Jed I like your reaction The conclusion to me is that government is not good at entrepreneurship, innovation or other things not fully understood as the result is part of the task to be delegated. Government by definition cannot delegate. I think Steven's example proves it. That is why risk taking has been part of the capitalistic ideology. Now we try to take that out and then we end up with an empty ideology. I think the say is that "nature hates vacuum" - that goes for ideology also so now the bureaucrats are filling the void.
Best Regards , Lennart Thornros www.StrategicLeadershipSac.com lenn...@thornros.com +1 916 436 1899 202 Granite Park Court, Lincoln CA 95648 “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” PJM On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Mizuno meant that is no one left in Japan who is capable of > applying for this grant, or interested in applying for it. > > The document (http://www.nedo.go.jp/content/100754489.pdf) is entirely in > Japanese, but if you look at the pages below 15, you will see the > application form. You will recognize the bureaucratic format and get a > sense of what the government demands. Name of institution, name of > researcher, R&D area, theme, schedule, etc., etc. > > Here is item 2.3 run through Google translate and adjusted by me: > > Implementation Structure > > > * For implementation system when we contract for this research and > development project, please provide the implementation system diagrams so > that the role of each institution is shown. Please include any > subcontractors, when there is a joint implementation plan. > > > Blah, blah . . . A retired professor trying to submit something like this > would be rejected out of hand. > > I can't blame NEDO. This is tax money. The government must have > accountability. But it just isn't going to happen with these kinds of rules. > > - Jed > >
