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| April 14,2004 |
"Amendment of Part of the Science Council of Japan Law" is enacted today. The amendments allow the Science Council of Japan more
autonomy, thus demand more responsibility and accountability to this institution representing scientific community of Japan.
In recent years, national academies have launched several initiatives to engage more actively to the society and empower scientific
communities of the world to provide recommendations to address major global issues we face in the new century; they include ever growing
human population, deteriorating environment, and the widening North-South dichotomy. These initiatives are based on the conviction of the
scientific community that its expertise is critical and indispensable to solve these global issues or sustainability.
Science Council of Japan has been an active and leading participant of various international academic organizations networks such as
International Council for Science (ICSU), InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, Science Council of Asia, United Nations University and
its Institute of Advanced Study, and committed to the national, regional and international science and technology policies.
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| by Kiyoshi Kurokawa, President of the Science Council of Japan |
| 【References】 |
| Science Council of Japan (SCJ) URL |
http://www.scj.go.jp |
| InterAcademy Council (IAC) URL |
http://www.interacademycouncil.net |
"Challenges and Opportunities of the Science Council of Japan"
（Trends in the Sciences (gakujutu-no-doukou): January issue, 2004 (in Japanese)）
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Japan shakes up council to offer scientists political clout
（Nature: volume 428, March 25th issue, 2004, p. 357）
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Japan Ponders Starting a Global Journal
（Science: volume 303, March 12th issue, 2004, p.1599）
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