World News

2020年04月14日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 2-8, 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.

UK : GOV.UK
DASA awards £2m to fast-track autonomous vehicles in harsh conditions
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dasa-awards-2m-to-fast-track-autonomous-vehicles-in-harsh-conditions

UK : GOV.UK
£20 million for ambitious technologies to build UK resilience following coronavirus outbreak
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-for-ambitious-technologies-to-build-uk-resilience-following-coronavirus-outbreak


UK : GOV.UK
Competition: Biosensing across wide areas
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/competition-biosensing-across-wide-areas　


France : ANR
Préparation et réponse rapide face aux menaces biologiques : les résultats de l'appel à projets ANR-BMBF
https://anr.fr/fr/actualites-de-lanr/details/news/preparation-et-reponse-rapide-face-aux-menaces-biologiques-les-resultats-de-lappel-a-projets-anr/

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Announces $32 Million for Lower-Cost Fusion Concepts
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-32-million-lower-cost-fusion-concepts


USA : DOE
Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-30-million-machine-learning-and-artificial-intelligence


EU : European Commission
Coronavirus: Commission and European Investment Fund (part of EIB Group) unlock €8 billion in finance for 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_569

EU : European Commission
European Defence Fund: EU funds new joint research and industrial projects
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_595

USA : HHS
HHS Announces Upcoming Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for COVID-19 Response
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/06/hhs-announces-upcoming-funding-action-provide-186-million-covid19-response.html