2019 Volume 34 Issue 3 Pages 184-189
This special issue is summarizing the achievements of the working group (WG) on the evidence-based formulation of the Science and Technology Basic Plan.
The official discussion on the formulation of the 6th Science and Technology Basic Plan is expected to begin in the second half of 2019. In November 2018, the Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management established the WG in advance to review the policy-making process and contents of the past and coming Basic Plans. Base on the result, WG intends to make recommendations for formulating the 6th plan.
About 60 participants voluntarily acted as members of the WG. The WG consists of six sub-group; 1) Transition of Science and Technology Basic Plan and Future Prospect, 2) Science Technology and Innovation Policy Making System and Processes in Japan, 3) Research Capability and Academic System/Public Sector, 4) Formation of New Research Areas and Its Acceleration, 5) Digitalization and Innovation Policy, 6) Current Situation and Challenges of Japan's Innovation Eco-system Surrounding Industries. The following articles are prepared by each sub-group.
