JSCE2010―

Utilize JSCE’s Technology and Human Resource to Contribute to
National and International Societies ―May 2008

JAPAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Preface
JSCE shall contribute to the advancement of scientific culture and the development of society bypromoting the field of civil engineering, developing civil engineering activities, and improving civil engineeringskills (JSCE Constitution, Chapter 2, Article 4). In order to pursue this mission, we draw an action plan andgoals “JSCE 20XX” every five years.
The first action plan “JSCE2000” was drawn up in 1998. In those days, there was the need for a paradigm
shift anywhere in society toward the coming 21st century. In response to the need, we wrote up that action
plan titled “Reform Plan for JSCE.” In it, JSCE’s functions and role to play as an engineering society were
defined, and issues concerning the reform and each division’s undertakings were detailed, which werereferred to as action guidelines, in order to establish a new system in which the defined functions and role
would be performed. Since then, we have written up an action plan in the JSCE 20XX series periodically.
The second one, another reform/action plan “JSCE2005” was formulated in 2003. Considering thesocial environment surrounding JSCE in which various problems surfaced one after another, we, aiming atstrengthening JSCE to posses the ability to solve those problems, set our minds to undertake continualreform of the organization.
This “JSCE2010”, seeing the present civil engineering, sorts out and summarizes common issues in thecivil engineering field and also identifies major issues on the activities that JSCE should do, from theperspectives of national, International, civil engineering field, civil engineers and JSCE. Also, it sets forth
four major goals to achieve: 1) efforts to solve urgent problems such as global warming phenomena andrelated environmental issues in a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary manner, 2) provision of objective
and professional views, 3) support for civil engineers, and 4) improvement of effective and efficient business
operations and lucidity. Under the title “Utilize JSCE’s Technology and Human Resource to Contribute to
National and International Societies,” three tasks and nine functions to be performed are defined, and inaccordance with them, “basic goals” targeting the next ten years, “2010 goals” for five fiscal years from 2008
to 2012, and each division’s action plans are laid out.
As for preparing for JSCE 2010, Planning Committee set up a working group (WG), and via the WG,
collected divisions’ opinions and ideas about policies for the action plan and drafted an interim plan after
hearings with outside experts and engineering societies taking into consideration the mid-term evaluation of
JSCE2005. The committee took several steps before drafting the action plan: it held discussions during the
JSCE Annual Meeting, listened to members’, divisions’ and local chapters’ ideas and suggestions, andfurther asked subscribers’ opinions in JSCE magazines. Then the committee submitted the draft toManagement Committee, the Board of Directors and itself, and after obtaining an approval on it from them,
formulated JSCE2010 in May 2008.
The JSCE 2010 is one of the action plans which are prepared every five years. This action plan sets
forth “basic goals” targeting the next ten years in consideration of activity continuity. It also targets for fivefiscal years from 2008 to 2012 and sets forth “2010 goals” as interim ones. Regarding action plans forevery fiscal year, each division will draw up, implement and review their action plans, furthermore, based on
the self-evaluation of the results, revise the action plans in next fiscal year referring to the PDCA
management system.
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Yumio ISHII, Dr. Eng., Chairman of the Management Council, President
Hidetoshi OCHIAI, Chief Director of the Planning Division, Chairman of the Planning Committee

Content
Preface1.

Policy and Procedures for Implementing JSCE2010 ····························································

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1.1. Background ································································································································

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1.2 Target Year and Period of JSCE2010 ·························································································

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1.3 Policy for Formulating JSCE2010 ·······························································································

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1.4 Formulation Procedures ·············································································································

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2. Realization of JSCE's Current Situation and Major Issues ····················································

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2.1 Realization of JSCE's Current Situation ·····················································································

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2.2 Major Issues about Civil Engineering Profession and Engineers ···············································

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2.3 Major Issues about JSCE ···········································································································

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2.4 Major Goals of JSCE2010 ·········································································································· 11(1) Efforts to Solve Urgent Problems such as Global Warming Phenomena and Related Environmental
Issues in a Comprehensive and Cross-Disciplinary Manner ···························································· 11(2) Provision of Professional Knowledge from Unbiased Standpoint ··············································· 11(3) Support for Civil Engineers ·········································································································· 11(4) Improvement of Effective and Efficient Business Operations and Lucidity ································· 12
3. JSCE2010 ······································································································································ 13
3.1 Three Tasks and Nine Functions to Have ··················································································· 13
3.2 Contribution to the Advancement of Scientific and Technological Fields ···································· 14a) Up-to-dateness in science and technology ············································································ 14b)Application of science and technology to various enterprises ················································· 18c)Accumulation and transfer of technology ··············································································· 19

3.3 Responsibility toward Japanese and International Society ························································ 21d)Provision of professional knowledge from unbiased standpoint ············································ 21e)International contribution ········································································································ 24f)Communication function ········································································································· 25

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Professional Development of the Engineers and the Fulfillment of the Customer Satisfaction(CS)················································································································································· 26g)

Support for engineers ············································································································· 26h)Increasing opportunities for information acquisition ······························································· 28

i)Improving and raising efficiency of JSCE business operations ·············································· 29

JSCE2010 Chart for FY2008-FY2012 ······························································································ 31
Closing- toward subsequent plan preparation-············································································· 32

1. Policy and Procedures for Implementing JSCE2010
1.1 Background“JSCE shall contribute to the advancement of scientific culture and the development ofsociety by promoting the field of civil engineering, developing civil engineering activities, andimproving civil engineering skills (JSCE Constitution, Chapter 2, Article 4).
Given the above, JSCE considers it essential to establish consensus among the citizens and insociety for infrastructure development and maintenance which are carried out based on publicfunds. Concerning the execution of civil engineering projects, in which public welfare isprioritized and the security and safety of structures to be constructed must be ensured for an
extended period of time, official design codes must be established, and planning, designing,
constructions and maintenance must be done by certified engineers. Also, the impact of
infrastructure development must be carefully examined in relation to the natural and social
environments, geological features and cultures of the areas where the structures will be
constructed. In other words, civil engineering and projects are highly expected to comply withsocial needs from social science and humanities perspectives.
In response to that needs, JSCE has been reviewing and improving its past activities. In 1986,
the Planning Committee submitted the report “the Responses: New Path for the Civil Engineering
Sector and JSCE Standing at the Crossroad.” The report proposed 1) establishment of a newtechnology study system and evaluation of study results by a cross-division task force, 2)development of JSCE Annual Conference & Meeting, 3) enhancement of public understanding ofcivil engineering projects and promoting the civil engineering profession among junior- high andhigh- school students, and 4) enhancement of office automation and effective operations. These
are main elements of the reform that JSCE has been trying to achieve.
In 1998, “JSCE 2000: Reform Plan for JSCE” was assembled. This described the JSCE’s
responses to various structural changes in society and also the entire engineering community’sfunctions and responsibilities to take for the society in the coming 21st century. It is notable that
this action plan defined JSCE as an academic and engineering professionals group, and basedon the report, the Bylaws were amended, which clarified JSCE’s tasks of strengthening
communication and cooperation among the members, contributing to the development of civilengineering science and technology and making more direct contributions to society. And, inorder to perform the tasks successfully, the establishment of effective management and operating
systems was emphasized on; furthermore, each internal division was requested to first identify
issues and strategies on organizational reforms, and then to take actions accordingly. Since
then, an action plan title “JSCE 20XX” has been drawn up periodically.
In 2003, another action plan “JSCE 2005” was drawn up" to improve JSCE’s contributions toand relationship with society”. This plan was made in consideration of the contexts of JSCE,
such as incomplete implementations of the reforms based on the JSCE 2000, the shift from theperiod of economic maturity to the one of population aging in society, arising issues on past social
systems, insufficient realization of public’s expectations for JSCE and inadequate communication
with the public.
In order to overcome the above issues, the JSCE 2005 was drawn up, introducing more
effective and achievable goals: 1) establishing effective two-way communication between JSCE
and the general public, 2) strengthening the communication among the members and acrossdivisions, and 3) promoting effective and efficient office operating systems based on detailed
objectives and corresponding management cycle proposed by each division.
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1. 2 Target Year and Period of JSCE2010“JSCE2010” is a JSCE action plan including objectives which is drawn up every five years.
In this report, for ensuring continuing activities toward the target year, “basic goals” are set for the
next ten years from now, and ”2010 Goals” are set to be achieved during the five-year target
period from 2008 to 2012. We plan our activities in detail, perform accordingly and self-evaluate
the performance twice (September and March) a fiscal year. Then we review the activities fornext fiscal year and make necessary adjustments based on the results of the self-evaluations inPlan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.
1.3 Policy for Formulating JSCE 2010
In preparing for “JSCE2010”, we considered the following actions:(1) Improving member services and contributions to society in both direct and indirect manners
taking into account a rapidly changing society. Thus, it is necessary to determine theactivities to be more focused, to be reviewed and to be added to a mid- and long-term goals;(2) Continuing the PDCA management because of its effectiveness and usefulness, which wasformulated in the JSCE 2005;(3) Confirming inter- and intra- division communication and collaboration. Figuratively speaking,horizontal and vertical relationship within JSCE is to be strengthened;(4) Re-examining the environments in which the society, the civil engineering community1),
engineers and JSCE has been placed since the formulation of “JSCE 2005” and identifying
the issues and responsibilities which JSCE has to deal with in order to draw up mid- andlong-term plans; and(5) Incorporating the ideas and opinions of the Special Committee on Presidential Proposals into
a mid-term action plan and goals.
The above was focused in the course of formulating the JSCE 2010. Formulation methods
and processes where “visible” data collection and sharing and transparency would be attained
were chosen. In addition, open forums were held on the JSCE website, monthly magazines, a
JSCE Annual Conference and other meetings. Opinions, ideas and suggestions on the action
plan were also collected in the discussions with journalists, NPOs, experts and intellectuals fromin and outside the civil engineering field.
1. 4 Formulation Procedures
Detailed process of formulating the JSCE 2010 is explained in Figure 1.1. In July 2007, wedrew up a mid-term plan, based on the opinions and suggestions given by internal divisions andcollected through several hearings with external experts and our agreement of cooperationsocieties. Then, regarding the mid-term plan drawn up, a discussion was held during the JSCE
Annual Conference, opinions and suggestions were contributed by the members, the JSCE
chapters and divisions through the JSCE website, and collected on the monthly magazines. The
Planning Committee carefully reviewed those collected information, drafted the JSCE 2010 tosubmit the Planning and Management Council and the Board of Directors in March 2008 and thenobtained an approval from them.

1) The civil engineering community: all research, design, construction and management companies, public sectors, research
institutes, universities, laboratories and agencies in the civil engineering field－2－

Mid-term evaluation of “JSCE2005” by Planning Committee
in May 2006

Determination of a policy for revision of JSCE 2005 by
Planning Committee in March 2007

External hearings by PlanningCollection of divisions’ opinions on

Committee in Feb to Dec 2007

revisionsMid-term plan of JSCE 2010 byPlanning Committee in July 2007
Collection of opinions from divisions andthe editorial members of JSCE 2005

Mid-term draft of JSCE 2010 by Planning and Management
Council in August 2007

Discussion in JSCE Annual

Opinions of the members and of theConference

chapters through the website

Final draft of JSCE 2010 by Planning Committee
in Dec 2007
Opinions of the members and divisions
given in JSCE magazines

Draft of JSCE 2010 by Planning Committee
in March 2008
Submission of JSCE 2010 to Management Council
in April 2008
Approval on JSCE 2010 by the Board of Directors
in May 2008
Chart.1-1. JSCE 2010 Formulation Procedures－3－2. Realization of JSCE’s Current Situation and Major Issues
2.1 Realization of JSCE’s Current Situation(1) Japan’s Relationship with the World
There are several environmental issues such as global warming and shortage of natural
resources which require urgent attention in order to ensure people a safe society to live. Japan,
which will play a host country of 2008 G-8 Summit to be held in Lake Toya in Hokkaido, has been
dealing with global warming in particular by setting a goal of reducing CO2 by half by 2050, and.
gained high expectation to keep performing a leadership to solve that issue.
In regards to natural resource issues, increasing population in developing countries has
induced shortage of food, water and energy, creating an impact on the global economy andnational and international conflicts. Our country, whose food and energy self-sufficiency ratios
except nuclear energy are 40% and 4% respectively, needs to secure natural resources byoffering various kinds of support to developing countries, at the same time, to take actions torealize a sustainable society in cooperation with other countries.
Looking at economic trends in the twenty first century, economic globalization is spreading
quickly, under the influence of mainly USA; at the same time, private companies need to havestrategies to survive fierce global competitions. While the automobile industry is one of thesuccessful examples which are expanding its markets worldwide, riding the waves ofglobalization, the construction industry is not fully taking advantage of the globalization yet.
When narrowing a scope to see the Asian region, it is vulnerable to natural disasters such as
earthquakes, tsunamis, torrential rains and floods. The number of casualties from these natural
disasters in that region goes to about 90 % and the one from wind and water disasters does
about 95% of the total number of casualties in the world. The huge damages to the people canbe attributed to a high population density in urban areas, insufficient infrastructure maintenanceand the destruction of nature induced by urban development.
Because sharing the issues such as natural disasters and deteriorating urban environment with
its neighbors, Japan is expected to proactively contribute to them to solve their issues and todevelop society utilizing its advanced civil engineering technology.
(2) The Japanese Society
The country is characterized by a densely populated land and highly civilized society in thecontext of four seasons a year, hot humid climate and fertile alluvial soil yielding abundantagricultural crops; however, it has been losing its momentum and getting vulnerable on the whole.
As population decline since 2005 suggests, there is a growing concern that one out of every
four people will be over sixty-five year by 2015. The phenomena of aging population and low
birth rate can make be obstacles to maintaining sound, well-balanced social function. Lack ofhuman resources most capable of supporting the country’ economic development and a declineof GDP and very slow or minus economic growth may appear ominously; in sum, economic
viability may decline.
Amid economic uncertainty, it is urgent for such an earthquake-prone country to establish asafe and secure land and social systems to withstand natural disasters. In addition, aging
infrastructures which were constructed at a high pace during the high economic growth period
and declining economic viability have posed serious issues in society. Both central and local
governments have encountered financial difficulty, but even so, they have to strategically andefficiently perform repair and renewal works by sorting out existing infrastructures which provide afoundation of people’s safe, comfortable lives and also have to maintain those infrastructuresconsidering their life extension to achieve a sustainable society.
In the business world, “strengthening local capacity” and “promoting ‘monozukuri’- designing, andcreating/ manufacturing” have drawn renewed attention in relation to the reinforcement of the－4－international competitiveness of Japan a resource-poor country. It is important for the country torealize the society where engineers feel pride in their work of creating things, the one wherechildren and young adults become interested in and dream about working as an engineer, bybuilding up the momentum to value “monozukuri” in the society. Responding to the momentum,
the civil engineering community should make more efforts to improve engineers’ quality and civilengineering science and technology.
(3) Civil Engineering and Civil Engineers
It is an undeniable fact that the Japanese civil engineering and engineers have madesignificant contributions to the establishment and development of the country through public
works projects and other infrastructure development and management projects.
Those
engineers should be proud of their own efforts and achievements.
Their expertise has makes it possible for the society to achieve post-war reconstruction and higheconomic growth. For acquiring economic security and convenience in life, on the other hand, thesociety has to pay for the price of losing cultural and natural heritage. This loss is caused by the
implementation of civil engineering projects. When creating a new environment in a society, civilengineers should not forget the impact of their works and their responsibility to maintain a better andhealthier environment for next generations utilizing new ideas, knowledge and technology.
Bid-rigging on public works projects and other problems relating to civil engineering projects
have captured the public’s attention; the society and people do not always appreciate the civilengineering profession and its contribution, or not see them with a friendly eye, either. While
being aware of the influence of civil engineering technology on global environmental change,
many of those who are responsible for business operations should realize that they are expected
to abide by professional ethics and integrity.
Public investment in infrastructure has been declining since the peak in the mid-1990s to lessthan 60%, but there has been a rapid increase in spending on infrastructure in Asian countries.
It is necessary to rapidly internationalize the construction industry in terms of securing a market
outside Japan and making that industry more attractive nationally and internationally.
While that investment has continued to decline, being influenced by the public’s view that nofurther infrastructure is needed when there are sufficient infrastructures built, the systems for
public works implementations have changed greatly. The change can be triggered by theissuance of Act for Promoting Quality Assurance in Public Works(April 1, 2005). Accordingly,
bid-rigging has been regulated and free open competition has been accepted gradually. Whenthe public’s concerns over quality of public procurement of goods, works and services aremounting, the above act emphasizes on quality technology, usages, levels and engineer’s
qualifications as well as ensures transparency and fair competition in public procurement. Thatshould be welcomed by private sectors and civil engineers as the best opportunity to develop
their abilities, to improve public opinions of them and to expand their activities in society.
Although that the extension beyond the current retirement age and continued employment may
provide solutions to the issues surrounding the civil engineering profession, there remains theso-called Year 2007 Issue1), which includes shortage of engineers and discontinuity of knowledge
and technology transfer due to baby-boomer retirement. The long-term trend of decreasing
students to enter in science and engineering programs and in particular, civil engineering programin higher education has remained.
Considering this, investing and cultivating young people tobe future leaders as well as promoting equal participation of men and women in the engineering
field has posed challenge in the present time.

1） Year 2007 Issue: The baby-boomer generation which was born around 1947 reaches the retirement age of 60 in 2007.
retirement will have a significant impact on society, the labor market and the economy.

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In the aforesaid social context, “the 3rd Science and Technology Basic Plan” was drawn by the
Cabinet in March 2006 to figure out future science and technology to be. This plan described theimportance of enhancing accountability and strategies, and of aiming for science and technology to
be understood by the people and society. That suggested that not only basic technology but also
technologies able to solve social issues should be developed. Considering this, the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLIT) has drawn the Technology Basic Plan for FY
2008-2012; it says that “it is essential to further enhance science and technology (social
technologies) able to solve major social issues and return results to the people by polishing,integrating and upgrading various technologies in order to realize the society to be achieved1) .”Also Science Council of Japan lists, in the construction-related disciplines, 5 issues to be examinedfurther in relation to infrastructure building and development as follows: ① assimilation andintegration of science, engineering and humanities disciplines, ② policies and systems for complex
infrastructure management, ③ design of social systems and policies considering laws andeconomics, ④ cultivation and education of talented and skilled engineers who are the monozukuri
master, and ⑤ consideration and non-consideration to others in relation to the above issues2).
JSCE and its members, in cooperation with its peer organizations and their members, areexpected to keep working to enhance researches, studies and technologies, thereby contribute tosolving important issues facing today’s society.
(4) Business Operations
JSCE will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2014. Its activities revolve around two key pillars:
researches and studies to be undertaken by mainly committees in Research and Studies Divisionand support for engineers to be made by mainly Organization for Promotion of Civil Engineering
Technology (OPCET). As many as 75 committees were established as of December 2007, which
is a 150-percent increase from fifteen years ago. This increase implies the expansion of the
JSCE’s activity. The OPCET has strengthened and promoted the JSCE Civil Engineers’
Qualification (JCEQ) System as well as continuing professional development (CPD) program as its
main tasks. The total number of successful examiners of the JCEQ system is as many as 3,800.
Meanwhile, JSCE has been facing a financial difficulty since 2006: it has being mired in these
two years and will very likely remain so if no action is taken. That difficulty can attribute to
decrease in membership revenue, which occupies more than half of the annual revenue, in
relation to a long-term membership decline. As a temporal measure to alleviate the situation
until internal reforms are done based on a new public-interest cooperation system, JSCE has
carried out a three-year financial reform plan since FY 2008.
The total membership is 39,111 as of December 2007: 31,384 Individual Regular Members,
6,452 Student Members, Corporate Members and Special Members. JSCE, as many otherengineering societies, is losing the Individual Regular members. Population aging has influence
upon the membership composition and pushed up the median age. In addition, considering theimpact of the FY 2007 Issue, it is necessary to take drastic measures by targeting each age groupfor halting and changing the downward trend to an upward one. As for the Student Members,
because of the measures taken by Members and Chapters Division, it has taken an upward turnsince 2005. However, when seeing that less and less universities are offering civil engineering
programs, we should keep making efforts to maintain, or increase the membership by enhancing
our member services and benefits and offering interactive and participatory events for example.
1）MLIT. (2008, April). Science and Technology Basic Plan, p. 4.
2）Furusaka, S. (2008, March). Issues in the Construction-Related-Disciplines which contribute to Infrastructure Building andDevelopment. Feature Articles 2: Tomorrow’s Social Assets - Major Assignments to the Construction-Related Disciplines.
Trends in Sciences, p.65.

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2. 2 Major Issues about Civil Engineering Profession and Engineers
Considering the situations discussed so far, the issues concerning both the civil engineering
profession and engineers are summarized as follows:(1) Under conditions such as sluggish economic growth and global environmental problems, it isessential to develop necessary technologies and systems and to secure financial resources inorder to conserve nature and cultural environment inherited from the past, to realize a sustainable
society while maintaining international competitiveness and to efficiently manage necessary
infrastructures.
(2) Although the public sees that no further infrastructure development is necessary, the needs forinfrastructure development is still high in developing countries, in particular Asian countries forsecuring domestic security and safety and economic stability. When the Japanese civilengineering is highly recognized internationally, it is important to internationalize the constructionindustry without delay.
(3) It is necessary to enhance communication with the public based on the awareness of apublic’s low opinion of the civil engineering profession and the reasons in order to cultivate goodengineers and to properly manage infrastructures for a future society. Also it is important for allof those who engage in the civil engineering profession to work together towards theestablishment of an integrated system in the construction industry in which engineers’
professional abilities and skills are fairly evaluated and long-term value judgments are employed,by building coordination among the systems of order placement and acceptance, construction
operation and management.
(4) It is essential to enhance the “visibility” of the civil engineering profession to gain the public’s
trust. Considering this, that profession and professionals should be aware that the time hascome to establish a transparent and intelligible system to the public so that they would learn who
works in supervisory positions and who makes a valuable contribution to successful completion ofa project.
2.3 Major Issues about JSCE
JSCE has to take actions towards the above issues focusing on:① Taking innovative and flexible approaches to enhance communication with the public and torespond to the needs of changing society.
As society changes everyday, JSCE should respond to it with innovative and flexible
approaches while strengthening communication with the public under the leadership of the board
members.
② Undertaking researches and studies on social technologies to be applied to solve problems
and presenting results in society.
It is necessary to proactively seek out opportunities to present the results of researches andstudies on social technologies to be applied to solve social problems. Focusing on the areas
containing major issues such as global warming phenomenon, natural disasters andcountermeasures, life extension of aging infrastructures, JSCE needs to undertake relevant
researches and studies by coordinating across twenty-nine research and studies committees andin cooperation with its agreement of cooperation societies overseas. Another important action－7－

is to promote industry-academia-government collaborative researches on engineering design
education1) for the purpose of cultivating the engineers to have problem-solving abilities.
③ Direct contribution to society
Besides the above efforts, it is also important to enhance contributions to society in more direct
and effective manners by namely working on disaster assessments and investigations, drawing
disaster relief and reconstruction plans and relevant recommendations in collaboration with thecooperation agreement societies and with NPOs, and strengthening educational programs forprimary and secondary schools in coordination between JSCE regional chapters and local
education commissions. Furthermore, JSCE’s leadership should be reinforced in taking theinitiative in promoting gender equal participation in the civil engineering field.

1）”… Specialized engineering knowledge in each applicable field, and an ability to apply such knowledge to provide solutions toactual problems, Design abilities to organize comprehensive solutions to societal needs by exploiting various disciplines ofscience, engineering and information…” in “Criteria for Accrediting Japanese Engineering Education Programs Leading to
Bachelor’s Degree” (JABEE)－8－

④ Proactive efforts towards Internationalization
To respond to globalization, JSCE should exert efforts to expand its activities moreinternationally. The International Activities Committee (IAC), which drew up “an action plan on
globalization” in March, 2007, has since materialized it along with the slogan “develop activities
across national borders and contribute to the development of global infrastructure.” As for the
Asian region particularly, it is important to tackle various problem in the collaboration among thecountries in that region, based on the Taipei Declaration1) issued at the 4th CECAR in July 20072),
through improving international contributions like the establishment of international students
network on the initiative of those countries.
⑤ Regaining the public’s trust in civil engineers and their profession
The public’s little trust in the civil engineering profession attributes to their uncertainty about
profession- “a group of invisible professionals.” In order to regain their trust, the first step to takeis removing the uncertainty by making “the group more visible and approachable to the public.”
Even though being part of the business community, that civil engineering community should
reinforce its transparency and accessibility to the public by making a proposal of a system inwhich the engineers who are in a supervisory position at any stage of a project and those whohave made significant achievements or contributions to a project are introduced and by
introducing past projects and achievements to the public.
JSCE has diversified its activities as being aware of the importance of two-way communication
with the public than ever. In order to regain the public’s trust, it should voluntarily send
messages and information on civil engineering- and engineers- related issues, through mass
media and the opportunities to meet with journalists regularly.
Moreover, the Code of Ethics for Civil Engineers was promulgated in 1999, which definedprofessional conduct and practice.
To encourage the members to practice that code,
Professional Ethics and Social Norms Committee has to strengthen its activities for better
communication with the public as well as the JSCE members.
In the aging society with low birth rate, infrastructure management and maintenance is anurgent matter. Therefore, the above committee should take initiative and show the public theimportance of proper infrastructure management and maintenance from a professional engineer’s
point of view by utilizing infrastructure report cards and related data to be collected.
⑥ Improvement of the public’s recognition and appreciation for civil engineering profession
One of the JSCE’s duties to perform is to improve the public’s recognition and appreciation forthe civil engineering profession. To fulfill the duty, the following actions are essential: torecommend JSCE members to serve as expert witness in civil courts and to participate in theactivities like disaster assessments and investigations which requires not only professional ability,
but also professional ethics and morals. In addition, JSCE Civil Engineers’ Qualification System,
in which civil engineers’ professional ability and ethics are assessed and the results are shown tothe public, should be improved to the one in which an engineer’s practical ability, skills andperformance are examined.
⑦ Enhancement of the efficiency and effectiveness of JSCE activity
As discussed above, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of JSCE’s activities isfundamental for smooth business operations. In this regard, efforts in expanding membershipshould be continued, which would ensure a stable and growing stream of membership revenue;at the same time, financial reforms should be achieved by improving member services and－9－benefits, enhancing assistance to engineers, reviewing publishing projects, or streamlining
committee operations. Furthermore, it is essential to do wise budget allocation based on the
PDCA management, where transparent business operations should be refocused as apublic-interest corporation which provides the public with better services and benefits.

1）Taipei Declaration summarizes in ten items civil engineer’s duties, efforts and actions to deal with global environmental
problems such as global warming, shortage of natural resource and impacts on ecosystem in consideration of the responsibility
and role of Asia.
2）CECAR : The Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region－10－

2. 4. Major Goals of JSCE 2010
Prior to drawing up JSCE2010, we examined the civil engineering profession in and outside
Japan, JSCE’s business and major issues, and then drafted the action plan in which theachievements and findings of the JSCE 2005 would be reflected. The following items are to beemphasized in this action plan.
(1) Efforts to Solve Urgent Problems such as Global Warming Phenomena and Related
Environmental Issues in a Comprehensive and Cross-Disciplinary Manner
JSCE has carried out numerous researches and studies and made recommendations andsuggestions to tackle environmental issues, on the basis of the achievements and contributions
that civil engineers have made to the development of relevant countermeasures and technologies.
Being aware of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit to be held in July 2008, JSCE has set up
Special Task Committee on Global Warming to propose and support relevant activities. As forearthquakes and water-related disasters, JSCE will keep working hard to deal with them incooperation with its peers and non-profit organizations in disaster investigations, assessments
and relief operations in comprehensive and cross-disciplinary manner.
(2) Provision of professional knowledge from unbiased standpoint
JSCE understands the importance of providing the society with professional views andknowledge from unbiased standpoint because it is its task to regain the public’s trust in civilengineers and the civil engineering community. In order to achieve this, the Society has set
three major goals: 1) to contribute to the development of quality infrastructure, 2) to enhance thepublic’s recognition and appreciation for civil engineers and their contributions to society, and 3)
to enhance the public’s understanding of the civil engineering profession. Among these goals,
the first one is to be achieved by strengthening the JSCE Civil Engineers’ Qualification System to
be more referred to as accurate and reliable information on civil engineer’s ability, making
proposals for better public procurement bidding and contract systems in which quality is ensured,and 3) to offer adequate support and suggestions for decision-making processes on social
issues.
As for the goal 3), it will be working on through clarifying JSCE’s views to the public throughinformation dissemination from Editorial Committee, Professional Ethics and Social Norms
Committee, strengthening its interpreter role for the public to acquire better understanding of civilengineering, collaborating with NPOs and NGOs, developing civil engineering education inprimary and secondary school levels particularly, improving the website content and having moremeetings with the press.
(3) Support for Civil Engineers
When the Japanese civil engineering is facing an uncertain future, JSCE considers it importantto provide active and comprehensive support to enable civil engineers to deal with the uncertain
future.
Support is to be offered in several ways such as strengthening the Civil Engineers’
Qualification System to be more practice-based qualification system, with which civil engineers
can find the way to exert their best abilities to make a contribution directly to the development ofsociety, improving the CPD program and qualification registration system, supporting civilengineering programs (e.g. support for civil engineering design programs on the basis ofindustry-government-academia collaboration) in higher education which will be approved in theworld, improving contributions on a organizational level like networking among international
students and promoting academic exchange.
－11－(4) Improvement of Effective and Efficient Business Operations and Lucidity
Considering the circumstances surrounding the organization, to improve JSCE’s business
operations appears an urgent task. In this action plan, thus, “efficient and smooth business
operations” and “lucidity to the public” are emphasized, and necessary reforms will proceed
accordingly.

－12－3. JSCE2010
3.1 Three Tasks and Nine Functions to Have
The JSCE’s goals are described in the Constitution, Chapter 2, Article 4, which is quoted on thefirst page of this document. In order to attain the goals, three tasks should be performed:① Contributions to the Advancement of Civil Engineering Science and Technology
Making contributions to the advancement of civil engineering science and technology is the firstand most important task for an academic society. It is requested to perform this task, reviewing
and reforming past science and engineering systems, and to posse the functions to a) advancecivil engineering science and technology, b) apply civil engineering science and technology tovarious enterprises, and c) make technology transfer and accumulation. When successfully
performing these functions, JSCE should be recognized in the world for its high scientific andtechnological quality.
② Contribution to National and International Societies
In order to make contributions to national and International societies, direct communication withsociety is needed, which can be attained with the functions that d) provide professional views andinformation to the public, e) make international contributions, and f) communicate with society.
Due to these functions, JSCE should be recognized as a key player in the world in terms of social
contributions.
③ Improvement of Civil Engineers’ Quality and Customer Services (CS)
Improvement of civil engineers’ quality and customer services are related to support for civilengineers to enable them to work in and for society and quality customer services that members
are supposed to receive. In other words, JSCE should g) offer active support for civil engineers,h) create more opportunities to collect information, and i) improve business operations in an
efficient and effective manner. Then, JSCE will improve its customer services (CS) and thesatisfaction of the public, the ultimate user of infrastructures.

Table 1.1 Three Tasks and Nine Functions to Have
Tasks
Functions to have
① Contributions to theadvancement of civilengineering science andtechnology② Contribution to nationaland International societies③ Improvement of civilengineers’ quality andcustomer services (CS)a) Advance civil engineering science andtechnologyb) Apply civil engineering science andtechnology to various enterprisesc) Make technology transfer and accumulationd) Provide professional views and information to
the publice) Make international contributionsf ) Communicate with societyg) Offer active support for civil engineersh) Create more opportunities to collectinformationi ) Improve business operations in an effective
and efficient manner－13－3.2 Contribution to the Advancement of Scientific and Technological Fieldsa）Up-to-dateness in science and technology
Basic Goal
2010 Goala 1) Innovation / accumulation/transmittance of scienceand technology

a 1-1) Promote advanced academic researcha 1-2) Increase global recognition of scientific papers
published in JSCE journalsa 2）Establishing the academic discipline a 2-1) Realign the academic discipline to reflect the structuralthat reflects the structural change in the changes in the economic society
a 2-2) Promote innovative research through collaboration withsocietyother organizationsa 3) Establishing the disastera 3-1) Systemize disaster countermeasure technologies
countermeasure technologya 4) Establishing the technologies fora 4-1) Establish plan, scheme, and elemental technologies
urban-renewal
such as maintenance of social infrastructure facilities
a 4-2) Develop technology for urban space establishmenta 5) Establishing the technologies
a 5-1) Set environmental targets/standards
related to global environment
a 5-2) Conduct research on technologies that contribute tosustainability
establishment of a sustainable society
a 5-3) Establish technologies for alleviating and adapting to
global warming
a 5-4) Establish environmental assessment technologiesa 1）Innovation / accumulation /transmittance of science and technology（Research and Studies
Division）
In order to respond to the needs of rapidly and structurally changing society, we must strive
for incessant reforms to constantly maintain the most advanced scientific and technologicallevel in each academic discipline, and to continuously accumulate and transmit knowledge
gained through research.
a 1-1) Promote advanced academic research（Research and Studies Division）
In order to promote advanced academic research, the conventional single academic
discipline approach does not always suffice, and it is important to create a new advanced andinnovative academic discipline that includes multiple academic disciplines. Establish anadvanced academic research framework and to conduct research, by setting specific themes
for research grants of top priority research topics and establishing a cross-discipline special
committee, etc.
a 1-2) Increase global recognition of scientific papers published in JSCE Journals（Research andStudies Division）
In preparation for publishing the JSCE English journal, the same firmness level of scientificpaper publication standards used in JSCE Journals will be applied strictly for those in all JSCE
published journals, for example, the committee published journals. At the same time, promote
PR activities outside of JSCE to increase utilization of JSCE journals. In addition, establish aframework for disseminating high-quality papers globally and acquire international statures
such as the impact factor.
a 2）Establishing the academic discipline that reflects the structural change in the society（Research and Studies Division）
In developing the social infrastructure, focus research studies on issues reflecting thesociety’s structural change to address various accumulated topics such as the depopulating,－14－

super-aging society and global environment issues. At the same time, promote realignment of
academic disciplines and establish a brand new discipline by promoting innovative research incollaboration with other organizations of different disciplines as required.
a 2-1) Realign the academic discipline to reflect the structural changes in the economic society（Research and Studies Division）
In addition to the individual research and study committees, establish a research and study
body involving multiple committees as needed to promote research on effective utilization ofsocial infrastructure, and on maintaining and extending the life of civil structures, to address
issues reflecting the structural changes in the economic society such as the declining birthrate,
aging population, and globalization. Through this, engage in intensive information gatheringand discussions from various angles to extract technological issues. Based on the result,draw up an action plan from an academic point of view based on the result, and thus aim torealign the academic discipline.
a 2-2) Promote innovative research in collaboration with other organizations （Research andStudies Division）
Widely identify technological and institutional issues to appropriately respond to the society’s
temporal and spatial structural changes, and propose an interdisciplinary research theme thattakes advantage of JSCE’s characteristics. In addition, through cooperation with construction,
arts and social sciences, and other disciplines, search for solutions to the above and promote
innovative research beyond the conventional civil engineering framework.
a 3）Establishing the disaster countermeasure technology （Research and Studies Division）
While coordinating with other organizations, aim to establish disaster countermeasurestechnology by enhancing individual technologies, and systemizing and synthesizing thetechnologies.
a 3-1) Systemize disaster countermeasure technologies （Research and Studies Division）
Cooperate with other organizations or promote joint research on the use of nation’ssurveillance technology, quake-resistant technology, disaster-relief measures, and informationand telecommunication technology in minimizing disasters, aiming to contribute to theimprovement of the disaster-resistant social infrastructure as well to the safe and worry-free
lives of the Japanese citizens. Systemize disaster countermeasures technologies, including
measures against occupational injuries which take into consideration the changes in the social
structure and the natural environment.
4）Establishing the technologies for urban renewal （Research and Studies Division）
Promote research on elemental technologies that contribute to urban renewal and to thecreation of urban space. Aim to enrich above technologies, as well as to engage incross-disciplinary joint research and to synthesize elemental technologies.
a 4-1) Establish plan, scheme, and elemental technologies such as maintenance of social
infrastructure facilities （Research and Studies Division）
Promote studies on various elemental technologies pertaining to urban renewal, andenhance those technologies from perspectives of planning, scheme, disaster prevention,conservation and renewal of ecosystem, maintenance of social infrastructure, social－15－

information management, and coordinating methods with the public. Also, toward the creationof a safe and pleasant urban space, promote a cross-disciplinary joint research such as
between civil engineering planning and hydraulic engineering, by focusing on each basin zone
which forms the basis of physical cycle process.
a 4-2) Develop technology for urban space establishment （Research and Studies Division）
Modern society’s urban space is not merely a living space for urban citizens, but exists as a
distinctly global space due to the numerous logistic, information and telecommunications
network. In the development of social infrastructure in these urban spaces, promote researchstudies with consideration to a pluralistic time and space. Also, develop technologies forurban space establishment by focusing not only on the individual elemental technologies, but
by synthesizing them as well.
a 5）Establishing the technologies related to global environmental sustainability （Research andStudies Division）
Rising global population and resource consumption is aggravating the various issues that
endanger the earth’s sustainability. Global-scale climate changes and the like raise concerns
for further increased stress on water, health, ecosystem, and others due to environmental
deterioration on a global and local scale. In order to prepare for above, it is necessary,
including Japan, to cooperate with the Asian and other regions to establish a sustainable
society.
Thus, we will aim to establish technologies related to global environment
sustainability.
a 5-1) Set environmental targets and standards （Research and Studies Division）
Promote research studies that support to set environmental targets and standards for theestablishment of a safe and worry-free, quality society where global warming is no longer a
concern, and is a recyclable society, and endorses coexistence with nature as well. By
utilizing advanced technologies such as ICT (information and communications technology),
bio-technology, and nano-technology, establish environmental technologies for observation,
prediction, and increased efficiency in the accumulation of environmental information on global
and local scales, as well as those that contribute to the assessment of people’s health, livingorganisms, and ecology. Also, propose a future-oriented concept for sustainable society forJapan, Asia, and other regions.
a 5-2) Conduct research on technologies that contribute to establishment of a sustainable society（Research and Studies Division）
Establish elemental technologies pertaining to the recycling of waste material, environmentalload assessment for concrete structures, environmentally-friendly structures built from newmaterials, eco-friendly water area management, transportation and regional planning for
reduced environment loads, and establish standards for design and project evaluation. The
above will form the foundation for proposing a concept toward reconstructing a self-sustaining
and recycling urban framework.
a 5-3) Establish technologies for alleviating and adapting to global warming （Research andStudies Division）
Civil engineers are deeply engaged in actions that cause global warming, and in providing
numerous solutions as well. Thus, from the perspective of social infrastructure development,－16－

actively deliberate and develop from physical and intellectual standpoints, the technologies foralleviating and adapting to global warming and propose them to the society.
a 5-4) Establish environmental assessment technologies （Research and Studies Division）
In order to establish technologies for sustainable global environment, it is necessary toaccurately grasp the effects of population change, economic growth, social infrastructuredevelopment, and others have on the environment, and to make assessments based on these.
Thus, establish technologies to measure the impact of each factor on the environment as wellas technologies for environmental assessment－17－b）Application of science and technology to various enterprises
Basic Goal
2010 Goalb1) Establishing the system for the b1-1) Reorganization of committees under Research andcomprehensive
andsynchronized Studies Divisionresearch and developmentb1-2) Cooperation with academic and governmental
institutionsb2) Raise social recognition and b2-1) Establishment of Technology Assessment Systemincrease utilization of Technology
Assessment Systemb 1） Establish framework for comprehensive and synchronized research and development（Research and Studies Division）
In order to actively tackle interdisciplinary issues that the society and world calls for,reorganize related committees and cooperate with academic and governmental institutions toestablish a comprehensive and synchronized research and development scheme equippedwith agility and problem solving ability. Also, aim to raise social recognition and increase
utilization of Technology Assessment System.
b 1-1) Reorganization of committees under the Research and Studies Division （Research andStudies Division）
Under the Research and Studies Division, numerous research and study committees
engage in their own individual activities. Establish a framework in which committees cantackle issues that lie outside the scope of a specific committee, for example, topics like global
warming, longer lasting social infrastructure, and disaster control. At the same time,
reorganize the committees by defining a deliberation framework for efficient and effective
research and study activities.
b 1-2) Partnerships with academic and governmental institutions (OPCET)
In order to enhance civil engineering-related academic and technological system, deepenties with academic and governmental institutions such as Science Council of Japan, The Japan
Academy, and Council for Science and Technology Policy, to engage in research studies thatlead to policy recommendations, and actively speak out.
b 2）Raise social recognition and increase utilization of Technology Assessment System (OPCET)
Widely engage in PR activities for JSCE’s Technology Assessment System, and actively
carry out assessments.
b 2-1) Establishment of Technology Assessment System (OPCET)
Further expand utilization of the Technology Assessment System regarding the elemental
technologies and comprehensive technologies across the wide-ranging civil engineering
discipline.

－18－c) Accumulation and transfer of technology
Basic Goal
2010 Goalc1) Creating the “platform forcomprehensive civil engineering
information”c1-1) Compile and disclose technological information
databasec1-2) Enhance and utilize technical footage databasec1-3) Provide digital archives for valuable civil engineering
documents, drawings, etc.
c1-4) Reorganize sectors in JSCE journals, publish English
journals, and publish out-of-print books on on-demand basisc1-5) Establish civil engineering digital museum, and deploy
interactive web functionc 1）Creating the “platform for comprehensive civil engineering information”(Academic Reference
and Archives Division)
Accumulate information on JSCE’s accomplishments in a unified informational environmentand create informational base for its utilization, such as the database, software, etc.
c 1-1) Compile and disclose technological information database (Academic Reference andArchives Division)
Expand, accumulate, and disclose JSCE’s technical literature database by providing
incessant operation, easy access and multiple search methods. This database is JSCE’s
asset which includes technical literatures since the first publication (currently 250,000 entries
existing).
c 1-2) Enhance and utilize technical footage database (Academic Reference and Archives
Division)
Find, collect, and compile a database for further footage of projects, people, and civilengineering technologies that contributed to the development of civil engineering (there arepresently 600 such recordings). Then, develop a system for which the accumulated
technological footage may be used as resource for civil engineering education, forunderstanding civil engineering, and for disaster prevention or regional development. In
addition, new footage of civil engineering technology will be evaluated and awarded in review
committees and film contests based on the selecting system. They will also be available for
use through the Civil Engineering Library or may be shared with the public through such meansas periodical screenings (evening theater).
c 1-3) Provide digital archives for valuable civil engineering documents, drawings, etc. (Academic
Reference and Archives Division)
Increase items in publicly disclosed JSCE website that are utilized by a large number of its
members and non-members, namely, valuable documents, postcards, and old photos frompre-war to post-war reconstruction period (currently 20,000 items posted). Also, collectdrawings, specifications, and other resources with historical value concerning the fundamentals
of establishments and structures, and disclose resources through digitalization.
c 1-4) Reorganize sectors in JSCE journals, publish English journals, and publish out-of-print
books on on-demand basis (Publishing Division)
Organize and realign sectors in JSCE Journals and other technical publications. Establish
a framework which flexibly accommodates the expansion and changes in the academic andtechnical disciplines. Introduce English journals representing the divisions to globally－19－disseminate quality technical and academic information.
publications, such as publication on on-demand base.

Consider use for out-of-print JSCE

c 1-5) Establish civil engineering digital museum, and deploy interactive web function (Academic
Reference and Archives Division)
Use the Admiration of Civil Engineering Heritages by JSCE contents as a model to display on
the web, in addition to the photos and general description, an information source list for further
details, specialist referral, link and access to literature, and study tour information. Also, it will
provide participation opportunities for those visiting the site to exchange information, and to
upload timely information. Studies will be on-going to determine the role of Civil Engineering
Library with its diversifying functions.

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3. 3 Responsibility toward Japanese and International Societyd）Provision of professional knowledge from unbiased standpoint
Basic Goal
2010 Goald1) Contribution to quality social
infrastructure developmentd 2) Civil engineers’ social contributiond 3) Promote public understanding
toward civil engineering

d 1-1) Improve the qualification system to increase utilizationd 1-2) Increase technological support toward quality-ensured
public procurement systemd 1-3) Support and propose adequate social infrastructure
determination process
d 1-4) Provide recommendations for improving bidding andcontracting systemd 1-5) Promote gender equality
d 2-1) Respond to social issues, such as providing judicial
supportd 2-2) Strengthen disaster emergency scheme
d 3-1) Clarify JSCE’s viewsd 3-2) Strengthen role as technological interpreterd 3-3) Cooperate and coordinate with the public andgovernment, and contribute to social education, etc.
d 3-4) Contribute to school education (primary and secondary
education)d 3-5) Contribute to education at industrial high schools,
technical colleges, universities, etc.

d 1）Contribution to quality social infrastructure development (OPCET)
Contribute to quality social infrastructure development by nurturing and utilizing good humanresources. Improve JSCE-certified civil engineer qualification system to increase utilization insociety. Present proposals toward use of certified engineers in public procurement, andtoward improving bidding and contracting system.
d 1-1) Improve the qualification system to increase utilization (OPCET)
Improve JSCE’s civil engineer qualification system to promote utilization by all civil engineers.
For this, JSCE membership will no longer be a prerequisite to qualify for Senior Professional
Civil Engineer, Professional Civil Engineer, and Associate Professional Civil Engineer. Also,
for Senior Professional and Professional Civil Engineers, in addition to the conventional
evaluation procedure that placed emphasis on analytical skills through written exams, a new
evaluation procedure will be introduced that emphasizes skills acquired through actual work
experience by conducting adequate and detailed oral interviews regarding the declaredprofessional experience. Promote active utilization of Senior Professional Civil Engineers andProfessional Civil Engineers as management engineers for the ordering party.
d 1-2)Increase technological support toward quality-ensured public procurement system (OPCET)
To support the promotion of public procurement based on the comprehensive evaluation
method by local governments, each branch will coordinate with local governments to promote
the use of JSCE-certified civil engineers in technology assessments under the comprehensive
evaluation method.
d 1-3)Support and propose adequate social infrastructure determination process (Research andStudies Division)
Offer support and proposals to enable development, maintenance, and renewal of quality－21－social infrastructure required by society by establishing an adequate process starting from thesocial infrastructure planning stage.
At the same time, actively participate in theconsensus-building process from the social infrastructure development planning stage to the
execution stage.
d 1-4) Provide recommendations for improving bidding and contracting system (Research andStudies Division)
To realize quality social infrastructure development, it is ideal for public procurement bidding
and contracting system to be operated in such a way that the contract which iscomprehensively superior in content in terms of price and quality is implemented underconditions where transparency and fairness is ensured, and where continuous effort is made to
improve the quality of engineers and business management. Compile the wisdom of industry,
government, and academia to draw up and announce proposals to improve the bidding andcontracting system based on scientific, objective analysis, to contribute to the development ofquality social infrastructure.
d 1-5) Promote gender equality (Education Planning Division)
Involvement of diverse human resources is an extremely important issue to our futurecountry, especially the issue of gender equality. It is a high-priority issue in the civilengineering community as well, where undertakings based on the values and views of diverse
human resources is becoming all the more important. Thus, engage in activities inside andoutside of JSCE, and cooperate with other academic societies, associations, etc. in promoting
gender equality. Increase the female ratio in the divisions related to membership, organization
management, and planning and strategy. Promote investigations and PR activities forcreating of an environment in which both males and females can continue their jobs.
d 2）Civil engineers’ social contribution (Social Assistance Division)
Actively tackle society’s issues like regional disaster control, as a part of JSCE’s
public-interest activities. Strengthen ties with society and fulfill the specialists’ role in social
contribution.
d 2-1) Respond to social issues, such as providing judicial support (Social Assistance Division)
Promote participation of civil engineers in activities that socially require a high degree ofexpertise and high moral sense. Recommending JSCE members as expert witnesses in civil
courts, is one example.
d 2-2) Strengthen disaster emergency scheme (Social Assistance Division)
Cooperate with related academic societies, associations, and NPOs to promptly engage ininvestigations in the disaster-stricken areas, and based on the results, provide prompt
recommendations for the restoration and reconstruction plans for those regions. Also,
coordinate with such organizations as the media organizations in promptly conveying them tothe society.
d 3) Promote public understanding toward civil engineering (Planning Division)
Actively convey JSCE’s views on issues surrounding the civil engineering community, andprovide simple, comprehensible explanations regarding technicalities for which the society isinterested in. At the same time, promote understanding toward civil engineering throughcooperation with the public, government, NPOs, and NGOs.
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d 3-1) Clarify JSCE’s views (Planning Division)
As civil engineers’ commitment to society, JSCE’s Advisory Committee on Engineering
Profession and Practice will clearly express JSCE’s views regarding the role of civilengineering, civil engineers, international contribution, social infrastructure development andconstruction industry, and the basic course of resolving related issues, as well as views on
serious issues related to ethics and social norms in the civil engineering community. The
Professional Ethics and Social Norms Committees will convey JSCE’s views on issues related
to JSCE members’ ethics and social norms as well.
d 3-2) Strengthen role as technological interpreter (Planning Division)
JSCE takes on a role of an interpreter that breaks down the contents of such things as social
infrastructures that are closely related to our daily lives, and explains it in non-technical terms
so that the general public can understand. In order to further strengthen this role, JSCE will
provide information that explains in simple terms, the civil engineering technologies that thesociety is interested in.
d 3-3) Cooperate and coordinate with the public and government, and contribute to social
education, etc. (Education Planning Division)
Hold open symposiums on themes of high social concern, and provide technical insight, andcooperate with the general public, government official in charge of political affairs, and withspecialists in other sectors through opinion exchange. Contribute to social education andcontinuing education by providing information, referring lecturers, offering on-site lectures,referring tour sites, etc. for open lectures, study sessions, site tours, etc. offered by citizens,government, NPOs, NGOs, etc. on topics related to urban and town development, disaster
control, and the environment. Promote the creation of forums for exchanges and information
provision with citizens, NPOs, NGOs, etc.
d 3-4) Contribute to school education (primary and secondary education) (Educational Planning
Division)
The education objectives of our country of “public-mindedness”, “environment conservation”,“respect for tradition and culture” and others set forth in the latest Fundamental Law of
Education are common with those of social infrastructure development and civil engineeringwork. Thus, actively coordinate with and support the primary and secondary education fields.
Cooperate with members and branches to establish a scheme that enables smooth consulting
and specialist referrals. Also, increase opportunities for human exchanges and informationexchange between those involved in primary and secondary education and relatedorganizations, in activities conducted by members and branches. Promote development,
research, and classroom implementation of civil engineering educational programs thatcoincide with each subject under primary and secondary education (social studies,comprehensive study, science, math, etc.).
d 3-5) Contribute to education at industrial high schools, technical colleges, universities, etc.
(Educational Planning Division)
Contribute to improvement of educational content for students majoring in civil engineering
related fields in industrial high schools, technical colleges, and universities, to nurture humanresources that flourish in the society. Also, provide information on career paths, and promote
open lectures, on-site classes, and site tours for students to introduce attractive civil engineering
jobs for their future career options. For this, actively conduct human and information exchanges
with faculty members in related organizations.
－23－e）International Contribution
Basic Goal
e 1）Provide seamless activity arena forof domestic and overseas activities andcontribute to global social infrastructuredevelopment

2010 Goale 1-1) Expand JSCE network (build human network) andpromote international cooperatione 1-2) Transmit information on Japanese civil engineering
technologies overseas and promote worldwide applicatione 1-3) Transmit overseas information domesticallye 1-4) Promote global mobility of engineerse 1）Provide seamless activity arena1) for domestic and overseas activities and contribute to
global social infrastructure development (International Affairs Division)
Lay the groundwork for providing equal opportunities for Japanese civil engineers to engage
in academic activities, provide overseas aid, and conduct business activities inside and outsideof Japan, thus aiming for Japanese civil engineering technologies to be utilized more widelyand allowing Japanese civil engineers to take up a greater role in international contribution.
e 1-1) Expand JSCE network (build human network) and promote international cooperation(International Affairs Division)
Through JSCE’s overseas chapters, integrate and expand in an organized manner the
network created between members and overseas engineers acquired such as throughexchange students or through Japanese members working overseas. In order to foster anenvironment that allows Japanese civil engineers to smoothly engage in overseas activities,
technology exchanges with overseas societies and organizations that hold Agreements of
Cooperation with JSCE, and international cooperation with civil engineers in other countries
and regions will take place through ACECC2) and other forums.
e 1-2) Transmit information on Japanese civil engineering technologies overseas and promoteworldwide application (International Affairs Division)Develop and maintain the medium for transmitting information to enhance informationtransmission that coincides with overseas technical needs. Also, industry, government, andacademia will make unified efforts to translate and introduce Japanese standards, guidelines,
and others as well as hold overseas lectures based on the local technical needs. In addition,
actively take part in investigations and reconstruction aid at times of disaster to further boost
global utilization of Japanese civil engineering technology.
e 1-3) Transmit overseas information domestically (International Affairs Division)
While preparing a seamless activity arena for Japanese civil engineers both inside andoutside of Japan, organize and enhance the means for obtaining overseas information tonurture civil engineers with interest in overseas activities. Provide information on success ofoverseas projects through JSCE magazines, seminars and symposiums. Also, introduce
literature on overseas affairs, and create opportunities for exchanges with overseas students.
e 1-4) Promote global mobility of engineers (OPCET)
Support standardization and sharing of technology standards and engineer qualifications toenable engineers to widely engage in issues common to each country.
1）Providing seamless activity arena for domestic and overseas activities: Look at various mechanisms in the construction
sector such as public procurement, business execution, and technical standards, from a global perspective to narrow thegap between domestic and overseas mechanisms to enable the experience, knowledge, and human resources in one
place to be more easily utilized in other places, vice versa. (JSCE “Civil Engineers’ Challenge in the Globalizing World”
2006)2）ACECC ：The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council－24－f）Communication function
Basic Goal

2010 Goalf1) Strengthen interface function for f1-1) Analyze social awareness and demand toward civilcloser links with society
engineering, and establish information transmission
framework based on itf1) Strengthen interface function for closer links with society (Communications Division)
Strengthen interface function with society for closer links, and establish a timely informationtransmission framework. Provide a knowledge base to enable the society to understand andassess the role of civil engineering by enhancing the contents of the website and utilizing thefeatures of videos and printed materials to their fullest.
f1-1) Analyze social awareness and demand toward civil engineering, and establish informationtransmission framework based on it (Communications Division)
Continue to hold regular discussion meetings between JSCE president, an appropriate
JSCE spokesperson and the media, continue to distribute civil engineering leaflets targeted foryoung people, to enhance the contents of JSCE website and JSCE magazine, and to hold Civil
Engineering Day/ Civil Engineering Week. When enhancing the web contents, focus on topics
that the public is interested in, namely, civil engineering technologies, facilities, and people.

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3.4 Professional Development of the Engineers and the Fulfillment of the Customers’Satisfaction (CS)g) Support for engineers
Basic Goal
2010 Goal
g1) Engineers’ education supportg2) Enhanceengineers

supportsystemg1-1) Provide educational support that can be applied globallyg1-2) Enhance CPD Program and develop registration system
for g2-1) Improve qualification system so that it leads to social
contributiong2-2) Enhance engineer registration system based on the
improved qualification system

g1) Engineers’ education support (OPCET)
Support JABEE’s engineer education program accreditation activities to ensure and improveengineers’ quality so that they may be globally accepted. Enhance continuing education
programs aimed for acquiring the latest technologies and peripheral technologies in thespecialized fields, methods for resolving social issues, as well as maintaining and improving
civil engineering skills. The above will equip civil engineers with moral values and technicalcompetence for contributing to the society after graduating from advanced education facilities.
g1-1) Provide educational support that can be applied globally (OPCET)
Review the role of future advanced education from the perspective of fostering globallycompetent engineers. Support in ensuring the quality of engineering education in the civilengineering field through accreditation of engineering education programs from the perspectiveof global mutual recognition.
In line with the importance of engineering design (ED), which is the ability to think andconsolidate various technologies and disciplines to resolve issues, permeate and promote ED
education in advanced education facilities under shared efforts of industry, government, andacademia.
g1-2) Enhance CPD Program and develop registration system (OPCET)
Reinforce programs that contribute to elevate civil engineers’ abilities, by creating on-line
text materials that can be used in or out of classroom environment, and by providing businesseducation for engineers. Also, improve the CPD registration system to boost utilization.
g2) Enhance support system for engineers (OPCET)
Improve the qualification system so that it may directly contribute to the society. It should
be intended for possible future application toward global mutual recognition, and overseas
utilization, mainly in the Asian region. The purpose is to nurture and utilize good humanresources, from both public and private sectors, to further ensure the development of quality
social infrastructure. Also, improve and enhance the engineer registration system in line withthe engineer qualification system.
g2-1) Improve qualification system so that it leads to social contribution (OPCET)In response to society’s demands, the JSCE engineer qualification system will be enhanced
to place further emphasis on actual work experience and ability during the screening process,so that this qualification may be utilized widely in the civil engineering community. At thesame time, the above system will be linked to the CPD system and will be open to the civilengineering community in general (with exception of Executive Professional Engineer).
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Further, promote and increase the number of qualification holders for the entry and training
level engineers, namely students and young engineers.
g 2-2) Enhance engineer registration system based on the improved qualification system(OPCET)
Improve and enhance the system to enable effective utilization of registered engineers, forexample, by establishing a database of certified engineers’ technical fields based on theEngineer Qualification System.

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Basic Goal
2010 Goalh1) Improving member serviceh1-1) Strengthen interface functions between JSCE and its
members, and among membersh1-2) Establish scheme for accurate understanding andreflection of members’ needsh1-3) Operate membership website to provide appropriate
information in a timely mannerh1-4) Promote fine-tuned branch activities, which include
setting up new branches, and coordination with branch
activities such as branch committee activitiesh1) Improve member services (Communications Division)
Achieve greater member satisfaction through the below four measures.
h1-1) Strengthen interface functions between JSCE and its members, and among members(Communications Division)
Using the website, for example, strengthen interface functions for information exchange andinformation sharing between JSCE and its members, as well as among members.
h1-2) Establish system for accurate understanding and reflection of members’ needs(Communications Division)
Using the member services website, for example, establish a system for understanding andreflecting the members’ needs, making improvements as needed.
h1-3) Manage membership website to provide appropriate information in a timely manner(Academic Reference and Archives Division)
Implement official operation of “JSCE Repository” which utilizes the member authentication
mechanism. Further improve and enhance its contents.
h1-4) Promote fine-tuned chapter activities, which include setting up new branches1), andcoordination with chapter activities such as chapter committee activities (Members and Chapters
Division)
Promote setting up of new branches and student chapters and engage in fine-tuned chapter
activities. Revitalize chapter activities, for example, by having committee activities related to acertain region led by the relevant chapter in charge of that region.

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Basic Goal
2010 Goal
i1)
Memberdevelopment

recruitment

and i1-1) Draw up member recruitment strategy that is linked tothe qualification system, continuing education system, andcommittee activities
i1-2) Enhance membership database management system,
and utilize to establish scheme for maintaining and increasing
membersi2) Reviewing the membership systemi2-1) Effective utilization of membership status, and review ofmembership type and servicei3) Efficient JSCE operationi4) Improve lucidity of explanationsi3-1) Improve JSCE operationi3-2) Sound financial administrationi3-3) Effective, efficient, and focused budget allocation torevitalize JSCE activitiesi3-4) Effective asset utilizationi4-1) Explanation of financial conditioni1) Member recruitment and development (Members and Chapters Division)
Widely publicize JSCE activities throughout society and halt the decreasing trend ofmembership through joint efforts of JSCE Headquarters, Chapters, and Divisions, to ultimately
increase membership.
i1-1) Draw up member recruitment strategy that is linked to the qualification system, continuing
education system, and committee activities (Members and Chapters Division)
Maintaining and increasing membership is JSCE’s critical issue, and requires member
recruitment strategy that is linked to all divisions. Draw up member recruitment strategy
especially linked to the qualification system, continuing education system, committee activities,
and chapter activities.
Enhance membership database management system, and utilize to establish scheme formaintaining and increasing members (Members and Chapters Division)
Ensure safe and accurate management of membership database. Improve system toenable further detailed analysis, for example, to maintain and increase membership. Enhance
JSCE member website and improve service level to help maintain and increase membership.
i2) Reviewing the membership system (Members and Chapters Division)
Review membership system and member service, pursuing member services from themembers’ standpoint.
i2-1) Effective utilization of membership status, and review of membership type and service(Members and Chapters Division)
Understand members’ needs, and closely work with necessary divisions to improve member
service. Deliberate and introduce Silver Membership (tentative) system for seniors, and asystem that enables smooth transition from Student Membership to Regular Membership.
i3) Efficient JSCE operation (Financial Affairs Division)
Promote JSCE’s sound financial administration and effective/efficient/focused budget
allocation to revitalize JSCE activities based on PDCA. Increase investment profit througheffective asset management.
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i3-1) Improve JSCE operation (General Affairs Division)
Improve JSCE operation by engaging in speedy operation.
toward the new corporation.

Prepare for smooth transitioni3-2) Sound financial administration (Financial Affairs Division)
Engage in appropriate accounting activities for each fiscal year through cooperation fromeach division, and achieve targets set forth in the 3-year financial plan. Whenever drawing up
a budget, consider not only the single-year earnings, but the mid- and long-term earnings aswell.
i3-3) Effective, efficient, and focused budget allocation for revitalizing JSCE activities (Financial
Affairs Division)
Prepare focused budget allocation based on PDCA. As an organization, strategically selectthe budget items to be focused based on self-evaluation of each division and verification ofeffectiveness. Promote smooth transition toward the public interest corporation accounting
standard based on the new public interest corporation system.
i3-4)Effective asset utilization (Financial Affairs Division)
Aim for effective mid- and short-term asset management. For this purpose, deliberate asset
management policy determination method, etc. and seek early implementation.
i4) Improve lucidity of explanations (Financial Affairs Division)
Provide lucid explanations to members and contributors regarding how membership fees anddonated funds were used.
i4-1) Explanation of financial condition (Financial Affairs Division)
Prepare lucid financial documents to provide lucid explanations to members and contributor
regarding how membership fees and donated funds were used.

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JSCE2010 Chart for FY 2008 - FY2012
The Constitution(Objectives of
JSCE)

Missions

Necessary
Functions

1. Contribution to the advancement a) Up-to①
Promotion of scientific and technological fields datedness inscience andof the fieldtechnologyof civilengineeringanddevelopmen
t of civilengineering
projects②
Professional
developmen
t of the ivil
engineers③Progressof scientificculture/Dev
elopment of
the society
Contributeto ①〜③

Continued: Continued from JSCE2005, Enhanced: Enhanced from JSCE2005, New: Newly added2010 Goala1) Innovation / Accumulation / Transmittance of
science and technology [ Continued ]a1-1) Promote advanced academic research ［Continued］

a1-2) Increase global recognition of scientific papers publishedin JSCE journals ［Enhanced］
a2) Establishing the academic discipline that reflects the a2-1) Realign the academic discipline to reflect the structuralchanges in the economic society ［Enhanced］
structural change in the society [ Enhanced ]a2-2) Promote innovative research through collaboration withother organizations ［Enhanced］
a3) Establishing the disaster countermeasure technology [ a3-1) Systemize disaster countermeasure technologies
Continued ]［Continued］
a4-1) Establish plan, scheme, and elemental technologies sucha4) Establishing the technologies for urban renewal [as maintenance of social infrastructure facilities ［Continued］
Continued ]a4-2) Develop technology for urban space establishment［Continued］
a5-1) Set environmental targets/standards ［Continued］
a5) Establishing the technologies related to global
environmental sustainability [ Continued ]a5-2) Conduct research on technologies that contribute toestablishment of a sustainable society ［Continued］b) Application ofb1) Establishing the system for the comprehensive andscience andsynchronized research and development [ Continued ]technology tovarious enterprisesb2) Raise social recognition and increase utilization ofTechnology Assessment System ［Enhanced］

a5-3) Establish technologies for alleviating and adapting to
global warming ［New］
a5-4) Establish environmental assessment technologies［Continued］
b1-1) Reorganization of committees under Research andStudies Division ［Continued］
b1-2) Cooperation with academic and governmental institutions［Continued］
b2-1) Establishment of Technology Assessment System［Enhanced］

Action Plan

Establish research framework and conduct research ［Enhanced］
Strict application of scientific paper publication standard and promotion of PR
activities outside JSCE ［Enhanced］
Promote research on effective utilization of social infrastructure and maintaining
and extending the life of civil structures ［Enhanced］
Propose an interdisciplinary research theme that takes advantage of JSCEʼscharacteristics ［Enhanced］
Cooperate with other organizations or promote joint research ［Enhanced］
Promote research on related elemental technologies ［Enhanced］
Promote research studies with consideration to a pluralistic time and space［Enhanced］
Promote research studies that support to set environmental targets and standards［Enhanced］
Propose a concept toward a self-sustaining and recycling urban framework［Continued］
Establish standards for design and project evaluation ［Continued］
Propose technologies for alleviating and adapting to global warming ［New］
Establish technologies to measure the impact of each factor on the environment aswell as technologies for environmental assessment ［Enhanced］
Defining a deliberation framework ［Continued］
Announce policy recommendations ［Continued］
Increase utilization and raise social recognition of Technology Assesssment
System ［Enhanced］
Conduct technology tassessments to improve utilization record ［Enhanced］c) Accumulationand transfer oftechnologyc1) Creating the "platform for comprehenisve civilengineering information" [ Continued ]c1-1) Compile and disclose technological information database［Enhanced］
c1-2) Enhance and utilize technical footage database［Enhanced］
c1-3) Provide digital archives for valuable civil engineering
documents, drawings, etc. ［Enhanced］
c1-4) Reorganize sectors in JSCE journals, publish English
journals, and publish out-of-print books on on-demand basis［Enhanced］

Establish system with easy access ［Continued］

c1-5) Establish civil engineering digital museum, and deploy
interactive web function ［Enhanced］

Create model contents based on the formulated scheme ［New］

Collect and provide digital files containing images and footage ［Continued］
Enhance functions for easy digital processing and easy access ［Continued］
Prepare for English journal publication and reorganization of sectors within JSCE
journals ［New］
Provide (publish) out-of-print literatuer on on-demand basis ［New］

Defining a deliberation framework ［Continued］
Consider integration of library's digital - reality space (function) ［New］

２．Responsibility toward Japanese d) Provision of
professional
and international society
knowledge fromunbiasedstandpointd1) Contribution to quality social infrastructuredevelopment ［New］

d1-1) Improve the qualification system to increase utilization［New］
d1-2) Increase technological support toward quality-ensured
public procurement system ［New］
d1-3) Support and propose adequate social infrastructure
determination process ［New］
ｄ1-4) Provide recommendations for improving bidding andcontracting system ［New］
ｄ1-5) Promote gender equality ［New］

Improve qualification system ［Enhanced］
Coordinate with local governments to actively utilize JSCE-certified civil engineers
in technology assessments under the comprehensive evaluation method ［New］
Actively participate in the consensus-building process ［Continued］
Improve bidding and contracting system ［New］

Actively promote gender equality in JSCE by increasing female members, promoting
female participation in JSCE activities, etc.［New］
d2) Civil engineersʼ social contribution［Continued］
d2-1) Respond to social issues, such as providing judicial suppor Promote participation in activities requiring socially high moral sense ［Enhanced］［Enhanced］
d2-2) Strengthen disaster emergency scheme ［Enhanced］
Prompt response at times of disaster, and strenthen ties with NPOs and mass
media ［Enhanced］
d3) Promote public understanding toward civil engineering ｄ3-1) Clarify JSCEʼs views
Communicate JSCE's views on serious social issues, etc. through Advisory［New］
Committee on Engineering Profession and Practice ［New］
Communicate JSCE's views on issues related to JSCE members' ethics and social
norms through Professional Ethics and Social Norms Committees ［New］
d3-2) Strengthen role as technological interpreter ［New］
Provide information that explains in simple terms, the civil engineering technologies
that the society is interested in ［New］
d3-3) Cooperate and coordinate with the public and government, Hold open symposiums on themes of high social concern ［Enhanced］
and contribute to social education, etc. ［Enhanced］
Promote interactions with NPOs and NGOs, create opportunities for interactions
with the public and information provision ［Enhanced］
d3-4) Contribute to school education (primary and secondary
education) ［Enhanced］

e) International
contributione1) Provide seamless activity arena for of domestic andoverseas activities and contribute to global social
infrastructure development- From International Affairs Division's new action plan ［New］

f1) Strengthen interface function for closer links withsociety ［Continued］

Promote understanding toward civil engineering in primary and secondary
educations, cultivate interest. Promote human exchange and information exchangewith those inovolved in primary and secondary education, develop education［E h］ toward advanced educations in civil engineering-relatedd3-5) Contribute to education at industrial high schools,
Propose improvements
technical colleges, universities, etc. ［Enhanced］
industrial high schools, universities, etc. Provide career path information. Holdl t support［E h and enhanced］e1-1) Expand JSCE network (build human network) and promote Strengthen
overseas chapters. Promote technical exchangeinternational cooperation ［New］
with academic societies and associations holding Agreements of Cooperation with
JSCE
］ for information transmission and ncrease information transmission.
e1-2) Transmit information on Japanese civil engineering
Develop［Nmediumtechnologies overseas and promote worldwide application ［New］ Support globalization of construction industry. ［New］
e1-3) Transmit overseas information domestically ［New］

Organize and enhance the means for obtaining overseas information. Efficient
information transmission. ［New］

e1-4) Promote global mobility of engineers ［New］

Support standardization and sharing of technology standards and engineer
qualifications ［New］
Information transmission through press releases, publication of PR magazines［Continued］
Enhance JSCE website ［Continued］

f1-1) Analyze social awareness and demand toward civilengineering, and establish information transmission framework
based on it ［Continued］

Revise JSCE magazine ［Continued］
Hold Civil Engineering Day/Civil Engineering Week ［Continued］
３．Professional development of the g) Support forengineers and the fulfillment of the engineers
customers' satisfactiong1) Support for Engineers ［Continued］

ｇ1-1) Provide educational support that can be applied globally［Continued］
g1-2) Enhance CPD Program and develop registration system［Enhanced］

g2) Enhance support system for engineers ［New］h) Increasing
opportunities for
informationacquisitionh1) Improving member service ［Enhanced］

i1) Member recruitment and development [ Continued ]i) Improving andraising efficiencyof JSCE operation

Continue to conduct evaluations for JABEE's accreditation system ［Continued］
Support education for engineering design under shared efforts of industry,
government, and academia. ［Enhanced］
Strengthen ties with Research and Studies Division and Chapters ［Enhanced］
Enhance activities of CPD Consortium in Construction Engineering Societies andAssociations ［Enhanced］
Sequentially adopt improvement measures that can be implemented into thecurrent system. ［Enhanced］
Consider engineer database ［Enhanced］

g2-1) Improve qualification system so that it leads to social
contribution ［Enhanced］
g2-2) Enhance engineer registration system based on the
improved qualification system ［Enhanced］
h1-1) Strengthen interface functions between JSCE and its
Strengthen interface function for information exchange and information sharing
members, and among members ［Continued］［Continued］
h1-2) Establish scheme for accurate understanding andEstablish service framework ［Continued］
reflection of membersʼ needs ［Continued］
h1-3) Operate membership website to provide appropriate
Enhance information gathering function through introduction of authentication
information in a timely manner ［Continued］
function based on the membership database.［Continued］
h1-4) Promote fine-tuned branch activities, which include
Promote information transmission through sharing of membership information, etc.
setting up new branches, and coordination with branch activities ［Continued］
i1-1) Draw up member recruitment strategy that is linked to the Consider introduction of membership system which allows for some flexibility inqualification system, continuing education system, andterms of type and membership fees. ［Continued］
committee activities ［Enhanced］
Deliberate measures to further increase student members ［New］
Deliberate methods for PR and for distributing JSCE information toward nonmembers in the related peripheral fields ［Continued］

i2) Reviewing the membership system [ Continued ]i3) Efficient JSCE operation ［New］

ｉ4）Improve lucidity of explanations ［New］

i1-2) Enhance membership database management system, andutilize to establish scheme for maintaining and increasingi2-1) Effective utilization of membership status, and review ofmembership type and service ［Enhanced］
i3-1) Improve JSCE operation ［New］

Review member privileges and solicit members of related academic societies［Continued］
Smooth transition to the new corporation ［New］

i3-2) Sound financial administration ［New］

Improve balance of payments from JSCE operation ［New］

i3-3) Effective, efficient, and focused budget allocation torevitalize JSCE activities ［New］
ｉ3-4) Effective asset utilization ［New］

Mid- and short-term asset management 【New】

ｉ4-1) Explanation of financial condition ［New］

Explain financial condition 【New】−31−

Promote data sharing and consolidation ［Continued］

Focused budget allocation based on PDCA ［New］

Closing – toward subsequent plan preparation(1) Procedures for reviewing JSCE2010, and preparing subsequent plan
JSCE2010 sets out targets for five fiscal years, from 2008 to 2012. To ensure the basic
goals are reached, PDCA management system is to be put into effect for each fiscal year. In
doing so, the action plans for 2010 goals will be reviewed as needed.
The review of JSCE2010, or preparation of succeeding plan will start with the following:
・ Planning Committee will decide the policy for preparing JSCE2010 by around Sep. 2010
・ Planning Committee will prepare “JSCE2010 Interim Assessment” by around May 2011,
based on the results of each division’s self-evaluation of Sep.2010.
The subsequent preparation process will be based on page 3 of this document.
“JSCE2010 Interim Assessment” should be assessed quantitatively and multilaterally
especially for the four high-priority goals.
(2) Points to consider in preparing new plan
JSCE will mark its 100th anniversary in 2014. Therefore, the succeeding plan will hold asignificant meaning in the sense of reviewing the first 100 years and taking the first step into thesecond century. For this, the next points should be taken into consideration in preparing thesubsequent plan.
① Define the roles of civil engineers and JSCE using the “backcast” method.
The roles of civil engineers and JSCE in the preparing JSCE2010 are defined based on thecurrent perception of the society and the world. Since the subsequent plan will mark the firststep into the second century, it is best to define these roles through the “backcast” method by
predicting the circumstances surrounding the society and the world in the super long-run,
namely, in 2050 and 2100.
② Place emphasis on external hearings
In order for JSCE’s activities to comply with the society’s needs, it is important to listen tovoices of student members, and non-members, or the general public. Thus, in preparing
JSCE2010, an external hearing was conducted for the first time in the JSCE20XX series. Thisbrought about numerous thought-provoking opinions. Therefore, it is beneficial to collect evenlarger number of non-member opinions in preparing the subsequent plan.

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