Joint High-Level and Working-Level Committee Meetings on Science and Technology Cooperation (1989–present)
U.S. Agencies
Executive Office of the President
Department of State
Japan Agencies
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Cabinet Offices
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Meeting Frequency
1x/3 years
Context
- Created in 1988 through the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology.
Goals
- To sustain long-term research to generate new knowledge in areas such as information technologies, manufacturing, automation, and the environment.
Significance
Various government agency and other public and private sector officials attend the meetings and give presentations.
Although the joint committee meetings are not a funding vehicle for research, they promote bilateral information exchange and high-level policy attention that can be a catalyst for new projects.
More recent themes of research discussions include data science (AI and big data), nanotechnology and advanced materials, science education, clean energy, disaster mitigation, Arctic research, and ocean drilling.