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NICT Resilient ICT Research Center

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NICT Resilient ICT Research Center

A new research facility developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) jointly with Tohoku University, on their university campus, to promote studies for improving resilience of information and communication network against disasters. The purpose of the project is to form a ground of the industry-government-academia collaboration and promote studies, in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. In this project, Yamashita PMC collated the wishes of the client, Tohoku University and the researchers earmarked as the facility users, and provided design management services in considerations of the site conditions, campus design rules, and precision equipment operational requirements. While paying a careful attention in risk management in order not to impede the studies, we successfully completed the project in line with the original master schedule.

responsible phase

Business Planning
Facility Basic Planning
Design
Tendering
Construction
Operation
CRE / PRE

Project Outline

Business owner	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Location	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Building use	Research Lab (university)
Total floor area	Approximately 2,200㎡
Structure	S structure
Number of floors	4 floors above ground

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R&D/Factory
Amidst the ever-evolving compositions and demands of market, more and more businesses are attempting to innovate management strategies and review R&D positioning. In the past, the R&D facilities are typically planned, maintained and operated mainly by initiative of the R&D department itself. However, recent R&D initiatives are more influenced by business management strategies, from the planning phase all the way to the operation phase. The key for success in such projects is a solid “R&D business strategy” which directly links to the management. What is essential in building a R&D business strategy is the integration of top-down decisions from the business management, and bottom-up proposals from R&D operations, based on which to structure the facility.

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