The government's "Economic and Social and Science and Technology Innovation Revitalization Committee" was established to discuss science and technology promotion measures that enable GDP (nominal gross domestic product) of 600 trillion yen, and held its first meeting in Tokyo.Consider the introduction of private funds to universities and the efficiency of science and technology budgets, and reflect them in the government's "bone-shaped policy" and science and technology innovation strategy.
According to the Cabinet Office, this conference of experts was jointly established by the government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy and the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy and Innovation.There are six members, including Takashi Shiraishi, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and Hiroaki Nakanishi, Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd.Sadayuki Sakakibara, the chairman of the Keidanren, was elected as the chairman in advance.At the first meeting, opinions were exchanged on the current state of science and technology policy.In the future, we will hold meetings about three times a year to discuss the priority allocation of government budgets and personnel exchanges between universities and industry.
The government has set a big goal of 600 trillion yen in GDP, which is the largest after the war, but in order to achieve it, it is essential to improve productivity by realizing innovation.Since the science and technology policies so far lacked an economic perspective on how much investment and how much to raise GDP, we will exchange opinions on how to manage science and technology policies that will lead to strengthening growth potential.
reference:[Cabinet Office] 1st Economic and Social Science and Technology Innovation Revitalization Committee
