It already has four research centers that focus on biotechnology, information technology, environmental protection and telecommunications, and there are plans to add two more.
In particular, the council said that the budget for the fiscal year beginning next April should lean toward the life sciences, information technology, environmental studies, and nanotechnology.
The Japanese government's current 5-year, ?250 billion ($277 billion) Plan for Science and Technology focuses public R&D spending on four priority areas--life sciences, information technology, environmental sciences, and nanotechnology and materials sciences.
These trends are mainly globalization, the development and introduction of new information technologies, environmental protection as well as quality and time-based competition.
In practise, nanotechnology combines chemistry, materials science, engineering and physics to provide new materials which have potential applications in biology, medicine, information technology and environmental science.
This site features articles that outline current trends in the Canadian economy, including the latest updates on government funding initiatives in research and industry, and prospects for employment in agriculture, engineering, health and science, arts and culture, information technology, biotechnology, environmental studies, teaching, trade occupations, and several other fields.
From all indications, it will be less the story of enhanced diplomatic initiatives-fostered by the ever-growing interconnections in economy, information technology, and environmental awareness-and more the story of increasingly bloody conflict, fostered by a resurgence of group identities.
In addition, human-technology interaction, prior experience of using computer/health information technologies and environmental factors appear to be significantly associated with patient acceptance of CHIT [ 16].
Deeply disruptive forces — rapidly evolving information technology, globalization and environmental stresses — are radically reshaping the jobs market.
The bride is on a team at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, Calif., that makes sure computer and information technology products meet environmental standards.
are used in many different technical areas, e.g. automotive control, information technology, biomedical or environmental application.
