Strategies of Developing Deep Ocean Water Industry - Cluster and Value Network Views

Deep ocean water is a special resource which has been emphasized by the government in recent years. This resource is clean, low temperature, nutritious, and is stable which makes it useful in a wide range of applications such as tourism, agriculture, fishery, energy and culture. This paper focuses o...

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Main Authors: Yiche Chen, Yan-Ru Li, Pi-feng Hsieh, Chung-Shing Lee
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Business
Educational institutions
Government
Humans
Minerals
Ocean temperature
Temperature distribution
Water resources
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Summary:Deep ocean water is a special resource which has been emphasized by the government in recent years. This resource is clean, low temperature, nutritious, and is stable which makes it useful in a wide range of applications such as tourism, agriculture, fishery, energy and culture. This paper focuses on the cases study of Japan and U.S. and experts' opinion to offer some conclusions. This paper proposes four suggestions for policies, based on the cluster and value network views: 1. respect international connections of a value network; 2. foster human resources and research teams; 3. integrate the local economy and sustainable development; 4. create job opportunities across industries.
ISSN:2159-5100
DOI:10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349349