Biomaterial Database

Influencing science policy in Japan. 2001

N Hirokawa

Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. hirokawa@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

The administrative structure for the funding of science and technology in Japan is now going through a marked change. The newly formed Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) has been given great powers - but how, in particular, is the funding policy being addressed by the new administrative structure, and how can scientists influence science policy in Japan?

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007564	Japan	A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.	Bonin Islands
D011640	Public Policy	A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.	Social Policy,Affirmative Action,Migration Policy,Population Policy,Social Protection,Action, Affirmative,Migration Policies,Policies, Migration,Policies, Population,Policies, Public,Policies, Social,Policy, Migration,Policy, Population,Policy, Public,Policy, Social,Population Policies,Protection, Social,Public Policies,Social Policies
D012109	Research Support as Topic	Work about financial support of research activities.	Grants and Subsidies, Research,Subsidies, Research,Research Subsidies,Research Subsidy
D005381	Financing, Organized	All organized methods of funding.	Community Financing,Grants,Organized Financing,Financing, Community,Grant
D006077	Government Agencies	Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental activities.	Agencies, Government,Agency, Government,Government Agency
D012586	Science	The study of natural phenomena by observation, measurement, and experimentation.	Sciences
D013672	Technology	The application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes in any field. It includes methods, techniques, and instrumentation.	Industrial Arts,Arts, Industrial