-
© DWIH Tokyo/iStock.com/style-photography
Overview: German Embassy TokyoHydrogen research and technology in Japan
The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on hydrogen research and technology in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation and the goals of the Japanese government as follows:
-
© DWIH Tokyo/iStock.com/NicoElNino
News: DLR / NICTDLR laser terminal in space establishes contact with Japanese ground station
Our Supporter the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully conducted a joint experiment with Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The international cooperation of both organizations enabled the project, in which a laser terminal onboard a DLR satellite was able to successfully establish contact with a NICT ground station through optical data transmission.
-
© BMBF
Call: Green Talents Award 2021Green Talents Award 2021 now open for applications
[Deadline: 2021/05/19, 2 p.m. CEST] Join a prestigious network for sustainability research, gain unique access to Germany’s leading scientists, and become part of an international exchange on innovative green ideas
-
© DAAD/Saenger
News: DAADNew DAAD Secretary General takes up his office: Dr. Kai Sicks
Dr. Kai Sicks officially takes up his office as new DAAD Secretary General on Thursday morning (1 April 2021). He succeeds Dr. Dorothea Rüland, whose time in office at the world’s largest organisation for academic exchange came to an end in January.
-
© DWIH Tokyo/iStock.com/Peopleimages
Call: BMBFSocial science and humanities research on the social consequences of the Corona pandemic
[Deadline: 2021/5/31] The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is strengthening research on the social consequences of the Corona pandemic. Funding is being provided for projects in the social sciences and humanities that examine the long-term effects of the Corona crisis and the resulting challenges for society. Comparative approaches are welcomed. Research partners from Japan may participate with their own funds.
-
© iStockphoto
Call for ApplicationsDAAD-Visiting-Professorships
[Deadline: 2021/4/30] The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) at the University of Bonn, Germany, invites applications for Visiting Professorships related to „Internationalization of Higher Education in Times of Global Crises“.
-
© DWIH Tokyo/iStock.com/onurdongel
Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in GermanyArtificial Intelligence (AI) Development and Ethics: Seeking Human-Centric AI at a French-German-Japanese Symposium
March 19, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most keenly watched areas of cutting-edge technology in academia, industry, and government worldwide. Basic forms of AI have already been applied in many different fields—from the financial sector to social media and even online stores. AI is predicted to see further developments in the future, bringing significant benefits to humanity in a wide range of areas including manufacturing and medicine. However, there is a danger that if AI became autonomous to an excessive degree, the pursuit of economic benefits and efficiency might neglect ethics and human rights. In other words, humans need to constantly keep a firm rein on machines.
- DWIH Tokyo
- Topics
- 2024: Artificial Intelligence: Spotlight on People and Society
- 2023: The Resilient Society
- 2022: Sustainable innovations
- 2021: Society in transition – impacts of the pandemic
- 2020: Cities and Climate
- 2019: Artificial Intelligence
- 2018: Working Innovatively in a Digital World
- Autonomous Driving
- Nanotechnology
- Network
- Research & Innovation
- Activities