Professors Bae, Chen and Ono |
On 15-17 September, the eighth meeting of the Heads of Research
Councils in Asia (A-HORCs) was held in Xi’an, China. Convened
annually, A-HORCs meetings provide an opportunity for the heads
of leading science-promotion agencies in Japan, China and Korea to
discuss face-to-face science and technology policy issues in their
respective countries. This year’s meeting was attended by Prof.
Motoyuki Ono, president, JSPS; Prof. Yiyu Chen, president, National
Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); and Prof.
Kyuhan Bae, director general, National Research Foundation of
Korea (NRF).
In the meeting’s first session, presentations were given on the
latest developments in “science planning” in the three countries and
a vigorous exchange of views was held on their respective S&T
policies and international programs. The second session saw a discussion
on the A3 Foresight Program, implemented jointly by
JSPS, NSFC and NRF, and on the Northeastern Asian Symposium,
whose theme is set in the A-HORCs meetings. “Plasma Physics”
was selected for next year’s 13th symposium.
This time, the 12th Northeastern Asian Symposium on the theme
“ICT: Next Generation Network and Network Security” was held in
parallel with the A-HORCs meeting. It was attended by 45 researchers
from the three countries, who gave presentations on their
work. The interaction enjoyed among them is expected to spawn
joint research activities in the months and years ahead.
Next year, the 9th A-HORCs meeting and 13th Northeastern Asian Symposium will be hosted by NRF in Korea.
― Asian Program Division
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