2020 Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 49-64
The Japanese government has engaged in creating, disseminating, sharing and accumulating concrete examples of EBPM, which is one of the most immediate issues to address concerning administrative management in Japan. In the process of the on-going joint study on EBPM among the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), related ministries and academics, some elements that are effective and useful for EBPM of the government are being identified. In addition, the MIC has conducted several surveys of government programs and their operations with empirical analyses using statistical data to get evidence, which contributes to boosting the government’s efforts in promoting EBPM. It is indispensable hereafter to arrange a stable institutional infrastructure to establish EBPM within the government. In this respect, the policy evaluation system introduced in 2001 could be one of the most prospective options.
