World News

2020年08月25日

+STI Policy Articles overseas (August 13-19, 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
New Rule Threatens Environment, Puts U.S. Waters at Risk
https://www.aaas.org/news/new-rule-threatens-environment-puts-us-waters-risk

UK : GOV.UK
£8 million boost for low carbon heat projects in south Wales
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/8-million-boost-for-low-carbon-heat-projects-in-south-wales--2

UK : GOV.UK
UK government secures new COVID-19 vaccines and backs global clinical trial
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-secures-new-covid-19-vaccines-and-backs-global-clinical-trial　

UK : FOV.UK
Public encouraged to register for COVID-19 vaccine trials as 100,000 already sign-up
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-encouraged-to-register-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-as-100000-already-sign-up　

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Advance Perovskite Solar Technologies
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-20-million-advance-perovskite-solar-technologies　

USA : DOE
The U.S.-Israel Energy Center Announces Funding Opportunity for Energy Infrastructure Cybersecurity Cooperation
https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-israel-energy-center-announces-funding-opportunity-energy-infrastructure-cybersecurity

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Awards $13.5 Million for Direct Air Capture Research
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-awards-135-million-direct-air-capture-research

USA : DOE
Department of Energy to Provide $21 Million for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Research on Fusion Energy
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-provide-21-million-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-research

EU : European Commission
Coronavirus: Commission reaches first agreement on a potential vaccine
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1438