Shinichi Akaike

Shinichi AKAIKE, Ph. D.
Director for EBPM and Integrated Strategy, Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office
Principal Senior Fellow, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Dr. Shinichi AKAIKE joined the Science and Technology Agency in 1992, and experienced various positions including First Secretary (Science Attaché), Embassy of Japan in Sweden; Director, International Exchange Promotion, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT); Assistant to Deputy Director-General, Center for Research and Development Strategy,
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Professor of Institute of Innovation Research at Hitotsubashi University; Senior Analyst, MEXT. He was appointed as Director, Science and Technology Foresight Center, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) from April 2016 to March 2018, and was promoted as Principal Senior Fellow, NISTEP in April 2018. He is interested in making linkage between policy formation and academic studies in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy.