(Adopted by the Board of Executive Directors March 29, 2007)

KYOTO UNIVERSITY POLICY ON
INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION

Reflecting its mission statement to “generate world-class knowledge through freedom andautonomy in research that conforms with high ethical standards” and to “deepen collaboration
with local communities, strengthen international exchange, disseminate knowledge informedby the ideals of freedom and peaceful coexistence, and contribute to the well-being of theworld as a university committed to broad social engagement,” Kyoto University believes thattwo key duties of a university are to generate knowledge and to pass on to society the benefitsof its intellectual assets. To these may now be added a third duty demanded of national
universities, that of contributing to society by “disseminating the results of research andpromoting their use.” Kyoto University is committed to preserving and developing its mission
statement while pursuing collaboration with other universities and the public and private
sectors as one element of its strategy to contribute to society so as to promote the spread anduse of the research that it generates in the form of intellectual property. To further it in its
mission of contributing to Japan and the global community while assisting the further
development of research and learning at the university and the development of world-class,internationally minded individuals by partnering with other institutions and sectors, Kyoto
University

herebyadoptsthefollowing

Policyon

Industry-Government-Academia

Collaboration.
○Placing a premium on the basic research from which knowledge ultimately derives, theUniversity will promote cutting-edge, original research based on these foundations, enhance its
capabilities as a center for world-class research, promote the generation of world-classknowledge, and actively promote the generation of innovation and contributions to society
through industry-government-academia collaboration.

○The University will follow high standards of internal and external transparency andaccountability led by a university-wide organization for promoting industry-governmentacademia collaboration and facilitating use of intellectual property generated as a result.

○

Practicing swift and flexible integrated management, the University will actively promote joint
industry-government-academia research, technology transfers, and related activities to enable
society to enjoy the benefits of the University’s intellectual property. Through these activities,
the University will set in motion a cycle of real knowledge creation with the aim ofstrengthening the foundations of education and research at the University.

○The University will place a premium on quality and take into proper consideration future
potential and the characteristics of the disciplines concerned when deciding whether tosucceed to inventions and other intellectual property generated by research. The

University will acquire rights in intellectual property flexibly, effectively, and efficiently
in partnership with corporations, TLOs, outside support agencies, and other organizations,and taking into consideration their spin-off benefits.
○ The University will effectively promote the use of inventions and other intellectual property towhich it has succeeded, technology licensing activities, the incubation of technological “seeds,”
and the development of highly creative, entrepreneurial individuals in order to contribute to thedevelopment of both society and the University by assembling expertise and human resources
within and beyond the University in collaboration with local communities, industry, central andlocal governments, and other partners.
○By pursuing international industry-government-academia collaboration activities, theUniversity will strengthen its own education and research, foster the development ofindividuals with a global outlook, and contribute to enhancing Japan’s international
competitiveness.

○ The University will develop and operationalize effective arrangements for promoting industry-

government-academia collaboration and acquiring and exploiting intellectual property injoined-up collaboration with related organizations in Japan and around the world while
paying proper attention to cost effectiveness, legal compliance, and dispute avoidance.
○Detailedmatters

necessaryforthepromotionofindustry-government-academiacollaboration and the acquisition and use of intellectual property will be determined byseparate regulations and other arrangements taking into consideration the contemporary
demands of society and other relevant factors.