In order for the government-industry-academia (GIA) cooperation to succeed, a structure where all members have a strong desire to bring about a vibrant future co-evolutional society from this organization. A strong support systems from enterprises and universities are also vital. By integrating people (gathering excellent researchers and management personnel worldwide who will take the lead in the next generation), money (securing long term funds), facilities (creative open communication space) and operations (international operations) into one, we can then actualize innovations from all facets. For this to happen, the following requirements must be met;

1. Create a plan of action and an organizational structure where all participating members have constant communication
2. Establish facilities where researchers from various fields can communicate in a free and unconventional environment
3. Establish a structure where both cutting edge baseline research and research development with commercialization purposes are both fused together
4. Build an intellectual property management structure for future society demands and innovation technology business strategies
5. Totally coordinate the 4I strategy (Integration, Incubation, Innovation, and Implementation) from base study to exit strategy

In order to realize these necessary features, we have set up the above R&D Meeting of the Center and have it function as a core organization of the Center of Innovation (COI). The aim of this Center is to achieve these five points:

1. To create a research development theme which can solve the issues pertaining to the creation of a sustainable community with energy, mobility, ICT and Math for Industory in ten years, from the fundamentals to its realization
2. To implement the resulting innovative technology in society
3. To have discussions where new ideas can be formed by going beyond enterprises and mixing various fields together
4. To plan with the mindset of creating a new market, by incorporating market needs and cross-industrial views
5. To modify or switch directions in research development, by benefitting from the assistance of visionary committee members and innovation advisors

The R&D Meeting of the Center is comprised of a project leader, research leader, each group leader/ satelite leader, and specialists from Operation Management Unit, such as research strategy, research implementation, and cooperation of GIA (Government, Industry and Academia), including university research administrators (URA). The project leader is chosen from the industry, who has experience in research development, enterprise and institute management, and also takes charge of the project in general. The research leader is assigned who belongs to the university to take care of the research management. In addition, we welcome innovation advisors and technical advisors from outside as needed to give advice on creating innovations and cutting edge studies.

The Center of Coevolutionary Research for Sustainable Communities is comprised of four research groups (energy, mobility, ICT, Math for Industry) and Operation Management Unit which oversees the operation and management of this center. The group leader in each research group is responsible for operations and management. Also, we have set up The R&D Meeting of the Center in our Center, consisting of a project leader, research leader and each group leader so we can discuss matters and fine tune ourselves for questions like, “is this counting towards an exit strategy?” or “are we conscious about the need to create a new market by adopting market needs and listening to cross-industrial views?” and more. Also have external advisors - who have experience in creating global innovations and have commercialized many of them, to give us ideas on center operations and study research.

The Operation Management Unit, a core function regarding management and support of the Center, supports the strategy and planning of research development with an aim for future industrialization, and also acts as the contact for the visionary team. The chief of the Operation Management Unit is the project leader to secure the centralization of organizational operations. The Operation Management Unit is comprised of four groups: research strategy (including the seeds/needs search function), business development, intellectual property, and operation management.

Each group also takes a part of the role of the coordinator and research administrator for both the “Industrial Collaboration Management Office” and the “Office for Strategic Research Planning”. The Industrial Collaboration Management Office takes care of the implementation of the GIA collaboration and the creation, management and utilization of intellectual property in Kyushu University. The Office for Strategic Research Planning takes care of the strategic research formulation throughout the University. By this, we can fully utilize the specialized know-how tactics accumulated within Kyushu University in our Center operations, and attain effective and efficient cooperation between this Center and the University's main features.