETRO considers as a matter of great importance the creation of a new type of businesses, including the one that develops internationally, and industries through academia-industry cooperation, taking into consideration not only domestic cooperation between academia and industry, but also academia-industry cooperation between Japan and foreign economies. With this idea in mind, we chose as a theme of this year’s Forum the
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