Science and Technology
Scholarly Publications
The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under Abe: Abenergynomics
August 2018
Under what we call Abenergynomics, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has used energy policy to support the growth objectives of Abenomics, even when the associated policies are publicly unpopular,...
Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership (Book Chapter)
March 2018
Highly readable yet deeply researched, this book serves as an essential guide to the many ways in which Japan has risen to become one of the world's most creative and innovative societies.•...
Abenomics and Japan's Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Is the Third Arrow Pointed in the Right Direction for Global Competition in the Digital Era of Silicon Valley?
March 2018
Given that much of the global leadership in value creation over the past couple of decades has been driven by the Silicon Valley model – not only a geographic region but a distinct ecosystem of...
Other Publications
New Channels Dialogue 2015 Final Report
April 2015
In its second year, the Stanford-Sasakawa Peace Foundation New Channels Dialogue focused on innovation.
Testimony on China's healthcare sector
April 2014
Karen Eggleston provided testimony before the U.S-China Economic and Security Review Commission at the "Hearing on China’s Healthcare Sector, Drug Safety, and the U.S.-China Trade in Medical...
Network Associations and Professional Growth among Engineers from India and China in Silicon Valley
July 2011
The economic benefits attributed by the literature to ethnic networks include helping their members cope with social exclusion, mainstreaming, facilitating entrepreneurship, and providing access to...
News
Former Doctoral Students Win Prestigious Dissertation Awards
June 2020
Interdisciplinary environmental scholar Shiran Victoria Shen is the recipient of the Harold D. Lasswell Award and political economist Lizhi Liu is the recipient of the Ronald H. Coase Award in...
China’s Great Firewall Is Built on Friction-based Censorship, Says Margaret Roberts
March 2020
The Great Wall of China is one of Asia’s most photographed and visited landmarks.
Debating Artificial Intelligence: The Fox Versus the Hedgehog
July 2019
Singapore has been described as “a thriving hub for artificial intelligence.” In May 2019, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) released the first edition of “A Proposed Model AI...
Events
Data-intensive Innovation and the State: Evidence from Facial Recognition AI Firms in China
April 20, 2020
This is a virtual event.
CANCELED: Data-intensive Innovation and the State: Evidence from Facial Recognition AI Firms in China
March 13, 2020
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the Asia-Pacific Research Center is...
The US, China, and the Technology Cold War: How Washington and Beijing are Shaping the Future of Technology
March 4, 2020
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the Asia-Pacific Research Center is...
Projects
The PRC at 70: Past, Present -- and Future?
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the China Program is making modifications...
English
Stanford Silicon Valley-New Japan Project
This project is completed, October 2014-October 2019. Motivation There has been by a heightened interest in Silicon Valley as an innovation system.
English
Global Talent and Innovation
A central focus of the research efforts at Shorenstein APARC is to analyze the bridges linking Asia and the United States.
English
Multimedia
Advancing Science to Reduce Premature Mortality Worldwide
August 2016
Audio, transcript and presentation from "Advancing Science to Reduce Premature Mortality Worldwide" on Oct. 1, 2013 with Prabhat Jha. Human life expectancy improved more in the last 50 years than in the preceding 5000 years.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
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