The future role of the information accumulated the research funding results for making a funding strategy and evaluation through JST-FMDB Project

Abstract

JST has implemented the strategic research funding to create an innovation through between basic research and industrialization for over 50 years. As a result, JST has contributed to the promotion of Science and Technology in Japan. In the near future, Japan will be in the aging society and be decreasing the population. However, we have to survive against international competition without raising Scientific and Technological budget. JST-FMDB is one of the information infrastructures to provide to the people be involved with the Science and Technology as policy makers and funding affairs. JST-FMDB has a federated search function over JST funding themes and KAKEN-HI, which is "Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research" by JSPS. In this paper, we describe the process to develop the FMDB system and the role of information for research funding in the future.