Science Council of Japan History so far October 16, 18:50
It was when half of the members of the Science Council of Japan were newly appointed on the 1st of this month that the appointment was postponed.
It was found that Prime Minister Suga had forgotten the appointment of six of the 105 people recommended by the Science Council as candidates for membership.
The Science Council of Japan held urgent discussions and submitted to Prime Minister Suga an explanation of the reasons why the recommended member candidates were not appointed and a request for the prompt appointment of six members.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Suga said in an interview with the Cabinet Press Conference on the 5th of this month that he "judged from the perspective of ensuring comprehensive and informal activities," and for the specific reason, "refrained from commenting on individual personnel matters." I want to. "
Under these circumstances, statements were issued one after another from academic organizations and academic societies.
Six unappointed people have issued statements such as "apparent illegal acts" by the callers and the association of scholars who are supporters, and various academic societies in Japan are "concerned" about this matter. Issued an urgent statement.
Also known as an international scientific journal, "Nature" publishes an editorial on the relationship between politics and science, touching on the subject of academic conferences and advocating the importance of respecting academic autonomy. I did.
Apart from the debate over these appointments, the Liberal Democratic Party held a working team meeting on the 14th to consider what the science council should be, and began discussions.
In addition, Minister Kono, who is in charge of administrative reform, has also indicated a policy to consider the appropriateness of the budget of the Science Council and the scale of the secretariat as part of examining the overall government business.
On the other hand, the Science Council of Japan has decided to establish two new working groups within the Science Council of Japan in order to widely convey its activities and roles to society and promote dialogue.