LAB business incubation between Finland and Japan

Research summary

This project is in the initial planning stages and is currently an internal research process between the Oamk LABs pre-incubator program at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences and the partner incubator Global Lab Sendai in Sendai, Japan. This project will attempt to compare the various activities of these two business incubators to explore how the development of startup ecosystems differ in Finland and Japan.

This collaboration is being made in the context of supporting the development of new businesses in the Tohoku region of Japan that was devastated by the Tsunami of 2011.

Description

The objective: to explore the factors impacting on startup business development in both Japan and Finland.

The context: the partner city in Japan - Sendai is a key urban centre in the Tohoku region.

The timeline: this process is in the initial planning stages and is dependent on securing additional external funding in Finland.

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Project information

Research info

Research title
LAB business incubation between Finland and Japan

Research timeline
1.12.2016 - 1.11.2017

Keywords
business incubation Capacity development public/private partnerships

Region
Asia

Countries
Array

Institution
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Department of Media and Performing Arts
Oulu, Finland

Funding instrument
Other, Other

Head of research
Blair Stevenson

Research team
LAB research team, Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Partners
City of Sendai, Japan

Contact information
Blair Stevenson
blair.stevenson@oamk.fi
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Record last updated
22.8.2016