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Company Database:
Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
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http://www.gsj.jp/HomePage.html |
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Japan |
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The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) was established as an Independent Administrative Organization by reorganizing 15 research institutes of the former Agency of Industrial Science and Technology in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METl) on April 1, 2001. It consists of more than 60 research units to work as the core of research and development, research support departments to facilitate efficient and effective activities on research and developments and administrative departments in charge of management. It is one of the Japan's largest public research organizations with many research facilities and around 3,200 employees.
 Defined by the Establishment of the New AIST Law, the AIST shall carry out activities related to: (1) research and development for industrial science and technology, (2) geological survey, (3) measurement standards and (4) technology transfer to the private sectors.
To carry out the above "geological survey", four geoscientific research units, two collaborative research teams, related service divisions/offices and Geological Museum are engaged in research activities on the mission, which had been conducted by the former Geological Survey of Japan as a national research institute. Now this group of organizations is generally referred to as the "Geological Survey of Japan". "Research Coordinator for Geology" is appointed and he coordinates the GSJ.
To promote activities on geological survey, the liaison committee which is composed of representatives of the organizational units and presided by Research Coordinator for Geology is working on the strategy for the GSJ. The secretariat of the liaison committee and several committees under it facilitate the coordination and communication on various research activities of GSJ.
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