When applying for research funding from the national government to researchers at universities and other institutions, the government said that it is necessary to ensure the transparency of research activities in order to prevent the latest technology from leaking overseas. We have summarized the response policy, such as requesting that you declare the status of funding from outside.
Regarding science and technology research, each country is making efforts to prevent the outflow of the latest technology, such as the US Ministry of Energy prohibiting participation in the Chinese government's "Thousand Talents Program," which invites researchers with advanced expertise from overseas. Has become an international issue.
Under these circumstances, the government held the "Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Conference" attended by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato and Minister of State for Science and Technology Inoue at the Prime Minister's Office, and summarized the response policy to prevent the latest technology from leaking overseas. It was.
The policy states that researchers at universities and other institutions should disclose the content of their research activities, and that universities and research institutes should be aware of information such as their careers and side jobs.
In addition, when a researcher applies for a subsidy for research funding from the national government, he / she is required to declare the status of funding from home and abroad.
In addition, in the conference, I made sure to establish the organization of a new think tank function to recommend policy to the challenges that the government has set the re-next year in prospect.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "I would like you to cooperate with the research institutes in charge and steadily proceed so that you can ensure the transparency of your research activities and build a research environment where you can proceed with international joint research with peace of mind."