Part1 Human Resources in Science and Technology Required of Japan in the Future
1.1 Fostering and Securing Human Resources in Science and Technology for an Advanced Science-and Technology-Oriented Nation
1.1.2 Expectationson Human Resourcesin Scienceand Technology
Many people help support science and tech-nology-related activities.The
roles they play are varied,from the researchers and technicians,to those who
subsides research activities and those who manage R&D,to those who bring
the fruits of research to life in the economy and society and those who act as
bridges between science and technology and the public at large (Figure1-1-10) .
In this report,we define"Human Resources in Science and
Technology(HRST)"as all the personnel performing work based on science and
technology.The collective strength built through the collaboration of these personnel
will support the level of science and technology activities in Japan and thus
the strength of the nation.Within the extremely broad definition of human resources
in science and technology given above,however,this report will focus on a discussion
of"researchers"-those personnel who play the central role of creating
knowledge at universities and business enterprises.
Figure1-1-9 International comparison of the growth rate
of knowledge-based workers
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