International Conference
Oct. 3, 2010
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International Conference "The Governance of Science and Technology in the European Union and in Japan" Report
The Governance of Science and Technology in the European Union and in Japan
Abstracts
Science and Technology will help societies to mitigate and cope with Climate Change; it is moreover expected to bring new energy solutions, secure food supply and medical solutions. But how to invest public funds? Will solutions be safe? What are the current trends in technology development and what social impacts will a new generation of technology have on society?With the rapid progress in Science and Technology there are also questions for the citizens. Lawmakers cannot be experts in all fields they need to make decisions on.
The European Parliament, like several national parliaments of European countries, has established STOA - the parliamentary office for Science and Technology Options Assessment - to give technical advice to the law-makers. The government of Japan is also considering the use of Technology Assessment in connection with the Science and Technology Basic Plan.
Members of the European Parliament, amongst them the Chairman of STOA, will come to Kyoto to exchange views with their Japanese counterparts and experts about their European experience and possible future collaboration.
| [Date] | Sunday, October 3 2010, 16:00 - 18:00 |
| [Venue] | Yamauchi Hall at Shiran Kaikan at Medical School of Kyoto University Address:Yoshida-Konoe Cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi Map |
| [Hosted by] | Delegation of the EU to Japan The University of Tokyo (PARI, GrasPP-I2TA) Kyoto University (Kato Lab) Osaka University (CSCD, DeCoCiS) |
Schedule
16:00-18:00 Roundtable discussion on Technology Assessment
18:00-18:30 Networking reception after the workshop, organised by the EU
Participants
Mr Paul Rubig (MEP/AT, STOA Chair)
Mr Antonio Fernando Correia De Campos (MEP/PT, STOA Vice-Chair)
Ms Teresa Riera Madurell (MEP/ES, STOA Panel member)
Mr Jan Staman (Rathenau Institute, The Netherlands)
Mr Jaroslav Riha (Secretary to the Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Czech Republic)
Mr Frantisek Trojacek (Counsellor for Science and Technology, Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo)
Mr Theodoros Karapiperis (STOA)
Ms Barbara Rhode (Delegation of the European Union to Japan)
Mr Keisuke Tsumura (DPJ, The House of Representatives)
Mr Toshiharu Furukawa (LDP, The House of Councillors) (invited)
Mr Masuo Aizawa (CSTP)
Mr Tateo Arimoto (RISTEX/JST)
Mr Satoru Ohtake (CAO)
Mr Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Mr Hideaki Shiroyama (Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)
Mr Kazuto Kato (Associate Professor of Bioethics, Kyoto University)
Mr Hideyuki Hirakawa (Associate Professor of STS, Osaka University)
Mr Shintaro Sengoku (Associate Professor of iCeMS, Kyoto University)
Glossary
MEP: Member of the European Parliament, AT: Austria, PT: Portugal, ES: Spain
STOA: Science and Technology Options Assessment (European Parliament)
DPJ: Democratic Party of Japan
LDP: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
CSTP: Council for Science and Technology Policy (Japan)
RISTEX: Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society
JST: Japan Science and Technology Agency
CAO: Cabinet Office (Japan)
iCeMS: Institute for Cell-Material Sciences (Japan)