Part 1: New Developments in Science and Technology Policy: Responding to National and Societal Needs
Chapter 3: Future Science and Technology Policy in Japan
Section 2: Striving for World-Class Research quality
Achieving the goals described in the previous section requires
that research be carried out by researchers of international caliber, who also
require a support system of international caliber. This, in turn, requires human
resource development and R&D environments that respond to global competition
and strive for international levels.
This section discusses the measures that Japan must pursue to
achieve global competitiveness by:
- Actively promoting researcher-oriented efforts, i.e., constructing
a system to attract young researchers, both domestic and foreign; increase the
mobility of human resources, and actively return the outcomes of research to
society.
- Raising the level of competitive funding, evaluation and other means of promoting
unique, cutting-edge research, rather than the rehashing of existing research.
