Prof. Masaru Yarime Associate Professor, PPOL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE How the Governance of Standards and Geopolitics Shape Competition in the Global Economy FUNDING AGENCY UKinSPIRE Award, University of Kentucky, United States AMOUNT AWARDED USD 15,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project aims to address the following research question: How do competing digital standards help shape competition between countries and corporations within the global economy? This research project brings together expertise in three different arenas of global standards – digital infrastructure, cross-border finance, and smart city data – that are essential to the global economy. This breadth will allow us to construct a generalized and comprehensive framework for analyzing (1) the governance of digital standards and (2) how geopolitical conflict and corporate competition shape this governance to build economic advantage. This resulting framework is expected to be applied to multiple fields, including international relations, global production networks, critical data studies, and national innovation systems. PROJECT TITLE Data Governance for Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Japan, the United States, and China FUNDING AGENCY Abe Fellows Network Collaborative Grants, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), United States AMOUNT AWARDED USD 20,000 (2024-2025). PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project will explore how “smart” cities in Japan, China, and the United States are tackling challenges related to data privacy. For instance, Japan is working on a concept called “Society 5.0,” which involves building urban data systems through partnerships between public organizations and private companies. This approach aims to balance innovation with the need to protect personal information. In contrast, China takes a more centralized approach, where the government holds significant control over data. This method has its own set of privacy concerns and benefits. Meanwhile, the United States is developing its own unique system, which combines elements from both Japan and China but faces different challenges and opportunities. By looking at the experiences of these three countries, we can learn different ways to manage the trade-offs between sharing data to enhance urban life and ensuring that people’s privacy is respected. 12 GRANT
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