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2019年04月03日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (March 25-29, 2019) collected by CRDS

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS)

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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.

Japan:  Nature
Nature Index 2019 Japan
https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2019-japan/index  


 
USAAs You Now Think (a series of articles posted on the website of the Consortium for Science Policy and Outcomes, Arizona State University) 
Give Science, Tecnology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) a Chance
https://cspo.org/give-staa-a-chance/  
 
USA : Science
NSF hopes Jason can lead it through treacherous waters
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/nsf-hopes-jason-can-lead-it-through-treacherous-waters  
 
USA : Pew Research Center
Public confidence in scientists has remained stable for decades
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/03/22/public-confidence-in-scientists-has-remained-stable-for-decades/ 


 
USA : Science
U.S. researchers hope Congress will dig NSF out of a $1 billion budget hole
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/nsf-hopes-congress-will-dig-it-out-1-billion-budget-hole  
 
USA : Conversation
Why some counties are powerhouses for innovation
https://theconversation.com/why-some-counties-are-powerhouses-for-innovation-111040  
 
USA : Science Friday
Meet The Member Of Congress Renewing Science On Capitol Hill
http://s3.amazonaws.com/scifri-segments/scifri201903223.mp3 
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/meet-the-member-of-congress-renewing-science-on-capitol-hill/ 
 
USA : Nextgov
NSF Director Approaching Uncertain Tech Landscape with Confidence
https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/03/nsf-director-approaching-uncertain-tech-landscape-confidence/155724/  

USA : Nature
Scientists rise up against statistical significance
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9  
 
(Reference : Nature)
It’s time to talk about ditching statistical significance
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00874-8? 
  
EU : Science|Business
EU Council and Parliament strike a deal on Horizon research programme
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/eu-council-and-parliament-strike-deal-horizon-research-programme  
 
EU : Science|Business
What’s on the horizon for Horizon Europe
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/whats-horizon-horizon-europe  (Science|Business誌記事)
 
EU : S4D4C
What it takes to do science diplomacy. Baseline analysis and needs assessment
https://www.s4d4c.eu/what-it-takes-to-do-science-diplomacy-practices-identities-needs-and-challenges-of-science-diplomacy-practitioners-baseline-analysis-and-needs-assessment/  
https://www.s4d4c.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/S4D4C_WP2_D2.3_ZSI.pdf 

 
Canada : Nature
Canada budget overlooks basic research
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00852-0  
 
China : Naure
Materials science is helping to transform China into a high-tech economy
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00885-5  
 
AI and Labor Market : National Academy of Sciences of the USA
Toward understanding the impact of artificial intelligence on labor
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/21/1900949116 


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Sources include:
Twitter Hashtag #scisip、#scipolicy、 #scipol、#InnovationDeficit
Accounts @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/

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