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The Role and Impact of Universities in a National Innovation System 7,800,000 yen [Grant Project] NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (Singapore) In order to propel technological innovations, a nation requires a comprehensive National Innovation System (NIS). In Asian countries, the importance of a role played by universities for the NIS is growing in their pursuit of industrialization. However, in developing countries there is little information available with respect to the role and contribution universities can offer for NIS, preventing policymakers from implementing effective science and technology policies. In this project, a research team will be organized comprising researchers from major universities in eight Asian countries including Japan to study past experiences of their own respective university in terms of technology transfer cases, systems and policies of technology transfer, patent application, joint studies with public research institutions and/or private for-profit sectors, etc. Through comparative analyses of the roles and contributions universities have had in NIS structure of respective country, the project seeks to derive policy recommendations on the role of universities in the developing countries' NIS. The following activities are planned in the first year of the project.
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