## Section 10

## Policy Evaluations, Project Evaluations, and Interactive Administration

## 1 Driving Policy Evaluations

Based on the MLIT Basic Plan for Policy Evaluations under the Government Policy Evaluations Act, the MLIT uses three basic policy evaluation methods—(i) checking policies by periodically measuring and evaluating the achievement of each measure, (ii) reviewing policies by conducting in-depth analysis on specific focused themes and (iii) conducting policy assessment by analyzing the necessity of new measures—and runs management cycles for policies by linking those methods. In FY 2015, (i) 13 policy objectives/44 measure goals/166 performance indicators, (ii) 4 themes and (iii) 24 new measures were evaluated by respective systems $ ^{Note 1} $ . In addition, policy evaluation of individual public-works projects, individual research and development issues, regulations, and special taxation measures are conducted as a method of policy evaluation according to the characteristics of policies, and the results of the evaluation are reflected in budget request and development of new measures. Also, in accordance with the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies as amended in June 2014, the first performance evaluation of 19 incorporated administrative agencies as the competent minister was performed.

## 2 Implementation of Project Evaluations

A fully integrated scheme of evaluating individual public-works projects is built in place to enhance the efficiency and transparency of their implementation. Under this scheme, new public-works projects are evaluated upon initial adoption and then reevaluated and post-evaluated upon completion. Project appraisal charts organized to present a background of the evaluations of public-works projects, including supporting data relevant to their cost-effective analyses upon initial adoption, reevaluation, and post-evaluation upon completion and posted on the Internet and elsewhere. Furthermore, starting from FY 2015, maintenance costs are specified in evaluation reports for projects under direct control for further visibility $ ^{Note2} $ . Furthermore, the MLIT conducts planning-phase evaluations on public-works projects implemented under its direct control as its own approach in the preliminary phase of new project evaluation upon initial adoption.

## 3 Driving Administrative Management Open to the Public, and Interactive Administration

## (1) MLIT Hotline Station

In driving the land, infrastructure, transport, and tourism administration that has a very close bearing on people’s living, it would be essential to gain a broad insight into people’s views, requests and so on and deploy administrative actions directly related to the people. To this end, the MLIT has opened the MLIT Hotline Station to receive about 1,100 views on a monthly average.

## (2) Keeping consumers informed

The MLIT has opened the Negative Information Search Site at its website to provide a summary listing of the records of contractors, etc. relating to buildings, such as housing, and public transportation facilities, including administrative dispositions imposed on them, to ensure safety and security through proper selection by consumers, etc. and supervision by markets, as well as by administration as in the past.