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Moonshot R&D Program promoted by JST

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Program Management Structure

Management Structure

Management Structure
Governing Committee :
supervise and oversee the overall management of the program and to deliberate on important operational matters
Program Director (PD) :
Responsible for overall R&D with the cooperation of external advisors and other experts, specifically regarding the following:
  • Strategic development of a management plan (portfolio) that outlines policies for the combination of R&D projects and resource allocation, to achieve their Moonshot Goal
  • Selection of Project Managers (PMs) who are responsible for proposing and promoting R&D projects
  • Deciding on and evaluating the implementation of R&D projects, as well as giving instructions to the PMs based on the management of the progress of R&D projects
Mathematical Sciences Subcommittee and ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) Subcommittee :
Established at JST to provide cross-sectoral support
Project Manager (PM) :
Proposes and promotes R&D under the direction of the PD, specifically regarding the following:
  • Formulation of scenarios to achieve their Moonshot Goal and realize R&D concepts
  • Designing of R&D projects
  • Establishment of R&D structure
  • Management of R&D project implementation
Advisory Board :
Consists of advisors (including SPDs) who are external experts and support the PD in program management and project evaluation.

Governing Committee

*1 Chair

FUJINO Yozo *1 Chancellor, Josai University Educational Corporation
ISHIZUKA Hiroaki Senior Executive Consultant, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
EMURA Katsumi Vice President, Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation(F-REI)
SAKAKI Hiroyuki Chair, The Board of Directors, Nara National Institute of Higher Education and Research
SOGAWA Tetsuomi Senior Vice President Basic and Advanced Research Principal, Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group
HAMAGUCHI Michinari Senior Advisor, Japan Science and Technology Agency
FUKAMI Kiyoko Professor Emeritus / Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Program Director (PD)

HAGITA Norihiro Chair and Professor, Art Science Department, Osaka University of Arts
（Realization of a society in which human beings can be free from limitations of body, brain, space, and time by 2050.）
SOBUE Gen Chairperson, Aichi Medical University
（Realization of ultra-early disease prediction and intervention by 2050.）
FUKUDA Toshio Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University
（Realization of AI robots that autonomously learn, adapt to their environment, evolve in intelligence and act alongside human beings, by 2050.）
KITAGAWA Masahiro Director, Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Osaka University
（Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050.）
MIYOSHI Takemasa Team Leader, Center for Computational Science, Data Assimilation Research Team, RIKEN
（Realization of a society safe from the threat of extreme winds and rains by controlling and modifying the weather by 2050.）
KUMAGAI Seiji Professor, Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University
（Realization of a mentally healthy and dynamic society by increasing peace of mind and vitality by 2050.）
YOSHIDA Zensho Director General, National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
（Realization of a dynamic society in harmony with the global environment and free from resource constraints, through diverse applications of fusion energy, by 2050.）

Cross-sectoral Function

* Chair

Mathematical Sciences Subcommittee
WAKAYAMA Masato * Fundamental Mathematics Research Principal, NTT Institute for Fundamental Mathematics, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation / Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
OZAWA Masanao Designated Professor, Center for Mathematical Science and Artificial Intelligence, Chubu University
OCHIAI Hiroyuki Professor, Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University
OBATA Nobuaki Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Data-Driven Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tohoku University
KOKUBU Hiroshi Vice President, Kyoto University
SAKAJO Takashi Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
TSUBOI Takashi Professor, Department of Mathematical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Musashino University
NISHIURA Yasumasa Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
YAMADA Michio Project professor, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University
ELSI Subcommittee
KOBAYASHI Tadashi * Specially Appointed Professor, Center for the Study of CO*Design, Osaka University
KOBAYASHI Masahiro President, HANAMIZUKI LAW OFFICE
SHISHIDO George Professor, The Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
TAKEDA Yasushi Senior Manager, External Relations Division, NEC Corporation
DEGUCHI Yasuo Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
NOZAKI Akiko Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Faculty of law, Dokkyo University
FUJIGAKI Yuko Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Moonshot R&D Program launched by CAO

To tackle important social issues including our shrinking and aging societies, global climate change and extreme natural disasters, the Moonshot R&D Program is pursuing disruptive innovations in Japan and promoting challenging R&D based on revolutionary concepts.
For more information, please visit the "Moonshot R&D Program" page of the Cabinet Office (CAO).

Moonshot R&D Promotion System

Moonshot R&D Promotion System