Prof Masaru YARIME organized a Panel at the Fifth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP5) held on 5-9 July 2021. The Panel was titled "Science, Internet and Technology Policy" with the focus on Policy Measures and Institutional Arrangements to Govern Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability. Prof Yarime's student Miss Xiaohui JIANG also participated and presented a paper named "The Effects of Smart-city Related Public-Private Partnership Contracts on Innovation and the Performance of Smart Cities in China" during the panel session.
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Masaru YARIME is Associate Professor at the Division of Public Policy in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He also has appointments as Honorary Reader at the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) in University College London, Visiting Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) in the University of Tokyo, and Visiting Scholar at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute. He has been awarded Abe Fellowship 2014 by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of the United States.
His research interests center around science, technology, and innovation policy for energy, environment, and sustainability. For the past years he has been engaged in research and educational activities from interdisciplinary perspectives, with an intention to understand the complex interface between engineering and social sciences and the dynamic interactions between technology and institutions in creating sustainability innovation. He is particularly interested in exploring the structure, functions, and evolution of innovation systems involving stakeholders in various sectors, with a focus on smart cities. He has many experiences of cooperation and collaboration with academia, industry, government, and civil society in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Prof. Masaru YARIME
Associate Professor, Division of Public Policy
Organizer: International Public Policy Association