抄録
To provide fundamental information for the formulation of the 3^<rd> S&T Basic Plan, NISTEP conducted two major projects for the two years following FY 2003. They are the "Study for Evaluating the Achievements of the S&T Basic Plans in Japan" ("Basic Plan Review") and "Science and Technology Foresight Survey" ("Foresight Survey"). This paper presents the findings from the comprehensive analysis of the three constituent studies of the Basic Plan Review and of the four studies for the Foresight Survey. The first purpose of these seven studies is to provide a basis on which priority science and technology fields and areas can be evaluated while formulating the 3^<rd> S&T Basic Plan. The second one is to identify important policy issues.
