1997年度　Basic Research in Japan and Germany – Similarities and Differences, Current Problems and Tendencies

日　時：　1997年3月13日〜14日
開催地：　ボン大学の大学クラブ、Konviktstr. 9、53113 Bonn
主　催：　日本学術振興会（JSPS）ボン研究連絡センター、
　　　　　アレクサンダー・フォン・フンボルト財団（AvH）
主催者：　Prof. Dr. Minoru Oda、Prof. Dr. Reimar Lüst

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), its Bonn Office, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are jointly organizing a Japan-Germany symposium entitled ‘Basic Research in Japan and Germany’.

In many industrialized countries the role and the importance of basic research is under discussion. The question is whether the emphasis should be shifted from basic research to applied research in order to speed up innovation and technological development in industry.

We believe it is useful to reassess the role and ‘raison d’être’ of basic research. It is the purpose of this symposium to address these issues from various angles and to compare the situation surrounding basic research in the two countries.
 

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３月１３日
14:00	Welcoming Remarks Hitoshi Osaki (Director General of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Prof. Dr. Reimar Lüst (President of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
14:30	Message Prof. Kenichi Fukui (President of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
I. Science Policy and the Current Status of Basic Research in Japan and Germany
14:40	Science Policy and the Current Status of Basic Research in Japan and Germany Elke Wülfing (Staatssekretärin Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie)
15:05	‘Science and Technology Basic Plan’ in Japan Prof. Dr. Wataru Mori (Member of Council for Science and Technology)
15:30	Discussion Moderation: Prof. Dr. Peter Glotz (President of University of Erfurt)
16:00	Coffee break
II. Basic Research in the Promotion of Science
16:40	Some Japan’s Approaches to the Basis of Science via Astrophysics Prof. Dr. Minoru Oda (President of Tokyo University of Information Sciences)
17:05	Basic Research, Applied Research: The Misleading Dichotomy Prof. Dr. Hubert Markl (President of Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science)
17:30	Discussion Moderation: Dr. Wilhelm Krull (Secretary General of Volkswagenstiftung)
19:30	Dinner, Restaurant Hotel Königshof
３月１４日
III. Cultural Significance of Basic Research
09:00	On Culture and Society – If the Flame of Basic Research Burns Out Prof. Dr. Paul B. Baltes (Director of Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education)
09:25	Three Concepts of Basic Research: Philosophical and Historical Reflections on the Cultural Significance of Basic Research Prof. Dr. Syun Tutiya (Chiba University, Philosophy of Language, Text Processing)
09:50	Discussion Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schipanski (Chairperson of Science Council)
10:20	Coffee Break
IV. Basic Research in Practice
A. Contributions from Science and Research
10.50	How to mediate Outcome of Science to our Society Prof. Dr. Masao Itō (President of Science Council of Japan):
11.15	Look up to the Stars, take care of the Lanes – Basic Research in Astrophysics and the Energy Problem Prof. Dr. Klaus Pinkau (Director of Max Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics):
B. Contributions from Industrial Research
11:40	Pharmaceutical Break-Throughs and Basic Research Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Afting (GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit)
12:05	Fusion of Research and Development – some Case Histories at Sony Prof. Dr. Makoto Kikuchi (Tokai University, Former Director of Sony Research)
12:30	Discussion Moderation: Prof. Dr. Barbara Bludau (Secretary General of Max Planck Society)
13:00	Lunch, Universitätsclub
V. Basic Research, Politics, Science Promotion and Industry: Mutual Expectations
14:30	Panel Discussion Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Queisser (Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Physics) Prof. Dr. Walter Kröll (Chairman of German Aerospace Research Establishment) Prof. Dr. Makoto Kikuchi (Tokai University, Former Director of Sony Research) Prof. Dr. Masao Itō (Chairman of Science Council of Japan) Moderation and final remarks: Prof. Wolfgang Herrmann (President of TU München)