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1 Electronics & Photonics in Japan, Counsellor Science & Innovation Office of Science and Innovation/Growth Analysis Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo Industrial impact of of Great Eastern Earthquake 3/11 3/11 Government perspective ICT for for society & growth Industry perspective global competition The The academic perspective excellence in in R&D R&D Conclusions 1

2 Magnitude of the 3/11 disaster As As of of May May5, 5, from from government government Number Number of of people people killed: killed: Number Number of of people people missing: missing: Totally Totallycollapsed collapsedbuildings: Evacuated: Evacuated: persons persons Reconstruction Reconstructioncost cost billion billion SEK SEK Example: JParc (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, Tokai Village, 100 km north Tokyo) 2

3 Disrupted global supply chains.. Shinetsu,MEMC Shinetsu,MEMCSUMCO, SUMCO, (77 (77% world world share sharesiwafers) % of of world world Siwafer Siwafer production production halted halted Renesas Renesas Industries Industries (30 (30 % world world share share microcontrollers) microcontrollers) % of of production production down down until until June June % power power shortage shortage expected expected in in summer summer Source: Restoration.. Source: METI; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, April 2011 anders.karlsson@growthanalysis.se 3

4 Industrial impact of of Great Eastern Earthquake 3/11 3/11 Government perspective ICT in in society & for for growth Industry perspective global competition The The academic perspective excellence in in R&D R&D Conclusions Broadband in Japan 4

5 Source: Ministry of Interior and Communications, 2010 Recent reports ICTpolicies (in Swedish) Downloadable from 5

6 New generation network 6

7 Source: METI; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2010 Industrial impact of of Great Eastern Earthquake 3/11 3/11 Government perspective ICT for for society & growth Industry perspective global competition The The academic perspective excellence in in R&D R&D Conclusions 7

8 Size of Japanese ICT & Electronics 8

9 Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry Industrial competiveness council, July 2010 Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry Industrial competiveness council, July

10 Industrial impact of of Great Eastern Earthquake 3/11 3/11 Government perspective ICT for for society & growth Industry perspective global competition The The academic perspective excellence in in R&D R&D Conclusions Japanese strengths.. Source: Nanotechnology report

11 Academic & Institute System Universities, some top Strong Research Institutes Focused R&D programs WPI WPI World World Premier Premier Research Research Center Center Initiative Initiative FIRST FIRST Funding Funding Program Program for for WorldLeading WorldLeading Innovative Innovative R&D R&D on on Science Science and and Technology Technology Innovation Innovation Center Center for for Fusion Fusion of of Advanced Advanced Technologies Technologies Photonics Center, Osaka University Executive director Professor Satoshi Kawata More than 20 laboratories, about 10 big companies and some venture companies Photonics Advanced Research Center (PARC) Innovation center for fusion of Advanced Technologies/Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Photonicsbased EcoLifeTechnology Development Center /the Program by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Advanced NanoPhotonics Research and Education Center in Asia /the JSPS Asia CORE Program anders.karlsson@growthanalysis.se 11

12 FIRST Funding Program for WorldLeading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology 5070 MSek/year for 5 years. In total 30 projects Core researcher Naoki Yokoyama Tohoku Univ Masayoshi Esashi Lab anders.karlsson@growthanalysis.se 12

13 Tohoku University MEMS facility Earthquake Earthquakedamage Building Building cannot cannotbe be used used Pic. Pic. April April 28, 28, Nature Editorial, March 25, 2011 Those who who are are creating windows of of opportunity for for japanese needy scientists should keep them open. And And others might want want to to think think about opening more. See Seealso 13

14 Industrial impact of of Great Eastern Earthquake 3/11 3/11 Government perspective ICT in in society & for for growth Industry perspective global competition The The academic perspective excellence in in R&D R&D Conclusions Modes of collaboration Researcher Researcher exchange exchange Jointly Jointly funded funded R&D R&D projects projects Vinnova Vinnova & SSF SSF JSPS JSPS EUJapan EUJapan S&T S&T agreement agreement (Nov. (Nov. 2009) 2009) & EU EU FP7 FP7 programs ICT has priorityprograms Closed ICT has calls; priority Superconductivy & concentrated Photovoltaics Closed calls; Superconductivy & concentrated Photovoltaics Strategic Strategic R&D R&D alliances alliances with with Japanese Japanese companies companies 14

15 ElSeed is off to a bright future SUCCESS STORY ElSeed is striving to develop a white LED technology that can replace normal lamp bulbs. Optovent s technology for highefficiency LED has been developed over a 15 year period at Linköping University. Continued development is progressing smoothly both in Sweden and Japan. ElSeed is backed by the Japanese Government s technical development organization NEDO with 6,5 million USD. The market for white LEDs is estimated to 40 billion USD/year. May 9, anders.karlsson@growthanalysis.se 15

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