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In pursuit of Asian MOT research / education platform

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• AIC was established in 2015, as a strategic auxiliary organization to the Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management (YUMOT), with the goal of being a hub of management of technology (MOT) research and education in Asia by exploring collaborative network among leading universities in this region, especially in ASEAN.

  Our partner universities and AIC formed Asian MOT Consortium (AMC) and have worked together in achieving the goal. The first phase of AIC project terminated in 2019 had pursued to share the knowledge and insights among AMC members and build a foundation for solid cooperation, such as the development of joint research laboratory for research as well as that of joint degree program for education.

  AIC believes ASEAN is the next "hot spot" of innovation bolstered by the strong economic momentum. Leveraging on the foundation we had built in the former project, AIC aspires to implement practice-oriented research on MOT activities in reality, of which we call Project Based Action Research (PBAR), in ASEAN as a field by research groups consisting of talented researchers from AMC member schools. Meanwhile, COVID-19 accelerates the transition to ubiquitous innovation in open setting. It brings about a challenge in coupling data from physical contact or field work with that from data analysis to address MOT problem. AIC prepares a wide range of data for this purpose.

  AIC together with AMC is committed to offer grounded managerial insights beneficial to organizations and individuals setting out to innovate.

  Yoshiyuki Matsuura

  Director, Asia Innovation Center

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Location: Yamaguchi University Tokiwa Campus (Ube City) Date: February 20, 2019

The evaluation meeting was attended by AIC evaluation committee members Mr Hamada, Mr Murakoshi, and Mr Yamada as well as AIC's Director Prof Kaminishi, Prof Fukuyo, Prof Okamoto, Prof Matsuura, Prof Ohshima, and Prof Nguyen. Mr Mizohata (Head of planning section), Mr Nakagawa (officer), Mr Matsumoto (Head of general affairs) Mr Sakai (Accounting Section Manager), Mr Okamura (General Affairs Planning Section Deputy Section Manager), Mr Adachi (Accounting Section Deputy Section Manager) and Mr Tanaka (General Affairs Planning Section Manager) were also attending as observer. First, the committee appointed Mr Yamada as chairman of the meeting by mutual selection. The the status of project activities of FY2017 and FY2018 was tabled and the matters concerning management and operation were evaluated. The evaluation was conducted in a format where the person in charge of AIC responded to the questions and answers from the committee members after an explanation based on the self-inspection report from the director. Then, each committee members was given a slot to share their findings on the evaluation. During the closing remarks by the chairman, he emphasized, "I understand that the project is unique and has significance for the future, and that it is steadily producing results. We hope the that the project will be more aggressive and able to create monetization element. There is no doubt that there are many human resources who want to play an active role globally from the middle class of emerging countries in Asia, so I would like you to carry out this project effectively with a business mindset to meet those needs".

Description of activities based on self-inspection

• Committee member Mr Jun Yamada・Executive Vice President Of Aizu Electric Power Co., Inc.

• Committee member Mr Tomohide Hamada・Nikon Corporation

Managing Executive Director, General Manager of Industrial Equipment Division

• Committee member Mr Noriaki Murakoshi・Lion CorporationDirector of Research and Development Division

Venue: Campus Innovation Centre (Tamachi, Tokyo) Date: February 23, 2017

The evaluation meeting was attended by Mr. Yamada, Mr. Murakoshi, and Mr. Yokozawa, who are members of the AIC evaluation committee, and Prof Kaminishi, the director of AIC as well as Mr Okamura (General Affairs Planning Director) as the observer. First, the committee appointed by Mr Yamada, as Chairperson to chair the meeting. The report of project activities in FY2015 and FY2016 was tabled and matters related to management and operation was evaluated. The evaluation was conducted in a format in which the director of the centre responds to questions and answers from the committee members after an explanation based on the self-inspection report from the director. It should be noted that a separate evaluation willbe conducted by the absent committee member, Mr Hamada which Director Kaminishi, Prof Okamoto, and General Manager Okamura will be visiting Nikon Co., Ltd. headquarters on April 14th for this purpose. The evaluation committee commented that "The goal is to be what we need in the present era, and because it is not yet common among researchers to create things, the policy of aiming for such a figure is very wonderful. I hope that the project will strive and become an Asia 's standard.", "I think the concept is wonderful. I highly appreciate it because it has achieved and progressed more than the original plan. From industry's point of view, incorporating OJT-like method such as PBL programs in the educational field is highly evaluated.", "The evidence for the inspection items is substantial, and the initial plan is steadily progressing. I strongly hope that this effort will continue to move forward."