設置形態「国の組織が望ましい」　学術会議が改革案取りまとめへ

　日本学術会議の設置形態について、国家を代表する「ナショナルアカデミー」の役割を発揮するには「現行の国の組織とすることが望ましい」との検討結果を同会議がまとめたことが７日、分かった。梶田隆章会長から報告を受けた井上信治科学技術担当相が明らかにした。
　同会議は、特殊法人化など国の組織以外の形態も「検討の余地がある」としているという。同会議はこうした改革案を８日の幹事会で取りまとめ、２１日から開かれる総会で議論する方針。（2021/04/07-20:44）

The Science Council of Japan believes that it should remain a government organization to fulfill its role as a national academy, science and technology policy minister Shinji Inoue said Wednesday.
   SCJ President Takaaki Kajita reported the outcome of the council's discussions on its organization to Inoue, according to the minister.
   Still, the SCJ said there is room to study the possibility of becoming a special corporation independent from the government, according to Inoue.
   The council plans to draw up a reform proposal at a meeting Thursday for discussion at a general meeting from April 21.
   In an interim report released in December last year, the SCJ cited six options for its organizational form, including the continuance of its current status and the conversion into an independent administrative agency.