Management Strategy

Med-Term Objectives from FY 2011 to FY 2015

The Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI) contributes to facilitating smooth construction and maintenance of port and airport by conducting surveys, research, and development of technologies. PARI also aims at promoting　the improvement of technologies for port and airport developments. PARI maintains, commonality, independence, and transparency in its administration, and also manages its operations in an efficient and effective manner, which is required for an independent administrative institution. Review of organizations and their operations, complying with the med-term objectives as well as the appropriate and effective conduction of its operations enable PARI to accurately carry out its mission, relating to a land, infrastructure and transport policy.

Focused Research Fields

1. Research on Infrastructure for Homeland Security
2. Research for the Creation of a Comfortable and Beautiful Homeland
3. Research on Infrastructure for a Vigorous Society and Economy

Med-Term Objectives from FY 2011 to FY 2015

Strategic Management

1. Formulation of a clear fundamental policy of research administration to promote a management strategy in PARI, administrative strategy meetings are conducted with the institutional executives and discussions at Board level with external experts.
2. Promotion of information sharing with related governmental agencies and external experts as well as personnel exchanges and closer cooperation with the agencies are conducted for a prompt and appropriate integration of social and governmental needs.
3. Development of an effective research environment for creative studies by discussions with administrative staff and researchers in PARI　and reflects the management needs of researchers adequately.

Focused Research Themes

Considering social and governmental needs as well as the importance and urgency, research themes are focused regarding respective research fields indicated in the med-term objectives.

1. Research on Infrastructure for Homeland Security

1. Research on Seismic Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
2. Research on Tsunami Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
3. Research on Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters Caused by High Wave and Storm Surge

2. Research for the Creation of a Comfortable and Beautiful Homeland

1. Research on Improving Water and Sediment Quality in Enclosed Bay
2. Research on Oil Spill and Rafts Response
3. Research on Conservation and Formation of Sandy Beaches

3.Research on Infrastructure for a Vigorous Society and Economy

1. Research on  Upgrading Port and Airport Facilities
2. Research on Strategic Maintenance for Port and Airport Facilities
3. Research on Effective Use of Ocean Space and Renewable Energy Utilization

PARI's Aims as a Research Institution

PARI’s mission is “to contribute to an efficient and smooth construction and maintenance of ports and airports by conducting a survey, research, and development of technologies, as well as to promote the improvement of technologies for port and airport developments. By doing so, PARI can encourage stability in everyday life and solid developments of the economy”.

PARI has pursued a steady objective as “aiming at technologies to contribute to the world” and has achieved successful achievements. Following PARI’s mission, its objective is set from the perspective of scientific developments and its research standards and achievements are not only highly appreciated but also practically useful both in the country and overseas. These goals are to be targeted in the future.

The followings are future goals of PARI as a research institution and show effective avenues to accomplish its steady objective.

1. “A global leading research institution”
   To create innovation and to focus on fundamental studies.
2. “A research institution contributing to society”
   To contribute to the society with the hallmark of the institution’s superb technologies, and to focus on supporting public administration.
3. “The one and only research institution”
   To focus on the idea of core competence and to share roles with non-governmental institutions.
4. “A research institution filled with individual researcher’s independence and ingenuity”
   To value each researcher’s independence and ingenuity and to create innovation.