Research Activities

Research Projects

Starting Businesses and Innovation in Asia(2017_2_20_006)

Outline

In this study, we show the factors behind the recent increase in Asian tech startups and evaluate the innovations of their products. The following aspects are investigated for starting a new business and creating innovation in Asia: industrial agglomeration, startup ecosystem, universities, Silicon Valley, venture capital, product development, etc. Moreover, we stress the similarities and differences of startups in comparison with the growth process of existing firms, as well as position the recent increase of startups in the past development process of industries and economies in Asia.

Period

April 2017 - March 2019

Members of the Research Project
[ Organizer ] Kimura Koichiro
[ Co-researcher ] Kawakami Momoko
[ Co-researcher ] Ding Ke
[ Co-researcher ] Marukawa Tomoo (Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
[ Co-researcher ] Ito Asei (Lecturer, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
[ Co-researcher ] Hayashi Yukihide (Principal Fellow, Japan Science and Technology)
[ Co-researcher ] Zhou Shaodan (Fellow, Japan Science and Technology)
[ Co-researcher ] Takasu Masakazu (Catalyst, teamLab)
[ Co-researcher ] Maki Kanetaka (Assistant Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
[ Co-researcher ] Fukushima Michi (Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)


Publications
  • Outside Publisher-Book in Japanese-