RIETI Policy Symposium

Introduction of Selection and Competition to Childcare Centers and Kindergartens: Reconstruction of quasi-markets and the third sector

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  • Program

Information

  • Time and Date: 13:00 - 16:30, Thursday, February 19, 2015
  • Venue: Iino Hall and Conference Center (2-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
  • Admission: 1,000 yen (Students: 500 yen)
  • Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
  • Support: Japan Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organizations (JACEVO), Japan Association of Charitable Organizations (JACO)

Program

13:00 - 13:05 Opening Remarks

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

13:05 - 13:40 Keynote Speech

USHIRO Fusao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University)

13:40 - 16:30 Panel Discussion

Panelists (in alphabetical order):

ASAKAWA Tomoaki (Director, Day Care Division, Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

FUJIOKA Kimiko (Member of the Board, JACEVO / Member of the Board, Child Foundation)

IKEMOTO Mika (Senior Researcher, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.)

YOSHIDA Masayuki (Chief Executive Officer, Research Institute for System on Childcare and Early Childhood Education)

Moderator:

USHIRO Fusao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University)