International University-Business Symposium, Jan. 10, 2012
S&T Innovation Policy for Thriving in the Changing world: The 4th S&T Basic Plan
January 10, 2012 Masuo Aizawa
Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) Cabinet Office, Japan
Historic Change of the World Rising Asia and Emerging Economies Global Shift in Power and Wealth The drastic growth has been driven by S&T innovation and globalization.
But the grand challenges we face in the world today threat the growth.
S&T Innovation for addressing the grand challenges is key to thrive with sustainability in the changing world. 2
Threats of the grand challenges we face Global Climate change, Natural disaster, Energy, Resources, Food, Water, and Population increase
National Local
Nd Regional
National Local
Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake Aging and demographic decline
Issue-driven S&T innovation for transforming the challenges to sustainable thriving
What we should address more ! 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake Grand Challenges of Nature - Giant Earthquake and Tsunami Grand Challenges of Nuclear Power Crisis - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -
Recovery and revitalization from the Great East Japan Earthquake Safety issues of radiation monitoring and decontamination Revising the energy policy for secured supply of clean energy We are most grateful for the helping hands extended all over the world. These bonds between Japan and the international community will be forever remembered by the Japanese.
We extend a great sympathy to the catastrophic flood in Thailand. 4
Issue-driven S&T innovation for addressing the grand challenges Grand challenges we face in Japan and in the world Issues to transform the grand challenge Issue setting through societal communication Knowledge integration in S&T across disciplines , sectors and institutions Most effective application of breakthroughs in basic research and innovative technologies
Issue-driven S&T Innovation
Integrated solutions for the issue Value creation
Open and Global Innovation Sustainable Growth and Societal Prosperity 5
Many Nobel Laureates from Japan World astonishing Breakthroughs in S&T World top rank of papers from Japan
しかし、科学技術の成果が課題解決につながりにくい Fiercer global competition in S&T Rising Asia in S&T
Urged to reinforce basic S&T and human resources that should be fundamental power of the nation. 6
The 2nd and 3rd S&T Basic Plan (2001-2005 and 2006-2010) Prioritized in the 8 Research Areas (Life science, IT, Environment, Nanotech-Materials, Energy, Manufacturing, Social infrastructure, Frontier )
Japan has long invested in discipline-oriented S&T. Now is the time for the knowledge integration in S&T across disciplines to transform the multiple challenges towards opportunities of sustainable growth and societal prosperity. Policy Shift!
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (2011-2015)
Issue-driven S&T Innovation Basic research and Human resources
科学・技術、イノベーションで Comprehensive Promotion of S&T and Innovation 未来を切り拓く！ 7
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (1) Basic Concept Positioning of the 4th S&T Basic Plan 1) A five-year-plan with the foresight of 10 years ahead 2) Tight link with Growth Strategy and Reconstruction Plan 3) Comprehensive promotion of S&T and innovation
Perspective of the Nation 1) Realize reconstruction from the great earthquake and sustainable growth with societal prosperity 2) Realize high quality of life with people’s safety and fullness 3) Lead the world in addressing the global issues of large natural disasters 4) Secure the nation’s bases of science and technology 5) Create the world-leading knowledge to be culture 8
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (2) S&T Innovation with society Enhancement of STI for Society - STI policy making with public perspective - New development of S&T communication
Effective Promotion of STI Policy - Strengthen the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Action) cycle - Promote technology assessment and risk communication
Reinforcement of R&D Investment - R&D investment by private and public: 4% GDP - R&D investment by public: 1%GDP (about 25 tril yen for 5 years) 9
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (3) Realizing Sustainable Growth and Societal Prosperity Recovery and Revitalization Realizing vital recovery and revitalization from the great earthquake by enhanced promotion of STI as national strategy 1) Recovery and revitalization of industries and social infrastructures 2) Realizing safety of life in the damaged areas 3) System reforms for recovery from the great earthquake
Green Innovation Toward energy-secured and low carbon society with sustainability by addressing the issues of climate change and energy crisis 1) Clean and secured energy supply 2) Highly efficient and smart energy use, and 3) Greener social infrastructures
Life Innovation Toward nation of health with high quality of life by addressing the issues of ageing 1) Innovation for preventive medicine 2) Innovative diagnostics and treatment 3) Life supporting technology for elderly and disability people
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (4) Realization of Sustainable Growth and Societal Prosperity: System reforms for innovation
Establish Strategic Innovation Systems 1) S&T Innovation Strategy Council (tentative) 2) Industry-University-Government Network 3) Open Innovation Platform ăƒť
Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA)
Reinforce Innovation Systems 1) Support system for start-up 2) Affirmative legal framework for new market 3) Regional innovation system 4) Strategy for IP and international standard 5
Top Priority in FY2012 S&T Budget: Action Plan (1) “Recovery and Revitalization from the Great Earthquake” Goals
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Society which attains rebuilding and revitalization from the Great East Japan Earthquake and where the people can live in safety
Policy Challenges
Focused Initiatives
Protect life and health from disaster
9 Grasp information of tsunami more correctly and more quickly 9 Mitigate people’s fear on the influence of radioactive materials on health.
Maintain and create jobs after disaster
9 Strengthen industrial competitiveness of companies in the disaster-stricken regions through innovative technologies 9 Accelerate decontamination of radioactive materials in forests and farmlands effectively and efficiently
Protect housing from disaster and build it
9 Improve quake-resistance and fireresistance housing and building 9 Mitigate the damage of cities/towns by tsunami with city/town planning and relocation of houses and facilities considering geographical conditions
Nation which provides much safer living environment and higher quality of life based on the rebuilding and Maintain robust flow of revitalization of Tohoku products, information and energy under Area disaster and create it
9 Gather necessary information in the areas where telecommunication network is down by tsunami 9 Develop electricity supply system which can minimize the area blackout by tsunami and which can be recovered quickly if the supply system is damaged by tsunami 12
Top Priority in FY2012 S&T Budget Action Plan (2) “Green Innovation� Goals
Policy Challenges Secure stable energy supply of clean energy
Expand local energy Building advanced country with sustainable supply technologies balance between environment and energy security Innovation in energy utilization
Social infrastructure less energy consumption
Focused Initiatives Expanding the use of renewable energy R&D on innovative technologies for energy production and storage Smart energy management Decrease of energy consumption significantly by technological innovation Develop towns co-existing with nature fitting with the specific characteristics of each region
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Top Priority in FY2012 S&T Budget: Action Plan (3) “Life Innovation� Goals
Policy Challenges Decrease prevalence by promotion of preemptive medicine
Focused Initiatives Improvement of preventive method by integration of results of genome cohort study and medical record R&D in early diagnostic and treatment technology for cancer
Realization of vital society in good health and sprits
Realization of society where elderly and handicapped persons can be independent
Improve cure rate by development of innovative diagnostic and treatment method for cancer, metabolic diseases
R&D of prevention, diagnostics and treatment focusing on complication of metabolic diseases such as diabetes R&D of prevention, early diagnostics and delay for progression based on diagnostic markers/ imaging for neuro-psychiatric disorder like depression, dementia
Substitute or complement functions of body/organs
R&D for regenerative medicine
Promote development of leading medical technology
Promotion of regulatory science to accelerate development of novel medical technology for medicine, medical device and regenerative medicine
Support nursing care and independence
Development of technology to compensate and support dysfunctions in elderly and handicapped persons
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The 4th S&T Basic Plan (5) Addressing the Nation’s Grand Issues Promotion of STI Addressing Nation’s Grand Issues 1) Realize the high quality of life with safety and fullness of people 2) Enhance the industrial competitiveness 3) Address the global issues 4) Secure the nation’s base 5) Reinforce the common bases for STI
SPring-8, XFEL
Globally Harmonized International Activities 1) “East-Asia Science and Innovation Area” 2) Reinforce S&T Diplomacy
The 4th S&T Basic Plan (6) Enhancing Basic Research and Human Resources Comprehensive Enhancement of Basic Research 1. Enhance diversity of creative basic research 2. Enhance globally competitive basic research
Fostering human resources 1. Foster human resources who play key roles in new age 2. Foster creative and superior researchers 3. Foster next generation of human resources
Forming globally competitive R&D environment 1. Improve the R&D environment in universities and research institutes 2. Strengthen the strategy for IP and international standard 3. Strengthen information base for STI 16
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) by MEXT
〈 Program Contents 〉 ○ Targeted fields
Osaka University IFReC: Immunology Frontier Research Center -Elucidating the dynamic immune system using Bioimaging technology
- Fields of basic research
Center Director: Shizuo Akira
○ Funding period
Kyoto University iCeMS: Institute for Integrated CellMaterial Sciences -Integrating cell and material sciences to create new cross-disciplinary-fields, thereby advancing stem cell technologies and mesoscopic sciences
The most cited immunologist in the world over five consecutive years
- 10-15 years
FY2011 Program Budget Plan: ¥8.125 Billion (FY2010 Program Budget: ¥7.283 Billion)
○Project Funding
- Around ¥1.4 billion per year per （5 centers adopted in 2007） center
Tohoku University AIMR: Advanced Institute for Materials Research -Discovering innovative substances and creating related devices/systems using atomic/molecular control methods
Japan‘s pioneer in the establishment and distribution of human ES cell lines, and a leader in ES/iPS cell-based drug discovery Center Director: Norio Nakatsuji
（1 center adopted in 2010）
○ WPI center staffing
- 10-20 world-class principal investigators - About 200 researchers and staffs - At least 30% overseas researchers ○ International-standard working and living environments
- Strong leadership by center director - Merit-based salary system - English as the primary language
Kyushu University I2CNER: International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research -Creating science-driven technologies for producing, storing and using hydrogen and for capturing and sequestering CO2 Center Director: Petros Sofronis Rationalized and linked experimental evidence of hydrogen-induced plastic flow localization at the macroscale with the shielding effect of hydrogen at the microscale
Center Director: Yoshinori Yamamoto Eminent international authority in organic chemistry; awarded the Humboldt Prize in Germany
The University of Tokyo IPMU: Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe -Elucidating the origin and evolution of the universe through collaboration among math, physics and astronomy Center Director: Hitoshi Murayama At age 45, the most cited researcher in the world in particle theory and early cosmology
National Institute for Materials Science MANA: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics -Developing materials to advance sustainable development based on nanoarchitectonics Center Director: Masakazu Aono Pioneer in nanoscale science and technology; awarded the Feynman Prize, etc.
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Funding Program for World-leading Innovative R&D on S&T (FIRST) by CSTP (1)
Frontier Research Program 30 Projects, 100 billion yen for 5 years Internationally Competitive for Targeting the World-top From Basic to Applied Research in Diversified Fields -30 Researchers were selected from 565 candidates on Sep.4, 2009 by CSTP. -Funds were granted on March 9, 2010.
30 Core Researchers - K. Aihara - S. Akira - C. Azachi - Y. Arakawa - M. Esashi - H. Ohno - S. Okano - T. Okano - K. Kataoka - T. Kawai
-Y. Kizuregawa - T. Kimoto - Y. Kurihara - Y. Koike - T. Kodama - Y. Sankai - H. Shirato - K. Segawa - K. Tanaka - Y. Tokura
-A. Tonomura - R. Nagai - S. Nakasuka - H. Hosono - T. Mizuno - A. Murayama - M. Yanagisawa - S. Yamanaka - Y. Yamamoto - N. Yokoyama 18
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Funding Program for World-leading Innovative R&D on S&T (FIRST) by CSTP (2)
Next Generation Program 329 Projects, 50 billion yen for 5 years Encourage Young/Female/Regional Researchers with High Potentiality
Green Innovation
Life Innovation
Not Discipline-oriented, but Issue-driven Research
- 329 Researchers were selected from 5,618 candidates. - Female researchers : 25% Youngest researcher : 26 y.
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Thank you
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