Research

Collaboration with Industry, Government, and Academia
(Advancing Practical R&D and Collaborative Activities)

NII carries out practical R&D in order to address real social issues in the field of informatics. Collaborations between industry, government, and academia are critical to implementing our R&D achievements in the real world. NII engages in industry-government-academia ollaborations to strengthen and deepen such collaborations, as well as to help ensure that our R&D meets the needs of businesses and local authorities.

Action Program for Industry-Government-Academia Collaborations

Comprehensive partnerships

NII promotes full-scale inter-organizational collaboration between industry and academia. Building sustainable relationships of trust between organizations with different cultures and systems requires a great deal of coordination between the two parties. As such, agreeing on common terms among the organizations in advance helps facilitate the implementation of individual joint research projects. For example, NII has concluded a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), and has conducted several joint research projects under a comprehensive cooperative relationship.

Academic Consultation by Researchers

NII offers consulting services that aim to expand the framework for industry-government-academia collaborations, explore possible collaborations with new partners, and contribute to society at large. Through communications between researchers and business people, our consulting services support startups by providing relevant policy advice from researchers on various issues that are likely to lead to innovations through industry-academia collaboration and benefit society.