Innovation and Technology Transfer in Japan and Europe: Industry-Academic Interactions

1. R&D Expenditure - in Japan and the UK in terms of historical development and sectorial structure 2. Implementation of R&D - a review of the organisations implementing research in Japan and the UK 3. Industrial-Academic Interaction: Systems and Government Policy - Reviews policies at the national and local government level in Japan and the UK 4. Industry-Academic Interaction:Assessment - Outlook of industry-academic interaction in the UK and Japan and assessment of the degree of interaction 5. Case Studies:Japan 6. Case Studies: United Kingdom 7. European Initiatives - Technology Transfer: Business Innovation Networks within the European Community 8. Evaluation and Conclusions.