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2020年04月28日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 16-22, 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.

Worldwide : Science|Business
Scientists are working on 115 possible COVID-19 vaccines around the world
https://sciencebusiness.net/news-byte/scientists-are-working-115-possible-covid-19-vaccines-around-world

UK : GOV.UK
Government launches Vaccine Taskforce to combat coronavirus
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-vaccine-taskforce-to-combat-coronavirus

UK : GOV.UK
Billion pound support package for innovative firms hit by coronavirus
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/billion-pound-support-package-for-innovative-firms-hit-by-coronavirus　

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Announces $12 Million for Research on Quantum Information Science for Fusion Energy
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-12-million-research-quantum-information-science-fusion-energy


USA : DOE
Department of Energy Announces $28 Million to Develop Ultrahigh Temperature Materials for Gas Turbine Applications
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-28-million-develop-ultrahigh-temperature-materials-gas-turbine


EU : European Commission
Covid-19: €3 billion emergency support for national health care systems
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20200408STO76808/covid-19-EU3-billion-emergency-support-for-national-health-care


EU : European Commision
The European Union remains world's leading donor of Official Development Assistance with €75.2 billion in 2019
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_674


EU : European Commission
EU launches new €50 million pilot to develop skills and education across Europe
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_694

USA : HHS
HHS Announces Nearly $1 Billion in CARES Act Grants to Support Older Adults and People with Disabilities in the Community During the COVID-19 Emergency
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/04/21/hhs-announces-nearly-1-billion-cares-act-grants-support-older-adults-people-with-disabilities-community-during-covid-19-emergency.html