Science Council of Japan: Full-scale verification work within the government, etc. October 24, 7:12
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Regarding the ideal state of the Science Council of Japan, the Minister of State for Science and Technology Inoue, who has jurisdiction over it, will consider to fulfill the expected role, and the Minister of State for Special Missions Kono will examine it from the perspective of administrative reform. It is expected that the work inside will be in full swing.
The Minister of Science and Technology Inoue, who has jurisdiction over the Science Council of Japan, met with Chairman Kajita of the Science Council of Japan on the 23rd and said that he would like to consider the future of the Science Council of Japan in a future-oriented manner. such as considering the recommendations function, it showed the idea to report the end of the year in prospect.
Minister Inoue wants to consider including strengthening the functions so that the Science Council can fulfill the expected role, and Shiotani, former Minister of Education, will chair the Liberal Democratic Party's working team next week over future measures. I would like to exchange opinions with the Minister of Science.
In addition, considering that the national budget of about 1 billion yen is spent annually on the academic conference, such as 390 million yen being allocated to the personnel expenses of 50 full-time staff of the secretariat last year. The Minister of State for Special Missions Kono has a policy of verifying the appropriateness of the budget and the scale of the secretariat from the perspective of administrative reform, and it is expected that work within the government will begin in earnest in the future.