The Science Council of Japan creates attractive jobs in the regions and grants national grants to the problem that regional revitalization is being cried out by the whole country, but the gap between the central and local areas is widening due to the acceleration of concentration in Tokyo. We have put together a proposal that requires verification of how is being used.It is aimed at the government's town, hot and work creation headquarters, and is requesting related ministries and agencies to reconsider the measures.
According to the Science Council of Japan, the proposal consisted of four pillars.
The first is the creation of attractive jobs. For regional revitalization, it is essential to develop attractive high-speed transportation systems and create attractive jobs related to IT and creative, and promote the decentralization of these industries concentrated in the Tokyo area. I said it was necessary.
The second is verification of regional revitalization-related grants.He discusses the design challenges of the grant system and argues that it should be used to improve the system by examining how the grants are used and what regional differences they make.
The third is the promotion of computerization for policy making.While aiming to advance ICT technology in the primary industry, which is the core industry of the region, it is said that subregional data in municipalities should be incorporated into the national regional economic analysis system and utilized for concrete policy formulation.
Fourth is the realization of flexible wide-area cooperation.In order to implement more effective policies within the financial constraints based on the actual conditions of the local economy, wide-ranging cooperation beyond the framework of local governments is required, and not only the cooperation central metropolitan area set out by the Creation Headquarters, but also It proposes to seek flexible and diverse cooperation for each function such as medical care and tourism.
