Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Program
Hub Institutions for Human Resources Development
and Fundamental Resources

Development Plan for Area-Focused HubInstitution
STIG (Science, Technology and Innovation Governance) Program

University of Tokyo,
Graduate School of Public Policy
Professor Hideaki Shiroyama
University of Tokyo, School of Engineering,
Department of Technology Management
for Innovation
Professor Kazuyuki Motohashi

University of Tokyo,Graduate School of Public Policy
Assoc. Professor Masahiro Matsuura

Targeted HR development
Who are needed to lead the STIG arena in Japan?
Types of SciSIP HR to be cultivated through the national program

Policy-making
specialists

Specialists in policy-making processes and evidence-making in the broad
field of STI at the national government and relevant research institutions.

R&D management
specialists

Specialists who manage the STI programs at research institutions andprivate corporations.

R&D specialists

Scientists in the field of R&D who are sensitive to societal concerns andwho can provide useful information for policy-making efforts

STI policy researchers

Researchers who study STI policy.

“Area-focused hub institution” at the University of Tokyo will focus
primarily on the development of policy-making specialists and STI
policy researchers. R&D management specialists are also expected tocomplete our program.
In order to take advantage of our comprehensive university system, we will seek HR
development that cuts across natural and social science disciplines. In the social sciencefields, departments of law, public administration, and economics will join the program.

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Expected HR developments
Policy-making specialists: They have expertise in policy-making processes
and policy analysis, as well as contextual knowledge in each specific area ofscience and technology grounded in the fields of S&T R&D and deployment.
STI policy researchers: Their fields are not necessarily limited to STI policy.
Instead, each of them has expertise in public administration, law, economics, ortechnology management and focuses on STI policy as a case study field (3teaching staff members will be appointed).
These experts are expected to have…

Knowledge and skills in policy-making processes
including: management and design of policy processes for STI policy; design ofprocesses for involving a wide range of stakeholders; institutional arrangements
for such policy processes; knowledge production and usage in policy processes
Knowledge and skills of evidence-making and using it appropriately
including: developing quantitative evidence and evaluative framework on theeffectiveness of individual STI efforts, multi-dimensional syntesis of evidence(including qualitative ones); design and evaluation of regulatory mechanisms onscience and technology
3Requirements for completing theHR program and certificate
We will start a new interdepartmental educational program (部局横断型教育プログラム) on Science for STI Policy (*managerial
headquarters will be located at the public policy school) for graduatelevel students.
When a students complete the requirements (12 units courses), thedeputy president of the University will issue a certificate.
cf. Possibility of Intern Program
cf. *University of Tokyo has set up 5 inter-departmental programs since2008 including Ocean Alliance and Gerontology.

4Proposed requirements for theSTIG program at the Univ. of Tokyo
Core practicum (req.)
Acquire skills in synthesizing
different kinds of knowledge into
policy through practicum
Basic courses (elective)(a) Policy processes andinstitutions(b) Evidence-making techniques
Applied courses
Cultivate advance skills in policy
processes, institutions, andevidence-making techniques
Field-specific research courses
Expand practical skills byproviding contextualized
knowledge specific to each field ofpractice

RequirementsCore practicum (req.)

2 units

Basic courses (a)(elective)

2 units

Basic courses (b)(elective)

2 units

Basic, applied, andfield specificresearch courses

6 units

Total

12 units
5

Core practicum (req.)
STI Policy Practicum (科学技術イノベーション政策演習)★
Newly appointed faculty members (policy processes,economics, and S&T system engineering)This practicum focuses on actual cases of STI policy issues. Students fromdifferent departments will work together under the supervision of faculty
member in the seminar format. They will work together to produce policy
proposals grounded in scientific evidence. The final session will be structured
as a policy proposals competition, inviting practitioners from the field as theevaluator. By asking the students from different departments to collaborate, wewill nurture their communication and collaboration skills that are necessary forinfluencing public policy. This class will also serve as a venue for theparticipating students to develop networks across the departments.

[★: new courses, ○: existing courses
with major revisions]6Basic courses (elective)(a) Policy processes and institutions• Policy Processes (J)Kuniaki Tanabe (Public Policy, Professor)• Negotiation and Consensus Building (J) ○Masahiro Matsuura (Public Policy, Assoc. Professor)• Science, Technology and Public Policy (E)Hideaki Shiroyama (Public Policy, Professor) andMasashi Yarime (Frontier Science, Assoc. Professor)(b) Evidence-making techniques• Economic Analysis of Public Policy (J)• Fundamentals of Mathematics-based Management: 数理経営基礎 (J)Nariaki Nishino (Engineering School, Assoc. Professor)• Risk Analysis (J) ★
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Applied courses• Stakeholder analysis and policy
process management★
New faculty member (policy processes)• Economic analysis of innovations★
New faculty member (economic analysis)• S&T system engineering★
New faculty member (S&T system eng.)• Innovation, organization, andinstitution★
Noriyuki Yanagawa , etc. (Econ.)• S&T and Industry Policy
Ichiro Sakata (PARI)• Advanced regulatory science★
Yasunori Baba (RCAST), Katsuhiro
Nishinari (RCAST), Tatsuhiko Kodama(RCAST)• Technology Assessmentト★
Taketoshi Taniguchi (PARI), Go
Yoshizawa (visiting), Hideaki Shiroyama(Public policy)• Regulatory policy
Toshihiro Matsumura (Econ.)• Management of Intellectual Properties
Toshiya Watanabe (RCAST)• S&T Communication
Osamu Sakura (Info Studies)• S&T Planning
Yuko Fujigaki (Arts & Science)• Innovation and Sustainability (E)Masaru Yarime (Frontier Science)• Special seminar on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (E) ★
Short-term visiting professors frompartnership universities

8Field specific research courses(分野別研究科目)• Advanced energy technologies, management, and policy★
Gento Mogi (Engineering), Hisashi Yoshikawa (Public policy), etc• Space R&D and public policy○
Kazuhiro Nakatani (Law), Shinichi Nakasuka (Engineering), Motoko
Uchitomi (visiting)• Marine S&T Policy○
Masahiro Matsuura (Public policy), Hideaki Murayama (Engineering)• Medical technologies and their economic analysis★
Hiroshi Ohashi (Econ.) and Akio Osnishi (Public policy)• Information technologies and better government
Hirokazu Okumura (Public policy) and Shuichi Sakai (Info. Science)• Web engineering and business models○
Yutaka Matsuo (Engineering)• International Public Health ○Kenji Shibuya (Medical)
9Timeline

FY2016FY2015•Revise curriculum every three years.
•Track graduates every two years.
(quantitative and qualitative evaluation of theeducational program)•Improve the working group, case studies, Intl.
symposiums and liaisons.
•Major restructuring of the curriculum according tothe student feedbacks.
•Continue improving the interdepartmental program byintegrating updated research outcomes.

[Third year of the educational program]•First batch of graduates expected•Hosting academic society meeting.
•Improve the working group, case studies, Intl.
symposiums and liaisons.
•Student feed-back workshop in July, Retreat ofcore faculty members in Sept.

[Second year of the educational program][Developmental phase][Finalizing the educational program][First year of the educational program]•Faciliate interaction between participating stu.s.
•Improve the working group, case studies, Intl.
symposiums and liaisons•Launching Educatoinal Program in April (orientation)

FY2013•Preparing for interdepartmental educational program,finding rooms, web site set up, recruits, international
liaison.
•March : International Symposium on STI Policy•Hire core curriculum faculty•Intl. Symposium on educational programs•Working groups for collaboration between researchersand practitioners•Curriculum ad team development, some experiments

FY2012FY2014FY201110