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Japan Science and Technology Agency

Acronym:
JST

Department/Unit:
Center for Research and Development Strategy

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) strives persistently to advance science and technology (S&T) toward fulfillment of societal needs and realization of our vision of future society.

Mission

The missions of CRDS are to:
1) Promote dialogues between S&T policymakers and academia,
2) Survey S&T fields and draw their "bird's-eye view maps",
3) Select important R&D subjects to be funded by the Government, and investigate effective methods for performing R&D on the selected subjects,
4) Compare the technology levels of Japan with those of other counties, and
5) Propose R&D strategies that can contribute to realization of our vision of future society, enrichment of S&T base, and expansion of research frontier. 

Website:
http://crds.jst.go.jp/en/

JST CRDS

Country:
Japan