Part3 Measures Adopted for Promotion of Science and Technology
3.3. Reform of Japan's Science and Technology System
3.3.2 Strengthening of Industrial Technology and Reform of Structure for Co-ordination between Industry,Academia,and Government
3.3.2.4 Developing an Environment to Invigorate High Tech Ventures
Because promotion of private sector R&D through the utilization
of research and development-style venture business,and utilization of R&D
results at the national government,etc.,can encourage individual creativity and
swift responses to the new demand,which is expected to increase,the government
is united in seeking to promote this policy.
The Small Business Innovation Research Pro-gram(SBIR76))was
implemented based on the Law for Facilitating the Creation of New Businesses
enacted in December1998.In this program,the relevant government ministries and
agencies coordinate to increase the opportunities to provide small and medium-scale
corporations and so forth with subsidies,etc.Subsidies,business commissioning
fees and so forth that are intended for small and medium-scale corporations for
the development of new technologies leading to the creation of new industries
are designated as"special subsidies"and are applicable to this program.In
FY2002,six government ministries,namely the Ministry of Public Management,Home
Affairs,Posts and Telecommunications,the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science
and Technology,the Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare,the Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry
and Fisheries,the Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry,and the Ministry of
the Environment designated a total of56subsidies as"special subsidies."A
target amount of approximately25billion yen in funds was supplied to small and
medium-scale corporations,through the coordination and cooperation of the government
ministries.
