scholarly journals KONA Award and Research Promotion in FY2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (0) ◽  
pp. 12-14
Keyword(s):  
Research Promotion

UNIVERSITIES AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Iañez Domínguez ◽  
Raúl Alvarez Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Promotion ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Just Society ◽  
Conducting Research

When it comes to human development, justice, and sustainability, universities should play a driving role, given their specific assigned task of providing specialist education and conducting research. They should also educate and promote the values of solidarity and commitment towards a more egalitarian and just society. This involves making a firm commitment to social change, which many Spanish universities have done by cooperating to foster the development of more impoverished countries. To this end, they have developed structures through which they can undertake different actions. The research presented in this paper was conducted as a direct result of the authors’ interest in finding out more about the specific actions carried out by Andalusian universities. The research conducted was qualitative, using in-depth semi-structured interviews with key informants (development cooperation officers and senior policy-makers within each institution) from Andalusia’s ten public universities. All universities incorporate an area for development cooperation within their organisational structures, and they have staffing and funding for the organisation and development of actions, although the panorama is diverse and heterogeneous. The actions carried out encompass academic training and education, research, promotion and awareness, university volunteering schemes, and cooperation out in the field.

Data Retrieval System of JMA Analog Seismograms in the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of the Japanese Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 1403-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuko Furumura ◽  
Koji Iwasa ◽  
Yasunori Suzuki ◽  
Tomotsugu Demachi ◽  
Takeo Ishibe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Image Recognition ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Retrieval System ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Japanese Government ◽  
Japan Meteorological Agency ◽  
Earthquake Research ◽  
Research Promotion

Abstract To archive precious analog seismograms of major earthquakes that occurred in and around Japan, we have scanned selected analog seismograms from 113 stations deployed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and are constructing a database of the scanned digital images accessible through the website of the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion (HERP) of the Japanese government. This project started in 2006 and was conducted by the Association for the Development of Earthquake Prediction. The database of HERP now contains more than 185,000 digital images of seismograms recorded during the period from 1884 to 1995. It includes seismograms of earthquakes that occurred in and around Japan and of some major teleseismic earthquakes. The oldest analog seismogram was recorded on 2 January 1884 at a station in Tokyo. The seismograms are the intellectual property of mankind, and the database of these digital images will be an important material for studies of past destructive earthquakes. Technological progress such as artificial intelligence image recognition technology will help to further explore the data.

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