Because the company and the research institution are not required to be from the same state, state totals for the two categories may be different. Of the 50 awards, only 21 comprise a partnership between a company and research institution located within the same state. Universities are the most common research partner, participating in 39 projects. Federal laboratories are partners in eight of the projects, and private research institutions are partners in three projects. The increase in the Japanese Government's spending is focused on strengthening Japan's human and physical infrastructure for basic science, particularly within universities.
Japan plans to expand doctoral programs and create centers of excellence in research.
Japan is also having more of a presence on the international research scene, participating in projects like the Human Genome Project, the European Center for Nuclear Research, and the Ocean Drilling Program. It is unclear if the position is being eliminated. The Office of Technology Policy, headed by Mitchell, works in partnership with the private sector to develop and advocate national policies that maximize technology's contribution to U.S. economic growth, the creation of high-wage jobs, and improvements in quality of life. Copyright 1999 State Science and Technology Institute.