(Plenary session and Working session 2, 3: External Conference Room, 9F #964-965, Mitsubishi Bldg. / Working session 1: MEXT Conference Room #1-2, 10F, MEXT Bldg.)
(The invited participants other than presenters were Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), members of NISTEP's Advisory Committee on the Review of the S&T Basic Plans, Science Council of Japan, The Engineering Academy of Japan, Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management.)
| Date | Time | Mitsubishi Bldg. 9F #964-965 | Time | MEXT Bldg. 10F, #1-2 |
| 9/13 Mon. | 11:00-12:15 | Opening plenary session | ||
| 12:15-14:00 | Lunch break | |||
| 14:00-15:20 | Working session 2(a): Achievements and issues in major policy areas * S&T personnel issues | 14:00-15:20 | Working session 1(a): Input / Output analysis * Budget (spending) analysis | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break | 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break | |
| 15:40-17:30 | Working session 2(b): Achievements and issues in major policy areas * Industry-academia-government cooperation and regional innovation | 15:40-17:20 | Working session 1(a): Input / Output analysis * R&D output analysis (Papers & Patents) | |
| 18:00- | Reception to be hosted by NISTEP (MEXT Bldg. B1F, Restaurant) | |||
| Date | Time | Mitsubishi Bldg. 9F #964-965 |
| 9/14 Tues. | 9:30-10:45 | Working session 3: Benchmarking & impact analysis * Major developments and achievements of S&T policy in selected countries |
| 10:45-11:05 | Coffee break | |
| 11:05-12:30 | Working session 3: Benchmarking & impact analysis * Major developments and achievements of S&T policy in selected countries | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14:00-15:50 | Concluding plenary session * Wrap up of the respective working sessions * Comments & remarks on above reports and their policy implications |
(Chair person: Mr. Naoki Saito, Director, 3rd Policy-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP)
| 11:00 (5) | Opening address Mr. Hiroshi Nagano, Director-General, NISTEP |
| 11:05 (5) | Issues and challenges for the next S&T Basic Plan Prof. Taizo Yakushiji, CSTP member |
| 11:10 (30) | Highlights of the comprehensive review of Japan's Science and Technology Basic Plans Prof. Masayuki Kondo, Affiliated Senior Fellow and Leader, 2nd Theory-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP (Professor, Yokohama National University) [Abstract] [Presentation] |
| 11:40 (20) | Achievements of the Science and Technology Basic Plans in Japan Dr. William Blanpied, former Director, Tokyo Regional Office, NSF, US (International Affiliated Fellow, NISTEP) [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 12:00 (15) | Short comments on above presentations from the viewpoint of policy evaluation Dr. Stefan Kuhlmann, Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems & Innovation Research (FhG/ISI), Germany |
Lunch break [12:15 - 14:00] For those who would like to prepare for the working sessions in the afternoon while having lunch, light lunch will be served by courtesy of JRI in the meeting room M4, Basement 1 of Mitsubishi Building.
Venue: MEXT Building 10F #1-2
<Session chair: Prof. Fujio Niwa, Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies <GRIPS> (Senior Affiliated Fellow, NISTEP)>
<Rapporteur: Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, Senior Research Fellow, 2nd Theory-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP>
| 14:00 (25*) | Study for evaluating for achievements of the S&T Basic Plans in Japan: Government S&T budget analysis during the First and Second S&T Basic Plans Ms. Noriko Kawamura, Staff Researcher, Industrial Policy Department, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 14:25 (25*) | U.S. funding of Japanese priority R&D areas and U.S. priorities in R&D Mr. Kei Koizumi, Director, R&D Budget & Policy Programs, AAAS, US [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 14:50 (15) | Comments & remarks on above presentations Dr. Ugur Muldur, Head of Unit, Impact Analysis of Community Actions, Directorate A, DG Research, European Commission [Full Text] |
| 15:05 (15) | Discussions Moderator: Prof. Fujio Niwa |
Coffee break [15:20 - 15:40]
Venue: MEXT Building 10F #1-2
| 15:40 (25*) | Study for evaluating achievements of the S&T Basic Plans in Japan: Qualitative analysis of R&D Output Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, Senior Research Fellow, 2nd Theory-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP [Abstract] [Presentation] |
| 16:05 (25*) | Benchmarking Growth: Are we looking in the wrong direction? Prof. Diana Hicks, Professor and Chair, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, US [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 16:30 (20) | Comments & remarks on above presentations Dr. Takayuki Hayashi, Research Fellow, Evaluation System Division, Faculty of Univ. Evaluation & Research, National Institution for Academic Degrees (NIAD) [Presentation] |
| 16:50 (25) | Discussions Moderator: Prof. Fujio Niwa |
| 17:15 (5) | Concluding remarks for the working session Prof. Fujio Niwa |
| <Parallel working sessions > |
Working session 2(a): Achievements and issues in major policy areas: S&T personnel issues
Venue: Mitsubishi Building 9F #964-965
<Session chair: Prof. Yuko Harayama, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Management of S&T Department (MOST), Tohoku University >
<Rapporteur: Mr. Naoya Kaneko, General Manager, Center for the Strategy of Emergence, JRI>
| 14:00 (25*) | Analysis of Japanese trend on fostering human resource of science and technology Prof. Hiroyuki Sakaki, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo Mr. Koichi Abe, Senior Research Fellow, 1st Policy-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP [Abstract] [Presentation] |
| 14:25 (25*) | Influences on the development of advanced students in science and technology Prof. Christopher Hill, Vice Provost for Research, George Mason University, US (Principal, Technology Policy International) [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 14:50 (15) | Comments & remarks on above presentations: Prof. Luke Georghiou, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Humanities and Director of PREST, University of Manchester, UK |
| 15:05 (15) | Discussions Moderator: Prof. Yuko Harayama |
Coffee break [15:20 - 15:40]
Working session 2(b): Achievements and issues in major policy areas: Industry- academia-government cooperation and regional innovation
Venue: Mitsubishi Building 9F #964-965
| 15:40 (25*) | The development of industry-academia-government cooperation and regional innovation in Japan Mr. Naoki Saito, Director, 3rd Policy-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP [Abstract] [Full text] |
| 16:05 (25*) | Best practice and key success factors in industry-academia-government cooperation and regional innovation in the US Mr. Patrick Windham, Principal, Technology Policy International, US (Lecturer, Stanford University) [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 16:30 (25*) | European / German efforts and policy evaluation in facilitating industry- academia cooperation and regional innovation Dr. Stefan Kuhlmann, Deputy Director, FhG/ISI, Germany [Abstract] [Presentation] |
| 16:55 (15) | Comments & remarks on above presentations Prof. Steven Collins, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Bothell, US [Full Text] |
| 17:10 (15) | Discussions Moderator: Prof. Yuko Harayama |
| 17:25 (5) | Concluding remarks for the working session Prof. Yuko Harayama |
Working session 3: Benchmarking & impact analysis: Major developments and achievements of S&T policy in selected countries
Venue: Mitsubishi Building 9F #964-965
<Session chair and Rapporteur: Prof. Atsushi Sunami, Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies <GRIPS> (Affiliated Fellow, NISTEP) >
| 9:30 (25*) | Benchmarking analysis of overseas policy trends and its achievements Dr. Masaharu Sakuta, Research Director, The Japan Research Institute, Limited (JRI) [Abstract] [Full text] |
| 9:55 (25*) | Neo-conservative science and technology policy - Public policy, public responsibility and politics Dr. Gerald Hane, President, Globalvation, US (former Assistant Director for International Strategy and Affairs, OSTP) [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 10:20 (25*) | Traditional and new tools and methods for the preparation of the next European Framework Programme (2006-2010) Dr. Ugur Muldur, Head of Unit, Impact Analysis of Community Actions, Directorate A, DG Research, European Commission [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 11:05 (25*) | Major developments and achievements of S&T policy in China Dr. Rongping Mu, Executive Director-General and Professor, Institute of Policy & Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 11:30 (25*) | Recent developments and achievements of S&T policy in Korea Dr. Pyengmu D. Bark, Managing Director, Center for National Science & Technology Policy Planning, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), Korea [Abstract] [Full Text] |
| 11:55 (10) | Comments & remarks on above presentations Dr. William Blanpied, former Director, Tokyo Regional Office, NSF, US |
| 12:05 (5) | Comments & remarks for the working session Mr. Hiroto Ishida, Principal Fellow, Center for R&D Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST) |
| 12:10 (20) | Discussions Moderator: Prof. Atsushi Sunami |
Lunch break [12:30 - 14:00] For those who would like to prepare for the concluding plenary session in the afternoon while having lunch, light lunch will be served by courtesy of JRI in the meeting room M4, Basement 1 of Mitsubishi Building.
Concluding plenary session (Chair person: Mr. Naoki Saito, Director, 3rd Policy-Oriented Research Group, NISTEP)
Venue: Mitsubishi Building 9F #964-965
| Wrap up of the respective working sessions | |
| 14:00 (20*) | Working session 1 (Input / Output analysis) Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, NISTEP |
| 14:20 (20*) | Working session 2 (Achievements and issues in major policy areas) Mr. Naoya Kaneko, General Manager, Center for the Strategy of Emergence, JRI |
| 14:40 (20*) | Working session 3 (Benchmarking & impact analysis) Prof. Atsushi Sunami, GRIPS |
| 15:00 (20) | Comments & remarks on above reports and their policy implications Prof. Luke Georghiou, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Humanities and Director of PREST, the University of Manchester, UK [Presentation] |
| 15:20 (15) | Discussions |
| 15:35 (10) | Concluding remarks for the workshop Prof. Akira Goto, Professor, Research Center for Advanced S&T, University of Tokyo [ Chair, Advisory Committee for the NISTEP review on S&T Basic Plans ] |
| 15:45 (5) | Closing remarks Mr. Yukihiro Hirano, Deputy Director-General, NISTEP [Leader, NISTEP Project Team for the review on S&T Basic Plans] |