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2018年05月30日

++Japan's STI Policy News: Points of the 38th CSTI meeting-May 30, 2018

++Japan’s STI Policy News
 
Japan’s Council for STI (CSTI), the STI policy decision-making body in Japan, convened on April 5, 2018. The following topics were on the table. (Translation responsibility: Kazuko Nakata @SciREX Center)
 
Agenda of the April 5, 2018 CSTI meeting (The 38^th CSTI meeting)
1. Enhancement of Industry-University-Government investment in innovation
2. Expansion of medium- and long-term R&D investment
3. How AI makes Japan’s future
4. Establishment AI strategy implementation plan
5. Innovation creation in agriculture
 
Points of 1. Enhancement of Industry-University-Government investment in innovation:

• National universities (especially research universities) should get rid of relying the direct (non-competitive) research fund from the Government and establish strategic distribution of funds:

.  Introduction of annual salary system
.  Establishment of research environment by use of external funds
 
[50% of the national universities are relying on the non-competitive funds, which should be reviewed. 21% of the national universities take annual salary system.]
 

• The Government should review the direct (non-competitive) research funds and focus support for those universities that are enhancing reforms

 
Should you be interested in all the agenda items or one of them in detail, write to:
scirex-center@grips.ac.jp
 
(Source: http://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/siryo/haihui038/haihu-038.html)