NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
TOKYO REGIONAL OFFICE
The National Science Foundation's Tokyo Regional Office periodically reports on developments in Japan that are related to the Foundation's mission. It also provides occasional reports on developments in other East Asian countries.
Tokyo Office Report Memoranda are intended to provide information for the use of NSF program officers and policy makers; they are not statements of NSF policy.
Report Memorandum #01-16
S&T-related Budget Request for JFY2002
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) compiled the Science and Technology-related budget request for JFY2002 (April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003), which was subsequently reviewed by the Cabinet Office and released to public on November 28, 2001.
Up until last year, S&T-related budget requests from ministries and agencies for the next fiscal year were compiled by the Science and Technology Agency and released to public in the middle of September, right after the deadline for budget request for the next year. For this year, MEXT, which was established by the merger of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Science (Monbusho) and the Science and Technology Agency (STA), compiled the same report for the budget request in JFY2002. Then, in contrast with the previous years, the Cabinet Office, which was newly established in January 2001 under the Prime Minister to establish and monitor governmental policies, went through the figures compiled by MEXT and modified the figures to avoid duplication of requests by ministries and agencies. This was one of the major tasks assigned to the Cabinet Office and was an important test to see if it could function as stipulated.
Following are translations of the materials released as a result of by the above-mentioned efforts. The tables are on (1) Overview of S&T-related budget request for JFY2002; (2) Breakdown of S&T-related budget request for JFY2002 by Ministry/Agency; (3) Breakdown of S&T-related budget request in the Framework of Special Budget for Structural Reform for JFY2002 by Ministry/Agency; (4) Breakdown of S&T-related budget request for JFY 2002 by field. These are then followed by major projects by field.
(K. Shinohara, NSF Tokyo Office)
Table 1: Overview of S&T-related Budget Request for JFY2002
(Unit: Billion Yen)
|
|
Initial Budget for JFY2001 |
Budget Request for JFY2002 |
Increase/Decrease Ratio against Previous Year (%) |
|
A. S&T-related budget in the General Account |
1,836.4 |
1,881.7 |
2.5 |
|
1,112.4 |
1,197.3 |
7.6 |
|
724.0 |
684.4 |
-5.5 |
|
S&T-related budget in Special Account |
1,630.6 |
1,700.2 |
4.3 |
|
Total S&T-related Budget Amount |
3,467.0 |
3,581.9 |
3.3 |
Reference:
|
Local governments' S&T related budget |
499.2 |
- |
NOTE:
1. This table was compiled by MEXT based on the materials submitted by ministries/agencies. The figures may change depending on future actions by the Cabinet or Diet.
2. In accordance with the establishment of the 2nd Basic Science and Technology Plan, the areas to be covered by the government's S&T-related budget have been subject to review since JFY2001.
3. The "Government's Investment in R&D" referred to in the 2nd Basic Science and Technology Plan is the total amount of the central government's S&T-related budget and local government's S&T-related budget.
4. S&T-related budgets in local governments are those which were compiled at the beginning of JFY2001.
5. This table includes the figures which were requested under the framework of the "Special Request for Structural Reform."
6. The separate line items may not add up to the total due to rounding errors.
Table II. S&T-related Budget Request for JFY2002 by MINISTRY/AGENCY
Figures in the parentheses are the budgets for JFY2001
(Unit: Billion Yen)
|
|
S&T promotion out of (A) |
S&T-related Budget in General
Account (A) |
S&T-related Budget in Special Account |
Total S&T-related Budget |
|
MEXT (Min. of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
764.1 (697.2) |
1,064.2 (1,022.2) |
1,216.6 (1,189.9) |
2,280.8 (2,212.1) |
|
METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
120.1 (112.9) |
199.0 (182.4) |
419.3 (378.8) |
618.3 (561.3) |
|
Defense Agency |
0 (0) |
143.3 (149.0) |
0 (0) |
143.3 (149.0) |
|
MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) |
105.3 (100.8) |
108.4 (104.1) |
20.8 (19.4) |
129.3 (123.6) |
|
MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) |
116.6 (110.8) |
121.4 (119.4) |
2.8 (3.1) |
124.3 (122.5) |
|
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications |
29.0 (27.3) |
68.3 (71.5) |
12.6 (13.0) |
80.9 (84.5) |
|
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
30.1 (31.6) |
52.8 (55.2) |
26.3 (25.0) |
79.1 (80.2) |
|
Cabinet Secretariat |
0 (0) |
68.7 (77.3) |
0 (0) |
68.7 (77.3) |
|
Ministry of Environment |
21.0 (20.6) |
31.0 (29.4) |
0 (0) |
31.0 (29.4) |
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
0 (0) |
9.8 (11.2) |
0 (0) |
9.8 (11.2) |
|
Cabinet Office |
4.2 (4.3) |
7.3 (7.0) |
0 (0) |
7.3 (7.0) |
|
Ministry of Finance |
1.3 (1.4) |
1.7 (2.2) |
1.7 (1.3) |
3.3 (3.5) |
|
Police Agency |
2.4 (2.3) |
2.4 (2.3) |
0 (0) |
2.4 (2.3) |
|
Ministry of Justice |
2.4 (2.3) |
2.4 (2.3) |
0 (0) |
2.4 (2.3) |
|
Diet |
0.8 (0.7) |
0.9 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (0.8) |
|
TOTAL: |
1,197.3 (1,112.4) |
1,881.7 (1,836.4) |
1,700.2 (1,630.6) |
3,581.9 (3,467.0) |
NOTE:
1. This table was compiled by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) based on the materials submitted by each ministry/agency, and is subject to revision depending on future actions by the Cabinet or Diet.
2. The budget for public corporations out of the S&T-related budgets under the Special Account for Industrial Investment that is under control of the Ministry of Finance is
included in the budget for each ministry/agency which has jurisdiction over those public corporations. Among the corporations, it should be noted that the budget for the Institute of Agricultural Machinery/Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, which is under the jurisdiction of both the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), is included in the budget for MAFF.3. The separate line items may not add up to the total due to rounding errors.
Table III. S&T-related Budget Request for "Special Budget for
Structural Reform" in JFY2002
(Unit: Billion Yen)
|
S&T promotion |
S&T-related Budget in General Account(A) |
S&T-related Budget in Special Account |
Total S&T-related Budget(A+B) |
|
|
MEXT (Min. of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
116.3 |
136.5 |
0 |
136.5 |
|
METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
23.8 |
39.9 |
33.2 |
73.1 |
|
Defense Agency |
0 |
52.1 |
0 |
52.1 |
|
MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) |
14.3 |
14.3 |
0 |
14.3 |
|
MLHW (Ministry of Labor Health and Welfare) |
13.9 |
13.9 |
0 |
13.9 |
|
Ministry of Environment |
5.9 |
6.6 |
0 |
6.6 |
|
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
2.0 |
6.3 |
0 |
6.3 |
|
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications |
4.4 |
5.7 |
0 |
5.7 |
|
Cabinet Secretariat |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
2.3 |
|
Cabinet Office |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0 |
0.9 |
|
Police Agency |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
|
Ministry of Justice |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
|
Diet |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
|
Ministry of Finance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL: |
181.1 |
278.9 |
33.2 |
312.1 |
NOTE:
1. This table was compiled by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) based on the materials submitted by each ministry/agency, and is subject to revision depending on future actions by the Cabinet or Diet.
2. The separate line items may not add up to the total due to rounding errors.
Table IV. S&T-related Budget Request for JFY2002 by FIELD
Figures in parentheses are those for JFY2001
(Unit: Billion Yen)
|
Main Purpose |
Related Policies |
Independent Administrative Agencies |
Competitive Funds |
TOTAL |
|
|
Life Science |
169.0 (154.4) |
25.8 (28.8) |
64.7 (63.3) |
184.1 (172.8) |
443.7 (419.3) |
|
Information Technology |
119.6 (116.1) |
69.5 (78.0) |
29.4 (28.7) |
33.8 (27.7) |
252.2 (250.5) |
|
Environment |
51.6 (35.9) |
146.1 (139.1) |
27.0 (26.3) |
21.7 (20.4) |
246.3 (221.7) |
|
Nano-technology/ |
13.3 (8.5) |
42.0 (31.2) |
29.5 (29.6) |
45.1 (43.5) |
130.0 (112.8) |
|
Energy |
695.1 (670.8) |
4.6 (4.9) |
5.9 (6.0) |
9.5 (8.7) |
715.1 (690.5) |
|
Manufacturing Technology |
2.6 (4.6) |
31.7 (32.3) |
2.1 (2.1) |
7.3 (16.5) |
53.6 (55.5) |
|
Social Infrastructure |
200.0 (209.6) |
24.0 (29.4) |
54.1 (53.0) |
4.6 (4.4) |
282.7 (296.3) |
|
Frontier Technologies |
282.4 (300.2) |
30.8 (29.9) |
0.5 (0.5) |
5.9 (5.4) |
319.7 (336.1) |
NOTE:
1. This table is the result of MEXT's efforts to compile the materials submitted by the ministries/agencies and Cabinet Office's efforts to adjust the compiled figures.
2. The figures under the "Main Purpose" are the amounts to be used for research for the original purpose.
3. The figures in "Related Policies" are the amounts to be used for related policies other than the research for the original purpose.
4. The figures for "Independent Administrative Agencies" are those MEXT has figured out based on the result of a survey sent to independent administrative agencies about their budget plan for each field. The figures are just for reference.
5. The figures for "Competitive Funds" are those calculated by MEXT by the method of proportional division based on the actual allocation in JFY2000.
6. The above table does not include Yen 1, 590 billion which is the total amount of the budget for those projects that will be implemented across the ministries and agencies, the budget whose allocation has not been decided during the budget-making process, and the budget that is part of the Special Account for National Schools.
7. The above table includes Yen 74.7 billion that is not the national funds, e.g., resources owned by special corporations themselves.
Major Projects by Field
|
(Unit: Billion Yen) |
|||
|
1. |
Life Science |
||
|
- |
Protein 3000 Project (MEXT) |
12.4 |
New project |
|
- |
National Bio Resource Project (MEXT) |
4.8 |
New Project |
|
- |
Basic Technologies in Pharmaceuticals |
1.5 | New Project |
|
- |
Plant (Rice) and Animal Genomic Research |
6.9 |
(5.5) |
|
- |
Analysis of dimensional structure information |
1.8 |
New Project |
|
2. |
Information Technologies |
||
|
- |
Comprehensive support for developing |
1.7 |
(0.4) |
|
- |
System for promoting R&D on strategic IT |
1.5 |
New Project |
|
- |
IT Program (MEXT) |
5.9 |
New Project |
|
- |
Development of basic technologies for |
2.4 |
New Project |
|
3. |
Environment |
||
|
- |
Research for global environment conservation |
2.3 |
(2.2) |
|
- |
Contribution to the National Institute for |
9.6 |
(9.3) |
|
- |
Eco-town project (METI) |
9.4 |
(1.4) |
|
- |
Environmental Observation Satellite |
0.4 |
(5.3) |
|
- |
Development of environmental research toward |
2.5 |
(1.3) |
|
4. |
Nanotechnology & Materials |
||
|
- |
Comprehensive project to support |
4.3 |
New Project |
|
- |
Contribution to the National Institute of |
16.7 |
(17.2) |
|
- |
Nanotechnology Program (METI) |
8.8 |
(5.5) |
|
5. |
Energy |
||
|
- |
Contract for developing innovative nuclear |
3.6 |
New Project |
|
- |
Contract for developing rationalization |
9.2 |
New Project |
|
- |
Subsidies for industrial technology |
5.7 |
(4.2) |
|
6. |
Manufacturing Technology |
||
|
- |
R&D for Ultra-fine processing/materials/ |
2.3 |
(1.8) |
|
7. |
Social Infrastructure |
||
|
- |
Operation cost for Defense Agency's |
142.3 |
(148.0) |
|
- |
Special project for earthquake disaster |
3.9 |
New Project |
|
- |
Strengthening of linkage with key disaster |
1.2 |
New Project |
|
8. |
Frontier Technologies |
||
|
- |
Costs associated with information gathering |
68.7 |
(77.3) |
|
- |
Optical Inter-orbit Communications |
0.2 |
(1.8) |
|
- |
Promotion of Deep Sea Drilling Program |
6.8 |
(7.6) |
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