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Mr. Kazuyuki Motohashi

Associate Professor
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Tokyo
Japan

Kazuyuki Motohashi

Kazuyuki Motohashi is Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), University of Tokyo. Until this year, he had taken various positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Japanese Government, including as Executive Deputy Director of the Research and Statistics Department, Head of International Public Relations Office at International Trade Bureau and Deputy Director of Planning Division of SME Agency. He had worked also for OECD from 1995 to 1998 as an economist at Economic Analysis and Statistics Division of Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

His research interest covers a broad range of issues in economic and statistical analysis of innovation, including economic impacts of information technology, international comparison of productivity, national innovation system focusing on science and industry linkages and SME innovation and entrepreneurship policy. He has published several papers and books on the above issues.

Mr. Motohashi was awarded a Master of Engineering from University of Tokyo, a MBA from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in business and commerce from Keio University.