PART Issues and Developments of Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 5. Promotion of Scientific Research
7. University-Private Industry Research Cooperation
In response to the various expectations and demands from industries
and various sectors of society for scientific research to present solutions to
various practical issues, joint research schemes with the private sector as well
as a system for contract research on specific problems have been promoted. Also,
in order to promote research cooperation between universities and private industries,
for example, by executing joint research and cooperating in providing technical
education to researchers and technicians of private industries, the establishment
of joint research centers at national universities was initiated in 1987 and
five such centers were set up in 1989.
With regard to the handling of the results of joint research
with the private sector or contract research, procedures for patents have been
stipulated, and provisions have been specified for allowing the private partners
to have preferential use for a fixed period of time.
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