Identifying the emerging and interdisciplinary fields, predicting economic and social impact, and establishing strategies will help us to be ready with uncertainties in the future. To implement these, it is necessary to systematize various methods and establish policy and research capabilities by nurturing policy and research communities ranging from social, natural and engineering scientists, industrial sector, and citizens. As this required long-term efforts, this project will focus on establishing the base for forming long-term network. Also, it will be promoted from a view of how the various methods and activities can be connected to have a valuable output.

They key of this project is how to measure a university's "research capability." It will focus on: (1) What is an appropriate index for measuring quantity, quality and impact (beyond academia)? Does the index make it possible to measure the characteristics of the research results, in a different way from the already-existing index for the number of papers and references, and by-field research capabilities? And (2) What kind of index is it that shows the functions of the universities and research institutions within the by-field research community? Would it be possible to have a result that is based on each organization's missions and unique features, rather than a conventional result that includes the number of papers?

The factors that affect the researchers' research capabilities such as international brain circulation and researchers' mobility and diversity, and the mechanism for knowledge transfer process are not yet comprehensively analyzed. Based on this understanding, it is necessary to establish a system that examines policy effectiveness for advancing research capability and a policy analysis that uses the system.

Identifying the emerging and interdisciplinary fields, predicting economic and social impact, and establishing strategies will help us to be ready with uncertainties in the future. To implement these, it is necessary to systematize various methods and establish policy and research capabilities by nurturing policy and research communities ranging from social, natural and engineering scientists, industrial sector, and citizens. As this required long-term efforts, this project will focus on establishing the base for forming long-term network. Also, it will be promoted from a view of how the various methods and activities can be connected to have a valuable output.

Japanese universities and research institutions have established "innovation ecosystem" to create innovations independently and consecutively, without establishing the evaluation method of the system. Based on this understanding, it is necessary to develop evaluation index and analyzing method for the successful project cases, especially for the Center of Innovation (COI) program.

The point of the R&D in medical field is whether the products and technologies are connected with diagnosis and treatment. It also depends on whether each of the basic, applied, and commercialization phases can be effectively "translated." The environment surrounding the development of new drugs and medicine has recently drastically changed, including the establishment of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). However, it is not clear whether the series of the administrative reforms has contributed to the barrier for the life cycle of basic research through commercialization (Devil River, Valley of Death, and Darwinian Sea). The project will try to make the above translation more effective, elucidate the reason why "the translation in the industry-based R&D is delayed," and develop a method to re-design the policies to include the way to solve the gap during the translation. More concretely, the project will find out the reasons for the industries to be inactive in making an effective translation and newly design incentives to change their evaluation methods of research seeds.

The human resources training activities at Japanese universities to develop and use space technologies contributes to the international cooperation and human resources training in space developing countries. It further supports the Japanese space technologies to be exported overseas. To enhance such activities, however, it is important to view them in the context of the university education and research activities and also university management. Moreover, it requires an incentive to urge inclusion of medium- and small-sized universities. A comprehensive Japanese system is necessary.

Japan's Space Basic Plan aims to spend Yen 5 trillion in 10 years by industry-government fund. Other countries are seeing emerging industries play an important role in the space R&D, in addition to the already-existing industries. Japan also needs analyses and discussions on restructuring of the roles and relationships between the government and industries and what are expected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in the future.

A long-term evaluation and a map of the earthquake prediction are made public, but they are not fully recognized by the local governments, private sector and citizens. Even if they are recognized, it might be difficult to use them in view of social effects. This project will make it clear what the administration can do and cannot, and what are needed for earthquake and disaster prevention research based on interviews and surveys to the relevant people. The project will also hold workshops and make proposals on the issue.

Evidence-based designing and evaluation of programs are not sufficiently carried out in making STI policies in Japan. We will try to identify evidence for designing and evaluating by-field programs and national R&D corporations' activities to prove effectiveness of policy formation.

Ind.-univ. collaboration creates new technologies and economic value. We collect and analyze evidence for resilient ind.-univ. collaboration and innovation systems.

We review the STI policies' economic and societal effects from both policy and research viewpoints, and establish a protocol to calculate the economic and societal effects of STI policies at each level of policymaking, policy implementation, program making, and project selection

Japanese framework for university-led space technology development & utilization capacity building in emerging countries in the post/with COVID-19 era and its development potential

We focus on the role of the Japanese universities in training human resources for developing and utilizing space technologies, compare and analyze it with other countries, and investigate how the coordination between the Japanese universities and related government organizations and its development should be.

We identify the technologies & services Japan is superior in space debris removal services, list up the risks, and decide Japan's approach for establishing & promoting international disciplines to support implementation of the services, rules and standards.

To establish mission-oriented R&D strategies, we co-work on research and development of theoretical & methodological base to secure the legitimacy of the mission and maximize the research results, and ultimately have it reflected in implementing the government strategies.

Using the data obtained from the school health check and children's stress check, we analyze the school performance such as attendance, physical strength, and academic performance, to identify the factors between the data and performance. This exemplifies active use of school health data.

We identify the factors that enables independency and sustainability of the government-funded innovation ecosystem hubs after the funding ends. This will contribute to future funding policies.

To accommodate the Ph.D. holders with an environment where they can have regular staff positions in a variety of fields, including academia, industry, and government, we provide such data that contribute to the evidence that is the base for making strategic personnel policy package and the evaluation of various policies. This will make the PDCA cycle work properly, i.e., review the policies if they meet the investment, examine the need for an alternative policy, and ultimately maximize the investment in human resources policies.

We extract the issues in the ongoing research performance evaluation, propose a new performance evaluation method, and examine its appropriateness. We will establish a concept design or a pilot model for a mathematical model to enable policy design and operation on dynamic process of research performance evaluation and fund distribution

We will collect and analyze various collaborations between art, natural science, human literature/social sciences, to come up with the participants' incentives, outcomes, and frameworks. Based on the analysis-based suggestions, we will involve relevant MEXT bureaus and divisions to make clear the process for coming up with detailed trial actions.

To make clear the environments for implementing various collaborations between natural sciences and human literature/social sciences, we will investigate the awareness of the researchers at Kyushu University and the University of Tokyo (as they house multiple disciplines) involved in such collaborations through paper and interview surveys.

We will make clear the structure of the researchers' incentives who are proactively involved in ind.-univ. and local area collaborations by comparing them with the educational and research activities. Based on that we will come up with such knowledge that contributes to improving the management through policy- and management-level university evaluation.

We will study how the state of emergency on the new corona virus disease has affected people's daily life and its social and cultural backgrounds from the viewpoints of ontology engineering and economics. Our study aims to apply the analyses results for appropriate measures when confronting a new nation-wide crisis.

In pursuit of deriving policy and managerial insights for university research management and administration, this study investigates the impact of inter-university joint-use of research facilities and equipment, as well as the effective management of human resources within the realm of research managers and administrators.

The project aims to identify policy challenges in seamlessly connecting policy from upstream R&D to downstream social implementation in "enabling bioeconomy society by promoting bio-manufacturing", and explore institutional design, with the collaboration/cooperation among relevant ministries, including the MEXT, the Cabinet Office and the METI, and academia, thereby contributing to solving social challenges

In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of Japan's space activities, we will identify policy approaches that can ensure both maintaining Japan's autonomy and contributing to build an international framework of space situational awareness(SSA) activities by reviewing Japan's SSA capabilities and its potential for international cooperation.

Survey and analysis of monitoring indicators on international research outcomes in the humanities and social sciences in Japan

Based on the common understanding among universities and the government that "visualization of the international nature of research activities in the humanities and social sciences is critical for evidence-based management of higher education in Japan, we conduct feasibility study and survey analysis by exploring the possibility of constructing quantitative indicators related to international refereed journal articles.

Our project aims to develop the methods of large-scale data analysis and transdisciplinary engagement for generating objective evidence with explanatory, verifiable, and inclusive properties that can be widely used in decision processes of mission-inspired R&D strategies in emerging and converging research areas. The development of methods and the evaluation and verification of their effectiveness will be carried out in collaboration and co-evolutionary relationships with the relevant divisions within the MEXT and with research funding agencies.

By focusing on the abilities of hypothesis verification and mastery of specialized knowledge earned through doctoral studies, we clarify factors contributing to the value of employing PhDs in policy-making. This has three aims, viz.: (1) to provide information useful in the evaluation of candidates for hire; (2) to provide evidence of the value of new PhDs; (3) to analyze factors including skills and OJT in the government workplace, with an aim to connect them to the characteristics of graduate education.

Based on evidence, this study explores a "career path for academic researchers," by seeking to create the best mix of stability and mobility. The research is approached from two angles: 1) reasons for and solutions to obstacles to mobility, and 2) research into specific mechanisms.