World News

2019年10月21日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (October 10-16, 2019) 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 : Science|Business
No-deal Brexit would force UK to create 'a bigger rival' to European Research Council
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/no-deal-brexit-would-force-uk-create-bigger-rival-european-research-council

EU：Science|Business
Vestager promises Europe will go its own way on artificial intelligence rules
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/vestager-promises-europe-will-go-its-own-way-artificial-intelligence-rules　

EU：Sciebnce|Business
Basic research and culture should have more money in Horizon Europe, European academies say
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/basic-research-and-culture-should-have-more-money-horizon-europe-european


France & USA : Science|Business
CNRS and University of Chicago launch research and education collaboration
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/cnrs-and-university-chicago-launch-research-and-education-collaboration　

EU：Science|Business
EIT Health launches call for proposals for activities in 2021
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/eit-health-launches-call-proposals-activities-2021

EU：Science|Business
Central and eastern Europe lose start-up founders to the west
https://sciencebusiness.net/news-byte/central-and-eastern-europe-lose-start-founders-west

UK : Science|Business
UK government sets out plan for DARPA-like funding agency for research
https://sciencebusiness.net/uk-government-sets-out-plan-darpa-funding-agency-research

Spain : Science|Business
Spanish researchers make a plea for more blue skies research in Horizon Europe
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/spanish-researchers-make-plea-more-blue-skies-research-horizon-europe

Switzerland : Science|Business
Sunrise and Huawei open the first European 5G Joint Innovation Center
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/sunrise-and-huawei-open-first-european-5g-joint-innovation-center

UK : Science|Business
Rapid response research centre to predict and prevent global health crises
https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/rapid-response-research-centre-predict-and-prevent-global-health-crises


USA : Science
Topic choice works against black NIH applicants
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6462/164

China : Science
Science organizations speak out in defense of Uyghur academics
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6462/165

USA : National Science Foundation
New approach for modern power grids increases efficiency, reduces costs
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299371&org=NSF&from=news

UK : GOV.UK
Committee on Climate Change's 2019 progress reports: government responses
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-changes-2019-progress-reports-government-responses

UK : GOV.UK
UK to go further and faster to tackle climate change
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-go-further-and-faster-to-tackle-climate-change