Title :「Science and Society Program in Europe and its related topics」
Lecturer :　Prof. Dr. Haldór STEFENSSON, Science and Society Programme, EMBL
Date ： 12:00 – 14:00, Monday, 10. April. 2006
Place ： Room No. 964-965, 9th Floor, Mitsubishi-buldg. (2-5-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005)

Lecture contents :
In this talk I will present a number of outreach activities that have developed at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany since the 1990s, its Science and Society Program in particular. The aim of the Science and Society initiative at EMBL is to promote a better and broader understanding of the growing social and cultural relevance of the life sciences. We organize a variety of activities and events where members of our scientific community, scholars from other disciplines as well as members of the public meet to engage in a dialogue.
The life sciences have an enormous potential for further development and practical applications. However, a popular consensus needs to be developed around questions of how to assess and deal with the diverse repercussions of that development. More than ever, there is a need for interdisciplinary dialogue to inspire synthetic insights and a common worldview. The new ways in which science is now being applied for the production of knowledge and economic wealth must be carefully adjusted to public interests and the value system in each society. It is the common responsibility of all, scientists as well as non-scientists, to engage in an ongoing process of carving out a shared understanding of science. Our outreach efforts at the EMBL, that I will present in more details in my talks, are motivated by such concerns.
In the recent policy trends on Science Technology and Society, interdisciplinary approach is more and more emphasized for targeting the socio-economical impact of research and development. Impact as innovation, social value assessment, regulatory behavior, creativity, and also values for Social Science and Humanities ; these are comprehensive quest for "Science and Society". We aim to discuss these points from the view of interdisciplinary coordination in research and development.

Profile of Lecturer :
Prof. Dr. Haldór STEFANSSON is a researcher of Anthropology since his Doctoral Study at University of Paris and Osaka University. He carried out several anthropological fieldworks in Iceland, Greenland, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. From 1985 to 1998, he has been engaged in several Japanese Universities and Research Institute as a researcher and a professor. Since 1998 up to now, he is assigned to a Professor of Science and Society Program at European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Since then he manifests actively the interdisciplinary approach to molecular biology research and its outreach to the society.

Recent Publication :
Time and aging: mechanisms and meaningsHalldór Stefánsson, Guest Editor　EMBO Reports Vol 6, July 2005 [doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7400430]
Infectious diseases and bioweapons: Science and the political economics of afflictionHalldór Stefánsson, Guest Editor EMBO Reports Vol 4, June 2003 [doi:10.1038/sj.embor.embor843]
Life Sciences in Transition: EMBL Essays on Science and SocietyHalldór Stefánsson Journal of Molecular Biology 319, Issue 4, 857-859 2002 [doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00335-2]

Coordinator : Shingo Hamada hamada@nistep.go.jp
Science Technology Foresight Centre, NISTEP-MEXT
ＴＥＬ：03-3581-0605　　ＦＡＸ：03-3503-3996

Talk in Science and Society

Date, Place, Division:
11/Apr.2006, NISTEP-MEXT, STFC

Requesting Person 1
NAME :Halldor STEFANSSON
INSTITUTION: EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
ADDRESS: Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg, Germany D-69117
TEL: +49-6221-387-493
FAX:+49-6221-387-525
EMAIL:stefanss@embl.de

Accepting Person 2
NAME & INSTITUTION: HAMADA Shingo (Affiliated Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: hamada@nistep.go.jp

Participating Person 3
NAME & INSTITUTION:

Objective and theme :
'The Art of Building Bridges: Outreach Activities at the EMBL' discussed in terms of Interdisciplinary coordination and research management - its outcome as Science Communication and relevance to the Science and Technology Policy

Documents to be consulted :
http://www.embl.org/aboutus/sciencesociety/publications.html　
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/social-sciences/index_en.html
Delphi Investigation Report, Foresight Research of Socio-Economical Impact

The summary description of the objective in half page :
In this talk I will present a number of outreach activities that have developed at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany since the 1990s, its Science and Society Programme in particular. The aim of the Science and Society initiative at EMBL is to promote a better and broader understanding of the growing social and cultural relevance of the life sciences. We organize a variety of activities and events where members of our scientific community, scholars from other disciplines as well as members of the public meet to engage in a dialogue.

The life sciences have an enormous potential for further development and practical applications. However, a popular consensus needs to be developed around questions of how to assess and deal with the diverse repercussions of that development. More than ever, there is a need for interdisciplinary dialogue to inspire synthetic insights and a common worldview. The new ways in which science is now being applied for the production of knowledge and economic wealth must be carefully adjusted to public interests and the value system in each society. It is the common responsibility of all, scientists as well as non-scientists, to engage in an ongoing process of carving out a shared understanding of science. Our outreach efforts at the EMBL, that I will present in more details in my talks, are motivated by such concerns.

The part below is proposed as a dialog by person 2
In the recent policy research on STS activities, interdisciplinary approach is more and more emphasized for targeting the socio-economical impact of research and development. Impact as innovation, social value assessment, regulatory behavior, creativity, and also SSH values ; these are comprehensive quest for "Science and Society". We aim to discuss these points from the view of interdisciplinary coordination in research and development.
* STS (Science, Technology and Society) * SSH (Social Science and Humanities)
Texts in blue are added by Person 2.

The provisional dialog from NISTEP
- EMBL is one of the Large Facility of Science and Technology (EIRO) and Basic Research based on EU funds, is this more and more growing ?
- In EU, there are other large facility (big institution, like CERN, ESO, ESRF, ILL, ESDF), how do you find your position in this frame, and also in FP6 ?
- Recently EU DG Research & Innovation is launching the "Science & Society" program, how do you relate your activity to it ?
- In the recommendation of this program (S&S), interdisciplinary approach is emphasized, how to you estimate this approach in your practice ?
- Outside of EIRO, there is a social concern (principle of precaution, citizen involved research agenda, co-evolution of technology and society) to the technology innovation, how do your activity respond to this ?
- How do you (pre)evaluate the EU's policy for SSH implication in RTD (document **), according to you Lab ? - How do you tell us the Germany's atmosphere of "Science and Society" compared to other countries ?
(**) European Research Advisory Board, The Social Sciences and the Humanities in the 7th Framework Program

suivi de la colloque MFJ au sujet de la politque de la recherche

The report of the activities (1-2 pages, to be filled) :

Dr. Urashima and Mme Yokoo have presented the 3rd Basic Frame Work (Slide Handout) and the reports (*) of Socio-Economical Impact Benchmark Test. The person 2, Shingo Hamada, has introduced the documents (**) and proposed the discussion.

(*) NISTEP REPORT No. 99 “Comprehensive Analysis of Science and Technology Benchmarking Foresight”.

(**) European Research Advisory Board, “The Social Sciences and the Humanities in the 7^th Framework Program”

Being demanded to Prof. Rieu to fulfill his summary.

According to this explanation, the person 2 is focusing the argument points below.

- The concept of “Science and Society” seen in the report (*) is completely different of those seen in the report (**), and we ask how and why this difference appears.

- The data on the report (*) are of highly precision, is this high precision necessary in what scale and in which level of activities ? (Asian region, National region, EU-Japan ? )

- The precision of European Data (i.e. the social reality) is different, but in which way ? Is this coming from the innovation to society, or from the technology itself ?

- To develop the idea of European Program implementing the SSH in RTD, in the “Knowledge Society” proposed by Prof. Rieu, a few recommendation item from EURAB (*) should be satisfied, i.e. to make some parts of SSH effective to Technology Assessment, Citizen Participation Innovation, and Research Study on Foresight. How do you (EU programme) develop this point ?

- Suggesting that the extensive study on the report (*) is so effective to bridge the proposal of collaboration to NISTEP, hence the Japanese Watcher of European Science Technology (like JETRO or JST) are effectively integrated to observe these points in European countries ? and vice-verse ?

Pour préparer l'entretien (avec Prof. Rieu, suite de la page précédente)
- Au sujet de l'approche interdisciplinaire pour RTD
- Le sujet de FP6-ERA, science & society, SSH, SME
- La concurrence par rappor au programme américain IGERT
- Le sujet de recommendation pour NEST, SSH par le EURAB

On en visages de consulter tous les documents apparues sur le site de EURAB-EU
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/eurab/index_en.html

- Je pose une question d'abord sur l'arrière plan de fixer cette série de recommendation faite par l'EURAB ; pour quoi et commet cela arrive de fixer tels programmes ?

- La SED (Socio-Economical Dimension) a été identifié une fois à l'époque de l'ESPRIT qui a su relativement le succes comme l'apport directe/indirecte de la recherche. La voie de FPx et ERA est la même perspective ?

- Le FP6 et 7 est plus en plus intégré avec plus des outils que de l'ESPRIT, par exemple, NoE, IPs, ERA notamment avec le cocept de "Science et Société", comment vous pouvez concevoir ce mouvement européen sur (RTD) la Science et Technologie ?

- Le rôle de SSH est manifestement decrit et déterminé dans la recommendation. Qu'est-ce que vous en pensez cette fixation par rapport à la directive de "Science & Société" et l'asis majeur de directeur générale de Helga Nowotony dans l'EURAB.

- Dans les années 1990, les nombeux apport scientifique tels que "Clone Dolly", "OGM", "Changement du Climat", "Enerigie" avec l'ensemble de concept "Développerment Durable" sont intégrés dans l'intérêt social au terme de "le principe de précaution", cela était fait uniquement par la voie politique, ou est-ce qu'il y avait des mouvents relativement vagues dans la société ?

- La précision de rapport "Comprehensive Analysis" n'est pas le même niveau que ceux de rapports faites par l'EURAB. Comment vous aborder votre point de vue sur la méthodologie japonaise en terme de sondage sociale ?

(*) Commprehensive Analysis of Science and Technology Benchmarking and Foresight.

- Il faut aborder précisement l'approche analytique de ce sondage. Moi, je vois concrétement une lacune entre le sondage microscopique et l'implication politique de la décision macro-scopique.

- Est-ce que les européens pourront aborder, en terme de la méthodologie, d'enquêter les opinions de la part de la société ?

L'Intertien en Recherche et Investigation suivi de la conférence sur la poltique de recherche (MFJ)

Date, Place, Division:
22/Mar/2006, 15h-17h30, NISTEP-MEXT, STFC

Requesting Person 1
NAME: Alain-Marc RIEU
INSTITUTION: Professor, University of Lyon 3 Jean Moulin Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Institute (CNRS), ENS (lsh)
ADDRESS: 15, Parvis R. Descartes, BP 7000, 69342 Lyon Cedex, France
TEL: (33) 04 3737 6470
FAX:
EMAIL: amrieu@gmail.com

Accepting Person 2
NAME & INSTITUTION: HAMADA Shingo (Affiliated Fellow)
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP
ADDRESS: 2-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, zip 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL: 81-(0) 3-3581-0605
FAX: 81-81-(0)3-3503-3996
EMAIL: hamada@nistep.go.jp

Participating Person 3
NAME & INSTITUTION: OKUWADA Kumi, TACHIKAWA Makoto
INSTITUTION: STFC -NISTEP

Objective and theme :
Science and Technology planning in Japan : methodology for conception, implementation and evaluation.

Documents to be consulted :
Documents concerning Japan’s three basic plans for Science and Technology, especially documents concerning the evaluation of the first two Plans and the formation of the third plan. The documents concerning the Interdisciplinary Coordination in Japan’s Basic Frame Work (2^nd, 3^rd)

The summary of the objective in half page :
- Need to know what kind of documents are available, in which language, how to have access to them, who are the specialists whom have participated to the conception of the 3rd plan.
- Writing articles and a book, participating to conferences and teaching.
- Before visiting research, the Person 2 has explained to the Person 1 the conditions to access documents and what kind of documents were available in English. Also discussed various topics concerning the conception of the 3rd basic plan and also various types of possible collaboration on these issues.
- Especially focus on the recent trend of political implication of “Science Technology and Society”, Comparative discussion of the role of Interdisciplinary Approach of EU (FP-ERA, NEST-SSH) and Japan (Basic Frame Work)
- The Person 1 propose a possible collaboration frame work of S&T Policy study by FP7.

The report of the activities (1-2 pages, to be filled) :

Concernant les colloques tenues au mois dernier :
Au près de la MFJ, les cherchuers ont été invité aux deux colloques suivant ;
Je développe les conséquences de suivis de ces recherches dans les pages inclus ici.

7 -- 18 h salle 601

Conférence Construction européenne

« Le rôle de l'Europe, du Japon et de la Corée dans la bataille globale pour la gouvernance des OGM » (en français, avec traduction) Yves TIBERGHIEN (Harvard University) - Résumé en français et en japonais

23 -- 18 h salle 601

Conférence Construction européenne

« Globalisation et politiques de recherche : le cas du Japon et des États-Unis depuis les années 1980. Conséquences pour l'Europe » (en français, avec traduction) Alain-Marc RIEU (Université Lyon 3 - Université de Tokyo)

Je n'avais pas la possibilité d'accéder à colloque de Monsieur Yves Thiberghien. J'ai même envoyé la demande par email du suivi des études sur son sujet, mais je n'ai pas la réponse. Tantpis.

Pour le deuxième choix, la colloque sur la politique de recherche, j'ai le contacte très fréquent avec ce monsieur, Prof. Alain-Marc RIEU. Le résume de son intervention a été demandé par Daniel, mais ce n'est pas encore prêt. Je pense que le résume de son intervention ne profite pas notre optique et stratégie de recherche pour le sujet de Science Communication, il a été d'ailleur l'histoire présummative de la policy. Alors que nous somme plutôt intéressés aux sujets controversiales de point de vue de décision politique.

Je développe quelques lignes de la communication.

Ce blog sert à la refléxion sur les travaux de Science, Communication et Société (SCS).
Ceci veut dire l'incubation des idées, des critiques et des pensées de construction pour l'étude et la recherche de SCS.
Par exemple, je commence à rajouter mes refléxions critiques sur ma contribution de JIES 2005. Pour ceci, je vous invite, vous parmis mon groupe de collaboration, Prof. Daniel Raichvarg, Prof. Pascal Lardellier, et Prof. Robert Spenser, et vous les auditeurs libres, les chroniquers, les concernés de la recherche etc.
Ce travail a lien entièrement à l'Université de Bourgogne, partiellement dans le cadre de COMUNDOS, et aussi à un groupe de travail individuel, vous avez ce liens d'abord au site suivant ;

La page de web http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/sci_com_fj/

Je vous souhaite bonne lecture et bonne exploration dans notre oeuvrage.