University of Tokyo
Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program
2nd Annual International Symposium
| Date: | March 8, 2013 (Fri) 10:00-17:00 |
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| March 9, 2013 (Sat.) 9:30-12:15 | |
| Venue: | International House of Japan, Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Access) |
| Language: | English and Japanese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. |
| Sponsor: | Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| Co-sponsor: | Policy Alternative Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
Theme
Using Evidence and Human Resource Development for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Processes
Outline
At the University of Tokyo, a new human resource development program for STI policy will be launched in April 2013. In this symposium, we would like to discuss the nature and the role of the kind of evidence necessary for the STI processes, as well as the skills needed for handling such evidence in policy process management especially by scientist.
On 8th, Professor Guston from Arizona State University will discuss the role of evidence, such as the use of real time technology assessment, in STI processes. Director Jan Staman of the Rathenau Institute in the Netherlands and Professor Decker from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will discuss their own cases of evidence-based policy-making in the various fields of STI policy and necessary skills for handling the process.
In the morning of 9th, two researchers from the Rathenau Institute will present the role and necessary skills of scientist in the evidence based policy making process and Japanese scientists and experts are invited to comment on the role of scientific experts in the STI processes and the key issues in communicating with the society and decision-makers. This session will also discuss the practical training methods for producing such experts. Based on the discussion, in the closed afternoon session of 9th, next steps for materializing the capacity building program of scientists in the evidence based policy making process in Japan and Europe will be discussed.
Program
Day 1
| 10:00-10:15 | Introduction |
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| Professor Hideaki Shiroyama (Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo University) | |
| 10:15-12:00 | Invited guest #1 keynote |
| “The role of real-time technology assessment in STI processes” | |
| Professor David Guston (Political Science, Arizona State University, USA) | |
| Discassant: Associate Professor Go Yoshizawa (Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan) Associate Professor Masaru Yarime(University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences and Graduate School of Public Policy) | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-15:00 | Invited guests #2, #3 keynotes |
| “Cases of evidence-based policy-making processes in the fields” | |
| Director Jan Staman (Rathenau Institute, Netherlands) | |
| Professor Michael Decker (Technology Assessment, the Institute of Philosophy at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) | |
| Discassant: Associate Professor Hideyuki Hirakawa (Center for the Study of Communication-Design, Oosaka University, Japan) | |
| 15:00-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:50 | Panel discussion |
| “Evidence Based Policy Making Process and Human Resource Development for STI Processes” | |
| Panelists: Prof. Guston, Director. Staman, Prof. Decker, Prof. Shiroyama Associate Professor Hideyuki Hirakawa (Center for the Study of Communication-Design, Oosaka University, Japan), Associate Professor Go Yoshizawa (Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan) | |
| 16:50-17:00 | Closing remarks |
Day 2
| 09:30-10:30 | Presentation on the Roles of Scientists and Necessary Skills in the Evidence Based Policy Making Process |
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| Researcher Marjan Slob (Rathenau Institute, Netherlands) and Researcher Annick de Vries (Rathenau Institute, Netherlands) | |
| Discassant: Associate Professor Masahiro Matsuura(University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy) | |
| 10:30-12:00 | Panel discussion |
| “The role of scientists and their communication in STI processes” | |
| Discassant: Professor Tateo Arimoto (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Deputy Director of CRDS and JST, Japan), Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki (Vice-Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Japan) and Professor Nariyoshi Shinomiya (National Defense Medical College, Japan) | |
| Panelists: Researcher Slob, Researcher Vries, Prof. Shiroyama, Prof.Matsuura | |
| 12:00-12:15 | Closing remarks |