Evidence-based Science, Technology andInnovation Policy：SciREX Program（https://scirex.grips.ac.jp/en/）

Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)GRIPS Science, Technology and Innovation Program (GiST) &SciREX Center

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What is the Program for Promoting ‘Science for Policy’ in Science,
Technology and Innovation Policy (SciREX Program)?
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SciREX:–•

A program the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, S&T (MEXT) launched in 2011•

Purpose–••To contribute to the promotion of Evidence-based Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy
formation through training personnel to be involved in implementing and conducting research on STI
policies, promoting research to contribute to STI policy formation, and forming research community

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Basic Research and Human Resources Training at SciREX Core Center universities–

Establishment of data and information base at the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy(NISTEP)–

Competitive R&D Program at the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s (JST) Research Institute of
Science and Technology Policy (RISTEX)

15-year (unprecedentedly long) Government Program–2

Science for RE-designing Science Technology and Innovation Policy

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Coevolution to Further Study Science for STI Policies and Policy Formation Systems
Integral Advancement of “STI Policy” and “Science for STI Policy”

STI policy formation system

Science for STI Policy

Traditional
Sciencefor PolicyNewdevelopment of
Science for Policy

New style ofcollaboration
between “Policy
Formation” and“Science for
Policy”

Reform ofpolicyformationsystem
Traditional
Evaluation
Method for
Policymaking-How policy proposal (including public thinktank) should function-Code of conduct of the government and policy
proposers-Introduction of new policymaking methods
Source: CRDS Strategic Proposal “Establishmentof ’Science for STI policy’ for STI policy formation based onevidence” (2011)3

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Background for Launching SciREX Program•

S&T-based innovation is essential for economic growth and social reform.

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Efficient development of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) under limited resources
has required multifacetedly understanding and analyzing the country’s economic and social
circumstances, their issues, and logically forming evidence-based policies.

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In 2007 Dr. John Marburger, the then U.S. Science Advisor to the President and Director of
the Department of State’s Office of S&T Policy, proposed the idea of promoting Science of
Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program.

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The Science and Technology Agency’s (JST) Center for R&D Strategy (CRDS) presented aStrategy Proposal ”Establishing ‘Science for STI Policy’ for Evidence-based Policy Formation”•

Japanese Government’s 4th Science and Technology Basic Plan (JFY2011-2015) included theimportance of promoting “Science for STI Policies.”

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Three Pillars of the SciREX Program•

Formation of Core Centers for Basic Research and Human Resources Training– Establishment of world-class centers for human resources training and research toscientifically promote evidence-based STI policies– Research projects that would contribute to policy formation– Formation of academic communities in science policy fields that are involved in STI
policymaking•

Establishment of data and information base at the National Institute of
Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)– Systematic and continuous accumulation of such data and information that can be used forsurvey, analyses and research on policy formation•

Competitive R&D Program at the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s(JST) Research Institute of S&T for Policy (RISTEX)– Promotion of index development, resulting to contribute to policy formation through acompetitive R&D program5

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Basic Research and Human Resources Training Centers• MEXT solicited “HUB” and “Core Centers” for the SciREX Program in 2011
– “HUB”: carries education program and basic research. Also, leads andcoordinates several basic research and human resources training centers– “Core Centers”: carry education programs, making good use of the uniquefeature of each university and also conduct basic research• The GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Program (GiST) proposed by
GRIPS was chosen as the HUB.
• “Core Centers”: University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, Osaka/Kyoto
Universities, and Kyushu University

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Building Data and Information Base @National Institute of S&T Policy (NISTEP)•

To be managed by the MEXT’s National Institute of S&T Policy (NISTEP)•

Systematic and continuous accumulation of the data and information usable for policy formation, survey,
analyses and research•

The 2nd term of the SciREX Program focused on the following•

Database for consolidating, connecting, and sharing various data and information– (1) Data for universities and public research institutions– (2) Basic data on industrial R&D– (3) Establishment of a base to contribute to policy formation and comprehensive use of the base•

Database for new data and information– (4) S&T Foresight Survey– (5) Ph.D. Personnel Follow-up Survey– (6) NISTEP Periodical Survey on comprehensive S&T•

The 1st term of the SciREX Program (2022-2015) covered such research subjects that were to solve policy
issues, in addition to establishing data and information base
– Comprehensive survey and analyses on the economic and social effects of R&D investment

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Competitive R&D Program @JST/RISTEX•

To be managed by the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s (JST) Research Institute of S&T for Policy(RISTEX)•To be promoted as one of the RISTEX’s Competitive R&D Programs and aim to develop indexes to bear such
results that contribute to policy formation•

Purpose:– To make a medium- and long-term contribution to form evidence-based STI policies and promote R&D
on new analyzing methods and model analyses, data systematizing tools, and indexes that can be used
for practical policy formation– To expand the range of researchers in wider and interdisciplinary fields– To disseminate the activities wide to the public, offer opportunities for the concerned to discuss, andexpand the community network•

Fields to be covered;– (1) Designing and implementation of strategic policy formation framework– (2) Measurement and visualization of R&D investments’ social and economic effects– (3) Establishment of STI promotion system– (4) Designing and implementation of the dialogue with society in policy formation
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JFY2021 budget
Yen 604 million

SciREX Program: “Science for Policy” in STI Policy

JFY2021 budget: Yen 492 million

Core Centers for promoting basic research and human resources training
・Education programs to train human resources to be involved in STI policymaking at the following institutions
・Research by close collaboration between researchers and government officials to actually contribute to policies

Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
SciREX Center (2014-present)
Director：SUNAMI Atsushi⚫ Lead the development of the academic fields of “Science for Policy”
and formation of networks as the HUB of the SciREX network⚫ Research on developing indexes and methods to implement evidencebased policy formation⚫ Coordination, wrap-up and outreach of the projects between corecenters based on the critical issues⚫ Dissemination of the Program results and provision of theopportunities for the related to discuss

HUB Center

STI Policy Program
Director: HAYASHI Takayuki⚫ Trains human resources to be involved in planning, drafting,
implementing, evaluating, and improving policies.
⚫ Master’s and Ph.D. programs for Science for Policy⚫ Coordinate all the core centers

JST’s Research Institute of S&T
for Policy (RISTEX）
National Institute of S&T Policy(NISTEP)➢➢➢

JST’s Center for R&D Strategy（CRDS） ➢315 people completed the programs by March 2021.
They were employed by the central and local governments and universities.

U. of Tokyo

Osaka U. (Kyoto U.)

Director: SHIROYAMA Hideaki

Director: HIRAKAWA Hideyuki⚫ Trains human resources who can work in
the interdisciplinary fields or bridge
academic fields and policy & social issues,
focusing on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues(ELSI) of S&T⚫ Included in the already existing Master’s
program; the two universities cooperate toreflect regional strengths.

⚫ Trains human resources for policy
formation and STI policy researchmainly in the fields of public policy
and engineering⚫ Interdisciplinary or integrated interdepartmental education program atthe University of Tokyo

Core Centers

Hitotsubashi U.

Kyushu U.

Director: AOSHIMA Yaichi

Director: NAGATA Akiya⚫ Trains human resources to be involved incross-disciplinary innovation researchbased on management and economics,
yet including natural sciences andengineering⚫ Established a Ph.D. –level program

Implements a competitive program, promotes research thatwill lead to implement policy formation, and bears results
Contributes to expand human resources network throughimplementing a competitive program⚫ Trains human resources to bridge expert
field and science for policy, focusing on
East Asian region and Innovation.
⚫ Established the program as theuniversity’s key education subject.

・R&D period: Normally 3 years

・R&D budget: Yen 4-6million/year（non-coevolution）
Yen 6-8 million/year (coevolution）
・Grants: 5 (non-coevolution); Several (coevolution)

Compilation and sharing of data and information (Ph.D. personnel
data base, list of universities & public institutions, and NISTEP ‘scomprehensive survey on S&T) to any concerned

JFY2021 budget: Yen 80 million

Overview of SciREX Program and Provision of overseas information on “Science for STI Policy”

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SciREX Center
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The activities carried at each SciREX core center and SciREX member organizations
during 2011-2013 convinced the MEXT SciREX Program Promotion Committee theneed of consolidating and directing them.
– At the same time 3 points emerged as important issues: ① many issues requiretime and experience to be solved, including systematic evidence accumulation andestablishment of methodologies, ② the STI policy formation process is complex
from identification of policy issues through selection of policy measures,
policymaking, and implementation, ③ the results of the information and technology
development need to be reflected on the STI policies.
Under such circumstances, it was essential to consolidate the centers for education
training and basic research, develop indexes and methods to implement evidencebased policies, and accumulate data, knowledge, and experiences accumulated
medium- and long-term.
As the basic research and education centers have the potential for cooperating withthe universities and research institutions outside the SciREX network, they function
as Core Centers.
With such background, the SciREX Center was established in August 2014.

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Development of Core Center Activities•

The SciREX Center was established in 2014 based on the review of the SciREX program.

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The 1st term (2011-2015) of the SciREX program was reviewed in 2015, which extracted the themes in
the future.

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The review above drew “Basic Policy for promoting “Science for Policy” in STI policy” (hereinafter “Basic
Policy”).

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For 3 years from 2016 the Core Centers and the SciREX member institutions set up the important
themes they share based on the Government Basic Plan, and promoted the research projects （”research
projects based on the important themes”）.

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For 2 years from 2019 promoted were the research projects on new important themes （”coevolution
projects”）（the “important themes” were decided based on the MEXT policy needs）.

– During the 3 years from 2016, it was difficult for the researchers and the government officials tocontinuously work together and establish such relationship between them that leads to solve theissues and produce policies

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From 2021 several 2-year “Coevolution Implementation pojects (2nd phase) ” started.

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In July 2021 the SciREX program’s 2nd term evaluation was made public. Based on that, a basic policy,
revising the previous one, will be made public in September 2021.

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SciREX Program Governance• MEXT decides the ”Basic Policy” of the SciREX Program• Management of the Program:– MEXT’s in-house Advisory Committee advises.
– SciREX Program Promotion Management Committee• Consists of the members of the SciREX member organizations and related organizations who are in
charge of implementing the program• Coordinates the functions of the core centers and member organizations and share information• Both the MEXT and the SciREX Center work as the secretariat of the committee.

• （The “SciREX Program Promotion Committee” established within MEXT originallypromoted the program. However, the 1st evaluation of the SciREX Program in 2015
reviewed the SciREX program promotion system and changed the governance to thecurrent one.）

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SciREX Program Governance Structure
MEXT

Advisory Committee
Discussion on the Direction of the Program

Advice【Basic Policy】【Direction】➢ Comments on the medium- andlong-term plan

➢ Basic policy to promote the program➢ Policy based on the advice from the Advisory Committee➢ 5-year policy; to be reviewed as needed (Original in
March 2016; revised in March 2019)✓ To deepen discussions on coevolution of“science for policy” and “policy formation, ”
how “science” and “policymaking” should be,
ideal direction based on the current sciencefeatures✓ To follow up the research projects

Information provision

AdviceProgram Design and Implementation【Important Themes】

Theme proposal

Management Committee➢ To be solved via coordination between SciREX
member organizations➢ The projects from 2016-2018 were based on the
Government S&T Basic Plan
➢ The projects after 2020 are based on the MEXT needs.
➢ To be reviewed as appropriate.

SciREX Center, Core Centers, RISTEX, NISTEP, CRDS
➢ Consists of the people in charge of the SciREX
program at SciREX member institutions➢ Discussion on annual plan
➢ Workshops as needed, since 2019 to discuss
the meaning of coevolution and future of thecore centers

Discussions【Role and Coordination method】➢ To record both the individual SciREX member
organizations’ activities and those coordinated between
them every year
➢ To update the role and coordination method every year

Information provision
CRDS
Oversight, advice, overseas information

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Information provision

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Goals of the SciREX Program• The “Basic Policy” lists up the following goals– ① 【Human Resources Training】 Training of the researchers and government
officials involved in “Science for Policy” in STI policies and others who can form
policies and connect these people and keep them active– ② 【Research and Database】 Development and deepening of a newinterdisciplinary area of “Science for STI Policies” and accumulation of the data andinformation that support the new area
– ③ 【Coevolution】 Policymakers, including government officials, and researchers
implement policy formation together.
– ④ 【Networking】 Establishment of continuous networks and expansion ofcommunities that connect policymakers, including researchers and government
officials, and those who connect these people

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How EBPM has developed in Japan?
June 2016

October 2016

December 2016

February 2017

May 2017

June 20172018-

July 2020

15“The Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Structural Reform 2016” was cabinetapproved. It stipulated that the basic policies in education, science and technology fields should adopt“Evidence-based PDCA Cycle.”
The Cabinet Secretariat launched a “Study Meeting on Various Issues concerning economic statistics
to cope with EBPM needs.”
The Basic Plan based on the “Basic Law for Promoting Active Use of Government-Industry Data”
included promotion of EBPM, which made all the ministries and agencies to integrate statistical data
and manage them.
A “Meeting for Promoting Statistical Reform” was launched as a policy meeting in the Prime Minister’s
Office. Its aim was to discuss how the government without borders between ministries and agencies
promotes a total statistical reform and establish an integrated statistical system to nail down the“EBPM-based policymaking.”
The 3rd Statistical Reform Promotion Meeting included a reference to “the policymaking has often
been episode-based,” and made clear to pursue the promotion of EBPM and the database building at
the same time.
“The Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Structural Reform 2017” was cabinetapproved, which clarified the importance of promoting EBPM.
A new system of assigning some government officials in charge of promoting EBPM was established.
This has made the ministries and agencies to start active use of the data in the ministries and agencies,
promotion of the use of the data, and experimental introduction to prove the effectiveness of theefforts.
“The declaration of establishing a world-class digital nation and the basic plan for promoting active
use of the governmental and industrial data” was cabinet-approved. It clarified the establishment of
an EBPM promotion system.

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GiST Program16

GRIPS STI Policy Program（GiST）

GiST Program• GiST stands for GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program.
• Only this program provides Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in STI policies in Japan.
• Trains high-level professionals who can plan, design, implement, and evaluate STI
policies and strategies by use of scientific approach and such researchers of advanced
STI policy research capabilities.
• In 2020 evening and Saturday classes were launched, which enables the enrolled to
study while working.
• A certificate program named “Short-term STI Policy Management Training Program”
was newly established.

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Who is trained at GiST Program• Central government administrators involved in the Government STI policies• Those involved in planning, designing, and evaluating R&D implementing or funding
programs at various organizations• Local government administrators involved in STI-related policies in local areas• Faculty members and university research administrators (URA) involved in R&D
management at universities• People involved in research management and innovation creation at companies andnon-profit organizations• Those who aim to be engaged in research and education on STI policies at universities
and public research institutions• Others who are interested in STI policies and aim to be engaged in the administrativeor research activities of STI policies

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Through GiST Program• To have academic knowledge on STI and STI policies and be able to apply theknowledge to respond to the policy issues• To have knowledge on public policies and be able to deal with and analyze STI policies
in its context• To be able to identify the themes of STI policy issues, set up hypotheses, analyze theissue by use of quantitative and qualitative data, make policy proposals, andcommunicate them to the policymakers• To have understanding of how to practice STI policy formation and implementation
and be able to make practical policy proposals by bridging theory and practice• To respect different values and systems in a global society, be able to communicate byunderstanding STI policies and function either as a leader or a follower, knowing
his/her role

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STI Policy Ph.D Program - Overview 1• Period required to complete: 3 years• Conditions to complete: Obtain 14 credits out of the curriculum (refer to the next page), pass
the Qualifying Examination, and pass the defending review.
Research on theme(Mandatory)

Course Work
(Mandatory & Selective)

4 credits

More than 10 credits

More than 14 credits in total• Degree: Doctor of Policy Studies or Ph.D. in Public Policy• Model schedule
1st year
Fall

WinterSpringCourse Work

2nd year
Summer(10 credits or more from recommended and elective classes)
Thematic research
Thematic research
1 credit1 credit

Fall

Winter

Thematic research

Spring

3rd year
Summer

Thematic research 1 credit

1 credit★ Qualifying Examination (QE)
(conducted around the end of the first year, after

Fall

WinterSpringSummer

Thematic research

Thematic research

1 credit1 credit★Dissertation Defense

completion of 10 credits or more）

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STI Policy Ph.D. Program Ph.D. – Overview 2• It is possible to have enough credits bv taking only those classes in the evening and on
Saturdays. This makes it possible to obtain the degree while working.

• The number of credits required for completing the program changed in 2021 from 20 to 14.
However, it is recommended to have 20 credits, if the student did not take STI policy classes
in such classes as for the GRIPS’ STI Policy Master’s Program.

• 【Basic Classes】
・ Overview of STI Policy, Innovation Creation from Public Organizations, Innovation andEconomy, STI Policymaking Exercise, and others• 【Application Classes】• Historical Comparison of STI Policies, S&T Diplomacy, Higher Education and industryuniversity collaborative policies, STI Policy and Evaluation, Quantiative Analyses Exercise,
Bibliometrics and its application, S&T and Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property
Management, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Developing Country Context,
and others
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STI Policy Master’s Program Overview 1• Period required to complete: 2 years• Conditions: To obtain 30 credits or more from the classes in the curriculum, and pass thereview on the research results
Research

Course work

4 credits

26 credits or more

30 credits or more in total• Degree: Master’s Degree (Public Policy)• Model Schedule
1st year
Course work

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(Selective &credits

Mandatory)or moreThematic

4 credits

research(Mandatory)

SpringSummerFall

8 credits

2 credits

7 credits

2nd year
WinterSpringSummer

8 credits

1 credit

Fall

WinterDefenseResearchResearch

Progress

Progressmethodplan

presentation

presentation

presentation

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STI Policy Master’s Program Overview 2
Possible to complete the program while working, as it is possible to obtain thecredits required for completion of the program by attending only those classes
held in the evening or on Saturdays.
【Basic subjects】
STI policy Overview, Innovation Creation from Public Institutions, Innovation andEconomy, STI Policymaking Exercise, and others【Application subjects】
STI Policy History, S&T Diplomacy, Historical Comparison of STI policies, STI Policies
and Evaluation, Quantitative Analysis Exercise, Bibliometrics and its Application, S&T
and Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Management, and others

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Public Policy Program
STI Policy Course (Master’s Program)
One-year Public Policy program with full time commitment• Period required to complete: 1 year
• Conditions to complete：To obtain 30 credits from the classes in the curriculum, andpass the review of the Master’s thesis or outcome of the individual theme• Degree: Master’s Degree (Public Policy)• The curriculum consists of (1) those classes mandatory to obtain credits to haveglobal view and basic education, (2) the classes that can be selected to learn basic
theory and method on public and STI policies, and (3) those that can be selected tolearn wide range of contents and expertise in specific fields.

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Certificate Program (Short-term) Overview• This program is for working people; it enables the students to learn the basic knowledge andmethods required for analyzing, planning, designing, managing and evaluating STI policies and R&D
strategies.

• The program consists of the classes essential to take in Master’s and Ph.D. courses. A certificate for
credits is issued when the students successfully obtain the credits. The credits earned can be carriedover to the Master’s or Ph.D. courses at the students’ request.
• Possible subjects (6 credits)
STI Policy Overview
Innovation Creation from Public Institutions
STI Policymaking Exercise• Schedule
Saturdays in June-July and 3 days in August every year

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Certificate Program: “Short-term STI Policy Management Training Program”
STI Policy Overview

Innovation Creation

STI Policymaking

from Public

ExerciseOrganizations
Introduction of the recent
STI trends and basic
theory necessary tounderstand STI and reflect
them practice

Theory and case studyof commercialization ofuniversity-born research
results and method of
how to support them,and exercise fordeveloping businessmodels for the
supporting policy

Exercise-type learning of
methods needed forevidence- based policy
formation and to measure
the effects, including
Foresight-based vision
formation and logic
model-based evaluation➢ STI Policy Theory, Industryinnovation policy, demandside policy and others➢ Japan’s S&T Basic Plan
➢ STI policies overseas➢ By-field policies andresearch trends➢ Social governance of S&T➢ S&T and security &diplomacy➢ Technology seeds:
formation and transfer➢ Entrepreneurship, VC,
accelerator➢ Open innovation➢ Social innovation➢ Theory and exercise ofbusiness model
development, strategy
for supporting
commercialization➢ Overview of evidencebased STI policymaking➢ Foresight exercise: horizon
scanning method, scenario
analysis method, back castmethod➢ Evaluation exercise:evaluation design &method, logic model, andothers

Lecturers from outside GRIPS（AC 2021）
IMAI Miki
WinDo’s President
OONICHI Shinji Kyushu University Professor
KAMEI Zentaro PHP Res. Inst. & Rikkyo U. Professor
DEGUCHI Atsushi U. of Tokyo Professor
NAKAMURA Shojiro Accenture Fukushima Innovation Ctr. Director
NAKAMURA Toshihiro Kopernik Co. CEO
HARADA Kenji Medical Incubator Japan, Ltd. President
HISHIYAMA Yutaka MEXT NISTEP Director-General
HIRAKAWA Hideyuki Osaka University Professor
FUKUSHIMA Michi Tohoku University Professor
YAMAGUCHI Yasuhisa FFG Venture Business Partners President
YAMANAKA Daisuke Yamagata Design Co., Ltd. President
YAMAMOTO Takashi U. of Tokkyo TLO President
YOSHIDA Hiroki METI Information Project Office Director

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19 students in AC2020, 22 students in AC2021（Planned)
From: Central government organizations, local governments, research
institutions, funding agencies, university URA, private companies,
embassies in Japan, and media

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Four of them moved to be enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D.
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GiST: Theses Titles and How the Graduates Developed
Examples of the Ph.D. Theses Titles• An Inquiry of Government's Extending the Role of State-owned Enterprises for the Interest of Science,
Technology, and Innovation Policy : Case Studies from Indonesia• Optimizing International Science & Technology Collaboration through Scientometric Studies• Promoting Scientodiversity through Research Grants• Impacts of research team diversity and top management on research commercialization of a publicresearch institute in Thailand• The Societal Impact of Open Access to Research• View on the change in the system for using nuclear energy with focus on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

The graduates are active in STI policy-related fields in various sectors
Master’s Degree in 2016
• Comparison of Kaken-hi and NSF’s
system; currently involved in policymaking
at MEXT S&T Policy Bureau

Ph.D.in 2017
Research on Open Access; Currently inconsulting
business in Cairo, Egypt after working as a lecturer
at Hitotsubashi U.
Ph.D.in 2018
• Analysis on the funding program’s effects
on diversity; currently JST’s CRDS fellow
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Master’s Degree in 2020
• Research on the impact by introductionof robot in distribution system; Currently
involved in Organization reform tax
system and venture support tax system
at METI

Master’s Degree in 2020
• Research on introduction of innovation
by CSR policy in developing countries;
Currently involved in digital trading
support at JETRO, after exieriencing
an internship at UNIDO

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SciREX Center

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SciREX Center•

Established in the Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in August 2014.

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Provides opportunities for presenting SciREX activities and their results and for the relevant people todiscuss to make detailed contributions to forming SciREX program networks and establishing policies basedon the SciREX program results (basic policy of the SciREX Program).

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Functions as the HUB of SciREX Program:– Holds activities together with the human resources training centers, NISTEP, RISTEX, CRDS, and MEXT.
– Provides government officials’ training seminar with MEXT.

– Publishes “Core Contents” and serves as the Secretariat for the Core Curriculum Editing Committee.
– Plans and manages the annual summer camp with GiST .
•Research– Implements research projects.

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Public Relations, Outreach and Networking– Holds SciREX seminars.
– Holds Open Forums with other related institutions.
– Provides Information through the homepage at https://scirex.grips.ac.jp/en/

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SciREX Center Members

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SUNAMI Atsushi, Director & Special Assistant to the GRIPS President•

ARIMOTO Takeo, Deputy Director & GRIPS Visiting Professor•

HAYASHI Takayuki, Deputy Director & GRIPS Professor•

SUMIKURA Koichi, GRIPS Professor•

IIZUKA Michiko, GRIPS Professor•

SHIMODA Ryuji, SciREX Center Admin. Director & GRIPS Visiting Professor•

KIKUCHI Noel, Program Specialist•

SASAKI Tatsuo, Program Specialist•

ANDO Nika, Program Specialist•

HARUYAMA Saki, Program Specialist•

WATANABE Makiko, Program Specialist•

KITAHARA Ritsuko, Profram Specialist•

Advisors, SciREX Program Fellows, General Service staff

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SciREX Program Major Activities
Led by GiST & SciREX Center

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Core Curriculum & Core Contents (1)•History– The evaluation of the program made in 2015 pointed that it is necessary to establish an
academic field of “Science of Policy in STI Policy” and Core Curriculum.

– Based on the above, the GiST and the SciREX Center in cooperation with the core centers
decided to establish them.
– The 1st Core Curriculum Editorial Committee (CCEC) was held in December 2016.
– CCEC tries to identify the policymaking authorities’ human resources training needs.
– CCEC decided to compile the outline (Core Contents) that constitutes the “Science for STI
Policy” based on its maturity at the time it is compiled, and share it with the relevant
people.

• Core Contents– The elements (core contents) that are essential for learning “Science for STI Policy” areidentified and the outline of the core contents is systematically compiled and visualized.

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Core Curriculum & Core Contents (2)•Core Contents (continued from the previous slide）– The main readers are the students studying “Science for STI Policy” at the core center universities,
young and middle-aged policymakers involved in STI policies, practitioners at funding agencies anduniversities.
– Also, to be read by the policymakers and researchers who have longer experience of being involved inpolicymaking as the birds-eye-view of “Science of STI Policy.”•

Compilation and WEBSITE– The SciREX Center plans and coordinates the contents, holds discussions at 4 Core Curriculum Editorial
Committee meetings per year, prepares the draft based on the writing by the people from the corecenter universities and related organizations, discusses and confirms the contents at the Core
Curriculum Editorial Committee meetings, and have them reviewed by researchers and policymakers.
– The core contents were introduced to the participants at the Summer Camp-2018 and shared within
the community. The contents were posted on the WEBSITE in April 2019 （https://scirexcore.grips.ac.jp/）.

•

The core contents are used as the base for the lectures at the training for the MEXT government officials.
They are also the base for future discussions on deciding the discipline areas for the “Science for STI policy.”
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What is the point of “Science for Policy”?

SciREX Sciene Questions

Why innovation occurs,
resources needed,
inhibitors, dissemination
and acceptance, STI &security
Policy tool, relation with other fields of policies,
actors, stakeholders, policymaking process,scientific advisor, value judgment, legitimacy

DX、Zero carbon emission,and others

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Training for Government Officials• “Training of STI Policymaking” for young and mid-career MEXT officials is planned andmanaged by close cooperation between the MEXT division in charge of SciREX
program, MEXT Human Resources division, and SciREX Center.

• The lectures in the training are based on the Core Contents and the exercise is basedon a policymaking exercise that is the combination of business development
frameworks or data analysis exercise, using the SciREX research results.
• Opportunities for dialogue between researchers and government administrators bysitting-type lectures based on Core Contents and exercise are set up, where thescientific knowledge, and administrators’ issues and needs are shared.
• Through the training, the MEXT officials obtain knowledge about and learn
methodologies for “Science for STI Policy.”

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Training for Government Officials (in detail)•In 2016, 2 sessions (in November-December) of MEXT-sponsored training for young administrators were heldin cooperation with NISTEP. The first was participated by 21 officials and the second by 15. The training for
mid-career administrators (4 sessions in February-March) was participated by 25 people.

•

Since 2017, the training was co-sponsored by MEXT and SciREX Center in cooperation with SciREX corecenters and SciREX-related organizations– The 2017 training focused on learning knowledge about and methodology of “Science for STI Policy.” It
held 4 sessions in October-November (Phase I: 2 times) and February 2018 (Phase II: 2 times), being
participated by 23 young MEXT administrators.
– The 2018 version was “STI Policymaking Training” for young administrators. It consisted of 2-day Phase I
and exercise-type Phase II (2 days plus field work) and was held 2 times from January through March
2019, being participated by 24 people for the first session and 22 for the latter session.
– The 2019 training focused on “STI policy research” with lectures on January 24 and 31 and exercise on
February 2 and 6, being participated by 15 people.
– The 2020 version was held online being affected by the pandemic with lectures on January 19 and 26
and exercise for 8 hours in February. It was participated by 18 people.

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Summer Camp•

It is participated by all the SciREX core center universities’ students andfaculty and staff members to strengthen the SciREX network.

•

It has been held annually since 2012. The universities served as the
Secretariat of the year in rotation, but GiST in cooperation with SciREX
Center has been serving the Secretariat since 2017.

•

Group work

The event contains keynote lectures under the theme of the year, other lectures and panelsessions, STI policy-related site visits and interviews, by-group discussions based on thetheme, evidence-based STI policy proposal from each team that consists of students fromvarious backgrounds, and the final presentations to be made to the incumbent
policymakers including MEXT.
– The 2020 version was held as One-day Summer School (webinar by the faculty
members of the core center universities) due to the pandemic.
– The 2021 camp was held for 3 days online.

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It is a good opportunity for the SciREX Core Centers to understood their activities each other,to promote exchange of students, and to establish networks.

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Liaison•

The SciREX Center has some SciREX Center-contracted government administrators
named ”Policy Liaison” who have sufficient knowledge of SciREX activities.

•

The Policy Liaison system allows the incumbent administrators to participate in SciREX activities
through birds-eye-view as follows:– Presentation of policy needs from the policymakers to researchers– Advise to the research projects from an administrator’s view point– Participation in the research meetings and seminars hosted by the SciREX-related organizations– When the personnel reshuffle moves the administrator in charge of the coevolution projects toanother division, the administrator, if appropriate, is assigned as the “Policy Liaison.”•

The Policy Liaison system connects science and policy and is expected to eventually promotes
coevolution.

•

The SciREX Center occasionally holds meetings with the Liaison to improve the program.

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SciREX Program Major Activities: SciREX Seminar•

The SciREX Seminars have been held since April 2015 sponsored by the SciREX Center and cosponsored by MEXT Science Policy Office.

•The seminars provide opportunities for candid discussions among policymakers, researchers
and related people based on their project results and progress, multifacetedly understanding
the policy issues, promoting evolution of policy formation and policy research, and expanding
networks.

•

The venues are the conference rooms around Kasumigaseki and Toranomon area that makeeasy access to the government administrators (recently, however, online due to the pandemic),
and the time is set in the evening after the government administrators finish their daily work.

•

The planning is made by the SciREX Center in discussion with liaison, researchers, and related
people. The presenter’s talk is kept simple, allowing sufficient time for Q&A.
– Mid-career and young government administrators and researchers are most encouraged to
talk.
– The Policy Liaison serves as the facilitator, as they are versed with the SciREX program.

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SciREX Program Major Activities: Open Forum•

The Forum aims to make public the SciREX program activities and research results as well as toopenly discuss the issues of STI policies, advance the understanding of the issues, and learn the
STI policy needs together with policymakers, natural, human literature, and social scientists,
staff at universities and research-related organizations, private companies, and media.

•

Held 3 times as follows:– The 1st Forum’s theme was “Evidence-based Strategy and Scenario for a Future Society”
and held at Iino Conference Center on January 24-25, 2017, being sponsored by the SciREX
Center and co-sponsored by the SciREX Core Centers and other related organizations.
– The theme of the 2nd was “Science Challenge to Policy Issues: Continuing Co-creation andCo-working” at GRIPS on January 15, 2020, being sponsored by MEXT and co-sponsored by
the SciREX Center in cooperation with the SciREX core centers and related organizations.
– The theme of the 3rd was “New Development of STI Policy” held online during December
2020 through March 2021, being sponsored by the SciREX Center and co-sponsored by
MEXT, SciREX Core Centers and related organizations.

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SciREX Major Activities: SciREX Logic Model•

With the start of the coevolution projects in 2019, SciREX Center has held dialogue with MEXT
and JST’s CRDS two times to create the 1st version of the SciREX Program Logic Model, anddiscussed it with the related people at the Faculty session during the Summer Camp.

•The SciREX Program was selected as one of the programs for the MEXT to establish a Logic
Model among various MEXT’s EBPM-based activities. MEXT updated the 1st version above andmade the 2nd version. Various SciREX Program activities that aim coevolution of administratorsand researchers are wrapped up in a chart on the next slide.

•This logic model was used as the base for evaluating the SciREX Program for the period of 20152020.

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Reference: SciREX Program Logic Model（Overview of the Program based on its Basic Policy)
Current status and Issues

Periodical activities (2019)

OutputProgram Governance
STI is expected to solve
current complex and diverse
social issues ; on the other
hand, evidence-based
policymaking is underdevelopment.

Such academic
knowledge that shows
policies’ objective andquantitative effects on
economy and society islimited.

Networking to connect
SciREX-related
researchers, including
community and career
path, is underdevelopment.

Dialogue andcoordination between the
SciREX-related
researchers andpolicymakers are notrooted.
Data and information thatare the base for objective
evidence are notsystematically andcontinuously
accumulated.

Program overview(CRDS）(Part of Fund to JST)

Program design &implementation(MEXT)
・Overall management
・Budget request
・Experts PanelYen 36 million

Core Centers
SciREX Center・ HUB of core centers
・Projects
・Knowledge compilation
・Public Relations
・Seminars
Yen 112 million

Basic Research &Human Resources
Training (5 corecenters w/6 univ.)・Basic research
・Education program・Summer CampYen 354 million

Competitive R&D
Program (RISTEX)
・Solicitation &Selection
・Project fund（Part of Fund to JST）

Data & Information base
(NISTEP)

Yen 69 million

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Shortterm

Outcome

Networking
・5 core centers w/6
universities
・SciREX seminars(28 times by 2018)
・Symposium (1time/year

Research・Competitive program(31 projects by 2018)
・Projects (9 projects
2016-2018)
・Coevolution
implementation
projects (9 projects for
2019-2020

HR Training
・Education programs atcore centers (223 persons
completed them in total)・Summer Camp・Training for MEXT
Officials (1-2 times/year)

Data & informationbase・Make public university& public organization
directory※The budget is for JFY2019

VisionEvolution ofpolicyformation
process

Achieve
evidencebased policy
formation

Continuous
dialogue &co-work b/w
policymakers& researchers

STI policy
contributes tosolve complex
and diverse social
issuesDevelop interdisciplinary
field of
“Science for
Policy”

Develop STI
efficiently within
limited resources

Networking

Outreadh・Portal site (2018)
access (19,159)
・Web magazine (2 in2018)・Core contents WEB(2019)Longterm

Networking andexpansion ofcommunity

Activate exchange
among the relatedExpand dialogue
opportunities
betweenpolicymakers andresearchers
Increase
graduates fromthe program &young teachers

Develop & Improvesystematic
education contents

Activate basic
research andcreate knowledge

Compile and makepublic databases
and analyses
tablesCoevolution
Increase Ind-Univcollaborative
research &activities

Increase HR who
develop beyond
the program andclarify career
path

Create goodpractice ofcoevolution &expand it

Sustainable HR
training and root
career pathHR
training
Compile,accumulate andstructuralize
data, results, &knowledge
Increase researchusing thepublicized data &tablesResearch &Database

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Cases the SciREX Program affected Policy Formation
Projects for developing SciREX Center Policy Design projects, strategic policy scenario for nationally important issues, and their formation method•
Agenda setting and provision of discussion opportunities for creating
new system to cope with the issues across the ministries•

Outline: To identify the issues in detail that have potential to be solved as national issues and need to be solved withoutborderlines between the ministries, compile policy scenario and options, and work with ministries for implementation•

Methods: To flexibly set up the policy needs; to understand the current status of the theme within a limited period of time (6-12months) and identify the themes; to hold discussions with stakeholders at related ministries and agencies and decide the direction
and scenario for the related ministries and agencies; to contribute to forming policy community

Activities

Details of contribution to policy formation

S&T diplomacy policy

MOFA’s Council for S&T Diplomacy, S&T Advisor system

Japan’s comprehensive strategy for
Arctic issues

Policy proposal “Challenges and policies Japan should address on Arctic issues－Elements to be considered in establishing the 3rd Marine Basic Plan”

R&D of dual-use technologies

Contribution for designing the Cabinet Office’s “ImPACT Program”

Accelerator

Establishment of the Cabinet Office’s Science & Innovation Integration Council• To provide information and analyses at every phase of the Policy Cycle (see thechart on the left) to the stakeholders involved in policy cycle through various
opportunities including study meetings, and discuss them with the stakeholders

Agenda Setting

ProblemDefinition

Completion• To make evidence-based translation of information and analyses to meet Japanesepolitical system, as each country has its own political system, and put them in thepolicy cycle

Policy Cycle
ImpactPolicy Design

Implementation

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PolicyLegitimacy

The phases the SciREX program contributed:• S&T Diplomacy: ①Agenda setting → ③Policy design• Arctic issues：①Agenda setting• Dual use：①Agenda setting → ②Problem definition• Accelerator：①Agenda setting

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SciREX Human Resources Training Centers
and SciREX Center’s Research Projects

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SciREX Human Resources Training Centers & SciREX Center Research Projects• Research Projects on Important Issues（2016-2018)–

The SciREX core centers and related organizations set up the important common themes they share and pursued the
projects. The important themes were decided between the government administrators and researchers based on theimportant themes stipulated in the government 5th STI Basic Plan and also by taking the researchers’ seeds inconsideration.

• Research Projects on Important Issues (Coevolution Projects: 2019-2020)–

Under the close cooperation between the researchers and the government administrators, such practical research is
expected that brings detailed research results and contributes to policy formation on the important themes.

–

The project themes are decided based on the government administrators’ detailed needs and sufficient discussions
between the government administrators and researchers–

The government administrators conduct the 2-year research projects together with the researchers and commit in
the research as the task for their division.

–

To promote the research projects, the knowledge is shared with the people in and outside of the SciREX community;
opportunities for periodical further discussions be set up; and researchers and government administrators commit in
the research together with the researchers.

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Government Issue

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Project

ObjectivePI

1.Evaluation of
Policies

KURODA,
Developmet of
To develop simulation models to evaluate the societal and economic effects
Masahiro
Measurement Index forof STI policies; to establish scenarios and economic models that can
SciREX Center
STI Policy's Economic and measure the policy effects and use them in the S&T White Paper and theProgramSocial Effects
Government STI Basic Plans
Manager

2.Policy
Management
SystemIndex for Monitoring and
Improving Policies

To develop index and technique to evaluate the STI policies for mediumand long-term management systems to be improved; To systematicallyreview the related policies and objectives to evaluate the evidence-based
index as well as the methods for collecting/linking/analyzing the base data

ARIMOTO, Tateo
SciREX Center
Deputy Director

3.Innovation
System in Public
SectorIdentification and
Improvement of the
Systems at the Public
Research Institutions that
Promote Innovation

To establish a "management score board" for universities and publicresearch institutions that are main players for promoting STI; To analyze
strategic plans at foreign universities and data for Japanese universities
management

HAYASHI,Takayuki GRIPS
Professor

4.Immediate andStrategic
Response to the
Nationally Critical
IssuesStrategic Policy Scenario
to Respond to the
To identify the issues that Japan should cope with in the context of
Nationally Critical Issues international STI policy trends, and those that require to be solved without
and Developoment of the barriers between ministries and agencies
Scenario-making Method

SUNAMI, Atsushi
SciREX Center
Director

5.Improvement of
Policy Formation

To identify the barriers in the decision making process for STI policies, andDevelopment of the
MORITA, Akira
to discuss how to solve them; to analyze the policies for medical ICT use,
Method for Improving
SciREX Centertalk with the stakeholders, and establish evidence-based policy-making
Policy Formation Process
Project Manager
process

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Government Issue

Project

Establishment of policy-making support
1.Super-Smart City and system to deal with social issues derived
from newly developed sciene and
STI Policy
technology

Objective
When new S&T tools like 'super smart city' emerge in asociety, they are accompanied by new societal issues. This
project identifies these issues, finds the solution, anddevelops a system that helps in making policies.

PI

HIRAKAWA, Hideyuki (Osaka U)
Osaka University

Visualization of local governments' school To establish a database based on the information from the
2.Demography (Aging
physical exam Information andschool physical exam supported by the local governments; to KAWAKAMI, Koji (Kyoto U) Kyoto
and Low Birth Rate) andestablishment of the database to make use analyze the visualized data and see if they can be used for
University
STI Policyof the information
making government policies, in academic fields and industries

3.Local Area
Revitalization and STI
PolicyCase study to contribute to the local area
innovation and development of policy
support system

Industry-University-Government
4.Open Innovation
Collaboration to create innovation;
Policy and Industryknowledge management and system
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To analyze the innovations in local areas to establish andimplement STI policies in local areas; to store the data in the
NAGATA, Akiya (Kyushu U) Kyushu
RESIDENTS, local- area STI policy support system developed& Hitotsubashi Universities
by Kyushu University, and use the data in training local area
policy-making officials

What kind of organizations and systems are required for auniversity to create new knowledge with industries and public
SHIROYAMA, Hideaki (U of Tokyo)
organizations in causing innovations? This project views this
University of Tokyo
based on risk management and open science, and discusses
the current issues and future possibilities

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Project

Objective

Identifying the emerging and interdisciplinary fields, predicting economic and social impact, and establishing strategies will help us to be ready with
1.Examination of "Foresight and Impact Analysis uncertainties in the future. To implement these, it is necessary to systematize various methods and establish policy and research capabilities by
Method" in Emerging and Interdisciplinary
nurturing policy and research communities ranging from social, natural and engineering scientists, industrial sector, and citizens. As this required
Science Fields and Formation of Networks
long-term efforts, this project will focus on establishing the base for forming long-term network. Also, it will be promoted from a view of how thevarious methods and activities can be connected to have a valuable output.
A long-term evaluation and a map of the earthquake prediction are made public, but they are not fully recognized by the local governments, private
2.Analyses on Effective Use of Disaster
sector and citizens. Even if they are recognized, it might be difficult to use them in view of social effects. This project will make it clear what thePrevention and Mitigation Research Results andadministration can do and cannot, and what are needed for earthquake and disaster prevention research based on interviews and surveys to the
Implementation methods in society
relevant people. The project will also hold workshops and make proposals on the issue.
3.Analyses of mechanisms for strengthening the
The factors that affect the researchers' research capabilities such as international brain circulation and researchers' mobility and diversity, and thebase for creating innovation by use of SciREX
mechanism for knowledge transfer process are not yet comprehensively analyzed. Based on this understanding, it is necessary to establish a
Policymaking Intelligent Assistance Systemsystem that examines policy effectiveness for advancing research capability and a policy analysis that uses the system.
(SPIAS)

4.Study on the Establishment of Innovation
Ecosystem that Meets the Basic, Applied, andCommercialization Research in Medical Field

PI
Tateo ARIMOTO,
GRIPS
Hideyuki HIRAKAWA,
Osaka University

So MORIKAWA, GRIPS

Kenta IKEUCHI, GRIPS

The point of the R&D in medical field is whether the products and technologies are connected with diagnosis and treatment. It also depends onwhether each of the basic, applied, and commercialization phases can be effectively "translated." The environment surrounding the development of
new drugs and medicine has recently drastically changed, including the establishment of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development(AMED). However, it is not clear whether the series of the administrative reforms has contributed to the barrier for the life cycle of basic research
Koichi SUMIKURA,
through commercialization (Devil River, Valley of Death, and Darwinian Sea). The project will try to make the above translation more effective,
GRIPS
elucidate the reason why "the translation in the industry-based R&D is delayed," and develop a method to re-design the policies to include the way
to solve the gap during the translation. More concretely, the project will find out the reasons for the industries to be inactive in making an effective
translation and newly design incentives to change their evaluation methods of research seeds.

They key of this project is how to measure a university's "research capability." It will focus on: (1) What is an appropriate index for measuring
5.Development of New Measurement Index forquantity, quality and impact (beyond academia)? Does the index make it possible to measure the characteristics of the research results, in a
Research Capability: By-field index for individual
Takayuki HAYASHI,
different way from the already-existing index for the number of papers and references, and by-field research capabilities? And (2) What kind of index
research culture and functional index for
GRIPS
is it that shows the functions of the universities and research institutions within the by-field research community? Would it be possible to have aorganizations and networks
result that is based on each organization's missions and unique features, rather than a conventional result that includes the number of papers?
6.Quantitative analyses on the factors of
The research at the Japanese universities are carried out by various funds, ranging from competitive funds, non-competitive funds, and external
research capabilities and mechanisms: Analyses funds from industries. In the midst of a call for advancing research productivity, it is necessary to understand and analyze what kind of researchon competitive funds for paper production index funds should be invested in what kind of research environments to contribute to the advancement of research productivity including production ofand effects by organization-specific features
papers.

Manabu ETO,
Hitotsubashi University

Japanese universities and research institutions have established "innovation ecosystem" to create innovations independently and consecutively,
without establishing the evaluation method of the system. Based on this understanding, it is necessary to develop evaluation index and analyzing
method for the successful project cases, especially for the Center of Innovation (COI) program.

Akiya NAGATA, Kyushu
University

7.Study and analyses of the factors that lead toinnovation ecosystem

The human resources training activities at Japanese universities to develop and use space technologies contributes to the international cooperation
8.Study and Analyses on the Japanese systemand human resources training in space developing countries. It further supports the Japanese space technologies to be exported overseas. To
for Training Human Resources at Japanese
Hideaki SHIROYAMA,
enhance such activities, however, it is important to view them in the context of the university education and research activities and also university
universities to ultimately contribute to the
University of Tokyo
management. Moreover, it requires an incentive to urge inclusion of medium- and small-sized universities. A comprehensive Japanese system isdeveloping countries in using space technologies
necessary.
9.Study on the past, present and future of theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
focusing on the relationship between thegovernment and the citizen

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Japan's Space Basic Plan aims to spend Yen 5 trillion in 10 years by industry-government fund. Other countries are seeing emerging industries play
an important role in the space R&D, in addition to the already-existing industries. Japan also needs analyses and discussions on restructuring of the Hirotaka WATANABE,
roles and relationships between the government and industries and what are expected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in the Osaka University
future.

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Coevolution Projects : JFY2021-2022 @SciREX Core Centers
Project
1. Evidence for developing andevaluating R&D programs

PI

MEXT Office

Brief Outline

HAYASHI, Takayuki
R&D Corporation Support Office, Evidence-based designing and evaluation of programs are not sufficiently carried out in making STI
Graduate Institute forPlanning & Evaluation Div., S&T policies in Japan. We will try to identify evidence for designing and evaluating by-field programs andPolicy Studies (GRIPS) Policy Bureau
national R&D corporations' activities to prove effectiveness of policy formation.

2. Collection and analyses of evidence SUMIKURA, Koichi
Univ.-Ind. Collaboration &Ind.-univ. collaboration creates new technologies and economic value. We collect and analyze evidence forfor resilient ind.-univ. collaboration
Graduate Institute for
Regional Development Div., S&T
resilient ind.-univ. collaboration and innovation systems.
and innovation systems
Policy Studies (GRIPS) Policy Bureau
3.Implementation of the analyses of IKEUCHI Kenta
Planning & Evaluation Div., S&T
STI policies' economic and societal
Graduate Institute for
Policy Bureau
effects on policy formation processes Policy Studies (GRIPS)
4. Japanese framework for universityled space technology development &utilization capacity building in
Verspieren QUENTIN
emerging countries in the post/with
Univ. of Tokyo
COVID-19 era and its development
potential
5. Public-private partnership forinternational rule formation and
SUZUKI Kazuto
standardization that contributes to the
University of Tokyo
overseas expansion of Japanesespace debris-related technologies

We review the STI policies' economic and societal effects from both policy and research viewpoints, andestablish a protocol to calculate the economic and societal effects of STI policies at each level ofpolicymaking, policy implementation, program making, and project selection

We focus on the role of the Japanese universities in training human resources for developing and utilizing
Space Development & Utilization
space technologies, compare and analyze it with other countries, and investigate how the coordination
Div., R&D Bureau
between the Japanese universities and related government organizations and its development should be.

We identify the technologies & services Japan is superior in space debris removal services, list up theSpace Development & Utilization
risks, and decide Japan's approach for establishing & promoting international disciplines to support
Div., R&D Bureau
implementation of the services, rules and standards.

6. Gov.-Univ. collaboration toestablish R&D strategies based on"Future Society"

HIRAKAWA Hideyuki
Osaka University

Newly Emerging &Interdisciplinary R&D Strategy
Office, S&T Policy Bureau

To establish mission-oriented R&D strategies, we co-work on research and development of theoretical &methodological base to secure the legitimacy of the mission and maximize the research results, andultimately have it reflected in implementing the government strategies.

7. Active use of health data forpreserving and enhancing mental &physical health of school children

KAWAKAMI Koji
Kyoto University

Health & Food Education Div.,
Elementary & Secondary
Education Bureau

Using the data obtained from the school health check and children's stress check, we analyze the school
performance such as attendance, physical strength, and academic performance, to identify the factors
between the data and performance. This exemplifies active use of school health data.

8. Conditions to enable independency
NAGAGTA Akiya
and sustainability of innovation
Kyushu University
ecosystem hubs

Industrial collaboration & Local
Area Support Div., S&T Policy
BureauWe identify the factors that enables independency and sustainability of the government-funded innovation
ecosystem hubs after the funding ends. This will contribute to future funding policies.

9. Case studies to substantiate and
HOSHINO Toshihikostrengthen the data base for Ph.D.
Human Resources Policy Div.,
National Institute of S&T
personnel, human resources policies,
S&T Policy Bureau
Policy (NISTEP)
and graduate university reforms

To accommodate the Ph.D. holders with an environment where they can have regular staff positions in avariety of fields, including academia, industry, and government, we provide such data that contribute to theevidence that is the base for making strategic personnel policy package and the evaluation of various
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policies. This will make the PDCA cycle work properly, i.e., review the policies if they meetexamine the need for an alternative policy, and ultimately maximize the investment in human resources
policies.

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Project

PI

MEXT Office

Brief Outline

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Basic research on analyzing
OYAMA Tatsuo National
dynamic characteristics of fundInstitute for Policy Studies
distribution based on performance(GRIPS)
based evaluation

We extract the issues in the ongoing research performance evaluation, propose a new performance
Policy Promotion Office,evaluation method, and examine its appropriateness. We will establish a concept design or a pilot model
Policy Div., Minister's
for a mathematical model to enable policy design and operation on dynamic process of research
Secretariat
performance evaluation and fund distribution

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To identify various collaborations
between natural sciences, art,
human literature/social sciences,and visualize the incentives andoutcomes

SHIROYAMA Hideaki
University of Tokyo

We will collect and analyze various collaborations between art, natural science, human literature/social
Policy Promotion Office,sciences, to come up with the participants' incentives, outcomes, and frameworks. Based on the analysisPolicy Div., Minister's
based suggestions, we will involve relevant MEXT bureaus and divisions to make clear the process for
Secretariat
coming up with detailed trial actions.

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Visualization of the collaborative
activities, incentives, and outcomes
between human literature/social
KOBAYASHI, Toshiya
sciences and natural sciences Kyushu University
Survey to the researchers at
Kyushu University and the
University of Tokyo

To make clear the environments for implementing various collaborations between natural sciences andPolicy Promotion Office,human literature/social sciences, we will investigate the awareness of the researchers at Kyushu
Policy Div., Minister's
University and the University of Tokyo (as they house multiple disciplines) involved in such collaborations
Secretariat
through paper and interview surveys.

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Structure of incentives of theresearchers proactively involved in SUZUKI Chika Kyushu
ind.-univ. and local area
University
collaborations

We will make clear the structure of the researchers' incentives who are proactively involved in ind.-univ.
Policy Promotion Office,and local area collaborations by comparing them with the educational and research activities. Based on
Policy Div., Minister'sthat we will come up with such knowledge that contributes to improving the management through policySecretariat
and management-level university evaluation.

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Empirical analyses of the effects of
MOROGA Kana Kyushu
the new corona virus diseases on
University
daily life

We will study how the state of emergency on the new corona virus disease has affected people's daily life
Planning & Evaluationand its social and cultural backgrounds from the viewpoints of ontology engineering and economics. Our
Div., S&T Policy Bureau study aims to apply the analyses results for appropriate measures when confronting a new nation-widecrisis.

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GRIPS Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program (GiST) & SciREX Center

Reference: By-year Budgets for the SciREX Program「”Science for Policy” related programs (MEXT plus NISTEP)

800

757
107

Budget (Unit: Million Yen)

700

737

750
31

61

694
628

602
134

600

597

572

604

572
555

60

Research on
policy themes
政策課題研究(NISTEP)

500
400（NISTEP）
Implementation
形成実践P
projects

504

390

543
497

330

340

474

466

467

300

core centers

173
156

170

161
100

80

72

51

51

70

69

68

80

36

36

31

32

H23 2012
H24 2013
H25 2014
H26 2015
H27 2016
H28 2017
H29 2018
H30 2019R1
2011
Japanese Fiscal Year (April-March)

R2
2020

R3
2021

87

0

Subsidies to he
拠点補助金

データ基盤
Data base(NISTEP)（NISTEP）

200
100

492
457

33

56

54

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年度

Source：MEXT※The program lasts for 15 years at the longest.

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