Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) decided to start the new projects within the framework of e-ASIA Joint Research Program* (Appendix 1, 2).
JST and eight funding agencies from seven countries (Appendix 3) jointly opened the call for research projects in the fields of “Materials (Nanotechnology)” and “Agriculture (Food)”.
A total of twenty-seven proposals, twenty-one in the field of “Materials (Nanotechnology)” and six in the field of “Agriculture (Food)”, were submitted in response to the joint call. Based on an expert evaluation conducted at each country (Appendix 4), JST and the eight funding agencies jointly decided to adopt five projects, three in the field of “Materials (Nanotechnology)” and two in the field of “Agriculture (Food)”.
The research period is scheduled to be three years.
- ✱ e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP)
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Through the acceleration of science and technology research exchange and collaboration in the East Asian region, the e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) aims to strengthen research and development capabilities towards resolution of shared challenges across the region, including those associated with materials, alternative energy, agriculture, health research, disaster risk reduction and management, advanced interdisciplinary research towards innovation, and environment.
As part of that objective, the e-ASIA JRP is intended to support collaborative research implemented among three or more of its member countries. Through the implementation of joint research among participating countries in agreed fields of research, it is the goal of the e-ASIA JRP to contribute to economic and human resource development, as well as the resolution of various challenges in the region.
Appendices
Contact
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Masaki Sato,
Department of International Affairs, JST
K's Gobancho, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076
Tel: +81-3-5214-7375
E-mail: easiajrp
jst.go.jp