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Flyer Version 04 Australia-Japan: Science & Technology Diplomacy and Responsible Research & Innovation for Liveability and Resilience Friday 2nd November 2018, 1pm-5pm, Osaka Innovation Hub, Osaka, Japan. PROGRAMME 12.30 – 13.00 Venue Open & Registration 13.00 – 13.15 Welcome Remarks 13.15 – 14.45 Panel Discussion 1: “Responsible Research and Innovation” 14.45 – 15.15 Tea Break with Refreshments 15.15 – 16.45 Panel Discussion 2: The University of New South Wales, ANSTO, and “Liveability and Resilience” Tohoku University have been reading the evidence 16.45 – 17.00 Closing remarks left by the 2011 tsunami. LANGUAGE: English / A disCussion on how Australian and Japanese joint researCh helps make Cities liveable and soCieties resilient. Influential researChers and advisors to government refleCt on responsibility in developing new teChnologies. ResearCh presentations will desCribe researCh results and show what makes suCCessful researCh Collaborations. Early Career researChers are partiCularly enCouraged to attend and build their networks. REGISTRATION The forum is free and open to the public, but registration is essential. Please visit https://bit.ly/2QICd6r or use the QR code here → to register and for latest program. ACCESS Visit https://www.innovation-osaka.jp/access/ or use the QR code here → to find directions to Osaka Innovation Hub, Grand Front Osaka. ENQUIRIES: For enquiries please contact us on [email protected] (English) or on [email protected] (Japanese). The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science of the Australian National University and the Center for the Study of Co*Design of Osaka University have joined together to lead the forum. The forum is hosted by: the Australia-Japan Foundation; the Australian National University; Osaka University Center for the Study of Co*Design; Program for Education and Research on Science and Technology in Public Sphere (STiPS); and the Australia-Japan Foundation. The event is co-hosted by Osaka Innovation Hub (City of Osaka)..
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