What is COG ?

Introductionイントロダクション

Citizens change; governments change!!
Open Governance

Citizens change: More and more citizens consider regional issues as their own issues.
Students change: More and more students develop into citizens who play leading roles as participants in society.
Governments change: Governments serve as platforms for participants in society with knowledge and experience.

Know more about
Open Governance.

Enjoy the permanent beta version

The Challenge starts in the permanent beta version.
Be flexible in using this opportunity.
We hope that both citizens and governments will enjoy this Open Governance challenge.

Awards

<Open Governance General Award>

(Idea + Partnership)
Awarded to a citizen/student team and its supporting municipality

<Idea Award>

Awarded to a citizen/student team

<Partnership Award>

Awarded to a municipality

<Special Innovation Award in collaboration with Ash Center, HKS, Harvard>

Newly added!

<Accenture Citizen First Youth Award>

Awarded to a student team

Scheduleスケジュール

 
Municipality
Citizens/Students
2016 June
Start of soliciting applications
 
July
 
 
August
End of soliciting applications
 
September
Selection and presentation of the issues
Idea Application Start
October  
 
November  
 
December  
Idea Application Close
2017 January
Document screening
February
Additional questions to the short-listed teams for the final open review
March
Final open review and award presentation
April
Recommendations for improvement

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Summary実施概要

Official name Challenge! Open Governance 2016
Applications from
municipalities
June 1 to August 31, 2016
Applications from
Citizens/Students
September 16 to December 28, 2016
Open
Judgement/
Commendation
Ceremony
March 12, 2017
Requirements List
for Application
STEP 1 (Municipalities) June–AugusSTEP 2 (Citizens/students) September to December
Sponsorship “Public Administration & Information Technology” (PadIT), research project of the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo
Cosponsorship Graduate Program for Social ICT Global Creative Leaders (GCL), the University of Tokyo
Corporate
Citizenship
Partner
Accenture
In corporation with Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance (the Ash Center) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Creative Cut-jp (Non-profit organization)

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Eventイベント一覧

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Member of judges- in order of Japanese alphabet

  • SHIROYAMA,
    Hideaki

    城山英明
    城山 英明 Graduate School of Public Policy, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo (chairman)
  • UNO,
    Shigeki

    宇野 重規
    宇野 重規 Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
  • OHASHI,
    Hiroshi

    大橋 弘
    大橋 弘 Professor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
  • KAWASHIMA,
    Hiroichi

    川島 宏一
    川島 宏一 Professor, Division of Policy and Planning science and Engineering, Information and Systems, The University of Tsukuba
  • KUNIYA,
    Hiroko

    国谷 裕子
    国谷 裕子 Ex news caster of “Today’s close-up” (NHK)
  • SAKAI,
    Shuichi

    坂井 修一
    坂井 修一 Professor, Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Engen and technology, The University of Tokyo
  • SHOJI,
    Masahiko

    庄司 昌彦
    庄司 昌彦 Associate Professor, International University, Center for Global Communications
  • SEKIMOTO,
    Yoshihide

    関本 義秀
    関本 義秀 Associate Professor, Department of Human and Social Systems, The University of Tokyo
  • HAYASHI,
    Chiaki

    林 千晶
    林 千晶 Japan Liaison to the Director at MIT Media Lab
  • WATANABE,
    Michiko

    渡辺 美智子
    渡辺 美智子 Professor, Keio University graduate school of health management
  • OKUMURA,
    Hirokazu

    奥村 裕一
    奥村 裕一 Cordinator
    Visiting professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The university of Tokyo

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