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
UKAEA signs multimillion-pound framework agreement to aid development of fusion energy
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukaea-signs-multimillion-pound-framework-agreement-to-aid-development-of-fusion-energy

UK : UKRI
UK joins COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium
https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-joins-covid-19-high-performance-computing-consortium/

Germany : BMBF
Gemeinsame Presseerklärung: Wir stärken die internationale Forschung für mehr Sicherheit im autonomen Fahren
(Research agreement between BMBF and Japan's Cabinet Office on Automatic Driving)
https://www.bmbf.de/de/gemeinsame-presseerklaerung-wir-staerken-die-internationale-forschung-fuer-mehr-11704.html　

USA : DOE
DOE to Provide $30 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-provide-30-million-develop-small-scale-solid-oxide-fuel-cell-systems-and-hybrid-energy　

USA : DARPA
DARPA Selects Teams for Work on Tunable Gamma Ray Inspection Technology
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2020-05-29

EU : European Commission
US announcement on breaking ties with the World Health Organisation: Statement by the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative/ Vice-President Josep Borrell
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_20_983

EU : European Commission
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2020 focuses on green recovery and growth
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/eu-sustainable-energy-week-2020-focuses-green-recovery-and-growth-2020-jun-02_en

USA : HHS
HHS Adds $628 Million to Contract with Emergent BioSolutions to Secure CDMO Manufacturing Capacity for Operation Warp Speed
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/06/01/hhs-adds-628-million-contract-emergent-biosolutions-secure-manufacturing-capacity-operation-warp-speed.html

USA : HHS
HHS Provides an Additional $250 Million to Help U.S. Health Care Systems Respond to COVID-19
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/06/02/hhs-provides-additional-250-million-help-us-health-care-systems-respond-covid-19.html