[Science Council of Japan] Annual budget of over 1 billion yen How do you use it?
October 14, 17:20
The Science Council of Japan is a special national institution that makes policy proposals and science enlightenment activities independently of the government, and the national budget of more than 1 billion yen is spent annually.
The main items of this year's budget are
▽ The labor cost of 50 full-time staff of the secretariat is the largest, and if the cost of equipment etc. is added, it is about 530 million yen
▽ Members and affiliated members attend the general meeting and committee A total of about 170 million yen is included as an allowance for doing so
▽ A total of about 140 million yen as travel expenses ▽ A total of about 100 million yen
is included as a contribution to 42 international academic societies.
Of these, the daily allowance paid for attending the meeting is 28,800 yen for the chairman, 26,400 yen for the vice chairman, 19,600 yen for the members, etc., and transportation and accommodation expenses are settled separately at the actual cost. I will.
Multiple members and collaborative members said, "In some cases, the allowances and travel expenses associated with attending committees are not received due to lack of budget, etc. The contributions to international organizations are also Japanese. It is indispensable as a foundation to support science, but due to lack of it, it seems that we do not have to pay what we should have paid. "
Regarding the ideal state of the Science Council of Japan, a meeting of experts gathered to compile a report entitled "Future Prospects of the Science Council of Japan" in 2015, in which "Scientific knowledge of a wide range of academic fields was mobilized." "It is becoming more important as an organization that presents the results of deliberation to the government and society," he said. "In addition to strengthening the secretariat system, it is necessary to further enhance the budget."