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The strategic importance of STI is growing in today's society, and countries are competing to achieve excellence in this field. Innovation is facilitated in an environment where diverse human resources interact, collaborate, and compete.

The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as a key player in global economic growth and technological innovation.

From childhood, I was full of curiosity, creating strange things from crafts to cooking and showing them to my sister and friends, enjoying their reactions.

The Moonshot Research and Development Program, which began in 2020, aims to create disruptive innovations from Japan.