Using ICT for a Stimulus Story from Japan
CIO for Innovation
Prof. Dr. Toshio Obi
Waseda University
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Director, APEC e-Government Research Center
President, International Academy of CIO
ITU-Waseda ICT Research Center
ICT.2 14:30－16:00 October 6
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Business sector in Japan has faced with serious loss, since the
Lehman Shock and tried to restructure business strategy.
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Japanese government has earmarked approx. 150 billion US$
budget as comprehensive stimulus packages at 3 stages in September
2008, February and April 2009.
 Among the packages, approx. 30 billion has been allocated to ICT
sectors to expedite economic recovery.
With excellent Innovation, Paradigm shift in Information Society is
promoting
Any packages should contribute to resolve global Economic Recovery.
There are
@ Techno-Innovation (SCM, eco) and
@ Finance-Innovation (e-service).
Recently
@ Socio-Innovation (e-inclusion) and
@ Politic-Innovation (e-Gov) as leadership is equally important
Fact finding and Policy implications
 We should evaluate the activities on Innovation policy in economic
crisis, since more interrelated with each other between stimulus
economic packages and Innovation
 Innovation policy cannot be discussed in a single country and need
global attention for the issues, international cooperation on the role
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of Innovation as institutional framework is valuable. The survey of
Waseda Univ. shows the effectiveness on Innovation utilization.
There is Strong demand for creating comprehensive master plan for
innovation for prioritizing the agendas.
As positive trilateral relationship on government-business-academia,
this conference should be highly considered
Strengthening the capacity building in HRD for entrepreneurship
,SME and venture
Survey by Waseda lectures series by the best 50 entrepreneurs
(CEOs of venture companies) in Japan indicates the following Core
competences as successful business
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Speedy decision
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Leadership
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Complicated data analysis
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Strategic usage of ICT
Promising sectors for future venture – ICT, Food ,Manpower ,
Ageing ,Green and Biotech
Support and improve the existing collaboration among academia,
governments, business sectors, international organizations, and other
related parties for the rapid development of Innovation as a tool to
overcome the worldwide economic and environmental crises.
Continue with the existing research on the new roles for the CIO in
an innovative approach, focusing on the main existing problems
worldwide, economic and environmental crises, and the rapid aging
of citizens.
Foster the development of “Green ICT”, in order to preserve the
environment. This will be done by complying with the standards
defined by the industry and international organizations. Support is
also required for monitoring activities aiming at protection of the
environment. In this context, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is
one of the very effective measures to overcome
Governments can play an important role fostering broader
innovation by supporting the diverse actors in the innovation
ecosystem: people, firms, organisations, research institutions, the
public sector and civil society.
Developing networks and markets will enable the creation,
circulation and diffusion of knowledge and is key to sharing the
benefits of innovation.
Policy should strengthen and enable the multiple platforms for
innovation on such as ICTs.
Conducive framework conditions such as sound macro-economic
policy, competition, regulatory policies, openness to international
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trade and investment, tax and financial systems continue to be
essential and effective innovation strategy.
CIO for Innovation must be a central pillar of government policy,
linking an array of ministries and public and private players.
The recession will have permanent negative effects on potential
output (OEC D estimates)
Innovation is one of the keys to emerging from the downturn and
putting countries back on a path to sustainable – and smarter –
growth.
Many governments have incorporated measures to strengthen
innovation in their stimulus packages
Governments can encourage entry and expansion of new businesses
or the exit or re-orientation of existing businesses
Investment in high speed broadband communication networks must
be accompanied by regulatory frameworks which support open
access to networks and competition in the market.
Investment should also aim at stimulating the use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs)
The world crisis presents an opportunity to raise investment in
human capital for talented ICT manpower including CIO.
Support for education and training can accelerate the transition to
new jobs. 2/5 of new jobs has come from ICT sectors.
The world crisis should be used to achieve low-carbon economic
growth. I recommend that governments send a clear policy signal
now for Copenhagen in December about their medium and longterm climate change objectives.