Citizens are our customers
JSCE2015 states that citizens are our customers in a major redefinition from JSCE 2010,
which stated that members were our customers. Now, as a public interest incorporated
association, our objective is to resolve society’s problems together with the various socialsectors.
JSCE2015 outlines the expectation for JSCE members to act as bridges or “interpreters”
between citizens and civil engineering (CE) as well as to be “CE practitioners.”
JSCE2015 calls for JSCE to create opportunities at which JSCE members provide
technical services to the customer (citizens), develop social services, and improve theirservice capability.

JSCE 2015
Transcending Boundaries andAiming to Improve the Quality of Life of Citizens

Civil Engineering Framework
JSCE2015 aims for a society in which people find happiness as well as economic
fulfillment and outlines the CE framework for a society capable of fulfilling suchrequirements. The CE framework systematizes the approach for achieving the vision set by
CE (national strategy) through tangible/intangible infrastructure assets.

JSCE2015 – JSCE Action Plan

The JSCE Centennial Declaration
Along with JSCE2015, JSCE developed “The JSCE Centennial Declaration –Transcending the Boundaries of Civil Engineering to Lay the Foundation for
Sustainable Society,” a declaration that: Is based on the experiences of the CE world;
proposes the building of a society capable of resolving many challenges; is sustainable;
provides the next generation aspirations and hope; and defines the ideal position/role of thecivil engineer.

JSCE2015 is the fourth installment of the JSCE20xx-series JSCE Action Plan, which isdeveloped once every five years, and follows the JSCE2000 (1998), JSCE2005 (2003),and JSCE2010 (2008) plans.
JSCE2015 was developed on the basis of a broad array of input, from interviews andmeetings with outside experts, opinions from all JSCE divisions and committees, and publiccomments solicited over the Internet.
JSCE2015 covers the five-year period of FY 2015 to 2019.
JSCE2015 positions the “Three Missions and Nine Functions to Have,” declared in*1
JSCE2010, as the ongoing action framework to achieve the purpose stipulated in Article 3of the Constitution and proposes: Key mid-term targets for the next 20 to 30 years based
on today’s society and infrastructure; and the key challenges that need to be prioritizednow for the five-year period to resolve today’s societal problems and to achieve the key
mid-term targets.
JSCE2015 may be downloaded from the JSCE website (http://www.jsce.or.jp/).
*1 “JSCE shall contribute to the advancement of scientific culture and the development ofsociety by promoting the field of civil engineering, developing civil engineering activities,
and improving civil engineering skills.”

Three Missions and Nine Functions
JSCE2015 restates the “JSCE’s Three Missions and Nine Functions to Have” fromJSCE2010 to contribute to the advancement of science and societal development bypromoting the academic fields of civil engineering, developing civil engineering projects,and advancing the professional development of civil engineers.
JSCE Missions
1. Contribution toadvancement ofscience andtechnology
2. Responsibility andactivities toward
Japanese andinternational society
3. Professional
development ofengineers and greater
member satisfaction

Functions Needed by the JSCEa) Up-to-dateness and integration of science and technologyb) Application of science and technology to various enterprisesc) Accumulation, transfer and exchange of technology(Internationalization of engineering standards)d) Unbiased provision of professional knowledge and contribution tosociety through engineering supporte) International collaboration and contributionf) Information gathering, analysis, and disseminationg) Support for engineers(Greater engineering capability and sharper sense of ethicalstandards, etc.)h) Expanded opportunities for acquiring informationi) Adjusting and improving the efficiency of Society operations

Contribution to advancement of science and technology: The objective is for JSCE to attainsocial recognition through the pursuit of progress/development in the existing
academic/engineering structure while completely reorganizing into a cohesive organization.
Responsibility and activities toward Japanese and international society: The objective is toimprove customer (citizen) satisfaction and for society to recognize the indispensability of
JSCE as a partner due to its contributions through direct actions that serve both Japaneseand international society.
Professional development of engineers and greater member satisfaction: The objective isto advance the professional development of civil engineers (JSCE members included)
through support activities for civil engineers and members, while also achieving improved
membership satisfaction.

Key Mid-term Targets
JSCE2015 establishes the key mid-term targets for JSCE for the next 20 to 30 years.
Targets are based on the vision for the society of the future as designated in the JSCE
Centennial Declaration, and four viewpoints: safety, the environment, vitality, and living.
 Proposal for reconstructing a sustainable nation, enabling safe and secure living.
 Proposal of national land development and management plans by which eachnation can stably develop.
 Unbiased promotion of professional knowledge and opinions.
 Promoting the recognition of and fostering social infrastructure engineers.

JSCE2015 Key Challenges
JSCE2015 establishes key challenges for the five-year period that require solutions in thenear future and that must be prioritized now to achieve the key mid-term targets.
 Build tangible/intangible infrastructure for earthquake disaster reconstruction
and disaster prevention and mitigation
We will build tangible and intangible infrastructure to achieve a resilient and sustainable society inwhich citizens are safeguarded and secure from large-scale disasters.

 Concentrate CE knowledge to handle the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 NuclearPower Plant
We will tackle the dispersion of radioactive pollutants and contaminated water, as well as that of
the several-decades process of decommissioning the reactor. We will also engage in the recoveryof the regions affected by the nuclear accident.

 Maintain/improve/add new features to infrastructure functionality and build
systems to reduce the cost burden on the next generation
We will develop strategic infrastructure maintenance, management and renewal methods forprotecting citizens and reducing the cost burden on citizens through sustainable infrastructure
operation before large-scale deterioration becomes a reality.

 Countermeasures to global challenges
We will fulfill our responsibilities to the future and global citizenry by working with overseas bodies
to take on the challenges on resources, energy, food supplies, climate change, and biodiversity.

 Address space development projects in a compressed timeframe of a large-scaleevent
We will drive sustainable urban management and reconstruction of urban structure, taking
advantage of the momentum from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 Foster and employ the next generation of engineers
We will promote diversity in the CE workforce and in the way engineers work and also take theinitiative to foster and employ the next generation of engineers capable of transcending traditionalboundaries.

 Promote international technology value transfer
We will engage in initiatives to globally distribute the value of tangible/intangible technologies thathave been unified and integrated by Japan’s civil engineers so that adopting nations and regions
will be able to enjoy wealth both today and in the future.

 Build and operate an information dissemination/collection function
We will build a scheme for precisely understanding social infrastructure needs and fordisseminating information based on new opportunities born from internal organic JSCE unity andoutput from new studies.

 Collaborate with other institutions and fields
We will collaborate with non-JSCE institutions and sectors in addition to internal JSCE initiatives
for transcending traditional boundaries.

 Achieve internal organic JSCE unity and evaluate the activities
We will seek to transcend traditional JSCE engineering fields/boundaries and empower the local
chapters, which are closer to the customer, to engage the citizens from their standpoint.