Activities to Promote Industry-Government-Academia Collaborative Researchon the Arctic Region
Masato TANAKA1, Sei-ichi SAITO1
1

Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Abstract
Activities to promote industry-government-academia collaboration support project in Japan Arctic
Research Network Center (J-ARC Net) are shown in this report. These activities are consisting of the Arcticregion open seminar, planning meeting for setting issue, feasibility study and promoting research nurture
supported by planning, coordination and fund of J-ARC Net, and effective disseminating results are aiming toincrease Japanese national presence of international Arctic research.
Key words: J-ARC Net, industry, government, collaborative research, Arctic region
INTRODUCTION
J-ARC Net as a project certified by of the Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
was funded in April 2016 as the first formulated
network cooperated by three research centers (Threeorganizations constituting J-ARC Net) conducted tosolve issues toward rapid environmental and amplified
climatic changes and to promote sustainable utilization
for industries in Arctic Region.
J-ARC Net promotes advanced and interdisciplinary
collaborative research conducive to understanding
environmental-human interactions and creation of newacademic fields regarding sustainable utilization andpreservation of Arctic region.
For promoting advanced and interdisciplinary
collaborative research, J-ARC Net makes the best useof research infrastructures of the three research centerssuch as research vessels and overseas laboratories, andmediates between research communities, industries,
and government offices to promote activities conducive
to solve problems in Arctic region.
J-ARC Net also nurtures personnel who have broad
outlook and can lead international discussion to solve
challenges in Arctic region.
J-ARC Net disseminates the results of the above
activities effectively and aims to increase Japanesenational presence in international Arctic research.

practical sciences and those new to the Arctic region.
c) Meeting for Collaborative Research: J-ARC Net
provides meeting opportunities for researchers invarious fields to plan research projects for
Challenging Innovative interdisciplinary research andcollaborative promotion research.
(2) Industry-Government-Academia (I-G-A)
collaboration Support Projectsa) The Arctic Region Open Seminar:
J-ARC Net holds the open seminars for personnel inindustries and governments to provide the latest
information of the Arctic region in natural and social
sciences, and to promote new entry to activities to solve
challenges in Arctic region, which were held four times
as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. The Arctic Region Open Seminar in 2017

No.
1st
*1

2nd
*2

3rd
*1

4thACTIVITIES(1) Researcher’s Community Support Projectsa) Innovative interdisciplinary collaborative research:
J-ARC Net supports and promotes Challenging
Innovative Interdisciplinary Research developed from
Meeting for Collaborative Research and Collaborative
Promoting Research, conducive to solve problems in
Arctic regionb) Collaborative Promoting Research: J-ARC Netencourages bottom-up joint research for researchers
not only in natural sciences but also in humanities,
social and*2Dates
Jan17Mar17
July24
Dec
14

Subjects
FutureArcticRegion, and North
Sea Route (NSR)
Utilization for NSR
and its Perspectives
Utilization for theArctic Region tocreate industries
Trendoftheeconomicdevelopment
andinternational
governance aroundthe Arctic region
Total 349

I*3

G*4

A*5

44

1924

27

52975

2427

25

1426

171 62106
at Sapporo, *2 at Tokyo*3, *4and *5: The number of participants from Industries*3,Governments*4 and Academia*5*1

Results of survey on the Arctic region by participantsin the third Open Seminar shown in Fig. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

【Q1】Was the seminar useful for you ?
あまり約に立たなかっQuite useful
41%

57%

【Q4】Which Industrial fields in the Arctic region are
you interested in ?

たEnough useful
役に立たなかった

No answer

未回答

Fig. 1 Usefulness of the Arctic Region Open Seminar【Q2】Which fields of natural science in the Arctic
region are you interested in ?

Fig. 4 Interesting industrial fields in the Arctic region【Q5】What are you expected to this Open Seminar topromote new entry to industrial activities in
the Arctic region ?

Fig. 2 Interesting natural scientific fields in the Arcticregion【Q3】Which fields of the human and social science in
the Arctic region are you interested in ?

Fig. 5 Expectation to the Arctic Region Open Seminarb) Planning Meeting for setting issues (PM): J-ARC
Net provides meeting opportunities for personnel inindustries and governments to discuss problems to besolved by I-G-A collaboration and to plancollaborative research.
c) Feasibility study (FS): For personnel in research,
industries and governments, J-ARC Net promotes
feasibility studies to carry out problem-solving joint
research with I-G-A collaboration.
Results of adoptions from proposals for promoting
advanced and interdisciplinary collaborative research
are shown in Table 2.
Fig. 3 Interesting human and social science fields in theArctic region

Table 2. Adoptions from public applicable proposals forpromoting advanced and interdisciplinary
collaborative research in FY2016 and FY2017.

Activities

Categories

FY

Researcher’sCommunity
SupportProjects

Innovativeinterdisciplinarycollaborative
research
Collaborativepromoting
research
Meeting forcollaborative
research
FeasibilityStudy (FS)20162017

Term(y)
Max
22016

1700

92017
2016

1500

168Max
22500

31500

123I-G-A
Collaboration
SupportProjects

Planning
Meeting forsetting issues
(PM)

Total

Subsidy(x¥1000)
2500

Adoptions
102017
2016
2017
2016
2017

72016
2017

2328

Nine I-G-A collaborative research in fifty-one
research in total were adopted in FY2016 and FY2017.
Research Subjects of in I-G-A Collaboration Support
Projects in 2016 and 2017 are shown in Table 3. Seven
I-G-A collaborative research are progressing at thepresent with fiftyfive researchers as the total number.
Table 3. Research Subjects of in I-G-A Collaboration
Support Projects in 2016 and 2017

Categories
FSFields

Research Subjects

NSR

Study on Estimation
TechnologyforNavigability dependingon Sea Ice Conditions inthe NSR
Scenario for Industry
Development in ArcticRegion
Arctic Technology &Research
Forumtoconsolidate
opinionsfrom industries
Assessing and mediating
damage on infrastructure
and changes in groundsurface due to permafrost
thaw
Future scenario for theArctic 2050

Planning
Engineering

Permafrost

PMPlanni
ng
NSR

Study on Technical Issues
for Possibility of NSR

Permafrost

Activity of Sea IceEngineeringandPermafrost Engineeringin Japan ～ History andFuture～

Researchers
I:1
G:0
A:3

I:3
G:0
A:5
I:2
G:0
A:5
I:1
G:2
A:7
(Russia:3)
I:3
G:0
A:5
I:1
G:0
A:3
I:4
G:0
A:4

Oil
Spill

Research on Arctic Oil
Spill
Response
Technology

Total: 55

I:4
G:0
A:4
I:17
G:2
A:36

(3) Promoting researcher nurture programs
For not only personnel in research but also inindustries and governments, J-ARC Net provides
courses to nurture personnel who can contribute tosolve challenges in the Arctic region. The study courses
include lectures and field courses utilized such as
Japan-Russia Joint Research Center established byHokkaido University and North-Eastern Federal
University at Yakutsk as shown Table 4 and 5.
Table 4. Nurturing courses for the Arctic region (1)Lectures
Introduction of Arctic region
Nov.20 to 22, 2017 at Sapporo and Tokyo
Participants from relatives I-G-A:
32 auditors in total involving I:9, G:8 and A:16
Program
1. Opening & Guidance(1) Geography & History, (2) Development &Ingenious people, (3) Ocean, (4) Ocean Ecosystem(5) Atmosphere, (6) Glacier, (7) Terrestrial Ecosystem(8) Resources Development, (9) North Sea Routes(10) Governance, (11) Human beings, and (12) DataScience
2. Presentation & Discussion
3. Closing
4. Social Gathering
Table 5. Nurturing courses for the Arctic region (2)Winter School
Field courses in FY2016
Mar.3-Mar.11 Yakutsk via Vladivostok
Participants
Japan: I;2 (one banker in international dep. and one
sale worker in overseas marketing Dep. of machinerycompany)
G:0
A:8 (one assistant prof., one student at graduate school
and five students at undergraduate school)
Russia:10 (G and A)
Program(1) Field Trip to Spasskaya Pad Experimental Forest(2) Lecture on Permafrost Ecosystem, relative International
Projects and Discussion(3) Lecture on Economic Disparities between City andRural and Its Impact to Society in Yakutia, andDiscussion(4) Tour at Arctic Innovation Center Discussion

(5) Field trip to Greenhouse project site Shinpo NEFU Bus(6) Lecture on Society and People of the North andDiscussionf)contribute solving problems in Arctic region.
Contribution to increase Japanese presence
internationally by solving problems in Arctic region.

(7) Excursion: Cities and Suburbs in Cold Environment
Roman Petrovcar (Roman) in Russia Taiga forest, river
ice road and so on(8) Lecture on History, people, culture and Discussion(9) Tour at Yakutsk State Museum of history and culture ofthe people of the North Forum “Environment andInnovation of the North”(10) 12:30-13:10 Presentation by RJE3 participants

Winter School
Field courses in FY2017
Being held as winter school on “Environmentat andInnovwtion of the North” on Feb. 23 to Mar. 3 at
Vladivostok and Yakutsk in Russia
For entry;
・Public applicable proposal started on early Jan. andwere adopted on the end of Jan.
・Participants : Personnel of I-G-A from Japan:5-10 andRussia:5-10 persons・Language : EnglishProgram(1) City Ture at Vladivostok(2) Natural Environment(3) Introductory Seminar and Natural History(4) Lecture and Toura) Economy and Educationb) Life and the Northc) History and Cultured) Participant Forum(4) Disseminating resultsa) International symposium: J-ARC Net holds
international symposiums to disseminate results ofactivities and invites experts to the symposium fordiscussion of our future activities.
b) Website: J-ARC Net provides a website todisseminate results of activities and J-ARC Net
information opens to the public.
(5) Prospective effectsa) Advance of interdisciplinary research conducive tosolve problems in Arctic region and creation ofinnovative academic fields by interdisciplinary
research.
b) Adoption of new viewpoints and technologies
through interdisciplinary collaboration and creationof innovations.
c) Promotion of international collaboration throughadvanced and interdisciplinary researches, andexpansion of industry- academic-government Arctic
research community.
d) Creation of new industries and markets in Arctic
regione) Supply of personnel with broad outlook who canCONCLUSIONSJ-ARC Net has started entry of collaborative researchfor FY2018. Your participation to J-ARC Net Projects
as below will be very appreciated.
Ⅰ. Researcher’s Community Support Projects(1) Innovative interdisciplinary collaborative research(2) Collaborative promoting research(3) Meeting for collaborative research
Ⅱ. I-G-A Collaboration Support Projects(1) Arctic region open seminar(2) Feasibility study(3) Planning meeting for setting issues
Ⅲ. Researchers Nurture programs
J-ARC Net also will prepare to entry Researchers
Nurture program for FY2018 on website, although thatof collection in FY2017 was closed.
Please contact to Prof. Masato Tanaka.
mtanaka@arc.hokudai.ac.jp
j-arcnet@arc.hokudai.ac.jp
http://j-arcnet.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/
http://www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp
Tel：+81-11-706-9624 Fax:+81-11-706-9623
REFERENCES
Three organizations constituting J-ARC Net
J-ARC Net was funded and organized in 2016 by Arctic
Research Center in Hokkaido University, Arctic Environment
Research Center in National Institute Polar Research andInstitute Arctic Climate and Environment Research in Japan
Agency for Marine- Earth Science and Technology.
http://j-arcnet.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/organization/

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