Messages from Departments and Centers of NILIM
Perspective to advance the comprehensive technology policy research
KISHIDA Hiroyuki, Dr. Eng.
Executive Director for Research Affairs and Director of the Research Center for Land andConstruction Management（Keyword） Land Management, Stock management, Construction Management, Measurement
1. Introduction
A severe natural characteristic of Japan brings a pure
beautiful appearance and rich happiness. Population
decline and declining birthrate and aging population areprogressing rapidly, and energy problem has becomesocially apparent. Under such circumstances, the social
capital is the most basic skeleton of the land to develop
and manage as comfortable and safe and vibrant withlooking down upon for the entire country while facing thedisaster, which is the foundation that supports the life of
the people, about the research in a large field of view andfor smooth and efficient implementation of a concretemeans, from the viewpoint of management ofhigh-quality stock and securing and improving the qualityof public works in the view of fine arrangements, it isimportant to promote comprehensive research andtechnology policy and research to think over the wholeconstruction production system. In this paper, I want todiscuss the specific point of view for advancing thefollowing issues.
2. The first viewpoint – Land Management
In addition to weakening society due to the population
decline, super-aging, and economic stagnation, and due tothe frequent occurrence of large-scale natural disasters,
environment surrounding our country is facing a changethat we have never experienced before. Especially, fordisasters devastating Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake,
we must hurry to reconstruction. In addition, includingthat Tokai, Tonankai and Nankai Earthquake are expectedin the future, and the response to the direct Earthquake incapital city, therefore, construction of the strong land has
become tenacious urgent issue.
On the other hand, as understanding the social capitalstock is not necessarily sufficient, there have been avariety of problems. Among these problems, if we are notable to develop and manage appropriate social capital in
the future, it is considered that we may not be able toimage specifically how future life would change for thepeople. Regarding these situations, we have two major
approaches we can consider. On the one hand, we havemacroeconomic perspective to know exactly theeconomic effects of public works to give the society as awhole. Moreover, it is necessary to transmit informationfor easy understanding including comparison with
Western countries, to assess the social capital as stock. On
the other hand, in the micro perspective, as people willcontinue to live as a sustainable national land, it isnecessary for you to continue to actively implement
initiatives such as the "measurement and transparency"
for easy understanding in order for potential role andeffects of social capital development and management
have been brought to the various situations (Society,Economy and Life) for people.
In order to more effectively promote such efforts, it isexpected to develop to collect various kinds of data. In
particular, as the proportion of people among the national
consciousness that they want to place the emphasis on the"richness of the heart" rather than "the richness of theobject" as a border around the late 1970s (1), whichcelebrated period of stable growth is strong. Therefore I
feel we need to show more concrete image of design andland management.
3. The second viewpoint – Stock management
In order to form a national land whose safety, theenvironment, and energy have a comprehensive harmony,
it is necessary to promote to focus on the efficient
high-quality social infrastructure that takes into accountthe characteristics of the region. In addition, support for
update maintenance due to the aging of the social capitalstock was concentrated investment in the period of rapid
economic growth, which has become an urgent issue.
While in harmony with the natural environment,
particularly to prevent social and economic blow to thefatal injury in order to achieve the reduction of life cycle
cost by a long life of social capital, inspection that takes
into account the characteristics of each facility, plannedmaintenance and repair based on deterioration prediction
are essential. For this purpose, the following issues
become more important in the future. First, it is necessary
to strengthen and expand efforts for preventive
maintenance of the national land management. With thedevelopment of technology tools, such as a simple
technique and new inspection and monitoring technology,
is sharing and dissemination of technology in various
fields. Then, there is a need for greater efficiency andsophistication of maintenance. We need the developmentof a platform for cross-sectoral to utilize the informationand maintenance of infrastructure facilities, and thedevelopment of information storage and utilization
techniques for managing and updating information more
efficiently planning, design, and maintenance.
Additionally, the efforts also need optimizing themaintenance of existing facilities. It is the developmentfrom planned maintenance of the stock, which isdeployed to the efficient operation (Asset managementof social capital). NILIM will continue to enrich theresearch and information exchange center in each Study
Group "stock management" that is implemented. And theresults obtained in the "Development of inspection andmonitoring technology for proactively managing of social
capital," the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportand Tourism Technology Development Projects werecarried out in cooperation with each study unit. Becauseof the above reasons, I feel that it is also necessary tocontinue to disseminate such information more widely.
4. The third viewpoint – Construction management
In the field of construction management, it is expectedthat it will be more effective in some of these perspective.
For example, it is required to optimize the public
procurement system to contribute to the maintenance ofthe social infrastructure stock infrastructure quality focus,and promote efficient.
As public procurement system for the social
infrastructure of quality focused and efficient in responseto the enforcement of Law of public works and goods(2005), procurement and construction management
system (CM), such as an integrated system ofcomprehensive evaluation bid system construction anddesign has been underway for a variety of initiatives inorder to improve and ensure the quality of public works.
However, analysis of the challenges in business andreports directly to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism, through the necessary review
based on it, improved adaptation is required toward a

bidding contract system to function as a mechanism toencourage such efforts for improving technicalcapabilities of bidders.
Also, learning actively which the best of rules contract
order to include the method public infrastructure utilizing
public-private partnerships such as PFI / PPP, has beenbrushing up sequentially through the application of theworld until now, construction production in Japan. So it isalso necessary that we change to a better system. Inaddition, it is necessary to respond to changes in thequality assurance method according to innovation
construction stage. And we have to deal with the thing,such as the introduction of full-scale construction of CIM
and the introduction of information technology toconstruction projects, but also to the advancement ofconstruction management technology. And criteria for
accurate and efficient supervision of public works,
inspection and evaluation work performance, such as thereview procedure, the reliably obtain high-quality results
at the level of individual work. And it has become an
important issue on which we will establish a system forcorporate performance and efforts are appropriatelyreflected in the contractor selection process.
5. Conclusion
For some perspectives that are considered important inorder to advance the comprehensive technology policy
research, I mentioned the issue with a mix of relevant
research. It is closely related problem with these
problems in other areas, and also closely related to each.
Therefore it is necessary to continue the researchcomprehensively noted one solution not to bring the newproblems. With the deep care and extremely fine enoughabout this perspective, I like to research furtherinvestigation.
【References】
1) KISHIDA Hiroyuki：For the realization of a sustainable

society： Issue of civil engineering materials, January
2013pp.6-72) KISHIDA Hiroyuki：Promotion of management of social
capital stock, Proceedings of the National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Conference FY 2012, TECHNICAL NOTE ofNILIM No. 699, pp.151-170(http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/bcg/siryou/tnn/tnn0699pdf/ks06991
5.pdf)
3) http://www.nilim.go.jp/lab/pbg/theme/theme2/theme_soupro.
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