World News

2020年04月01日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (March 19-26, 2020) 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 are expected to be of help to those involved in STI policymaking activities.

USA : AAAS
AAAS and Science Journals Provide Scientific Information on COVID-19 Worldwide
https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-and-science-journals-provide-scientific-information-covid-19-worldwide

UK : GOV.UK
COVID-19: Call for rapid sanitising technology for ambulances
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-call-for-rapid-sanitising-technology-for-ambulances


UK : UKRI
COVID-19 vaccine & therapy research boosted by six new projects in rapid response
https://www.ukri.org/news/covid-19-vaccine-therapy-research-boosted-by-six-new-projects-in-rapid-response/　

UK : UKRI
UK launches whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus
https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-launches-whole-genome-sequence-alliance-to-map-spread-of-coronavirus/

USA : DOE
President Trump Announces New Effort to Unleash U.S. Supercomputing Resources to Fight COVID-19
https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-trump-announces-new-effort-unleash-us-supercomputing-resources-fight-covid-19

USA : DOE
Department of Energy to Provide $16 Million for Isotope Production R&D
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-provide-16-million-isotope-production-rd


EU : European Commission
COVID-19: Commission creates first ever rescEU stockpile of medical equipment
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_476

EU : European Commision
EU team presents results from engine tests with new types of biofuels for development of biofuel standards
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/eu-team-presents-results-engine-tests-new-types-biofuels-development-biofuel-standards-2020-mar-23_en


USA : HHS
HHS Provides $100 Million to Help U.S. Healthcare Systems Prepare For COVID-19 Patients
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/03/24/hhs-provides-100-million-to-help-us-healthcare-systems-prepare-for-covid-19-patients.html