Kahaner Report: Summary of survey on Japanese R&D in 1993, from STA -- showing the first drop ever r

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Re: Summary of survey on Japanese R&D in 1993, from STA.
03/05/94 (MM/DD/YY)
This file is named "st-rd-93.94"


ABSTRACT. A summary of a survey conducted by the Japanese government on
trends in research in 1993, showing the first drop ever recorded in
private sector R&D expenditures.


The following was obtained from STA Today, Feb 1994, p8.


 The Management and Coordination Agency (MCA) has concluded its survey
on scientific and technological research of 1993. This survey was
conducted of about 16,200 organizations, including about 12,400 private
firms and special corporations each with capital of 5 million yen or
more, about 1,500 national, public and private research institutes, and
about 2,300 universities and the like. Research expenditures during
FY1992, the number of researchers as of April 1, 1993, and the results
of international technological exchanges (technology trade) were
investigated.


 According to the survey, FY 1992 research expenditures totaled 13,909.
5 billion Yen, an increase of 1% over the previous year, the lowest
growth since the start of these surveys in 1953. This is because
research expenditures of private firms, which account for about 70% of
the total expenditures, dropped 1.9% over the previous year to 9,560.7
billion Yen, -also the first drop since the start of these surveys. This
fact demonstrates that firms have curtailed research expenditures
because of the deteriorating economic environment. On the other hand,
research expenditures of universities and research institutes increased
7% to 2,576.3 billion Yen and 9.4% to 1,772.5 billion Yen, respectively.


 Natural science research and development expenditures are 7,883.3
billion Yen(an increase of 0.1% over the previous year), applied
research expenditures are 3,098.1 billion Yen (a decrease of 0.4% from
the previous year), and basic research expenditures are 1,711.6 billion
Yen (an increase of 5.2% over the previous year). These research and
development expenditures show the lowest growth ever.


 Persons engaged in research affairs, including researchers conducting
actual research and support staff totaled 983,700, an increase of 30,600
over the previous year. Among them, researchers increased 4% over the
previous year, to 622,400, a growth of 1.5 times over the level of 10
years ago.


 As for technology trade, technology exports totaled 377.7 billion Yen
(an increase of 1.9% over the previous year) and technology imports
totaled 413.9 billion Yen (an increase of 4.9% over the previous year).
The growth of both is lower than that in the previous year. The U.S.
comes at the top of technology importers from Japan, with imports of
111.9 billion yen, followed by R.O.K. China, Britain, and Thailand. The
top technology exporters to Japan is also the U.S. (with exports of
292.2 billion Yen), followed by Germany, the Netherlands, and France.


 (For further information, contact the Research Division, Science and
 Technology Policy Bureau, STA: Tel: +81 3-3581-0707)


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