Through this workshop, students will learn policy making processes for institutional solution, using materials on ICT (information communication technology) field rapidly changing.
There are two types of bills to be enacted at the Diet. One is to be submitted by the government (Cabinet submission bills) and another to be submitted by Diet members (Diet member submission bills). Among them, most of the bills to be submitted by the Cabinet will be formulated based on reports discussed by councils, committees and study groups etc. composed of external experts, established by ministries which are required to submit bills.
In this workshop, I will first give lectures on the basic knowledge on a policy decision making process (such as the process up to the establishment of law) and the information and communication fields such as the Internet and digital broadcasting.
As background knowledge, we will also study the leadership of the Prime Minister’s official residence in achieving policy harmony throughout the government and the history of its function.
Moreover, we will learn about "how to make laws (policies)", through the presentation and discussion by students on ① how to discover real problems, ② how to choose solution methods, and ③ how to make compromises among interested parties.
In addition, this workshop will not deal with the technical wording on how to write laws.