E-Journal
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March/April 2015 Issue |
Innovation - Reality or Dream? Predicting the Future of Technology, Economy & Society |
- Publisher's Note
- 2015 — Year of the Sheep, Year of "Signs of Growth"
- By Kazumasa Kusaka
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream?
- Innovation — Reality or Dream? Predicting the Future of Technology, Economy & Society
- By Naoyuki Haraoka (Editor-in-chief, Japan SPOTLIGHT & executive managing director, JEF)
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 1
- An Interview with Youngah Park, President of the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) Women's Leadership at the Center of Asian Innovation
- Interviewer: Naoyuki Haraoka Writing: Kathy Burton-Lewis
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 2
- Innovation in Japan Today — a Driver of Economic Growth or a Factor in Societal Transformation?
- By Yuko Harayama (executive member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) at the Cabinet Office)
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 3
- The Role of the OECD in International Foresight: Better Use of Foresight for Better Policies for Better Lives
- By Angela Wilkinson (counsellor for Strategic Foresight at the OECD)
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 4-1
- Science & Technology Forecasting Aimed at Meeting Societal Challenges
- By Atsushi Ogasawara (director of the Science and Technology Foresight Center at MEXT's National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP))
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 4-2
- Food-Energy-Water Foresight for Sustainable Economic Development & Eco-Resilience in ASEAN Countries
- By Surachai Sathitkunarat (executive director of the APEC Center for Technology Foresight, National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Thailand.)
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 5-1
- An Interview with Hiroshi Komiyama, Chairman of Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc. "The Platinum Society" of Energy Self-Sufficiency Is Approaching in Japan
- By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 5-2
- An Interview with Masaru Kitsuregawa, Director General of the National Institute of Informatics Big Data — Leading Technology for an Affluent Future
- By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 5-3
- An interview with Masayo Takahashi, Project Leader at the Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN iPS Cells — Breakthrough Technology That Could Herald Average Life Span of 100 Years
- Interviewer: Naoyuki Haraoka Writing: Naoko Sakai
- Cover Story • Innovation — Reality or Dream? • 5-4
- An Interview with Toshifumi Tsuji, Senior General Manager, Saitama Factory, Production Headquarters, GLORY LTD. A Factory Where Work Can Be Shared with Faithful Friends
- Interviewer: Naoyuki Haraoka Writing: Naoko Sakai
- Special Article • 1
- 50 Leading Companies for Women in APEC
- By APEC Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Special Article • 2
- A World Festival to Celebrate Happiness
- By Mohan Gopal (volunteer of the Art of Living Foundation)
- INTERVIEW
- An Interview with Nicholas E. Benes, Representative Director, the Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI) Corporate Governance Reform in Japan: Enhancing the Profile of Japan Inc.
- Interviewer: Naoyuki Haraoka Writing: Chaobang Ai
- Recent JEF Activity
- Approaching the Reality of Political Economy A Brief Introduction to JEF International Seminars in 2014
- By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
- CJK Cooperation Dialogue 2014
- JEF Starts New Communication Channel with Japan's Neighbors
- By Mayumi Inoue (a member of the international programs section in the operations department of JEF)
- JAPANESE FILM ARCHIVES
- The Murky Side of Meiji Japan
- By Naoyuki Haraoka (Editor-in-chief, Japan SPOTLIGHT & executive managing director, JEF)
