Research Evaluation in Japan: Basic and Solution-Oriented Science, Their Perceptions and Realities, and a Future Vision

Tateo Arimoto

Presentation information

[E] Oral

U (Union ) » Union

[U-02] Assessment and Accountability of Scientific Knowledge Creation

Tue. Jul 14, 2020 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Ch.1

convener:Michiyo SHIMAMURA(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Yasuhiro Yamanaka(Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University), Kiyoshi Suyehiro(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Brooks Hanson(American Geophysical Union), Chairperson:Michiyo SHIMAMURA(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

[U02-01] Research Evaluation in Japan: Basic and Solution-Oriented Science, Their Perceptions and Realities, and a Future Vision

★Invited Papers

*Tateo Arimoto¹ (1.Japan Science and Technology Agency)

Keywords:Basic Science, Solution-Oriented Science, Research Evaluation

The research evaluation has been changing with the society in Japan. In this presentation, the value of the basic scientific research in the face of societal expectations and requirements, and its historical developments are overviewed, followed by a future perspective in the changing global landscape of science and technology.