Creation of Disuccions Forum

The Japanese voluntary group of Communication in Sciences is launching the english forum board for the discussion of various theme concerning the Research and Innovation.

The detail of the Forum are below, but this is only preliminary idea. Please feel free to access to our discussion board and let us construct these details.

- Site location : http://scicom.s4.bizhat.com/

- Tentative name for presention :
Science Communication Japan

- Sub presentation :
Intercollaboration of Science Communication and Interdisciplinary Research.

- Concepts :
To share the passion and communication on the Science Communication, Science and Society, Interdisciplinary Research, Social Science and Humaniies, starting from the activities based in Tokyo

- Forum :
1. Science Communication
2. Science and Society
3. Interdisciplinary Research
4. Integration of SSH in RTD
5. Marketing and funding for research
6. Industry - Accademy relay

- Category : (under the each forum)
1.1 News in Science and Technology
1.2 Methodology and theoretical development
1.3 Practice of Science Communication

2.1 The discours of Science and Society
2.2 Accountability and responsability of research community
2.3 Technology assessment and research evaluation
2.4 Approches of Science & Society, STS, MOT

3.1 Typical cases of Interdisciplinary research
3.2 Typical COE of Interdisciplinary research

4.1 Proper field and fusion field of SSH
4.2 Research design of SSH in RTD

5.1 Research evalution and needs articulation for research
5.2 Evidence based assessment of University research

6.1 Outreach of researh in the society
6.2 Small Medium Enterprise and Technology Licencing
6.3 Laboratory Management
6.4 Management of Technology and Economy

Incubating sites for Science Communication

The original source of Japan Time's article here was inspired by the maling list concerning Kenkyu-sha in Japan (Foreign Researcher's in Japan). http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kenkyusha/

Addendum, I remarked an exsisting initiative for attempting the science communication by Prof. P. J. Matthews (National Museum of Ethnology).
http://www.researchco-op.co.nz/
http://researchco-op.blogspot.com/
http://www.researchco-op.net/

Inside of our SciCom (NPO Science Communication Japan), we have discussion forum and the following topics (some in Japanese, some in English) ;
http://scicom-research.grouptube.jp/
1. Research & Innovation community aiming AAAS in Japan
2. Science Communication programs in Japan
3. News watching on Research & Innovation, from news papers, AAAS and Nature.
4. Students and researcher's from Abroad, project 100,000 since 1987 and new project 1,000,000 upto 2015 by Japanese government
5. Science and Arts - LEONARDO Program from MIT
6. Researcher's Carrier Path, accademic and non-accademic, a model of EMBO
7. S&T Policy anslyse and critics from the manifest of Election 2003, 2005, 2007 in Japan.
8. NPO activity and Science Tecnology
9. Funding Guidance by EU, FP7 and ERA
10. Lobbying for Research and Innovation in EU.
11. Public Consulting and advocacy in EU.
12. Eurobusiness as an outreach of relay academy - industry.
13. Seminar and Colloque reports from DIJ, MFJ in Japan
14. News watching and analysis on Euroscience, ESF, ESOF
15. Interdisciplinary research and it's promotion, related to Social Science and Humanties. ... etc

Any comments and suggestions are welcome to our SciCom Office.
E-mail : office@scicom.jp

You have also a english based offical site of science and technology by JST. http://sciencelinks.jp/

2007 Election House of Councillors and S&T Policy Analysis

Here is interesting remarks from Japan Times ;

“… many government initiatives actively prevent the integration of foreign scientists into the Japanese research and university environments.”

By the way, does anybody among you have interest to analyse the “Japanese Manifest on Science & Technology Policy” ?

Next July, the national election for the House of Councillors is soon comming.

* 2007 Election House of Councillors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Councillors
* Analysis of S&T Policy at the Election 2005
http://scicom.jp/document/manifesto2005.html
* Analysis of S&T Policy at the Election 2003 http://scicom.jp/mailmag/manifesto2003.html#01



Japanese system stifles foreign scientific talent Stark options mean researchers forced to head elsewhere, says Peter Osborne (Japan Times)

By PETER OSBORNE

Left unchecked, Japan’s aging population and decreasing birthrate will reduce domestic economic productivity and, ultimately, affect the quality of life of all those who inhabit these islands.

.....

The internationalization of the Japanese workforce is occurring slowly in some fields of employment, particularly in the service and blue-collar industries. However, another key part of the solution to the problem of an aging population is the employment and integration of highly skilled foreign professionals into Japanese society.
Take scientists, a group about which I have first-hand experience. Today, scientific advancements are rarely attributed to the work of a lone researcher. .....
The Japanese domestic research environment, however, remains far from diverse. The numbers of both female and foreign scientists employed at Japanese universities are “extremely low” relative to other member countries of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), the government admits (see job.yomiuri.co.jp/news/jo_ne_05041103.cfm ). However, despite the government’s statements to the contrary, many government initiatives actively prevent the integration of foreign scientists into the Japanese research and university environments. .....

Example of SciCom News

Hi, all
Here is an exemple of our activities, one of the Email Magazine "SciCom News" issue No. 186. I hope you can figure out our news activitiy is sacred for news watching and it's anlysis.
Cheers, Shingo Hamada

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Index -●Editorial
●Research News　
- MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technologyistry)　　　
Policy for worldclass COE, Reseach budget 2,18 billion yen, from MEXT to Universities. http://www.mext.go.jp/english/index.htm　
- JST (Japanese Science and Technology Agency) 　　
... http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/index.html　
- CSTP (Council of Science Technology Policy) 　　
... http://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/index.html　
- METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) 　　　
Demonstration of 7 keys and 100 know-how for innovation and creativeness. http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html　
- MHLW(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) 　　　
Public dialog 26. Apr. 2007, on innovative generic pharmacy http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html　
- Environment 　　　
IPCC sumit : Initiative of Ban Shin at UN for Green House Effect. 　
- Trends of Cabinet Policy and Research 　 ... 　
- University　　　
the budge allocation for unversity management decrease, can be the crisis　
- Relay of Accademy - Industry - Administration in public policy 　　　
Prefecture Okinawa and Ryukyu Univeristy find the way to proliferate the high value added porc "Ague" by using the freeze sperma technology 　
- Research Community 　　　
Face change of the english Jounal of Japan Academy, open the public submission. http://www.japan-acad.go.jp/e_index.htm

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- Education, Science Communication　　　
What's on　visiting report of Interpreter UK 　
- Detective in Research Affaires　　　
... 　
- Virginia Tech Univeristy (Special Edition) 　　　
How would we react, when the Chon Sunhi occured here in Japan ? 　
- Security and Safty of Foods, Policy of Agro-alimentation. 　
- GMO (Special Edition)
... 　
- BSE(Special Edition) 　　　
Re-open the Japanese market for US beef - Push by sumit meeting 　　　
US deputee 24 has submitted the recommendation letter to the President G. Bush 　
- Bird Influenza (Special Edition) 　　　
Bird Influenze : Yamagata prefecture sets the security manuals　
- Material resourcerization of human body, life. 　　　
26% Positive to use of human ovum by research repot of MHLW

●Worldwide Research News 　
- USA　　　... 　
- UK　　　Protect basic research: UK scientists　
- South Korea　　　
... 　
- China 　　　
China sets the Human resource policy in special foour types 　
- Australia　　　
Government 'protecting energy exports'　
- Inde　　　
Lift-off for Indian commercial rocket　
- Asia/Oceania　　　... 　
- Europa　　　... 　
- The others　　 ...

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●Media Watch 　- 　　　　...
●Books、Magazine, Email News　- 　　　 ...
●Events 　
- Japanese Society of Immunology 　　
"Mystery and future of Immunology - Frontier Talk in with the researcher"　　
10:00～17:00 03-04.05.2007, 　　MESCI７Ｆ　ＣＲ１、ＣＲ２、ＣＲ３

- Public Open Sminar of Funghi Medical Research Centre of Chiba University　　
"Mold !? They are comming soon - part 2 - "　　
14:00～16:30 13.05.2007　　
Grand hall, Keyaki Haouse, West Chaba Campus of Chiba University

- No. 15th Laureate Lecture of Kihara Memorial Fundation 　　
Photo response mechanism of plants - Encounter of Physiology and Genetics　　
15:00～16:00 18.05.2007 　　
Hall 3F, Kihara Biology Research Institute of Yokohama City University

- No. 28th Math-Science Tsubasa Summer Seminar 　　
07-11.08.2007 The suburbe of Hakodate City

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- Now on sale, how to not fail in Choice of Graduate School　
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Meeting wth Prof. Dr. Jones, 12. Apr. 2007.

Here is the report of meeting wth Prof. Dr. Jones, 12. Apr. 2007.

Prof. Dr. Edward A, Jones, invited program coordinator of Fulbright Memorial Foundation in Japan, is working actually for the program coordination for the exchange of Science communication between Japan and United States. He has installed his office at Information Society Research Instutite at Tama University and his office is entitled Research Development Organization MTP (Master Teacher Program).
http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp/mtpmain/index.htm

He demonstrates his program of Science Communication already launched in US and in Japan, which is to link the platform of Museum - School (University also) cascade network. In japanese side, this network consists of Sendai, Nara and Hiroshima area's sub-structure, the highschool teachers and many students, kids have joined there.

This trial has already gotten a reputated recognition to the people of professional activity of Science Communication, namely, the manager class of National Science Musium of Ueno (Kahaku), National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Nihon Kagaku Mirai-kan).

This time, he has exposed his colloque of this trail project at GLOCOM Conference, "Public Communication to Create Social Knowlege on Science and Sustainablity (*)". He has ucceedingly
gave me a contact message concerning my expose at GLOCOM "The Science Communication Project in Japan - Scienc and Society, an approach of Interdisciplinary Research "
http://www.glocom.org/special_topics/activity_rep/20060616_miyao_platform/index.html

We have discussed on these projects, which apparrently exhibite a mutual complementary aspect of the approach to the social knowledge of science and it's sustainablity and creativity. One way to construct the exchange scheme of science communication of Museu-Educaiton between US-Japan, and another way to reconstruct the social debate by connecting the steakholder of science communication and interdisciplinary research. We are very much satified to find ourselves capable to help each other.

Prof. Dr. Jones is expressing now his interest to enlarge this circle of communication with the help of NPO Science Communication Japan (**), partly to promote his project in next steps, and partly to have a chance to access to the Japanese national program of Science Communication with the budget aid.

(*) Here is an announced resume of his exposed colloque, held 22. Februrary 2007.
(**) http://www.scicom.jp/English/index.html

Reporter : Shingo Hamada
http://trans-research.blogspot.com/


Int'l Univ. of Japan-GLOCOM Seminar on February 22
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"Public Communication to Create Social Knowlege on Science and Sustainablity"

Overview

Increasing global environmental concerns are creating a demand for global responses through treaty regimes and other accommodations. Highly publicized issues, such as global warming, fisheries depletion, whaling, nuclear energy, air and water quality are all being pushed to the fore as problems requiring immediate attention. Japan has been the subject of high levels of criticism in this regard and often has been ineffective in responding to it.

Part of the reason for this lies in the lack of public understanding of the scientific issues involved both in Japan and in other countries. A greater public understanding of both science and the ways in which research results are interpreted is essential for effective policy making and effective international relations. This can be hard to come by given that the publics in developed countries often feel overwhelmed by a deluge of competing claims and counter-claims.

The National Science Foundation in the United States has proposed that museums and other informal science centers can help to remedy this situation by devoting more resources to increasing public understanding of science. The Japan Society for Organizational Learning and the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Master Teacher Program have adopted this concept in creating communities of practice that will develop "social knowledge cascades."

These activities bring together museums, universities, schools, government agencies, NPOs and others in a process of communication and community building organized around specific thematic events. These events or "cascades" involve a combination of online and offline activities designed to draw attention to, stimulate discussions about and provide learning opportunities regarding a specific topic area.

To date, 185 pairs of schools and affiliated institutions in the United States and Japan have participated in developing this process on a binational basis. It has also provided a basic model for the implementation of UNESCO's Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The ultimate result should be a "network of practice" linking communities of practice in a process of global creation.

Info Search

- The EURAB (European Union Research Advisory Board)
http://ec.europa.eu/research/eurab/index_en.html

- The WG (Woking Group from 1 to 9) of EURAB in FP 7
http://ec.europa.eu/research/eurab/pdf/eurab2_working_groups.pdf

Collaboration on Digital Camera and Innovation

Collaboration "Digital Camera" of NISTEP

(March 2005 - April 2006)

Date, Place, Division:
10/April.2006, NISTEP-MEXT, STFC

Participating Person 1

A french researcher at a private university in Tokyo
NAME: anonym
INSTITUTION: anonym
ADDRESS:
TEL:
FAX:
EMAIL:

Participating Person 2
NAME & INSTITUTION: TATSUNO Kimio (Senior Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: tatsuno@nistep.go.jp

Participating Person 3
NAME & INSTITUTION: HAMADA Shingo (Affiliated Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: hamada@nistep.go.jp

Objective and theme :
Resuming the "JSAP conference of Optics and Digital Camera Strategy" held at 23/March.2006, Musashi Institute of Technology. To see the perspective and the capability to develop the research collaboration.

Documents to be consulted :
A powerpoint presentation slides given by Person 1. Session recorded in voice recorder for almost of all the invited speakers. Video recorded for the 30 minutes of the session of Person 1.

The summary description of the objective (in half page) :
According to the last research meeting of 10. April. 2006, the participating person 3 is trying to give a brief resume for the collaboration outside of NISTEP, concerning the "Digitale Camera and Innovation"

Feedback dialog for the conference resume 23.March.2006

- (Person 3) How do you relate the critical mass of 2003 (in page 9) to the hypothetical market evolution (page 26) ?
= (Person 1) For the point 1: according to me in the future a new type of product will be on the market: smaller, thinner and lined to telecom network. Also the Digital still camera will be produced in others asian countries not in Japan anymore I think.
- (Person 3) My suggestion back grounded of this question is following : It seems to me that the critical Mass of 2003 is caused by the market saturation in one hand, the balance between the product mature and users' needs and capacity (to buy and catch up the new products). But in other hand, inside of this critical mass, the usage of the digital camera as is pronounced in the hypothesis (page 26) is not clearly structured. If once the critical mass has happened to be there, when will it be the recovery of consumer's catch-up to the new products ? When will it be realized the hypothetical market evolution after the recovery of market catch-up, as is pronounced ? These questions are related to the perspective thinking for giving a solution to the critical mass (page 9) and market evolution (page 26). And further more, this critical mass has any sense on the market evolution outside of Japan, for example in China and Asia ? Before talking about the obvious manufacture transfer from Japan to Asia, I would like to imagine how it can be foresighted as an emerging market evolution and technology transfer (Chinese consumer can really profit this product mature ? and if yes, how ? )

- How do you relate the history of camera in France (in page 31-34) to the nowadays R&D system represented by Prof. Berge's VariOptic ? What kind of lessons does it give to the audience ?
= For point 2: France has no camera maker but has an optic industry. Second, Berge background and freedom to choose research topic and do research freely without strong directive from hierarchy. Berge had also a good budget research for all his research that he could have all the equipments necessary to do this one. Lesson to the audience: a very good research environment from all points of view and creativity are the 2 keys for survival.
- I agree with your point, especially on your insight into the background and personal motivation of Prof. Berge. It is possible to relate his internal experience to the invention of VariOptics. I'm also interested why in France the camera assembly manufacture has not developed so much, compared to Germany and USA. My hypothesis to this, is the incapability to catch-up to the Product Knowledge Innovation (Taylor's scientific product management) in the 1990-1920, although the user development of photography has much advanced in France and a small part of optics research industry remains always after a declining period of optical manufacture. This is particular point of French technology and society, as is seen also in the case of super computer usage.

- How do you propose the perspective of Business Model Change (in page 20), or paradigm shif as mentioned, starting from your view of Ecosystem of Digital Imaging (in page 40-41) ?
= For point 3: the model I draw is in the early stage and need improvement with further research.
- My suggestion is following : Ecosystem of Digital Imaging is the typical aspect of our "Information Society". It has happened and matured in Japan. It is true. Beyond this society change, I see the two points : one is the stagnation of the information society because of the people's way of thinking is limited in the socio-cultural factors but not in the technological one. And another is drastic change probably with no rational reason coming from outside of society, for example, massive and radical change affected by Chinese consumers. Ecosystem as you mention is a kind of equilibrated system, but in order to maintain those system, one should propose something for leading the change, and it should be the Business Model. And I see for this, some kind of value added market assessment, and this should be initiated by Japanese market, because she is the only who knows the maturity of market. I imagine for example, the photo-contest (or the photo-blog) in China supported by the camera manufacture, related to the Tourism or social exploration. If it is related to the sociological, anthropological or ethnical aspects, the researcher of SSH can propose many things for the criteria. This is my point of view on the Business Model.

- otherwise, I suggest you the aspect of user participating development, in the area of "technology and design (photographism)", "culture and technology (blog etc)" for University-Industry collaboration, which is very typical in modern research & study.
= For point 4: yes I agree.
- This is exactly the point I introduced to you at the last meeting of 10/April, the Leonard movement implemented in MIT and its competing equivalent program OLATS in France . Please see the attached reference written in Japanese distributed at the meeting. And this is very interesting point, when you foresight this collaboration in next stage, this can be also connected to the business model proposal.

The venue of Prof. Stefensson EMBL

Title :「Science and Society Program in Europe and its related topics」
Lecturer :　Prof. Dr. Haldór STEFENSSON, Science and Society Programme, EMBL
Date ： 12:00 – 14:00, Monday, 10. April. 2006
Place ： Room No. 964-965, 9th Floor, Mitsubishi-buldg. (2-5-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005)

Lecture contents :
In this talk I will present a number of outreach activities that have developed at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany since the 1990s, its Science and Society Program in particular. The aim of the Science and Society initiative at EMBL is to promote a better and broader understanding of the growing social and cultural relevance of the life sciences. We organize a variety of activities and events where members of our scientific community, scholars from other disciplines as well as members of the public meet to engage in a dialogue.
The life sciences have an enormous potential for further development and practical applications. However, a popular consensus needs to be developed around questions of how to assess and deal with the diverse repercussions of that development. More than ever, there is a need for interdisciplinary dialogue to inspire synthetic insights and a common worldview. The new ways in which science is now being applied for the production of knowledge and economic wealth must be carefully adjusted to public interests and the value system in each society. It is the common responsibility of all, scientists as well as non-scientists, to engage in an ongoing process of carving out a shared understanding of science. Our outreach efforts at the EMBL, that I will present in more details in my talks, are motivated by such concerns.
In the recent policy trends on Science Technology and Society, interdisciplinary approach is more and more emphasized for targeting the socio-economical impact of research and development. Impact as innovation, social value assessment, regulatory behavior, creativity, and also values for Social Science and Humanities ; these are comprehensive quest for "Science and Society". We aim to discuss these points from the view of interdisciplinary coordination in research and development.

Profile of Lecturer :
Prof. Dr. Haldór STEFANSSON is a researcher of Anthropology since his Doctoral Study at University of Paris and Osaka University. He carried out several anthropological fieldworks in Iceland, Greenland, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. From 1985 to 1998, he has been engaged in several Japanese Universities and Research Institute as a researcher and a professor. Since 1998 up to now, he is assigned to a Professor of Science and Society Program at European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Since then he manifests actively the interdisciplinary approach to molecular biology research and its outreach to the society.

Recent Publication :
Time and aging: mechanisms and meaningsHalldór Stefánsson, Guest Editor　EMBO Reports Vol 6, July 2005 [doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7400430]
Infectious diseases and bioweapons: Science and the political economics of afflictionHalldór Stefánsson, Guest Editor EMBO Reports Vol 4, June 2003 [doi:10.1038/sj.embor.embor843]
Life Sciences in Transition: EMBL Essays on Science and SocietyHalldór Stefánsson Journal of Molecular Biology 319, Issue 4, 857-859 2002 [doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00335-2]

Coordinator : Shingo Hamada hamada@nistep.go.jp
Science Technology Foresight Centre, NISTEP-MEXT
ＴＥＬ：03-3581-0605　　ＦＡＸ：03-3503-3996

The venue of Researcher in Science & Society EMBL

Date, Place, Division:
11/Apr.2006, NISTEP-MEXT, STFC

Requesting Person 1
NAME :Halldor STEFANSSON
INSTITUTION: EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
ADDRESS: Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg, Germany D-69117
TEL: +49-6221-387-493
FAX:+49-6221-387-525
EMAIL:stefanss@embl.de

Accepting Person 2
NAME & INSTITUTION: HAMADA Shingo (Affiliated Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: hamada@nistep.go.jp

Participating Person 3

NAME & INSTITUTION:

Objective and theme :
The Art of Building Bridges: Outreach Activities at the EMBL' discussed in terms of Interdisciplinary coordination and research management - its outcome as Science Communication and relevance to the Science and Technology Policy

Documents to be consulted :
http://www.embl.org/aboutus/sciencesociety/publications.html

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/social-sciences/index_en.html
Delphi Investigation Report, Foresight Research of Socio-Economical Impact

The summary description of the objective in half page :
In this talk I will present a number of outreach activities that have developed at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany since the 1990s, its Science and Society Programme in particular. The aim of the Science and Society initiative at EMBL is to promote a better and broader understanding of the growing social and cultural relevance of the life sciences. We organize a variety of activities and events where members of our scientific community, scholars from other disciplines as well as members of the public meet to engage in a dialogue.

The life sciences have an enormous potential for further development and practical applications. However, a popular consensus needs to be developed around questions of how to assess and deal with the diverse repercussions of that development. More than ever, there is a need for interdisciplinary dialogue to inspire synthetic insights and a common worldview. The new ways in which science is now being applied for the production of knowledge and economic wealth must be carefully adjusted to public interests and the value system in each society. It is the common responsibility of all, scientists as well as non-scientists, to engage in an ongoing process of carving out a shared understanding of science. Our outreach efforts at the EMBL, that I will present in more details in my talks, are motivated by such concerns.

The part below is proposed as a dialog by person 2
In the recent policy research on STS activities, interdisciplinary approach is more and more emphasized for targeting the socio-economical impact of research and development. Impact as innovation, social value assessment, regulatory behavior, creativity, and also SSH values ; these are comprehensive quest for "Science and Society". We aim to discuss these points from the view of interdisciplinary coordination in research and development.

* STS (Science, Technology and Society) * SSH (Social Science and Humanities)
Texts in blue are added by Person 2.


The provisional dialog from NISTEP
- EMBL is one of the Large Facility of Science and Technology (EIRO) and Basic Research based on EU funds, is this more and more growing ?
- In EU, there are other large facility (big institution, like CERN, ESO, ESRF, ILL, ESDF), how do you find your position in this frame, and also in FP6 ?
- Recently EU DG Research & Innovation is launching the "Science & Society" program, how do you relate your activity to it ?
- In the recommendation of this program (S&S), interdisciplinary approach is emphasized, how to you estimate this approach in your practice ?
- Outside of EIRO, there is a social concern (principle of precaution, citizen involved research agenda, co-evolution of technology and society) to the technology innovation, how do your activity respond to this ?
- How do you (pre)evaluate the EU's policy for SSH implication in RTD (document **), according to you Lab ?
- How do you tell us the Germany's atmosphere of "Science and Society" compared to other countries ?

(**) European Research Advisory Board, The Social Sciences and the Humanities in the 7th Framework Program

Follow up of colloque MFJ

The report of the activities (1-2 pages, to be filled) :

Dr. Urashima and Mme Yokoo have presented the 3rd Basic Frame Work (Slide Handout) and the reports (*) of Socio-Economical Impact Benchmark Test. The person 2, Shingo Hamada, has introduced the documents (**) and proposed the discussion.

(*) NISTEP REPORT No. 99 “Comprehensive Analysis of Science and Technology Benchmarking Foresight”.

(**) European Research Advisory Board, “The Social Sciences and the Humanities in the 7^th Framework Program”

Being demanded to Prof. Rieu to fulfill his summary.

According to this explanation, the person 2 is focusing the argument points below.

- The concept of “Science and Society” seen in the report (*) is completely different of those seen in the report (**), and we ask how and why this difference appears.

- The data on the report (*) are of highly precision, is this high precision necessary in what scale and in which level of activities ? (Asian region, National region, EU-Japan ? )

- The precision of European Data (i.e. the social reality) is different, but in which way ? Is this coming from the innovation to society, or from the technology itself ?

- To develop the idea of European Program implementing the SSH in RTD, in the “Knowledge Society” proposed by Prof. Rieu, a few recommendation item from EURAB (*) should be satisfied, i.e. to make some parts of SSH effective to Technology Assessment, Citizen Participation Innovation, and Research Study on Foresight. How do you (EU programme) develop this point ?

- Suggesting that the extensive study on the report (*) is so effective to bridge the proposal of collaboration to NISTEP, hence the Japanese Watcher of European Science Technology (like JETRO or JST) are effectively integrated to observe these points in European countries ? and vice-verse ?

Follow up of colloque MFJ

Following up the colloque of MFJ (23.Fev.2006), I continue to have contact with Prof. Alain-Marc Rieu, concerning the Meeting Discussion on EU-Japan Policy of Science, Technology and Society. We set the meeting as below successfully.
In addition to this, we aim to develop the synthesis of this collaboration.

The Inverview Reseach & Investigation following the Colloque on Research Policy (MFJ)

Date, Place, Division:
22/Mar/2006, 15h-17h30, NISTEP-MEXT, STFC

Requesting Person 1
NAME: Alain-Marc RIEU
INSTITUTION: Professor, University of Lyon 3 Jean Moulin Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Institute (CNRS), ENS (lsh)
ADDRESS: 15, Parvis R. Descartes, BP 7000, 69342 Lyon Cedex, France
TEL: (33) 04 3737 6470
FAX:
EMAIL: amrieu@gmail.com

Accepting Person 2
NAME & INSTITUTION: HAMADA Shingo (Affiliated Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: hamada@nistep.go.jp

Participating Person 3
NAME & INSTITUTION: OKUWADA Kumi, TACHIKAWA Makoto
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP

Objective and theme :
Science and Technology planning in Japan : methodology for conception, implementation and evaluation.

Documents to be consulted :
Documents concerning Japan’s three basic plans for Science and Technology, especially documents concerning the evaluation of the first two Plans and the formation of the third plan. The documents concerning the Interdisciplinary Coordination in Japan’s Basic Frame Work (2^nd, 3^rd)

The summary of the objective in half page :
- Need to know what kind of documents are available, in which language, how to have access to them, who are the specialists whom have participated to the conception of the 3rd plan.
- Writing articles and a book, participating to conferences and teaching.
- Before visiting research, the Person 1 has explained to the Person 2 the conditions to access documents and what kind of documents were available in English. Also discussed various topics concerning the conception of the 3rd basic plan and also various types of possible collaboration on these issues.
- Especially focus on the recent trend of political implication of “Science Technology and Society”, Comparative discussion of the role of Interdisciplinary Approach of EU (FP-ERA, NEST-SSH) and Japan (Basic Frame Work)
- The Person 1 propose a possible collaboration frame work of S&T Policy study by FP7.

The report of the activities (1-2 pages, to be filled) :

Conf 7th, 23th at MFJ

I had occusions to know the events bellow, Icoud participate in the conf of 23th, but not of 7th.
I tried to communicate with the talker of both, in which I continue successfully guide the discussion with Prof. Alain-Marc Rieu to invite him to the NISTEP.

Conf 7th, 23th at MFJ

7 -- 18 h salle 601

Conférence Construction européenne

« Le rôle de l'Europe, du Japon et de la Corée dans la bataille globale pour la gouvernance des OGM » (en français, avec traduction) Yves TIBERGHIEN (Harvard University) - Résumé en français et en japonais

23 -- 18 h salle 601

Conférence Construction européenne

« Globalisation et politiques de recherche : le cas du Japon et des États-Unis depuis les années 1980. Conséquences pour l'Europe » (en français, avec traduction) Alain-Marc RIEU (Université Lyon 3 - Université de Tokyo)

ESOF 2006 open to the public

My last contribution
"There appears the infomation of ESOF 2006 open to the public"
in The STFC Trend Report No. 59, February, 2006
http://stfc.nistep.go.jp/temp_pdf/200602.pdf

your comments or suggestions, please to the sh_nistep@yahoo.co.jp
s.h.

Interdisplinary research at STFC Science Technology Foresight Center

I'm working in the unit, where there are RI (research & investigation) principles in major RTD field. Those are, Life Science, ICT Engineering and Science, Material Science and Technology, Environment and Energy.
My interest is cordinating interdisciplinary approch among these major RTD fields, and promoting cordination between RTD and SSH.

Particularly we are refering to the infomation below ;

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.cfm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/eurab/index_en.html
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/social-sciences/index_en.html

s.h. at STFC

Research Writing and Idea Incubating for interdisciplinary research cordination

Hi there, Hi Peter
(I'm sorry, I forgot your email address, so I write on your blog)
I am japanese research cordinator and I have contacted you before for asking your activity. You have sent me a brief reports "Research Writing in Japan, No. 49, National Museum of Ethnology". Thank you for this again, and let me now contact with you again.
I am looking for foreign researchers in Japan, who are working as well in the communication of science (communication in academic study-research and/or in RDT). I don't care in which major domain you are specialised, but if you are interested in interdisciplinary cordination with skill of science communication, please contact me.
This is an unofficial call for interests for interdisciplinary research.
M. Hamada Shingo
sh_nistep@yahoo.co.jp

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The First Announcement of The Science Communication Project in Japan

The Science Communication Project in Japan
By Mr. Shingo Hamada
SciCom Japan NPO http://scicom.jp
Affiliated Researcher,
Science and Technology Foresight Centre/NISTEP

I. The necessity of STS based research on Science Communication.
1. A brief History of Japanese Science and Technology Journalism and its limit
2. Emerging arguments – Regulatory, Risk Communication, Technology Assessment, PUST and PUR, Governance of S&T, Career Path of Researchers
3. The broad range spectrum of STS based research on Science Communication
4. How should be established the Science Communication Program ?
5. In corporation with Asian Countries – The culture of Science Communication in Europe-America-Asia
II. Researchers Training in Science Communication.
6. Science Communication/Writing as a researchers career. – New facet of Methodology from HPST.
7. Professional Writing/Communication and Popular Writing/Communication.
8. The indication metrics on PUST is not omni-potent !
9. Toward the quest of sharing the creativity.
10. Science Communication Incubation Centre.
III. Science and Media – New communication tools for sharing creativity.
11. A creative interaction between Science, Technology and Arts.
12. Some experimental trials in Japan and Asia.
13. Excellent examples in the world.
14. Training as communication skill for researchers and Interaction with S&T Museum
15. How can we establish the research and practice activity ?
IV. Laboratory studies on Technology Shaping
16. Science Communication as Laboratory Management.
17. Technology Communication on outcome as Technology Shaping.
18. How the researchers come out a Venture actor ?
19. Looking around for the Techno-Producer in Asia – The discourse of national innovation and mobility of researchers in Asian area.
20. The end goal of techno-economy incubation for sponsors.
V. Ready for Town meeting !
21. Catering of Science Communication as a training in the public.
22. Useful and available public places – Labo, Institutions, University, School, Museum, Theatre, Café.
23. The testimonies of Café Science in Europe.
24. Town meeting of International Conference and Exposition – The role of Interpreter.
25. Now ready to get into Town !

The Abbreviations :
STS – Science, Technology and Society. HPST – History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
PUST – Public Understanding of Science. PUR – Public Understanding of Research

A project of Science Cafe Communication

A project of Science Café Communication
Revised 　30/11/2004
What does Science mean to you ? What does Science and Technology mean to every day life of citizens ? Who are “doing” the Science and Technology ? Don’t you have question and interrogation like this ? You find the actors and impacts of Science and Technology very near to your daily life, and that they support the society in your neighborhood ? otherwise your find them very troublesome ? In order to ask and respond to these questions, the project “Science Café Communication” will engage in every kind of investigation, research and consulting in social meeting.
In this project, as well as our sister project of “Science Communication and Writing for Citizens” brought by Science Communication Japan (NPO), we propose you to offer the occasion of public debate reviewing and rethinking the role and various aspects of Science and Technology seen from the different position. We intend to invite the specialists and stakeholders in research and development, who come to Japan from abroad for doing the various activities in University, research institutions and enterprises. This public debate will be done in the form of “Science Café” so please feel free to exchange your opinions and to join in the series of intervention.
In addition, this café talk place for common language in English, some of you may be inspired to develop your capacity of scientific debate in English, to promote your language competence and expressions in writing papers and presentations. We are pleased to offer you, after every session of café debate, an occasion of co-learning of the concept of “Science, Technology and Society”. For verifying this term we strongly recommend you to browse the site of EURO SCIENCE and enjoy to refer to the pages of public involvement in Science and Technology. http://www.esof2004.org/

Sponsorship : to be determined
Co-sponsorship : Science Communication Japan (NPO) http://www.scicom.jp/
Date : to be determined - The second and fourth Sunday afternoon in Month
Place : to be determined – Museum of Emerging Science (Odaiba), Museum of Science Technology (Kudan), International Village of Oversee Exchange (Odaiba)

Contents of Series of Café
Mlle. N. Cavasin, Ph.D. (Invited Reseaarcher at Waseda University)
The brain drain problem: view by a French scientist in Japan
Mr. S. Hamada, M.Eng. DEA.M.Sci (Affiliated Fellow at NISTEP)
From Oyatoi Scientists to Labor migration problem – an aspect of Science and Technology activities in Japan.
M. Fasol, Ph. D. (Director General Eurotechnology Japan K. K.) – in communication to be determined
M. Henri Angelino, Dr. (Visiting Professor National Institute of Informatics) – in communication to be determined

Afternoon 2:00 – 4:00 Science Café Talk (30 min) and debate (90 min)
Afternoon 4:00 – 5:00 Co-learning in lecture and discussion of the documents in English
1) The articles related to Science and Technology from Nature, Science, News Paper.
2) The Expanding Universes of English, University of Tokyo Press.
3) Outlook for Science and Technology – The Next Five Years. National Academy of Science 1982.
Note : For the sake of making make redaction of these activities, we are promoting the video registration of the sessions. The language is English.
Call for proposal of the talk theme :
- How to find the Japanese Scientific Creativity seen from the Western Science (excursion in Kanda town)
- How to write science articles in popular journal How to promote Science Communication.
- Small difference, big difference ? Science and Technology cultures in Japan and other countries.
- Science Communication Japan, really innovative HR incubation in Asia, in the World ?
- Trends of Science and Technology Policy.
- Risk communications in GMO, Nano Technology, Environment, Energy, Life Science and Society. Etc

Message to the readers :
We are looking for the prosperity to sponsor and/or co-sponsor this activity, aide offer to take place the café talk and debate, proposals of the café talk theme. In return, future collaboration in scientific outreach program can be sincerely proposed. Please feel free to contact to talk for promoting this Science Café Communication.

Contact :
M. Shingo Hamada, affiliated fellow of NISTEP – MEXT, Member of Science Communication Japan (NPO)
Tel 080 32 01 41 29 E-mail shingo.hamada@free.fr