Japan’s S3FIRE (Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated REsearch) Program
http://www.ristex.jp/servicescience/EN/index.html

In fiscal 2010, Japan’s Science & Technology Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (JST RISTEX) organization established the Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated REsearch Program.  The aim of the Program is to identify the specific or latent needs of society and use actual data and case studies to develop technologies and methodologies for solving problems based on a multidisciplinary approach, as well as pursue research designed to establish a “Service Science” research infrastructure.