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2.6. Development and Dissemination of Implementation Guidelines
Guidelines for the implementation of the integrated TBI Model has been developed as the end results, and will be disseminated to all AMS through the ASEAN SME WG Focal Points, the TBI
respondents involved in this project, and particularly to the TBI who announced their commitment in adopting the ASEAN TBI model.
2.7. Mail List, Website, and Final Report
Website of the ASEAN TBI Network has been developed, and will be uploaded through the ASEAN website so it could be accessed by all TBI in the AMS once they make registration on-line. Mail list
will be put in the web site.
2.8. Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation of the progress of adopting the integrated TBI model will be done by the ASEAN TBI Network in the future program proposed to ASEAN – JAIF as the continuation of
this project.
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The model study had been carried out by observing six TBIs in Japan in October 2012 Table 3.1. Detail address of the six TBI respondents appeared in Appendix 2, and the results of model study
were elaborated in Appendix 3, along with the pictures of the activities.
Table 3.1. TBI Respondents in Japan
No Name of TBI
Type of TBI Institution
Focus Aims
1 TBI University of
Tokyo University
based TBI High Technology Based
Enterprises Not for profit
2 TBI University of
Waseda University
based TBI Teaching Incubation
Not for profit 3
Samurai Incubate Private
ICT For profit
4 TBI SME Support
Government Biotechnology, machinery
electronics, information communication, recycled
products, services Not for profit
5 TBI Cyberagent
Ventures Private
ICT For Profit
6 Chiyoda Platform
Square Private
General Business Not For Profit
The characters of TBI model in Japan could be summarized as described in the following Table 3.2. TBI in Japan had the privilege in obtaining funding support from the government, the private
sector, and the community. Government did not only provide direct funding to the TBI, and the incubatees, but also gave stimulation to the Venture Capital and angel investor by providing tax
exempt for their investment in the start-up companies as TBI incubatees. Funding for incubatees included seed and growth money for hi-risk start-up companies, support for technology transfer,
and technology commercialization cost.
Japanese community was highly motivated in contributing to the development of TBI. Some community participations were providing donation voluntarily in the construction cost of TBI
building, the right to use a large area building in the business district centre with zero cost for a long time, and venture capital that could be managed by the institution having a TBI for a given
period of years, i.e., 5 – 10 years.
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Table 3.2. Characteristics of TBI model in Japan
Characteristics of TBI Model and TBI Ecosystem
Description A. General
1. Population, millions 2. GDP : x 1000 USDcap.
3. Total TBI’s 4. Year TBI Started
5. National TBI Association 128.05
36.3 190
1986 Japan Business Incubation Association JBIA
B. Government Support 1. TBI Building and Operation
2. Seed and Growth Fund for incubatees 3. Research and Technology Innovation Fund for incubatees
4. Tax Incentive for VC and Angel Investors 5. Technology Transfer and Commercialization Cost
C. Non-Government Support 1. Venture Capital and Angel Investors
2. Community Donation
D. Funding Resource for TBI Operation 1. Space Rental
2. Membership Fee 3. Institution Owner
4. Incubation Services 5. Government
6. Private Sector 7. Community
E. Other Supporting Institutions 1. National Expert Network
2. Technology Licensing Office 3. IPR Office
4. Stock Market : big, and small
F. Ministries involved in TBI Leading Ministry is underlined
1. METI 2. MEXT
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4.1. Outcomes of Baseline Study
The participating 29 TBI respondents, and 10 stakeholder institutions were listed in Appendix 4. Incubator managers involved in the Survey Team visiting the neighboring AMS were described in
Appendix 5. The detail results of the visits to each TBI, and institution respondents in all AMS were described in Appendix 6 along with the pictures of the activity. The time for survey was
spread out from December 2012 starting with Thailand to May 2013 ended in the Philippines.
The condition and situation of TBI development in the AMS was significantly diverse, much depending on the government political will and support. Other influencing factors were the level
of TBI development stages, the level of awareness for entrepreneurship among the university graduates, the level of entrepreneurial education in the university, the level of availability of the
TBI supporting infrastructure, the level of Science and Techno Park STP development, and the availability of Venture Capitals and angel investors.
TBI development seemed have strong connection with the development of Science and Techno Park STP where TBI commonly located in the STP compound. This was true for AMS who put
priority in accelerating their economic progress through building the STP such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and currently was being followed up with Brunei
Darussalam, and Indonesia.
The study classified the level of development of the TBI at AMS into to three groups: 1 the developed level at Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand; 2 the developing level at Brunei Darussalam,
Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam; and 3 the initiation level at Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos PDR. The criteria of the classification was based on the number of TBI founded and in operation, the
government support to TBI management and operation, the government support to SMEs who are TBI clients, and the STP development Table 4.1.
4.2. Benchmarking ASEAN TBIs with Japanese Model
