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RecommendationsBasic RecommendationsAs JSPS’s basic posture, it should continue to place the highest priority on supporting the bestresearchers and best ideas, and carry out its programs with a high degree of flexibility to function asa prime mover for the organization of science operating independently of the government.To facilitate this independence, JSPS should put in place a new governance based on a Directoroperating in conjunction with a Board composed of active scientists and technologists. The compositionof the Board should reflect the shared interests of JSPS with a majority of representativesnominated from the academic community together with nominations from government and industry.Recommendation 1JSPS has a pivotal responsibility in supporting scientific research in Japan. Scientific researchshould be carried out in a competitive environment as defined through project evaluation byresearchers themselves. In supporting such research, JSPS should, to the highest degree possible,allow researchers freedom, with which will come increased responsibility.Recommendation 2JSPS should further enhance its existing programs by elevating the autonomy and independenceof its operations through the strengthening of its planning and policy decision functions. This itshould do by seeking the opinions of the academic community in carrying out these functions.Recommendation 3Given the magnitude of its role, JSPS is understaffed. Along with significantly increasing itstaffing level, JSPS should hire people with research experience so as to strengthen its programselection and evaluation functions and its planning capacity.Recommendation 4In carrying out its research-grant programs, JSPS should employ a peer review process to focuson research based on the best ideas. At the same time, it should have a system in place that facilitatesthe selection of research proposals based on bold, innovative ideas.It will, furthermore, be necessary for JSPS to consider a number of operational enhancements.These include developing a system for attracting talented young people to research careers, requiringapplications to be written in English, introducing an electronic application system, publicly disclosinginformation on grant selection results, allowing rebuttal and resubmission by grant applicants,providing more flexible use of research funds, and broadening support for work in the humanitiesand social sciences, including crosscutting work involving collaboration with researchers in the15
natural sciences and engineering.The reversion of part of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program back to MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) is not deemed appropriate.JSPS should give consideration to improve various aspects of the Grants-in-Aid for ScientificResearch Program. These include the participation of staff with research experience in the grantselection and project evaluation processes, a revising of the screening categories, and the establishmentof multiple grant application periods during the year.Recommendation 5JSPS should work to enhance its programs for fostering researchers. It should expand itsResearch Fellowships for Young Scientists program, work to further increase the mobility of youngresearchers, strengthen its activities to foster young elites, provide for gender equality, and establishclearly defined career paths. It should provide "reintegration" support to young researchers returningfrom overseas under the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad and other programs so asto assist them in securing an independent footing as researchers in Japan. Under its PostdoctoralFellowships for Foreign Researchers, JSPS should provide living-related support for fellows andtheir family members while in Japan.Recommendation 6Given the importance of its international exchange activities, JSPS should undertake their overallenhancement. Concurrently, it should increase the number of grants made under the JSPS Award forEminent Scientists, expand the scale of its exchanges in regions of the world with a weak record ofscientific cooperation, enhance the functions of its overseas liaison offices, and promote the organizationof alumni groups of former JSPS fellows.Recommendation 7As an independent administrative institution, JSPS should maintain a high level of autonomy andindependence, and, to that end, should establish a board that reflects the opinions of activeresearchers.16
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yen)- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
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councils (faculty meetings, senate,
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Research System at UniversitiesThe
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themselves (private universities) i
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technology (34.3 billion yen drawn
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establishing Japan in second place
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variety of fields, as central stron
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investment, around 17 trillion yen
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expansion of recruitment system bas
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- Development of intellectual found
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closure of universities.(b) Organiz
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technology funding requests were th
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transparency and introduction of se
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Government Science and Technology S
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promote scientific research as a wa
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losses of researchers participating
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The bill was passed by both the Hou
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Science Program launched in 1963, b
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a nation which had gone from underd
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program. In FY1979, however, a prog
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provide advice and/or academic expe
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one director general, up to three d
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Advisory Council Senior Academic A
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Liaison Offices.In reflection of th
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the following March, with the budge
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applications, and has also conducte
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of total research costs which can b
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The major difference between this c
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groups and have already proved prac
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CategoriesScientific Research(S)Aid
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means that only researchers at rese
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Grants-in-Aid Organizational ChartJ
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discipline and related disciplines
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organization’s inception, and has
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a key technique in non-destructive
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students who have passed a review b
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This program sought to improve and
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up posts at Japanese universities a
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suggests that in addition to foster
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to April 1 of the year in which the
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In addition, in FY2000, the JSPS in
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evaluated highly.(c) Joint Seminars
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* Purpose and Outline of the Progra
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External Review of JSPS ProgramsSta
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New and Continued ProjectsCategoryS
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FY2000As of April 1, 2000PD DC Tota
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V. International Scientific Exchang
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Region Country 1991 1996 2000 2001R
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Number of Fellowships by CountryReg
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accordance with the number of fello
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