World News

2020年11月17日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (November 5-11, 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
UK government response to Pfizer/BioNTech's publication of efficacy data of their COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-response-to-pfizerbiontechs-publication-of-efficacy-data-of-their-covid-19-vaccine

UK ; GOV.UK
£22.5 million funding to turn industry waste into environmental wins
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/225-million-funding-to-turn-industry-waste-into-environmental-wins

UK : UKRI
UK and Canada launch world-first programme of quantum technologies
https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-and-canada-launch-world-first-programme-of-quantum-technologies/

UK : UKRI
UK to lead the way in the future of aviation
https://www.ukri.org/news/uk-to-lead-the-way-in-the-future-of-aviation/　

USA : EPA
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Decline as the American Economy Flourishes Under the Trump Administration
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-decline-american-economy-flourishes-under-trump-0　

Germany : BMBF
Coronavirus: Das ist der Stand bei der Impfstoff-Entwicklung
https://www.bmbf.de/de/corona-das-ist-der-stand-bei-der-impfstoff-entwicklung-11152.html　

USA : DARPA
DARPA Selects Teams to Modify Skin Microbiome for Disease Prevention
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2020-11-06

EU：European Commission
European Vocational Skills Week: 'VET for Green and Digital Transitions'
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_2029

EU：European Commission
EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_2073