The government is aiming to revise related laws to involve third parties in the membership selection process of the Science Council of Japan. resolved.
According to the Science Council of Japan, the statement criticized the government's stance, saying, "It is an act that has lost sight of the issues that it should truly address. It is questionable in light of the independence of the Science Council of Japan, and it is related to the foundation of the existence of the Science Council." I am asking you to reconsider the submission to the Diet.
At the general meeting, Takeshi Sasakawa, Director General of the General Policy Promotion Office of the Cabinet Office, orally explained the government's policy, saying, "After the enforcement of the law revision, we will verify the progress of the reform at the milestone of 3 years and 6 years, and if necessary, the government will We will also reconsider making it an independent agency."
The Science Council of Japan was established in 1949.The law on the Science Council of Japan stipulates that the members should "perform their duties independently," and the government has appointed members who have been recommended by the selection committee.However, the conflict with the government continues in 2020, triggered by then-Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's refusal to appoint six people.
The government's policy is to have a third-party committee check the member selection process, and to submit a bill to revise related laws to the ordinary session of the Diet.Members of the Science Council of Japan expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with the fact that the government and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were the only ones to formulate proposals for ensuring the transparency of third-party organizations and reforming research institutes without exchanging opinions with researchers and the public. .
