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2018年12月03日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (November 26-30, 2018) collected by CRDS

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS)

This page is for weekly articles collected by the Center for R&D Strategies (CRDS) whose mission is to monitor, examine, and analyze the trends of 'STI and Society' and the policies in Japan and overseas. Based on the analyses, CRDS comes up with problems to be solved and proposes the solution and strategies to the government. The following articles mainly from the sources described below are expected to be of help to those involved in STI policymaking activities.

EU :  European Commission
Analysis report: responses to the call for feedback on mission-oriented research and innovation in the European Union
Report : “Mission-Oriented Research & Innovation in the European Union”
Analysis : https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/analysis_of_the_results_of_the_call_for_feedback_on_mazzucato_report_fin.pdf 


 
EU：European Open Science Cloud
The Vienna Declaration on the European Open Science Cloud
https://eosc-launch.eu/declaration/  
 
EU：Science|Businness
UK, EU agree post-Brexit ties in defence research
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/uk-eu-agree-post-brexit-ties-defence-research  
 
OECD：OECD
OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2018 : Adapting to Technological and Societal Disruption
http://www.oecd.org/sti/oecd-science-technology-and-innovation-outlook-25186167.htm  


 
CHINA : Associated Press
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
https://apnews.com/4997bb7aa36c45449b488e19ac83e86d  

(Related article: MIT Technology Review)
Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612458/exclusive-chinese-scientists-are-creating-crispr-babies/　

(Related article: Washington Post)
Chinese scientist’s claim of gene-edited babies creates uproar
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/11/26/scientists-claim-gene-edited-babies-creates-uproar/?utm_term=.390ce6172de8 

(Related article: Nature)
Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07545-0 

(Related article: The Conversation)
Tension as scientist at centre of CRIPSR outrage speaks at genome editing summit.
https://theconversation.com/tension-as-scientist-at-centre-of-cripsr-outrage-speaks-at-genome-editing-summit-107807

FRANCE : Nature
French science behemoth launches research-integrity office
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07466-y?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5ZYOC,R7OZG8,NIC35,1  

USA : New York Times 
‘Enough Is Enough’: Science, Too, Has a Problem With Harassment
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/science/gender-harassment-science-universities.html  
 
USA : American Interest
The Emerging R&D Landscape: A Tale of Scale and Saturation
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/11/26/the-emerging-rd-landscape-a-tale-of-scale-and-saturation/ 

USA : Pew Charitable Trusts
To Increase the Impact of Science, Researchers Should Partner With Decision-Makers
https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/11/20/to-increase-the-impact-of-science-researchers-should-partner-with-decision-makers?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5ZYOC,R7OZG8,NIC38,1  
 
USA : The Atlantic
America Needs to Align Technology With a Public Purpose
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/mark-zuckerberg-missed-opportunity/576088/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FYI&dm_i=1ZJN,5ZYOC,R7OZG8,NIC3A,1  
 
Researcher Mobility : Nature
Why you should move country
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07499-3  (Nature）
http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/15/146/20180580 (Journal of the Royal Society Interface)

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Source:

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• Twitter hashtag   #scisip、#scipolicy、 #scipol、#InnovationDeficit
• Accounts including @MIOIR、@sppgatech、@CSPO_ASU、@SPRU、@uclsteapp

• Institute for Research on Innovation & Science　 http://iris.isr.umich.edu/index.php/news/ 　
• Research Infrastructure for Research and Innovation Policy Studies http://risis.eu/events/
• Center for Science of Science and Innovation Policy http://cssip.org/
• Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/isi-en/index.php
• Institute For Research and Innovation in Society http://ifris.org/en/actualites/
• NESTA http://www.nesta.org.uk/   
• Joint Research Centre （European Commission）  https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/