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The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry organizes policy symposiums and various seminars as a means to activate policy debate by putting forward the findings of each research project and eliciting public opinions from various points of view. RIETI researchers make presentations on their respective research projects while inviting experts in the relevant fields - policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and journalists - to participate in active debate and further refine research results.

Scheduled Events

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Past Events

December 02, 2011
RIETI Policy Symposium
Pay and Benefits System Reform and Post-3/11 Labor and Employment Policy

November 25, 2011
Japan-Korea Joint Workshop
Workshop on Measurement Issues in Productivity Databases for Asian Countries
Program

November 22, 2011
KIET-RIETI-TIER Workshop
Small & Medium Enterprises: Issues and Policies
Program

November 15, 2011
RIETI Policy Symposium
Toward Sustainable Economic Growth Following the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake : Restructuring of the economic infrastructure and policy response

November 07, 2011
RIETI Policy Symposium
Toward Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness Following the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: Efforts by the industrial sector and policy response

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October 07, 2011
RIETI Special BBL Seminar
Looking Back at the FSX Dispute: Lessons for the Future
Programs and Handouts

July 29, 2011
RIETI-RAND Symposium
What Have We Learned from the Panel Data of the Elderly?: For better life and health
Program
Handouts
Summary

July 27, 2011
The First Asia KLEMS Conference
Productivity Growth in Asia
Program
Summary

July 26, 2011
RIETI Special Seminar (Special Lecture by Professor Jorgenson, Harvard University)
World KLEMS Initiative
Program and Handouts
Summary

June 02, 2011
Group of 15 Experts Plenary Meeting
A3 Triangle Initiative on Monetary and Financial Cooperation for Korea, China and Japan
Program

March 07, 2011
RIETI - Waseda University Policy Symposium
Evolution of the Japanese Corporate System: Redesigning corporate governance following the financial crisis
Program

February 04, 2011
RIETI International Seminar
International Trade, Firms, and the Labor Market
Program
Handouts
Summary

February 02, 2011
RIETI Special Seminar
WTO 2020: 21st Century Trade Governance
Program and Handouts
Summary

November 29, 2010
TIER - RIETI - KIET Workshop
Green Economy: Public Policy, Industry Competitive Advantage, and Private Sector Development
Program

November 26, 2010
RIETI and IDE-JETRO International Workshop
Non-permanent Jobs and Economic Globalization
Program

October 26, 2010
RIETI-Kushiro Public University Symposium
Achieving Community Development through Social Innovation
Program

October 22, 2010
RIETI/G-COE Hi-Stat International Workshop
Establishing Industrial Productivity Database for China (CIP), India (IIP), Japan (JIP) and Korea (KIP)
Program and Handouts

October 12, 2010
RIETI Seminar
East Asian Experience and South Korea-Japan Collaboration in Official Development Assistance
Program
Handouts
Summary

October 01, 2010
METI-RIETI APEC Symposium on Small and Medium Enterprises
Strategy for Reinvigorating Economic Growth with Dual Engine: SME and Asia-Pacific
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

July 06, 2010
CEPR-RIETI Workshop
Deflation and Macroeconomic Policy: Japanese and European Perspectives
Program
Presentations
Summary

May 20, 2010
RIETI Seminar
Economic Analysis of Resource and Environmental Problems - Case Study in Fishery
Program

April 13, 2010
RIETI Policy Symposium
Restructuring Japan's Employment and Labor System: Aiming for an abundance of creativity and vitality
Program
Handouts and Video (Japanese)

March 26, 2010
RIETI BBL Seminar and International Workshop
Workshop on the Use of FTAs in East Asia
Program

March 23, 2010
RIETI BBL Seminar and International Workshop
Science for Innovation: Exploiting and strengthening the linkage
Program

March 18, 2010
DRC-RIETI Workshop
Spillover from the R&D of Affiliates of Foreign Firms to Chinese Industries and the Internationalization of Chinese Firms
Program

February 15, 2010
RIETI - Kyoto University Policy Symposium
Diversity, Internationalization and Innovation: the new perspective of small and medium enterprise policy
Program (Japanese)
Handouts and Video (Japanese)
Summary (Japanese)

January 18, 2010
RIETI International Seminar
The Recent Development of the European Innovation System with a Focus on Patent System Reform
Program

December 16, 2009
RIETI Policy Symposium
Industry Related Government Policy and the Global Economic Crisis
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

November 30, 2009
RIETI - TIER Workshop
The Global Economic Crisis and the Future Course of the High-tech Industry
Program

October 08, 2009
RIETI Special Seminar
Global Economic Crisis and China - Structural change and future of RMB
Seminar Information
Summary

October 02, 2009 - October 04, 2009
International Conference
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

July 16, 2009
RIETI Policy Symposium
Global Recession and International Economy - Japan's Challenge and Approach
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

July 03, 2009
CARF-RIETI Policy Symposium
Financial Crisis and the Future of the Japanese Economy
Program (Japanese)
Handouts and Video (Japanese)

July 02, 2009
RIETI Policy Symposium
Innovation under the Current World Economic Crisis - Capability Enhancement and Institutional Reform
Program (Japanese)
Handouts and Video (Japanese)
Summary (Japanese)

May 22, 2009
DRC-RIETI Workshop
the Growth of Chinese Industries in the Global Economy
Program and Handouts
Summary

March 27, 2009
CEPR-RIETI International Workshop
Internationalization of Firms and Trade: A comparison between Japan and Europe
Program

March 27, 2009
CEPR-RIETI Mini-Workshop
Trade and the Financial Crisis
Program and Handouts
Summary

March 05, 2009
RIETI Policy Symposium
What Can Be Learned from Large-Scale Business Data: An Approach Integrating Economics and Physics
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

February 05, 2009
RIETI Seminar
"Enterprise Law as the Infrastructure of an Incentive Mechanism : Implications for New Japanese Corporate Governance System"
Program (Japanese)
Handouts (Japanese)

January 28, 2009 - January 29, 2009
International Workshop
"The Japanese Perspective on the Asian and World Economies"
Program

January 16, 2009
KIER-RIETI Symposium
Innovation and Human Resources Development

December 19, 2008
CEPR-RIETI Workshop
"Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications"
Program and Handouts
Summary

November 18, 2008
8th Japan-China Economic Conference

November 14, 2008 - November 15, 2008
MFJ-RIETI-WASEDA International Conference
"Organization and Performance: Understanding the Diversity of Firms"
Program
Handouts and Video
Result of Call for Papers

October 06, 2008
OECD-METI-RIETI Conference
Innovation in the Software Sector
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

July 25, 2008
RIETI International Seminar
"Investment Risk and International Investment Agreements"
Program
Handouts
Summary

June 25, 2008
RIETI International Seminar
"Lessons from SOX Act and Perspectives for J-SOX: Effects of the Legal System on Corporate Activities"
Program
Handouts
Summary

May 30, 2008
RIETI Policy Symposium
Universities of the Future from Social and Economic Perspectives
Program
Handouts and Video
Summary

May 28, 2008
RIETI International Seminar
The Future of U.S.-China Economic Relations
Program
Summary

April 04, 2008
RIETI Policy Symposium
Labor Market Institutions Reform in Japan
Program (Japanese)
Summary

April 04, 2008
Special Seminar: Co-hosted by RIETI, METI and MOE
"U.S. Climate Change Policy: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed"
Seminar information and Handouts
Transcript

March 28, 2008
CEPR-RIETI Workshop
"Regional Integration, Financial Stability and Competitiveness: Perspectives from Europe and East Asia"
Program
Summary of Proceedings

January 28, 2008
International Symposium
Intellectual Property Rights and East Asian Renaissance
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

January 11, 2008
RIETI Policy Symposium
Innovation Process and Performance: Findings and lessons from inventors surveys in Japan, the U.S., and Europe
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

November 26, 2007
CEPR-RIETI International Seminar
Global Network and Outsourcing
Program
Summary

November 19, 2007
KIER-RIETI Policy Symposium
"What Type of SMEs Promote Innovation? - Forming a Cluster in the Keiji Region"

November 16, 2007
RIETI International Seminar
Minimum Wage and Employment
Program and Handouts
Report
Summary

October 23, 2007 - October 24, 2007
7th Japan-China Economic Conference

September 06, 2007
CEPR- RIETI Workshop
Financial Globalization and Stability
Program
Interview

September 03, 2007
METI-RIETI-AIST-NEDO Symposium
"R&D Partnership under the Globalized Economy - Our Experience and the Future"
Program
Handouts

August 28, 2007
RIETI Policy Symposium
Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality

August 06, 2007
RIETI Policy Symposium
"Quo Vadis the WTO? The Future of the Doha Round and the Management of the International Trade Regime"
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

June 29, 2007
RIETI/ADBI Symposium
Ten Years After: Learning From the Asian Financial Crisis-Are Prevention Mechanisms Sufficient to Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
Program
Handouts

June 22, 2007
RIETI Policy Symposium
"Productivity Growth in the Global Economy: Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Intangible Assets"
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

March 22, 2007 - March 23, 2007
RIETI Policy Symposium
Assessing Quality and Impacts of Major Free Trade Agreements
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

March 14, 2007
RIETI Policy Symposium
Metanational Management and Global Innovation: The Case of the TFT-LCD Industry
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

December 08, 2006
RIETI-TIER Workshop
Strengthening Asian Economic and Financial Integrations
Program and Handouts

November 16, 2006 - November 17, 2006
Japan-China Economic Conference 2006

September 13, 2006
METI-RIETI-AIST-NEDO Lecture & Symposium
Partnering for Scientific Innovation - The Los Alamos National Laboratory Experience -
Program
Handouts
Video
Keynote Speech

July 25, 2006
RIETI Policy Symposium
Determinants of Total Factor Productivity and Japan’s Potential Growth: An International Perspective
Program
Handouts
Video and Summary of Proceedings

July 21, 2006
OECD Tokyo Policy Forum
The Role of Advanced Nations in the Global Economy
Program (IIST Website)

February 27, 2006 - February 28, 2006
RIETI-CARF Policy Symposium
What Financing Mechanisms and Organizations of Business Entities Best Facilitate Innovation?
Program
Handouts

Summary

February 16, 2006 - February 17, 2006
RIETI Policy Symposium
Japan's Financial System: Revisiting the Relationship between Corporations and Financial Institutions
Program
Handouts

January 26, 2006
RIETI Policy Symposium
Global Management and Innovation of Japanese Enterprises - The Strengths of Global Management and Further Challenges
Program
Handouts

December 15, 2005 - December 16, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Japan's Pension System-Evaluating the 2004 Reform and Establishing Clear Principles for Further Reforms-
Program
Handouts

November 30, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Corporate Value Creation through the Strengthening of Intellectual Asset Management
Program
Handouts

October 25, 2005 - October 26, 2005
Japan-China Economic Conference 2005

September 13, 2005 - September 14, 2005
RIETI-CEPR Conference
Corporate Finance and Governance: Japan - Europe Comparisons
Program
Handouts

July 22, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Prospects for the Doha Round-Major Challenges in the Multilateral Trading System and their Implications for Japan-
Program
Handouts

June 23, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Lifecycle of Small and Medium Enterprises and Revitalization of the Japanese Economy
Program

March 19, 2005
Globalization of financial services in China
Program, handouts
Summary
Panel discussion

March 18, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Rise and Fall of World Cities - Implications for Greater Tokyo, Japan and Asia
Program
Handouts

February 14, 2005
RIETI Policy Symposium
Japan's Innovation System: Its Strengths and Weaknesses
Program
handouts

December 15, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Electricity Market Reform: Current State and Remaining Challenges
Program
Handouts

November 09, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Identifying Conditions for Women's Active Participation in Society
Program

October 20, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Emerging Patterns of Corporate Governance among Japanese Firms - Converging to Any Specific Model?
Program
Handouts
Pros and cons, summary

July 28, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Agricultural Policy Reform in the 21st Century - An Agricultural Strategy for Surviving WTO and FTA Negotiations
Program
Pros and Cons, Summary and Handouts

June 17, 2004 - June 18, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Resolving New Global and Regional Imbalances in an Era of Asian Integration
Program
Pros and cons
Handouts

March 11, 2004 - March 12, 2004
RIETI Policy Symposium
Fiscal Reform of Japan: Redesigning the Frame of the State
Program
Report
Project Papers

January 16, 2004 - January 17, 2004
RIETI ANEPR Series
Asian Network of Economic Policy Research (ANEPR) 2003-2004 Asia in Search of a New Order
Program
Summary, dinner speech
Handouts

December 04, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
System Design in the Age of Broadband II
Program
Handouts

November 05, 2003 - November 07, 2003
The Japan-China Economic Conference 2003, co hosted by RIETI, IIST etc

September 12, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
Auto Industry Symposium: The 2003 RIETI-HOSEI-MIT IMVP Meeting
Program
Handouts

July 11, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
Business Assisting Services at U.S. Public Libraries
Program
Handouts

June 06, 2003 - June 07, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
Professional Approaches to Policy Making -Beyond New Public Management-
Program
Summary and Handouts

May 30, 2003
RIETI-KEIO Conference on Japanese Economy
Leading East Asia in the 21st Century?
Program
Event Report and Handouts

May 29, 2003
RIETI Workshop
Reform of UK Competition Policy: a 'state of the art' competition regime?
Program

April 21, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
Copyright in the Internet Age
Program
Speech text, Handouts

March 29, 2003
RIETI Special Seminar
"Challenges for Asia" by GOH Chok Tong, Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore
Program, speech text, Q&A

February 22, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
How to Evaluate a University and What For?: Seeking a model for University Evaluations - The European Experiment -
Program
Summary report, handouts

February 12, 2003 - February 14, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
The Japan-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum: Economic Revitalization Through Entrepreneurship
Program
Event Report and handouts

January 10, 2003
RIETI Policy Symposium
Corporate Governance from an International Perspective: Diversity or Convergence
Program
Report of the policy symposium
Summary and handouts of the academic conference
Program of the academic conference

December 18, 2002
RIETI Policy Symposium
Asian Security Environment after the 9.11 Terrorism
Program
Event Report

November 19, 2002
RIETI Policy Symposium
Changes in the Corporate Management Environment and Safety Nets
Summary

September 01, 2002
RIETI Conference in Johannesburg - Special Panel Discussion
Growth Driven by Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation - The East Asian Experience in Economic Development and Cooperation
Program
Event Report

April 22, 2002 - April 23, 2002
RIETI Policy Symposium
Asian Economic Integration- Current Status and Future Prospects -
Program
Handouts
Event Report

March 19, 2002
RIETI Policy Symposium
Kyoto Protocol and its Implementation
Program
Event Report
Handouts

December 11, 2001
RIETI Policy Symposium
System Design of University-Industry Co-operation
Program
Handouts

October 19, 2001
RIETI Policy Symposium
System Design in the Age of Broadband

September 25, 2001
RIETI Policy Symposium
Non Performing Asset Restructuring for Japan's Economic Recovery

September 07, 2001
RIETI Policy Symposium
Safety Net that Supports Vital Economy - Redesign and Systematize Safety Net

July 13, 2001
Opening Conference of Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAI
Modularity - Impact on Japan's Industry-

April 27, 2001
RIETI/AEI Conference
The Present and Future of the U.S. and Japan Economies-A New U.S.-Japan Relationship for the 21st Century-

April 13, 2001
RIETI Workshop : Japan-China Round Table
The Sino-Japanese Relationship in East Asia During the 21st Century - Seizing the Opportunity for Economic Integration

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