The government's Council for Science, Technology and Innovation was held at the Prime Minister's Office, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed Takuya Hirai, the Minister of State for Science and Technology, to promote a moonshot R & D system.Moonshot-type R & D is not an extension of the conventional one, and is a challenging R & D based on bolder ideas, aiming to recover the current situation in Japan, where the decline in research capabilities is becoming more serious.
According to the Cabinet Office, many original research results that have the potential to lead to disruptive innovation in the future are being produced from basic research areas in Japan, and such research results are quickly implemented in industry and society. , The research and development system for global expansion has not been completed.
Human resources, funds, and the environment are necessary for strengthening research capabilities, but the efforts so far have only achieved certain results and have not led to a drastic solution.During this period, research capabilities have been opened to major overseas countries such as the United States and China, and Japan's land subsidence continues.
In order to overcome this situation, the Moonshot R & D is planned under the leadership of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation.Mr. Hirai reported on the status of the examination so far at the meeting.
In response, Prime Minister Abe said, "I want you to compile ambitious goals as soon as possible and implement them promptly to achieve them."
