World News

2021年01月21日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (January 7-13, 2021) 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
Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rolls-royce-and-uk-space-agency-launch-first-ever-study-into-nuclear-powered-space-exploration

UK : UKRI
Driverless technology leader Oxbotica strikes $47 million deal
https://www.ukri.org/news/driverless-technology-leader-oxbotica-strikes-47-million-deal/

USA : EPA
EPA Publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-publishes-2019-annual-toxics-release-inventory

Germany : BMBF
Für eine gute frühe MINT-Bildung in Deutschland - BMBF fördert das „Haus der kleinen Forscher" institutionell
https://www.bmbf.de/de/fuer-eine-gute-fruehe-mint-bildung-in-deutschland---bmbf-foerdert-das-haus-der-kleinen-13506.html　

USA : DOE
U.S. Department of Energy Delivers on Key Step Toward Tank Waste Treatment at Hanford
https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-delivers-key-step-toward-tank-waste-treatment-hanford　

USA : DARPA
DARPA Seeks Compact, Deployable Electron Accelerator
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-01-08 　

EU：European Commission
Wind and water provide most renewable electricity
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/wind-and-water-provide-most-renewable-electricity-2021-jan-11_en

EU : European Commission
Expert panel approves the next DEMO design phase
https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/expert-panel-approves-next-demo-design-phase-2021-jan-13_en

USA : NASA
NASA, Government of Japan Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-government-of-japan-formalize-gateway-partnership-for-artemis-program