[Report] Evaluating Japanese university-led space technology development and utilisation capacity building programmes in emerging countries（新興国における宇宙技術の開発・利用に関する我が国の大学等による人材育成支援活動の評価）

The first space policy report of the STIG Program, titled “Evaluating Japanese university-led space technology development and utilisation capacity building programmes in emerging countries”, was published in March 2021. It is the result of two years of research by a team of researchers of The University of Tokyo and Nihon University, on the support provided by universities of advanced space powers to developing countries willing to start domestic space development activities.

Relying on numerous case studies and extensive field visits, this report provides a comprehensive evaluation of selected existing and past capacity building programs, with an emphasis on Japanese universities, before proposing a series of lessons and good practices on the best way to organise a capacity building program, from the perspective of both donors and recipients. It then makes a series of recommendations to the Japanese government to improve its support to domestic universities engaging in capacity building activities.

This research was funded by the Science for REdesigning Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciREX) program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

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