Center for Global Communications

Dialogue: How Has the Policy Process for the Information and Communication Industry Changed? The Takenaka Round Table and Prospects for 2010

July 29, 2009 [ column ]

Discussants: Hiroyuki Kishi Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design; and Sota Kato Professor, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan
Facilitator: Masahiko Shoji Senior Research Fellow, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan

New Style of Leadership by the Koizumi Administration

Shoji: The process of policy formation in Japan has changed considerably since the 1990s. With this in mind, I would like you to discuss how the power relationship between Kasumigaseki (home of Ministries and Japanese bureaucracy) and Nagatacho (location of the Japanese Diet and politicians) has changed,
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Interview: What is International Competitiveness in the Information and Communication Sector?

July 29, 2009 [ column ]

Takuo Imagawa
Director, Economic Research Office, Bureau of International Strategy on Information and Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Interviewers: Tomoaki Watanabe (GLOCOM Research Fellow) Kaoru Sunada (GLOCOM Senior Research Fellow) Masahiko Shoji (GLOCOM Senior Research Fellow)

Competitiveness: Countries and Companies

Sunada: Mr. Imagawa, you mention two points regarding Japan's international competitiveness in "What Soccer Teaches Us about International Strategy in Information and Communications", one of your regular columns in Nikkei IT+PLUS.
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THE NEW ICT ECOSYSTEM AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR JAPAN

July 7, 2009 [ column ]

Martin Fransman, GLOCOM Fellow In Japan it is widely understood that the ICT Sector has been one of the main contributors to the country’s catch-up and post-Second World War economic growth. However, it is also understood that more recently parts of this sector have been falling behind in terms of international competitiveness, an issue that has been receiving increasing attention from both the companies concerned and the Japanese government.
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A Step Towards Meaningful Participation

April 10, 2009 [ column ]

A Step Towards Meaningful Participation By Adam Peake, GLOCOM Executive Research Fellow.
Now in the fourth year of its initial five-year mandate, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is established as an important arena for international multi-stakeholder dialogue about policy issues affecting the Internet's management, development and deployment. However, an area where it has failed to perform as well as hoped has been attracting the interest and participation of stakeholders from developing countries. With limited knowledge of the issues and discussions, developing countries have too often been under-represented in the global arenas where Internet policies are developed, and also unable to contribute fully to the dialogue at the IGF.
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Online Brand Hijacking and Brand Management

February 6, 2009 [ column ]

Online Brand Hijacking and Brand Management By Heather Hopkins Millions of dollars are spent each year on brand advertising and brand tracking -- but the internet introduces a host of new challenges that bedevil brand owners. While your competitor can’t legally take out an advertisement in the phone book under your brand name, when searching online for a brand we often see that brand’s fiercest competitors among the sponsored results.
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