AIST REPORT 2012

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Lead-off ArticlesOrganizational Governance06|Organizational GovernanceDiscuss issues and promotion programs in areas requiring national-level reinforcementInternet, newspaperEvaluate results of discussionMakepublicAISTCompaniesStart-upsUniversitiesNikkeiHuman resource development and international standardizationEnergy and resourcesIT and service technologiesState-of-the art materials and manufacturing technologiesInnovative medical care and drug discovery[Open symposia]Compile results on each issue.Opportunity for open discussion.[Proposals]Compile results of discussion.Present policies for Japan’s technology development.Framework of the Vitalization Council for Industrial Technology of JapanOn October 1, 2011, AIST and Nikkei Inc. set up the Vitalization Council for Industrial Technology of Japan thinking that Japan may lose the largest thrust for future growth if we do not strengthen the base for innovation in the midst of the intense global competition in technology. Both shared the awareness that re-creation of industry supported by competitive industrial technology is essential for Japan to revive its economy after the Great East Japan Earthquake. With the participation, cooperation and support of major Japanese companies and universities, the Vitalization Council for Industrial Technology of Japan has discussed the direction of technology development and issues to be solved in four areas: 1) energy and resources, 2) innovative medical care and drug discovery, 3) IT and service technologies, and 4) state-of-the-art materials and manufacturing technologies, and cross-disciplinary issues, such as human resource development and international standardization in symposia and lectures. The Council will release an Innovation Roadmap (Action Plan) required for Japan to continue to be the world's frontrunner in key industrial technologies in the mid- to long-term by the end of 2012 and make proposals to industry, academia, and government across the country. We believe that the Council will contribute to society by using the innovation infrastructure to solve not only individual technological issues but also issues common to a variety of industries.Vitalization Council for Industrial Technology of JapanTo support reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Fukushima Research Base for Renewable Energy is under way to contribute to the clustering of related industries and the creation of employment in Fukushima Prefecture using AIST’s potential. This research base will be constructed in the Koriyama West Second Industrial Park (Machiikedai 2-chome, Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture), and is scheduled to be opened in April 2014. It will consist of a four-story main building, a one-story annex building and a field to demonstrate the integration of renewable energies.In establishing the research base, we have set the following goals; and are selecting research topics and are collaborating with external parties :(1) Promote renewable energy research and development open to the world.(2)Contribute to industry clustering in Fukushima Prefecture, and restoration after the earthquake.(3)Promote the application of renewable energy and energy saving.(4)Develop human resources for associated renewable energy.The research base will undertake a wide range of research and development topics, such as the verification of a renewable energy network, the configuration of a development platform for next-generation solar photovoltaic modules, the development of geothermal energy application technology, and the development of hydrogen energy carriers and their advanced utilization technology etc. While collaborating with Fukushima Technology Center, the four universities in Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima University, Nihon University, the University of Aizu, and Iwaki Meisei University) and local businesses, the research base is expected to be the place where a huge variety of researchers and engineers from domestic and overseas research institutions, universities and companies come together for the world’s most advanced research and development of renewable energy and its demonstration.Establishment of the Fukushima Research Base for Renewable EnergyConceptual drawing of the new buildingPanel discussion in a symposium hosted by the Council

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