Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute
Encyclopedia
Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute(GISPRI 地球産業文化研究所) is a Japanese think tank
founded in 1988 to research the global natural resources and environmental problems, international system, and interaction between industry
, economy
, culture
, and society
.It holds the Global Industrial and Social Progress Policy Forum to make policy proposals on these problems. Also, it succeeded the task of Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
in 2007.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
founded in 1988 to research the global natural resources and environmental problems, international system, and interaction between industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
, economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
, culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, and society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
.It holds the Global Industrial and Social Progress Policy Forum to make policy proposals on these problems. Also, it succeeded the task of Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition is the association which held Expo 2005 in Japan.-Outline:*Foundation: October 23, 1997*Office: Nagoya, Japan*Honorary president: Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan...
in 2007.
Enterprise
- Research on the global natural resources and environmental problems, international system, and interaction between industry/economy and culture/society.
- Policy proposals on global problems that need to be addressed both domestically and internationally.
- Joint research programs with institutes in Japan and abroad and facilitate exchange of relevant information as well as human resources.
- Provision of information widely through symposia, seminars and publication of "GISPRI Newsletter" and the Annual Report.