Shibata, Tsutomu2012-06-052012-06-0520060-8213-6672-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7081These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sector issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure. While Volume 1 explores the four pillars of the "Knowledge for Development" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGO3GADVANCED TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTUREASSEMBLERSBASICBENCHMARKSBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBOUNDARIESBROADBANDBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS STRATEGIESCOLLABORATIONCOLLABORATIONSCOMMON CARRIERSCOMMUNICATION SERVICESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONS] NETWORKSCOMPETITION POLICYCOMPETITIVE EDGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITORSCOMPONENTSCOMPUTERSCONSUMER ELECTRONICSCONSUMERSCONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTCOPYINGCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE PERFORMANCEDECISION-MAKINGDEREGULATIONDEVICESDIGITALDIGITAL CAMERASDISK DRIVESDRAMDSLE-GOVERNMENTE-MAILECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESSECONOMIC HISTORYECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSECONOMICSELECTRIC MOTORSELECTRONICSELECTRONICS INDUSTRYENGINEERINGEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXISTING KNOWLEDGEEXPECTED RETURNSEXPLICIT INFORMATIONEXPLICIT KNOWLEDGEEXPORTSEXTERNALIZATIONFAIR TRADEFISCAL POLICYFREE TRADEGDPGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBALIZATIONGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHUMAN RESOURCESICTIDEAIDEASIMPLICIT KNOWLEDGEINDEXESINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINNOVATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIONSINSIGHTSINTEGRATED CIRCUITSINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNET ACCESSINTERNET HOSTSINVENTORYISDNKNOWLEDGE CREATIONKNOWLEDGE CREATION PROCESSKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENTLANSLASER PRINTERSLCDLEARNINGLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIESLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGELIFELONG LEARNINGLSIMERGERSMONITORSMONOPOLYMULTIMEDIANETWORKSNORMALIZATIONOPENORGANIZATIONAL CHANGEPATENTSPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLISHINGRADIORANDOM ACCESS MEMORYRESEARCH CENTERSROBOTICSSAFETY NETSSEMICONDUCTORSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESSOCIAL SCIENCESSTANDARDSTACIT KNOWLEDGETECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY LICENSINGTECHNOLOGY POLICYTELECOM SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONESTELEPHONYTELEPHONY SERVICESTELEVISIONTHINK TANKSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVALUE ADDEDWORLD ECONOMYWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6672-1