Strategies for Achieving U.S. Objectives in Science and Technology Relations with Japan Report of a Workshop (1996) / Chapter Skim
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2 Defining U.S. Interests in a Changing Environment
2 Defining U.S. Interests in a Changing Environment
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strategic alliances undertaken by corporations, educational and research ties in the academic sector, and Tong-standing government-to-government cooperative agreements and programs in basic science, defense equipment, energy, health, space and other areas. The U.S.-lapan science and technology relationship became a subject of increasing attention and focus dunng the 1980s.
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Appendix B contains a compilation of goals and objectives for the U.S.-lapan science and technology relationship as put forward in various agreements and official statements. Appendix C describes the role of the loins High Level Advisory Pane!
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Although the competitive context has changed somewhat, as discussed further below, the prevailing view of workshop participants was that technological innovation will remain a key determinant of U.S. economic growth, that innovation increasingly involves international cooperation and linkages of various types, and that Japanese companies will continue to bring considerable strengths to collaborative activities and competition in terms of technological capability and the ability to commit resources and focus to achieve long term goals.
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and Space Station Alpha show that undertaking fixture megascience programs will require sharing benefits and responsibilities with international partners and careful advance planning from the earliest stages.2 International cooperation can also enhance U.S. efforts to harness science and technology in addressing global problems.
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Symmetrical access to Japanese information, particularly information related to regulatory and legal affairs, trade data, patents and results of government sponsored research, is becoming more important. Although many Japanese organizations are responding to the trend of making information available on the Internet, much of what appears on government and company sites has a public relations orientation.
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Although the impact of the U.S.-Iapan Semiconductor Trade Agreement is difficult to quantify in this context, and increased competitive pressure on Japanese companies has certainly played a role, several participants believe that the agreement has been helpfid in giving Japanese customers a strong rationale to act contrary to traditional relationships and purchase foreign chips that are superior on cost and performance grounds to those produced by keiretsu partners or other long term suppliers. In recent years, Japan's markets in a range of industries have become more open.
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American scientists, engineers, managers and policy makers with Japanese language skills who can effectively operate in a Japanese environment are required, as are native Japanese scientists, engineers and managers. Although the flows of scientific and technical personnel between the two countries are still highly imbalanced—many more Japanese travel to the United States than vice versa—over the past decade the United States has been able to build a base of institutions and skilled human resources to undertake science and technology cooperation with Japan.
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