R&D Projects

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Projects Selected in FY2022 (2022.10 - 2026.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
The Potential of "Cross Boarder Talents" for Maximizing the Use of Scientific Evidence in the Policy Making Process: Analysis from the Case in the field of Child and Maternal Health and Child Development SENSAKI Sonoko
Deputy Director / Think Tank for Children and Parents, Paediatrician / Department of Psychosocial Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development
Rationalization and optimization of behavioral change and science communication for public health and social measures against emerging infectious diseases NISHIURA Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Deliberative Approach to Public Acceptance of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy: The Role of Emotion and Technology in the Formation of Policy Attitude HAYASHI Reona
Professor, Faculty of Political Science, Hosei University
Exploration of Factors Promoting Sports Participation and Evaluation of Support Policies - Multilayered Approach at the National, Municipal, and Individual Levels KONDO Katsunori
Professor, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University

Projects Selected in FY2021 (2021.10 - 2025.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Development of Digital Twin city system and its application to the policy making under risk management environment SASAKI Kuniaki
Professor, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University
Policy Proposal for Environmental Circulation and Social Symbiosis through the Use of Woody Thermal Energy and Community Currency TOYOTA Tomoyo
Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Policy Studies, The University of Shimane
An Integrated Analysis on Infection Control and Economic Activity NAKATA Taisuke
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Tokyo
The effect of the quality of preschool education on children's cognitive- and noncognitive skills NAKAMURO Makiko
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Development and Deployment of a Value Chain Assessment Tools for the Commercialization of University Technologies SAKAI Takayuki
Professor, Value School, Kobe University
Establishment of the Guidelines for the Common Understanding of Research Integrity in Life Science TANAKA Satoshi
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Clarification of research integrity norms in diverse research disciplines NAKAMURA Masaki
Professor, Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University

Projects Selected in FY2020 (2020.10 - 2024.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Good Governance Practice for Research Integrity Policies through Electric Laboratory Notebook Implementation Guidelines IIMURO Satoshi
Vice Director & Professor, Innovation and Research Support Center,International University of Health and Welfare
Study on the past failure of healthcare IT policies in Japan and the foundation of policy guidelines toward 2020s OKUMURA Takashi
Professor, School of Regional Innovation and Social Design Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology
Development and Implementation of Consensus Building Method for Policies on Balanced Conservation, Agriculture and Forestry KOHSAKA Ryo
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Feasibility Assessment and Contribution to the Policy Making of Participatory Systems by Visualizing Ecosystem Services NODA Keigo
Associate Professor , Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Development of Online consensus building methodology and implementation in policy process with encouraging a sense of ownership over climate change by Civic Tech BABA Kenshi
Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tokyo City University

Projects Selected in FY2019 (2019.10 - 2023.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Research on scientific evidence based policy making process for infrastructure management KAITO Kiyoyuki
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Global Architecture, Osaka University
Co-procurement of clinical knowledge in support of developmental disabilities based on citizen science and personal data
*The project name has changed in April 2022.
Previous title : "Systematization of clinical knowledge for developmental disability support based on open science type research"
KUMA Hitomi
Co-founder, Human Resource Development Division, NPO ADDS
Forecasting of Social Impact by 'Atsumi' Analysis of Research Capability and Development of Policy Assessment Methods KOIZUMI Amane
Project Professor, Center for Novel Science Initiatives (CNSI), National Institutes of Natural Sciences
An Evaluation of Social Acceptance and Value Creation for Science, Technology, and Innovation TAKASHIMA Ryuta
Professor, Department of Industrial Administration, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Developing data ethics standards for responsible innovation YOKONO Megumu
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, WASEDA University

Projects Selected in FY2018 (2018.10 - 2022.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Research on Constructing Open Data for Policies to Reduce Child Poverty ABE Aya
Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Healthcare Innovation driven by Effective Hospital-bed Reductions and Urban Planning ITO Yukiko
Professor, College of Policy Studies, Tsuda University
Constructing a commons utilizing ICT to generate evidence for medical policy KATO Kazuto
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Biology-informed, family-friendly policies against declining birth rate in Japan KURODA Kumi
Principal Investigator, Laboratory for Affiliative Social Behavior, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

Projects Selected in FY2017 (2017.10 - 2021.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
System design to introduce energy-saving equipment for reinforcement of resilience UEMICHI Akane
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, WASEDA University
A Metasystem Approach to Regulatory Rule Making on Advanced Medicine KANO Shingo
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Star Scientists and Innovation in Japan MAKI Kanetaka
Associate Professor, Waseda Business School
An analysis of the factors that influence women and girls to pursue physics and mathematics YOKOYAMA Hiromi M
Professor, Kavli IPMU, The University of Tokyo

Projects Selected in FY2016 (2016.12 - 2020.3)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Research on description and interpretation of evidence in policy process KAJIKAWA Yuya
Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Proactionary approach for ELSI in emerging biomedical research MINARI Jusaku
Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell of Ethics Uehiro Associate Professor Center for iPS Cell Research and Application(CiRA) Kyoto University
Assessing Regenerative Medicine in Japan: an interdisciplinary approach YASHIRO Yoshimi
Professor, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Projects Selected in FY2014 (2014.10 - 2017.9)

Project Name Principal Investigator Affiliation
Development of Benchmarks of the Quality of Prior Art Search in International Patent Prosecution Processes WADA Tetsuo
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University
Establishment of Methodology and Database for Life Cycle-Based Environmental Assessment and Installation to the Society for the Promotion of Green Procurement ITSUBO Norihiro
Professor, Faculty of Environmental Management, Tokyo City University
Innovation in Evidence-Informed Policy Making : Through Visualizing and Re-designing Social Systems for Countermeasures against Regional Disparity in Healthcare Quality IMANAKA Yuichi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Realizing Policymaking Process of Infectious Disease Control using Mathematical Modeling Techniques NISHIURA Hiroshi
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University
Development of the Evidence-Base for Advanced Risk Management of Living Spaces MIKAMI Yoshiki
Director/Professor, Research Center of Safe and Secure Society, Nagaoka University of Technology

Projects Selected in FY2013 (2013.10 - 2016.9)

Project Name Project Director Affiliation
A Study on Methods for Objective/Quantitative Assessment of the Impact of Satellite Observations on Environmental Policy KASAI Yasuko
Senior Researcher, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Action Research for Realizing Innovation with Infometric Approach KAJIKAWA Yuya
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Scenario Planning for Making Regulatory Policies and Technical Standards in Advanced Medicine KANO Shingo
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Resilience Analysis for Social Safety Policy FURUTA Kazuo
Professor/Director, Resilience Engineering Research Center, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Projects Selected in FY2012 (2012.10 - 2015.9)

Project Name Project Director Affiliation
Framework for Broad Public Engagement in STI Policy (PESTI) KANO Kei
Associate Professor, Faculty of education, Shiga University / Science Communication Group, WPI-iCeMS, Kyoto University
Development of the Case-Based Reasoning System for Regional Science and Technology Policy NAGATA Akiya
Director/Professor, Center for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Studies, Kyushu University
Economic Growth Analysis of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies NIREI Makoto
Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
Resource Logistics as a Support Tool of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Decision MATSUBAE Kazuyo
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Conservation and Energy Utilization of Water as Common Resources for Leading Innovation AMANO Yoshihiko
Director/Professor, Cooperative Research Center, Shinshu University

Projects Selected in FY2011 (2011.11 - 2014.10)

Project Name Project Director Affiliation
Development of Methods for Impact Assessment of Electric Power Innovation and R&D Network Evaluation AKIYAMA Taro
Professor, Center for Economics Growth Strategy, Yokohama National University
Scientometrics Conducive to Management of Funding Programs SHIRABE Masashi
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Methodology Development for Visualization and Quantification of Social Expectation to Science Technology TAMAMURA Masatoshi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Research on Scientific Sources of Innovations and Economic Impacts of Science NAGAOKA Sadao
Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
Integrating Joint Fact-Finding into Policy-Making Processes (IJFF) MATSUURA Masahiro
Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Study of Innovation Strategies Conducive to Creating Future Industries YAMAGUCHI Eiichi
Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University
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