Attachment:

Listed below are the major S&T-related programs proposed by various ministries and agencies for possible support in JFY 2000 including those for Millennium Projects. Note that some of the items are double-listed and therefore, they do not add up to the total budget amounts noted above.

Names of some of the ministries and agencies are abbreviated as follows:

EA	Environment Agency
HDA	Hokkaido Development Agency
MAFF	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
MHW	Ministry of Health and Welfare
MITI	Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MOC	Ministry of Construction
MOL	Ministry of Labor
Monbusho	Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
MOT	Ministry of Transport
MPT	Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
NLA	National Land Agency
STA	Science and Technology Agency

LIST OF MAJOR S&T-RELATED PROGRAMS PROPOSED FOR JFY 2000

I. PROGRAMS FOR MEETING NATIONAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS:

[R&D in Life Sciences]

( 1.)

Promotion of Genome-related R&D

81.5 billion yen (26.7 billion yen in FY'99) including 59.6 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of STA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF and MITI)

( 2.)

Brain Research

30.1 billion yen (26.5 billion yen in FY'99) including 2.9 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of STA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF, MITI and MPT)

( 3.)

Research on Development, Differentiation and Regeneration

12.0 billion yen (0.9 billion yen in FY'99) including 12 billion yen under the Special Framework for Economic Revival (including 10.5 billion yen for Millennium Projects of STA, Monbusho and MHW).

( 4.)

Research in Health-related S&T including R&D on Disease Countermeasures (such as research on cancer, AIDS, O157 and other infectious diseases.)

31.2 billion yen (26.9 billion yen in FY'99) including 8.9 billion yen under the Special Framework for Economic Revival (including 7.4 billion yen for Millennium Projects of STA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF and MOL).

( 5.)

Development of Biological and Genetic Resources (including development of information networks on those resources)

15.3 billion yen (3.3 billion yen in FY'99) (including 12.3 billion yen for Millennium Projects of STA, EA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF and MITI), plus some portions (amounts not specified) of 7.6 billion yen to be financed under other budget categories.

( 6.)

Development of Medical/Welfare Equipment and Tools

6.0 billion yen (3.8 billion yen in FY'99) (including 2.5 billion yen for Millennium Projects of MHW and MITI), plus some portions (amounts not specified) of 16.9 billion yen to be financed under other budget categories.

( 7.)

Research on Functions of Living Animals, Plants and Insects Producing Various Useful Substances so as to Develop Advanced Bio-technologies for Highly Efficient Production of Medical-use and Chemical Industrial Use Materials.

0.8 billion yen (0.8 billion yen in FY'99) to MAFF and MITI.

[Information Science and Technology]

( 8.)

Development of Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for National Land Spatial Database Infrastructure.

12.0 billion yen (2.1 billion yen in FY'99) including 10.6 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of NLA, MITI, MOT, MPT, MOC and MOH), plus some portions (amounts not specified) of 2.0 billion yen to be financed under other budget categories, plus some portions (amounts not specified) of 5.0 billion yen to be financed under other budget categories.

( 9.)

Promotion of Integrated Traffic Systems (ITS)

9.4 billion yen (2.6 billion yen in FY'99) including 9.3 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of MITI, MOT, MPT and MOC).

(10.)

Joint Development of Public-Use Telecommunication Systems

1.7 billion yen (1.5 billion yen in FY'99) including 1.7 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of MAFF, MOT, MPT, Policy Agency and MOH), plus some portions (amounts not specified) of 0.2 billion yen to be financed under other budget categories.

(11.)

Development and Provision of a Directory Database on R&D Activities in National Research Institutes with Linkage to Databases on University R&D Activities (for Open Access via Internet).

0.7 billion yen (0.6 billion yen in FY'99) (to STA and Monbusho)

[Global and Environmental Science and Technology]

(12.)

Promotion of Global Change Research

30.2 billion yen (7.3 billion yen in FY'99) including 24.4 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of STA, Monbusho, EA, Fisheries Agency, Maritime Safety Agency, Meteorological Agency, MPT, NLA, and EA)

(13.)

Promotion of Antarctic Research

4.7 billion yen (4.5 billion yen in FY'99) to Monbusho.

[Development of Environmentally-Friendly Society]

(14.)

Development of Methodologies for Life Cycle Assessment

0.9 billion yen (1.3 billion yen in FY'99) including an amount not yet specified (less than 0.6 billion yen) for Millennium Projects (of STA, EA, MAFF, MITI, MOT and MOC)

(15.)

Promotion of "Zero Emission" Technologies Development (for Efficient Recycled Use of Organic Resources)

10.0 billion yen (1.5 billion yen in FY'99) including 8.5 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of Hokkaido DA, MAFF, MHW, MITI and MOC).

(16.)

Promotion of Surveys and Research on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

9.6 billion yen (5.9 billion in FY'99) including 4.8 billion for Millennium Projects (of STA, EA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF, MITI, MOL and MOC)

(17.)

Promotion of Surveys and Research on Dioxines

13.6 billion yen (4.4 billion yen in FY'99) including 9.4 billion yen for Millennium Projects (of STA, EA, MHW, MAFF, MITI and MOC)

(18.)

Development of Systems for Coping with Ocean Pollution due to Spilled Oil (such as systems for early detection of oil spilling accidents on the ocean, for minimizing damages from oil spilling accidents, and for surveying after-effects of those accidents.)

0.8 billion yen (1.0 billion yen FY'99) (to STA, EA, MOT and MOC)

[Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Technology Transfer]

(19.)

Strengthening of Linkage among Industry, Academia and Government:

-- 33.8 billion yen (30.2 billion yen in FY'99) under the Special Coordination Funds for the Promotion of S&T, including 3.6 billion yen for Millennium Projects.

-- 3.3 billion yen (3.3 billion yen in FY'99) under Monbusho's Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

-- 3.2 billion yen (3.6 billion yen in FY'99) under MITI's Industrial Science and Technology Frontier Program for Collaboration with Universities (including 3.6 billion yen for Millennium Projects)

-- 9.5 billion yen (New) under MITI's Program for Joint Research with Private Industries

-- 1.5 billion yen (1.5 billion yen in FY'99) under Ministry of Construction's General Technology Development Project

-- 0.1 billion yen (0.1 billion yen) under Ministry of Construction's Program for Joint Research with Private Industries

(20.)

Promotion of the New Basic Research Support Systems of Various Quasi-governmental Organizations, to Support Basic Research Based on Proposals Publicly Solicited.

92.4 billion yen (70.1 billion yen in FY'99) including 19.8 billion yen financed under the Special Framework for Economic Revival (including 16.9 billion yen for Millennium Projects) (of STA, Monbuisho, MHW, MAFF, MITI, MOT and MPT).

(21.)

Promotion of Utilization of R&D Results for the Creation of New R&D-Oriented Venture Businesses

-- STA (and Japan Science and Technology Corporation - JST) Program to Support "Creation of New Businesses" by Application of R&D Results Obtained in Universities and National Research Institutes: 1.5 billion yen (1.0 billion yen in FY'99)

-- MAFF (and Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution - BRAIN) Program to Entrust Private Research Institutes to Develop Advanced Genetic and Microbiological Technologies for Use in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: 3.0 billion yen (New)

-- MAFF Program to Support Selected R&D Projects of Private Industries for the Development of New Functional Foods by Use of Bio- and Other New Technologies : 0.7 billion yen (New)

-- MITI Program to Support Projects to be Selected from among Proposals Solicited from Small- and Medium-scale Venture Businesses for R&D on Such Technologies as Needed to Meet Certain Policy Goals to be Specified by MITI: 3.1 billion yen (1.6 billion yen in FY'99).

-- MPT Program to Support R&D by Venture Businesses, Industries and Universities, to Develop New Application Technologies for "Giba-bit Networks" Leading to Creation of New Businesses in the Area of Information and Communication Areas: 0.4 billion yen (0.2 billion yen in FY'99).

(22.)

Promotion of Local and Regional Science and Technology

-- STA Program to Support Regional Joint R&D Projects: 6.4 billion yen (4.3 billion yen in FY'99)

-- Special Coordination Funds for the Promotion of S&T: 0.9 billion yen (0.9 billion yen in FY'99)

-- Monbusho Program to Support Regional Joint Research Projects: 3.3 billion yen (3.3 billion yen in FY'99)

-- MAFF Program for the Promotion of Utilization of Advanced Technologies to Meet Regional Needs: 0.7 billion yen (0.7 billion yen in FY'99)

-- MAFF Program to Promote Development of Machines Useful for Farming Local Agricultural Products: 0.1 billion yen (0.1 billion yen in FY'99)

-- MITI's Program to Support Regional R&D Consortia: 3.5 billion yen (3.8 billion yen in FY'99).

II. IMPROVEMENT OF R&D ENVIRONMENT

[Improvement of Research Environment to Meet International R&D Competition]

(23.)

Promotion of Original Basic Research by Positive Use of Young Researchers.

30.2 billion yen (16.9 billion yen in FY'99) including 11.3 billion yen under the Special Framework for Economic Revival (including 8.6 billion yen for Millennium Projects) (of STA, Monbusho, MITI and MPT)

(24.)

Promotion of the "10,000 Postdocs Support Program"

11,135 postdocs (10,187 postdocs in FY'99) (total number of fellowships provided by STA, Monbusho, MHW, MAFF and MITI)

(25.)

Strengthening of Research Support Functions

Efforts will be continued in order to achieve the goal of providing one research support staff for every researcher in national research institutes.

(26.)

Improvement of R&D Facilities (Buildings) and Equipment

-- STA's Large-scale shaking table for 3-dimensional destruction tests of life-size structures: 1.4 billion yen (0.7 billion yen in FY'99)

-- New buildings for the move of National Institute of Public Health (of MHW): 3.5 billion yen (2.4 billion yen ini FY'99)

-- New buildings for research infrastructure development (of MAFF): 1.1 billion yen (0.9 billion yen in FY'99)

-- Advanced Computer Science Labs of MITI: 1.5 billion yen (0.2 billion yen in FY'99)

-- New Testing Facility for Preservation of Marine Environment (of MOT): 0.5 billion yen (New).

(27.)

Development of "Intellectual Infrastructure" for Supporting R&D Activities (such as: development of databases, standards, genetic resources, generic-use laboratory tools, etc.)

-- STA's Program for the Development of Intellectual Infrastructure: 4.0 billion yen (3.8 billion yen in FY'99)

-- MITI's Program for Development and Utilization of Intellectual Infrastructure: 0.6 billion yen (0.4 billion yen in FY'99)

[Development of Research Evaluation Systems]

(28.)

Promotion of R&D Evaluation

Steps are being taken to promote effective evaluation of R&D activities in accordance with the General Guidelines for the Evaluation of R&D Activities of the Government, as decided by the Prime Minister in August, 1997.

[Promotion of Public Understanding on Science and Technology]

(29.)

Promotion of Public Understanding on S&T

-- Development of Centers for the Promotion of Public Understanding (by STA): 2.3 billion yen (0.2 billion yen in FY'99)

-- Tsukuba Research Gallery (of MAFF): 0.04 billion yen (0.04 billion yen in FY'99)

-- Museum of Maps and Geographical Surveys (of MOC): 0.04 billion yen (0.04 billion yen in FY'99)

III. OTHER PROGRAMS TO MEET NATIONAL S&T POLICY GOALS

(30.)

Promotion of Space Development

Based on the Report from the May 1999 Meeting of the Panel on Basic Problems of Space Development, under the Space Activities Commission, steps are being taken to steadily promote Japan's space development programs, with roles of various concerned ministries and agencies clearly defined for inter-ministerial cooperation.

Examples of projects involving multiple ministries/agencies are as follows:

-- Promotion of SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) project: Monbusho to support scientific studies to clarify moon surface material composition and distribution, while STA to support R&D on technologies required for future moon landing or moon orbiting activities.

-- Development and Utilization of ADEOS-II (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II), and Promotion of GCOM (Global Change Observation Mission): STA, EA and Meteorological Agency to cooperate in collecting geoscience data needed to learn about the global circulation of water and energy, the mechanism of ozone depletion.

-- Development of ETS-VIII (Engineering Testing Satellite VIII): STA to support technology development needed for the future outer space activities, while MPT to support development of communication systems for the ETS-VIII.

-- Development of Information Satellite: In order to develop a satellite system capable of collecting such data as needed for meeting diplomatic and national security objectives as well for crisis management in case of large-scale disasters, the development of the satellite system as well as optical sensors will be developed by STA, the radar system by MITI and the data communication system by MPT. The overall coordination will be achieved through the Information Satellite Development Committee established in the Cabinet.

-- R&D on Super-High Speed Data Relay Testing System and Super High Speed Satellite Communication System for the Next Generation Giga-bit Space Communication Networks. STA will develop the ultra high speed communication and data relay systems as well as mission equipment for the ultra-high speed satellite communication system, while MPT will develop the super high speed communication controller and processor systems, as well as their applications.

-- R&D on Space Orbital Infrastructure Testing and Reparing Systems. In order to develop technologies required for checking, capturing and repairing a malfunctioning satellite, STA will develop technologies for capturing the mal-functional satellite and for modifying the satellite's orbit as needed, while MITI will develop modular-type diagnostic technologies and MPT to develop technologies for monitoring the satellites.

-- R&D on Satellite-born Systems for Use in Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management: STA and MPT will establish a joint committee to examine needs of potential users of such a satellite-born system for disaster prevention.

-- R&D on Satellite-based Mobile Multimedia Communication Systems. In order to eventually materialize satellite-based mobile "multimedia," "personal," and "global" communication systems, STA will develop the satellite system while MPT will develop the communication and optical inter-satellite comunication systems.

-- Promotion of SERVIS (Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System) Project: In order to develop a database of civilian-use parts that could be converted for use in space systems, a committee has been established by MITI to select the parts to be included in the database and faculty members of Monbusho's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) have been invited to serve on this committee.

(31.)

Promotion of Nuclear Energy R&D

Various ministries and agencies will cooperate in promoting the developing and utilization of nuclear energy as coordinated by the Atomic Energy Commission.

-- Promotion of public understanding on nuclear energy. (STA and MITI)

-- R&D on high level radioactive waste disposal. (STA and MITI)

-- R&D on nuclear fusion. (STA, Monbusho and MITI)

-- R&D on use of particle beams for cancer treatment. (STA, Monbusho and MHW)

(32.)

Promotion of Surveys and Studies on Earthquake Disasters

Under the direction of the newly-established Headquarters for Studies on Earthquake Disasters, various ministries and agencies (Cabinet Secretariat, STA, NLA, Monbousho, MITI, MOT, MPT, MOC and MOH) will work together in conducting surveys and studies on earthquake disasters.

(33.)

Promotion of Disaster Prevention S&T

5.6 billion yen (3.9 billion yen in FY'99). (to HDA, STA, MAFF, MITI, MOT, MPT, MOL, MOC and MOH).

To develop a large-scale shaking table for 3-dimensional destruction tests of life-size structures, and to promote various R&D programs for the mitigation of earthquake disasters in urban areas as well as for mitigating disasters due to landslide and avalanche of rocks and earth.

(34.)

Development of Disaster Information Networks

6.2 billion yen (1.7 billion yen in FY'99) including 4.4 billion yen (including 2.8 billion yen for Millennium Projects) (to NLD, MOT and MOC)

To develop information and communication networks for use by concerned ministries and agencies as well as by prefectural governments for collecting and disseminating information for disaster mitigation purposes.

(35.)

Development of Next-generation Supersonic Aircraft Technologies

7.9 billion yen (6.7 billion yen in FY'99) (to STA and MITI)