Space technology transfer: Spin-off cases from Japan |
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Authors: | Karen Venturini Chiara Verbano Mitsutaka Matsumoto |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Economics and Technology, University of San Marino, San Marino;2. Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padua, Italy;3. Center for Service Research, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Umezono, Tsukuba, Japan |
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Abstract: | Government organizations have to justify high expenditure during periods of financial crisis such as the one we are experiencing today. Space agencies have attempted to increase the returns on their investments in space missions by encouraging the commercial use of advanced technologies. This paper describes two technology transfer (TT) cases promoted by JAXA, in order to identify the organizational models and determinants of TT. The development of a TT process from space to Earth not only benefits the aerospace industry but also the network of national companies. The aim of the paper is to investigate who the actors are and the nature of their role, as well as the determinants of the TT process in the Japanese space sector. The case studies confirm the typical path of transfer as ‘Earth–space–Earth’. |
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Keywords: | Technology transfer JAXA Space technologies System integrators |
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