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Research Division
RESEARCH GROUP Ⅱ
Growth Policies and Experiences among Asian Countries
Japan was the first Asian country to become a modern developed country and has experienced various successes and failures, all of which can serve as valuable references for growing Asian countries. This group conducts research on what emerging Asian countries, as Japan’s important economic cooperation partners, can learn from Japan’s economic development process and related policies, and make policy recommendations based on the research findings.
Moreover, the present era is no longer one in which institutional reforms can be learned only from western countries. In this area, this group conducts research on what Japan can learn from the dynamic economic growth and related policies of Asian countries that grew remarkably in recent years, making policy recommendations based on the research results.
| Group Leader | KISHIMOTO Chikashi |
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Research Projects for FY2026
A Study of the Development Situation of Startup Ecosystem in Taiwan
Staff:KISHIMOTO Chikashi
Associate Professor
I have conducted a series of research projects on Taiwan’s startup ecosystem over the past several years. In particular, I have accumulated case studies of actors who support startups, for example, research on accelerators (AppWorks, StarFab Accelerator, Epoch Foundation & Garage+), large companies (Wistron), universities and research institutes (Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taidah Entrepreneurship Center, Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), and government and public institutions (Hsinchu Science Park, Kaohsiung City).
Based on these research results, this project (2-year plan of FY R7 & R8) aims to systematically analyze the development status of Taiwan’s startup ecosystem as a whole. In FY R7, I conducted several additional case studies of supporting actors (e.g., venture capitals, angel investor clubs, and accelerators) that form the basis for the systematic analysis.