2. Science and technology
（二）科技
Currently, trilateral cooperation in science and technology is mainly conducted through two mechanisms, the trilateral ministerial meeting and DG meeting on science and technology cooperation. The meetings are both held every two years in rotation among the three countries. The participants to the meetings include the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the ROK. As of February 2012, the three parties had held two ministerial meetings and five DG meetings. The Third Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology was held in Shanghai in April 2012, and the Sixth Director-General’s Meeting will be held in China in 2013.
目前，中日韩科技合作主要有三国科技部长会和科技合作局长会两个机制，均为每两年一次，在三国轮流举行，参加方为中国科技部、日本文部科学省和韩国教育科技部。截至2012年2月，双方已经举办了2届部长会及5届局长会。第三届中日韩科技部长会于2012年4月在上海举行，第六届三国合作局长会将于2013年在华举行。
During the Second Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology in 2009, the three parties launched a joint research program to support joint studies by scientists of the three countries. The program is co-sponsored by the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Up till now, the three parties have already jointly supported six programs in two phases, covering areas from sewage treatment, new materials and disaster prevention to climate change and energy-saving technologies. The three parties started soliciting projects for the third phase of the program in April 2012.
在2009年第二届中日韩科技部长会上，三方启动了联合研究计划以支持三国科学家开展联合研究活动，该计划由科技部国际合作司、日本科技振兴机构（JST）、韩国国家研究基金会（NRF）共同实施。截至目前，三方已共同支持了两期共六个项目，领域涉及污水处理、新材料、灾害预防、气候变化和节能技术。2012年4月，三方启动了第三期项目征集工作。
Also during the Second Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, the three parties launched a young scientists’ exchange program, and agreed to hold a young scientists’ seminar on a different theme every year in rotation among the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the ROK. The first young scientists’ seminar was held in Jeju, the ROK in May 2010, and the second seminar was held in Shanghai in April 2012.
在第二次中日韩科技部长会上，三方还启动了青年科学家交流计划，同意每年选定主题举行三国青年科学家研讨会，由中国科技部、日本文部科学省、韩国教育科技部轮流举办。2010年5月第一届三国青年科学家研讨会在韩国济州举行。第二届中日韩青年科学家研讨会于2012年4月在上海举行。
In the Joint Statement on Strengthening Science and Innovation Cooperation and the Trilateral Cooperation VISION 2020 issued during the Third Trilateral Summit Meeting in May 2010, the three countries pledged to work hard in a concerted effort to raise the level of science and technology and innovation capacity in support of socio-economic development in the three countries, and jointly address regional and global issues. In order to advance trilateral cooperation on industrial technologies, upon the proposal of the ROK, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the ROK co-hosted the First Industrial Technology Cooperation Forum among China, Japan and the ROK in November 2010. The second trilateral Industrial Technology Cooperation Forum was held in China in October 2011, during which the three countries exchanged views on a broad range of issues concerning renewable energy cooperation.
2010年5月第三次中日韩领导人会议发表《中日韩加强科技与创新合作联合声明》和《2020中日韩合作展望》，明确三国将努力推动合作，提高三国科技水平和创新能力，支撑三国经济社会发展，合力应对共同面对的区域性和全球性问题。为推动三国产业技术合作，2010年11月，由韩国倡议，中国科技部、日本经济产业省、韩国知识经济部共同举办了第一届三国产业技术合作论坛。第二届三国产业技术合作论坛于2011年10月在中国举行，就可再生能源领域合作广泛交换了意见。
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the ROK hosted the Korea-China-Japan Green Technology Forum in Jeju, the ROK in 2010, which was participated by representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Later, upon the proposal of the ROK, the first green technology forum co-hosted by the three parties was held in Tokyo in March 2012.
韩国教育科技部于2010年在韩国济州主办三国绿色技术论坛，中国科技部和日本文部省均派人参加。后经韩方倡议，第一届三方共同主办的绿色技术论坛于2012年3月在日本东京举行。
During the Fourth Trilateral Summit Meeting in May 2011, China put forward the proposal for the establishment of a trilateral Innovation Alliance on Renewable Energy among the industry, academia and research institutions to build on the strengths and resources of the three countries for common progress in the area of renewable energy. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China has already introduced the concrete proposal for the development of the innovation alliance to Japan and the ROK.
2011年5月第四次中日韩领导人会议期间，中国倡议成立中日韩可再生能源产学研创新联盟，在可再生能源领域汇聚三国合力，集成各方资源，促进共同进步。目前，中国科技部已向日、韩介绍了中方就建设创新联盟提出的建议实施方案。