WTEC Panel Report on

Japan's Key Technology Center Program

Irwin Feller, Panel Chair
George Gamota
Richard Harris
Paul Herer
Patti O'Neill-Brown
Oskar Zaborsky

September 1999

Table of Contents

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Staff
Disclaimer
Abstract
Foreword
List of Tables
Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

1. Japan's Key Technology Center Program

• Scope of Report
  
• References

2. Description of Japan Key Technology Center

• Overview/Origins
  
• JKTC Financial Resources
  
• JKTC Programs
  
• Operations and Management
  
• References

3. Review of Technologies

• Overview
  
• Physical Sciences
  
• Biotechnology and Life Sciences

APPENDICES

A. Professional Experience of Panel Members

B. Professional Experience of Other Team Members

C. Site Reports

• Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
• Advanced Mobile Telecommunication Technology, Inc. (AMTEL)
• Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
• Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute (BERI)
• Biophotonics Information Laboratories Ltd. (BIL)
• Digital Vision Laboratories (DVL)
• Environmental Immuno-Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. (EIT)
• Helix Research Institute, Inc (HRI)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• Japan Key Technology Center (JKTC)
• Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (MPT)
• Mixed Reality Systems Laboratory, Inc
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
• Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
• Super Silicon Crystal Research Institute (SSi) Corp.
• Teratec Corporation
• University of Tokyo
• YRP Mobile Telecommunications Key Technology Research Laboratories Co., Ltd. (YRP Key Tech Labs)

D. Japan's Key Technology Center Program Summary Information

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