从最近日本确立的中期科技发展计划——“新纪元工程”确立的研究项目可以看出,信息化、老年保健和环境保护已经成为日本今后研究和开发的重点。“新纪元工程”是小渊首相在1999年夏天提出的一个高技术研究开发计划,目的是通过加速新技术的产业化促进经济复苏、增强产业的国际竞争力。10月底,该计划确定了8项技术作为研究开发重点。该计划将从今年开始实施,第一年度的预算额为2500亿 According to the research project established by the recently-established medium-term science and technology development plan in Japan - “New Age Project”, informatization, geriatrics and environmental protection have become the focus of Japan's future research and development. “New Era Project ” is a high-tech research and development plan put forward by Prime Minister Obuchi in the summer of 1999 in order to promote economic recovery and increase the international competitiveness of the industry by accelerating the industrialization of new technologies. By the end of October, the program identified eight technologies as research and development priorities. The plan will begin this year with a budget of 250 billion in the first year