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U.S.-Japan Civilian S&T Agreements

U.S.-Japan Civilian S&T Agreements. History and Status Pamela Bates Department of State Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC). Overview. Role of Office of the Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Role of State’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC)

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U.S.-Japan Civilian S&T Agreements

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  1. U.S.-Japan Civilian S&T Agreements History and Status Pamela Bates Department of State Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC)

  2. Overview • Role of Office of the Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) • Role of State’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (OES/STC) • Umbrella S&T Agreements

  3. History of U.S.-Japan S&T Cooperation • 1947: Japan National Institute of Health and Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission • 1964: U.S. – Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources • 1965: U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program • 1988: U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement

  4. Framework for Cooperation • Areas covered by the Agreement • Review Processes – JHLC, JWLC • Agency-to-Agency MOUs signed under the Agreement

  5. Specific Programs: Climate Change • Co-Benefits Program: all positive outcomes associated with multiple, simultaneous emissions reductions of greenhouse gases. • Methane-to-Markets: advances methane recovery from coal mines, landfills, oil and gas systems, and agriculture for use as a clean energy source

  6. Specific Programs: Health • 1965: U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program established. • 14 of 27 NIH entities have bilateral activities, hosting 342 Japanese researchers at NIH labs • CDC, USAID and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) • FDA and MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

  7. Specific Programs: Earth Observations • Global Earth Observation System of Systems • Global Ocean Observing System

  8. Specific Programs: Basic Science • National Science Foundation • Cooperation in Public Understanding of Science • Researcher Exchanges • Information Technology: GENI • Integrated Ocean Drilling Program • Disaster Prevention Research

  9. Specific Programs: Energy • Original Agreement signed 1979 • Energy cooperation will now be incorporated under S&T agreement • Fusion Energy Science • High energy and Nuclear Physics

  10. For the Future • Continue productive working relationships • Enhance ability to respond quickly to new areas of research

  11. Links to Useful Websites • More information on OES/STC: http://www.state.gov/g/oes/stc • Information on U.S. civilian science policy objectives: http://www.ostp.gov • Information on S&T Agreements: http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/fs/2006/66396.htm

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