Of the 2 research projects participating in the second phase of the Cabinet Office's Strategic Innovation Creation Program, more than 740% are delayed by more than 7 weeks due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and 2% are 8 months. A survey by the Cabinet Office revealed that the above planning period needs to be reviewed.
The survey summarizes the results of interviews with the management corporations of research institutes that have been entrusted with research projects as of May 5.According to the report, 1% of the total was on schedule.The delay was 29% for about 2 weeks, 14% for about 1 month, 25% for about 2 months, 20% for about 3 months, 8% for about 4 months, and 2% for about half a year and more than half a year, respectively. there were.
Regarding the prospect of achieving the target, 27% answered "as planned", 49% answered "the impact is small", 1% answered "need to review the target time for about one month", and "reviewed for about two months". 7% answered "necessary" and 2% answered "need to review for 8 months or more".
More than half of the working conditions answered that "teleworking is recommended, but you can go to work if necessary", but the two research institutes have closed their offices and are promoting compulsory teleworking.Among the work contents that are obstacles to research, movement restrictions such as holding meetings and business trips accounted for 2%.In addition, more than 22% of the respondents were securing experimental sites, procuring goods, securing subjects, and analyzing data.
