Integrating Joint Fact-Finding into Policy-Making Processes

We are organizing 2-day workshop on Joint Fact-Finding at East-West Center, University of Hawaii Manoa with Dr. Peter Adler. We have already discussed a few critical features of JFF.

We had an informal discussion with Professor John Forester about the implications of joint fact-finding in planning processes. We now recognize the possibility of joint fact-finding not merely as an information gathering step but also as a way of reframing the public dialogue by providing an scientifically-informed perspective to deal with planning challenges.

We have completed a successful 2-day workshop at the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre. We have discussed pioneering efforts of marine spatial planning (MSP) in North America, with particular attention to their joint fact-finding characteristics, and its implication to the upcoming MSP efforts in Hinase, Japan.

On December 16, University of Tokyo's Policy Alternative Research Center will organize a conference on the Use of Joint Fact-Finding in Assessing the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants against Earthquakes. Prof. Alison McFarlane and Dr. Jonathan Raab will deliver keynote speech on their experience with the JFF approach.

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There will be a press-release by the JST on Friday at 2PM.