World News

2020年09月23日

+Policy Articles Overseas (September 10-16, 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
£300 million to boost UK manufacturing productivity by 30%
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/300-million-to-boost-uk-manufacturing-productivity-by-30

UK : GOV.UK
Innovation call for urban drone technology
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/innovation-call-for-urban-drone-technology

UK : UKRI
£5 million for new research projects investigating how coronavirus spreads
https://www.ukri.org/news/5-million-for-new-research-projects-investigating-how-coronavirus-spreads/　

USA : EPA
EPA Administrator Wheeler Highlights International Water Issues, U.S. Leadership at G20
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-wheeler-highlights-international-water-issues-us-leadership-g20　

Germany : BMBF
Karliczek: Mit innovativen Medizinprodukten und Diagnostika die Corona-Pandemie bewältigen
https://www.bmbf.de/de/karliczek-mit-innovativen-medizinprodukten-und-diagnostika-die-corona-pandemie-12471.html　

USA : DOE
DOE Invests $34 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Systems
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-invests-34-million-develop-small-scale-solid-oxide-fuel-cell-sofc-systems

USA : DOE
DOE Announces $24 Million for Commercial Scaling of Battery and Methane Detection Technologies
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-24-million-commercial-scaling-battery-and-methane-detection-technologies

EU：European Commission
Horizon Impact Award 2020: 10 finalists short-listed
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/horizon-impact-award-2020-10-finalists-short-listed-2020-sep-15_en

USA : NIH
NIH awards contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-awards-contracts-develop-innovative-digital-health-technologies-covid-19