ブックタイトル佐藤栄作　受賞論文集

概要

佐藤栄作　受賞論文集

第18回佳作the UNU should work as a professional coordination centre with a strong basic staffof scholars. 11These scholars should be selected in accordance with the vision of theUNU, as to being highly professional specialist in their fields, plus possessing andactive organizatory skill. It will be their task to compile models, scenarios and policiesusing international academic cooperation. With a basic staff of 50-80 proper scholarsthis task is manageable. However, basic staff scholars should be appointed at least for4-5 years to be able to realize longer term visions.Borrowing a term mostly used in economics, the so-called“outsourcing”shouldbecome the main working method of the UNU. It would mean to give out researchtopics or education programs to member countries. The UNU should work out justthe initial instructions and exactly formulate the expectations, and all the detailedorganizatory and administrative work could be commissioned to the member country.This would have several advantages. First, scholars of the region of, or around thatcountry would be activized and real problems, conditions would be more reflectedin research programs. Second, the basic staff in Tokyo would be relieved from manyorganizatory tasks and could focus more on academic issues of the vision. Third,through outsourcing the costs of research and education would be considerably lowerthaninTokyowherepricesarethehighestintheworld.11 The present structure of the UNU is already reflecting partly this expectation. However, the work of a programmeofficer（as it stands in the Major Responsibilities）includes much administrative duties（e.g. writing reports,preparing publications etc.）. Here organizatory work, that is academic coordination should be the main concern,which is fundamentally different from administrative work.175