Toward a Country Making Innovation Happen in Society and Economy using Science and Technology: Outcomes of 20 Years of the Science and Technology Basic Law and Future Science, Technology and Innovation（Provisional Translation）

White Paper on Science and Technology 2015

Feature 1 Invention of 2014 Nobel Prize-Winning Blue LEDs, Diffusion and Perspective of LED Lights

  1. 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
  2. History of Lighting and the Blue LED
  3. Relating Industrial Trends and Application Areas
  4. Government Approaches

Feature 2 Promotion of Fair Research Activities

  1. Recent Cases of Research Misconduct
  2. Prevention of Research Misconduct

Part 1 Toward a Country Making Innovation Happen in Society and Economy using Science and Technology: Outcomes of 20 Years of the Science and Technology Basic Law and Future Science, Technology and Innovation

Chapter 1 Progress in Science and Technology and Socioeconomic Changes

Section 1 Progress in Science and Technology and Lifestyle Changes

  1. Photocatalysts
  2. Smartphones and IGZO
  3. Medical and Welfare Robot Suits
  4. The World-first Complete Farm-raising of Bluefin
  5. Regenerative Medicine and Drug Discovery using Human iPS Cells
  6. Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) System
  7. The Drug to Treat Hypercholesterolemia
  8. Development of Maglev Trains

Section 2 Contribution of Science and Technology to Global Issues

  1. Contribution to Global Warming Countermeasures
  2. Contribution to Resource and Energy Problems
  3. Contribution to Infectious Disease Countermeasures

Section 3 The Contribution of Science and Technology to Economic Growth

Chapter 2 Transition and Achievements of the Science and Technology Basic Plan

Section 1 Science and Technology Basic Law and the Science and Technology Basic Plan

  1. Science and Technology Basic Law
  2. Science and Technology Basic Plan

Section 2 Results of S&T Basic Plans in 20 Years

  1. Promotion of R&D
  2. Science and Technology System Reformation
  3. Strengthening of the Control Tower Function and National R&D Investment
  4. Summary of 20 years of the Science and Technology Basic Plan

Chapter 3 Future Perspectives of Science, Technology and Innovation

Section 1 Socioeconomic Changes in Future

  1. Changes in Population Composition
  2. Continued Progress of Globalized and Knowledge-Based Society
  3. Progress of Science and Technology and Arrival of Revolutionary Times

Section 2 Future Science, Technology and Innovation Policies

  1. Promoting Future Science, Technology and Innovation Policies
  2. Preparations in Related Organization for Implementing the 5th Science and　Technology Basic Plan

Section 3 Science, Technology and Innovation in the prospective of 2030

  1. Changes in Scientific Procedure: Arrival of the Open Science Era
  2. Prospective Science, Technology and Innovation in 2030
  3. Educational Reform to Nurture Human Resources in Science, Technology and Innovation

Part 2 Measures Implemented to Promote Science and Technology

Chapter 1 Development of Science and Technology

Section 1 The Science and Technology Basic Plan

 

Section 2 Council for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

  1. Major Efforts of the CSTI in FY2014
  2. Strategic Prioritization in Science and Technology -related Budget
  3. R&D evaluation Projects of National Importance
  4. Major Deliberations at Expert Panels

Section 3 Comprehensive Strategy on Science, Technology and Innovation

 

Section 4 Administrative Structure and Budget for Science,Technology and Innovation Policies

  1. Administrative Structure for Science, Technology and Innovation Policies
  2. Science and Technology-related Budgets

Chapter 2 Realization of Sustainable Growth and Societal　Development into the Future

Section 1 Recovery and Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake

  1. Promotion of Measures to Accomplish the Most Important Issues
  2. System Reform for Restoration and Recovery from Earthquake Disaster

Section 2 Promotion of Green Innovation

  1. Promoting Measures to Accomplish the Important Issues
  2. System Reforms for Promotion of Green Innovation

Section 3 Promotion of Life Innovation

  1. Promotion of Measures to Accomplish Critical Issues
  2. System Reform for Life Innovation Promotion

Section 4 System Reform toward Promotion of Science,Technology and Innovation

  1. System Reform toward Promotion of Science, Technology and Innovation
  2. Construction of a New System for Science, Technology and Innovation

Chapter 3 Response to Critical Issues Facing Japan

Section 1 Promotion of Measures for Solving Critical Issues

  1. Assuring Safety, Affluence and High Quality of Life
  2. Strengthening of Japan’s Industrial Competitiveness
  3. Contributions to Solutions to Global Issues
  4. Foundations of the State
  5. Improvement and Enhancement of Common Science and Technology　Infrastructure

Section 2 System Reforms toward Solution-oriented R&D

  1. System Reforms for Promoting Solution-oriented R&D
  2. The Establishment of Systems for Promoting R&D that should be led by the　Government

Section 3 Strategic Development of Global Activities in an　International Context

  1. Promotion of R&D toward Solutions to Common Issues in Asia
  2. New Developments in Science and Technology Diplomacy

Chapter 4 Enhancement of Basic Research and Human　Resources Development

Section 1 Radical Enhancement of Basic Research

  1. Enhancement of Diverse and Creative Basic Research
  2. Strengthening World-leadin g Basic Research

Section 2 Development of Human Resources capable of Active　Roles in Science and Technology Research

  1. Development of Human Resources Capable of leadership in Diverse Fields
  2. Development of Top level, Creative Researchers
  3. Development of Human Resources for Next-generation Science and　Technology

Section 3 Establishment of a World-Class Research Environment and Infrastructure

  1. Improvement of R&D Environments at Universities and Public Research　Institutions
  2. Enhancement of Intellectual Infrastructure
  3. Enhancement of Research Information Infrastructure

Chapter 5 Development and Promotion of Policy in　Collaboration with Society

Section 1 Deepening Relations between Society and Science,Technology and Innovation

  1. Promotion of STI Policies from the Public Viewpoint
  2. Promotion of S&T Communications

Section 2 Promotion of Effective STI Policies

  1. Strengthening of Policy Planning and Promotion Function
  2. Enhancement of Assessment and Allocation Functions in the Research-fund　Systems
  3. Enhancement of R&D Implementation Systems
  4. Establishment of the PDCA Cycle in Science, Technology and Innovation　Policy

Section 3 Expansion of Research and Development Investment

（Planning and Evalution Division Science and Technology Policy Bureau）