EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Activities

POLICY ADVICE SERVICE TO BUSINESSES R&D and

INNOVATION

• Policy Seminars

• EU-Japan Business Round Table

NEW: MINERVA FELLOWSHIP

• Training Training for Executives (HRTP, WCM, Clusters mission) Training & Internships for Students (Vulcanus)

• Information Service Info Helpdesk

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Clusters Support & Helpdesk

Public Procurement info Portal

NEW: EU-Japan Business Bridge Web Portal,

NEW: “STEP IN JAPAN” – logistic support

FP7/Horizon 2020 Info Seminars

Helpdesk

Focus on industrial innovation

high tech cooperation and business partnerships using EEN

• GNSS.asia Promotion of Galileo

GNSS Market Study

GNSS industrial cooperation strategy

- Focus on concrete business opportunites in synergy with EEN

Services to Business

1.Training for Executives

Human Resources Training Programme (HRTP) • 5-week training in Japan for EU business managers

Missions on “World Class Manufacturing” (WCM) • 1-week course (twice a year) in Japan for EU business executives in

manufacturing sector

• Distribution and Business Practices: 1-week course in Japan for EU exporters and business managers

NEW ! WCM in Europe - “Practical adaptation in Europe of Japanese inspired management and production systems”

- up to 3 company visits in Europe ( advanced companies that have previously participated in WCM –Japan)

NEW! Mission in Japan for European “Biotech Clusters”(7-10 Oct)

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Services to Business

2. Training for Students in Science and Engineering : “Vulcanus”

Vulcanus in Japan

• 12 months program in Japan – 4 months intensive language course and 8

months company internship (20-30 students)

• Survey of results after 15 years

Total n° alumni: 385

• About 56 % are still in professional relation with Japan

• About 10% are CURRENTLY working or studying in Japan

Vulcanus in Europe

• 12 months company internship in Europe for Japanese students

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation :

Services to Business

2. Information Service

- Help Desk - Enterprise Europe Network (Japan point)

Assist European and Japanese SMEs to look for partners for internationalisation (e.g. through

the network’s database of companies seeking “business cooperation” or “technology transfer”)

- New: “E-Alert service” in Japanese prepared (cooperation requests, relevant news)

- Cluster Help Desk: 2011 MoU with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform

- Mapping of Clusters in Japan

- Connect the Japanese and European Clusters (translated info, match making etc)

- Promote and disseminate the EU-Japan Cluster event and cluster policy information

- A 5 days European Cluster Mission on Biotech/ Healthcare prepared for October 2013

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Services to Business

Information Service

Japanese Government Procurement Information Portal

• Improve the accessibility/transparency of the Japanese Public Procurement Market –

particularly at local/municipal level

• Manage a portal in English on the public procurement calls launched by Japanese

national and local government organisations – link with Centre’s website

(http://information1.gov-procurement.go.jp)

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES: develop a more integrated business

information service - “EU-Japan Business Bridge” (web portal)

- Offer Logistic support service (under consideration)

“EU BUSINESS IN JAPAN ” Info Web Portal

(EC Action Grant:250,000 EUR/2 years )

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DELIVERABLES in 2013

- Website design & Beta version

- Webpages with “open sources” content

- Webinar structure & software (Adobe Connect)

- Publications (Experts’ reports)

- E-learning sessions (PPT and videos)

- Database of +300 support organisations & experts

CURRENT SITUATION

+1600 links with information on Japan screened

• +110 summary pages with content & references

Call for Experts’ proposals

• 22 experts selected

• 46 proposals (reports, PPT, videos to deliver in 2013)

Website development : 1st phase – June/July 2013

+12 webinars planned for 2014

NEW- “SOFT LANDING” SCHEME for SMEs

“Step in Japan”

“Step in Japan” is a service aimed at supporting EU-based SMEs’

entry and expansion in Japan, which bundles the following

support measures:

1) access to a hotdesk in Tokyo for up to 1 month;

2) access to Meeting and Seminar facilities within the Centre’s

premises;

3) Information inquiry helpdesk on Japan;

4) assistance for using the Enterprise Europe Network service

while in Japan.

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION and R&D

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation : The 26th Supervisory Board Meeting, 9 July 2012

Offering inquiry and helpdesk support for EU and Japanese high tech/R&D oriented companies and clusters

Promotion of Japanese participation in HORIZION2020 Framework Programme

EU-JP high tech innovative companies match making using EEN

Industrial Cooperation on SATELLITE NAVIGATION Applications

. Promote the development of GALILEO applications in Japan

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation : The 26th Supervisory Board Meeting, 9 July 2012

Industrial internships in GNSS for European and Japanese engineering students (VULCANUS). EU: 1 Japanese student will start in CEIT in August 2013 (GNSS in railway industry).

EU-JP Industrial Partnership Service in GNSS– using EEN web platform

Innovation Competition in Japan with the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2013 to reward innovative ideas for GNSS applications in Japan (started 1 April 2013)