Through this workshop, students will learn policy making processes for institutional solution, using materials on ICT (information communication technology) field, where changes are drastic and new laws are drafted every year.
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 about a policy decision making process (such as process up to the enactment of laws) and the information and communication fields such as AI, the Internet he could services, and broadcasting media.
In addition, as background knowledge, we will also study consensus-building methods in the government, the role of the Kantei (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 presentations and discussions by students on ① how to identify real problems, ② how to choose solution methods, ③ how to collect opinions of stakeholders and to make compromises among interested parties (persuasion of opponents, formation of majority etc.).
This workshop will not deal with the technical wording on how to write laws.