JFY2012 Awardees
Yen 15-20 million/($135,000-180,000)/year for up to 3 years
Project
Framework forBroad Public
Engagement in STIPolicy (PESTI)PIKei KANO
Senior Lecturer, Facultyof Education, Shiga
University
Specially- Appointed
Lecturer, Science
Communication Group,
Institute for Integrated
Cell Material Sciences(iCeMS), Kyoto University

Synopsis
In order to achieve a more democratic policy formation process for STI, citizen
participation from various fields is essential.

Development of
the Case-Based
Reasoning System
for Regional
Science andTechnology Policy

Askira NAGATA
Director/Prof., Center for
Science, Technology andInnovation Policy Studies,Kyushu University

Economic Growth
Analysis ofScience,
Technology andInnovation
Policies

Makoto NIREI
Associate Prof.
Institute of Innovation
Research, Hitotsubashi
University

Resource Logistics
as a Support Tool

Kazuo MAtSUBAE
Associate Prof.

Since the first half of the 1980s, Japan has moved ahead with various regional science andtechnology promotion measures and successfully developed many new businesses.
However, it has been pointed out that there are still some issues in maintaining
sustainable regional economies. This project develops a deductive system (a case-basedreasoning system) that, based on past similar cases, deduces effective solutions to thechallenges facing regional areas in planning science and technology policies. This isexpected to facilitate the sharing of useful empirical knowledge on the relevant policies
among regional areas.
Science and technology is expected to serve as a source of innovation in a matureeconomy. This project uses economic growth theory as a foundation framework todevelop a model to measure the impacts and effects that STI policies have on nation’s
economy and public welfare, including subsidies to universities and public research
institutions; competitive research grants; R&D subsidies to businesses; taxation systems;
grants to human resources training; and international technical transfers. Based on themodel, it provides an impact generating mechanism that is instrumental in policy
formation
This project aims to visualize “resource logistics” to assess what changes take place with the use ofresources in conjunction with the stimulation, development, introduction, and implementation ofThis project redefines “citizens,” which have been vaguely interpreted, classifying theminto segments in order to encourage their participation in the policy formation process indiverse segments. In partnership with practitioners and experts, it also develops a menuof STI policies according to the needs of citizens and presents it to policy makers andconcerned parties, which is expected to help incorporate public opinions into STI policy
making processes and ensure fairness and transparency in such processes.

Collaborators
Kyoto University (Academic Center for Computingand Media Studies, Graduate School of Economics,
Institute for Information Management andCommunication, etc.)
Faculty of Business Administration, Tezukayama
UniversityGraduate School of Human Development andEnvironment, Kobe University
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Organization for Regional Industrial AcademicCooperation, Tottori University
Science Cafe Harima
School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced
Institute of Science and Technology School ofKnowledge Science
Kyushu TLO Company, LimitedKitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement ofIndustry, Science and Technology
Kyushu Economic Research Center
Graduate School of Economics and Management,Tohoku University
Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi
University
Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The
University of Tokyo

of Science,
Technology andInnovation Policy
Decision

Graduate School ofEngineering, Tohoku
University

innovations; what ripple effects arise from such changes and what effect they have on society and how
effective the stimulation and development of innovations are to the supply demand structure of resourcesthat are physically and economically difficult to use and procure. It also aims to identify stakeholders
involved in innovation in order to quantify the extent of their involvement.

Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto
University
National Institute for Environmental Studies
National Institute for Agro-Environmental
Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku
University
Phosphorus Recycling Promotion Council

Conservation andEnergy Utilizationof Water asCommon
Resources forLeading
Innovation

Kenichi MURAYAMAProfessorFaculty of Arts, Shinshu
University

To conserve optimum water resources and foster innovation by introducing technologies
such as small hydroelectric generation, it is crucial to identify challenges in developing
relevant regulations, build consensus among concerned parties and implement
comprehensive water resources management. Founded on the premise that water
resources are public goods in regional economies, this project establishes an integrated
regional water use management system by: 1) examining the development of policies andinstitutions to advance conservation and high-degree application of water resources, 2)
helping to put water utilization technologies into practice based on practical examples ofsocietal procedures and introduction processes, and 3) addressing challenges infacilitating discussions in regional communities, coordinating interests and formulatingconsensus to establish comprehensive water resources management. It aims tosystematize the results of the work in order to contribute to the formulation of innovation
policies in local governments

Shinshu University (Faculty of Economics
and Law, Faculty of Engineering,
Cooperative Research Center, Shinshu
University-Innovative Research & Liaison
Organization)
Mibugawa Electric Power Co., Inc.
Environment Bureau of Nagano Prefectural
Government
Related Sections of Local Public Entities,
including the Environment Protection
Department of Komagane City
Government