International R&D Collaboration for a Global Aging Society: Focusing on Aging-Related National-Funded Projects

Doyeon Lee, Seungwook Kim and Keunhwan Kim
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Doyeon Lee: Division of Data Analysis, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Seoul 02456, Korea
Seungwook Kim: Department of Datamining, Rloha LLC., Seoul 08760, Korea
Keunhwan Kim: Division of Data Analysis, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Seoul 02456, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-22

Abstract: An international research and development (R&D) collaboration for aging-related projects is necessary to alleviate the severe economic/healthcare/humanitarian challenges of a global aging society. This study presents a practical/systematic framework that enables the provision of information on the research goals, the status of science and technology, and action plans of aging-related program development processes. We used data on aging-related national-funded projects from the United States of America, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Korea. We collected data on 6318 national-funded projects, subsequently designating research fields to each project. By analyzing the content of the projects, their representative research fields, and the associated keywords, we assessed the general goals of six different research fields. To recognize the current scientific capabilities of these research fields, we divided the projects by clusters. We provided information on research organizations, specific goals (i.e., project title), project periods, and the funding related to the projects. These may be used by stakeholders in various governments/institutions/industries during future discussions regarding the establishment of an international R&D collaboration strategy. The approach we proposed may facilitate the linkage between knowledge and action during strategy development by maximizing scientific legitimacy, developing consensual knowledge, and minimizing diverging opinions among stakeholders.

Keywords: aging society; national-funded project data; international collaboration; interdisciplinary; cluster analysis; usable information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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