Social Activities Promotion Exploratory Committee

The "Citizenship Promotion Committee" was commissioned by the Mayor of Yokohama and was established in October 1997 to examine the way the city should support social activities. Since then, (1) the role of social activities in society in the future, (2) the relationship between future social activities and the government, and (3) the way of cooperation between citizens and the government, 5 times this committee and 11 times We have held a subcommittee to discuss it. In the process of the examination, we invited citizens of the city to the subcommittee as guests, and also held a public forum after the interim report to refer to the opinions of those who are actually active. By the way.
In December 1998, the "Non-Profit Promotion Act" (NPO Act) was enacted, and it is expected that citizens' activities will be promoted and will contribute to the formation of future civil society. In Yokohama City, citizen activities are being actively carried out nationwide, and partnerships between citizens and the government have been advanced. This time, considering the basic way of collaboration between social activities and the government will have a significant meaning in the future.
One of the major features of this committee was that it examined the legal issues that arise when social activities and the government collaborated, and based on these considerations, it proposed the "Basic Policy on Collaboration with Citizens Activities in Yokohama City (Yokohama Code)". In the future, based on this Yokohama Code, we hope that a richer society will be realized through the cooperation of citizen activities and the government.

• 1 Significance and issues regarding collaboration between social activities and the government

• （１） Social Significance and Role of Citizenship Activities

• （２） The present situation and problem of social movement in the city

• Oh, the present situation of social movement in the city

• Issues as an organization

• （３） Significance of collaboration between social activities and the government

• （４） Establishment of partnerships between civil society and government

• （５） Legal Issues

• （６） Disclosure of Information

• 2 Policies for Promoting Social Activities

• （１） "Basic policy on collaboration with social activities in Yokohama City" (Yokohama Code)

• （２） To establish common rules between social activities and the government

• 3 Direction of Measures

• List of members of the Social Activities Promotion Exploratory Committee

• Examination progress of social movement promotion Exploratory Committee

In the wake of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake last year, many people worked as volunteers and played a major role in rescue in survivors. As a result, interest and expectations for voluntary activities by citizens have increased, but in such a social situation, the "Non-Profit Promotion Act" (NPO Act) was passed by the Diet in March 1998. It was passed and came into effect in December 1998.
As various activities by citizens become more active, citizen activities are becoming a major presence in society. It can be said that the past society was largely dependent on the activities of the government and companies, but with the increase in citizen activities, local activities are being developed into a multifaceted society in which various actors play a role. As social needs become diversified and individualized, the activities of citizens, governments, and companies will take advantage of their respective characteristics, cooperate and compete with each other, and provide a wide variety of services in the future. It is expected that a richer civil life will be realized. Both participants in social activities and the number of social movement groups are increasing year by year. The field of activity has been expanded to various fields, from welfare to the environment, community development, arts, culture, international exchange and cooperation.
The characteristics of these social activities are:
(1)Being carried out voluntarily and independently
(2)Being able to respond flexibly and promptly
(3)There is also a wide range of activities across fields.
(4)Non-profit, theme, and originality
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Social activities with such characteristics are expected to play the following roles in society.
(1)For governments that always require fairness and neutrality, and companies that are required to increase profits, appropriate services according to their needs can be provided in fields that cannot be handled due to their nature or in areas where citizen activities can be expected to be more successful. Can be provided.
(2)Even if it is difficult to tackle with the principles of administrative and corporate activities, as long as needs and necessity are sympathized, pioneering and adventurous activities can be achieved and proposals to the government can be made.
(3)A large number of organizations can respond to individual needs in a detailed and flexible manner by acting based on diverse values.
(4)Providing citizens' self-realization opportunities, not limited to daily life such as schools, homes, workplaces, and workplaces.

Currently, there are many citizen activities in Yokohama City, such as home-based welfare activities in the community, community development that takes advantage of local characteristics, and protection of the natural environment. It can be said that the city of Yokohama is characterized by the fact that there are many civil society organizations with high organizational and business feasibility, and that NGOs engaged in international cooperation are active.
In line with this committee, as a result of conducting a survey on social movement groups known by each department of Yokohama City in 1998, there were 2,698 organizations that had some kind of relationship with the government, and many civil society organizations It can be seen that the organization is working while interacting with the government. The breakdown is the most common in the health, medical and welfare fields (38%, with multiple answers), culture, arts and sports (31%), children (18%), environment (6%), and community development (3%). Continued in that order.
Many of the activity areas are limited to specific areas and wards (87%), but some organizations are active in a wide area, such as the city area and inside and outside the prefecture.
In terms of the size of the group, those with less than 50 members account for about 80% of the total, indicating that there are many small groups.
At the same time, we conducted interviews with 15 social movement groups in the city regarding the relationship between social movement and the government. The survey was selected from the fields of health, medical care, welfare, environment and recycling, community development, lifelong learning, cultural arts, international exchange, cooperation, human rights peace, and gender equality. All the organizations surveyed are trying to cooperate with the government. Support received from the government, etc. mainly consists of funding and providing places, and most organizations have received or received support such as funding from the government, regardless of the size, regardless of the size. I have.

According to the results of the interview survey, the most important issue for the group was to secure activity bases in general, followed by many organizations that raised issues related to securing human resources such as leader training and membership expansion. Others include the enhancement of the secretariat system and the securing of funds for activities.
In particular, regarding the issue of activity bases, organizations that do not have an office not only want a place to serve as a base for activities, but also have the issue of securing necessary storage places for equipment etc. . In addition, organizations that already have offices face issues such as expanding space and relocating to places that are easy to cooperate with local communities. According to a survey conducted by Yokohama City in 1994 on social contribution activities, 52% of civil society organizations in the city have dedicated places and secretariats.
Most organizations have issues such as leader training and membership expansion, but many of them say that training coordinators and qualified personnel is an issue.
In addition, it is almost common to say that opinions on the government should build a continuous collaborative relationship that exchanges information and opinions on a daily basis.

After the period of high economic growth, when the economic and social foundations were developed, people began to seek spiritual wealth. The content of mental richness is different from person to person, so the needs of individuals are diversifying.
Governments that require neutrality and fairness provide average services that mainly meet the needs of the majority of people. However, as social needs become more diversified, individualized, and expanded, services provided by the government alone are no longer available.
Under these circumstances, the importance of social activities, which can provide detailed responses to individual needs and provide services between citizens, is increasing.
The figure below shows that there are various levels in the relationship between citizens' activities and the government, divided into five areas.

Voluntary citizen activities have their own areas of activity that are not related to the government, which is the area of A in the figure. In the future, it is expected that this area will be greatly expanded both quantitatively and qualitatively. On the other hand, there is a unique area (E) that does not have a direct relationship with civil activities but should be carried out by the government. It doesn't actually have anything to do with our own realm. Even though it is an activity in the area of A, it has a relationship with the government in the form of general administrative services. In addition, even in the administrative area of E, it must be open to the public through information disclosure and citizen participation to the citizens. As a matter of course, it may be requested from the side of civil society.
Since social activities are basically carried out voluntarily, there are naturally parts that do not cooperate with the government, and their development is desired. However, there are parts of the activities that have a more social meaning by cooperating with the government. The part is B, C, and D in the figure, which is said to be a partnership between civil activities and the government in a broad sense. In this area, the Committee examined issues and ways of collaboration when civil activities and the government collaborated.
The area of A to E in the figure is not fixed. It is assumed that some will move from A to B, which has avoided having a relationship with the government until now. In addition, there is a possibility that a new relationship will be moved from E to D. Of course, the movement between B and D can be said to be fluid. However, it should be recognized that as citizens' needs become diversified and citizen activities become more active, the overall flow from E to A is going to be in the direction of A.
In order to solve increasingly diverse needs and issues in the future, citizen activities and the government recognize each other's strengths, build appropriate relationships while respecting the independence and independence of citizen activities, It is important to promote active collaborative activities.

In order for civil activities and the government to work together to solve public issues, it is necessary for both sides to stand on an equal footing first. And it is important to share each other's good points to solve public issues, and to work together to stimulate each other to produce even better results.
From now on, it is important for the government to take measures to solve problems together based on the activities of citizens who try to solve familiar problems with their own power. .
To that end, it is essential to foster a number of citizen activities that can work independently and independently, so we need to build a cooperative relationship according to the stage of independence of citizen activities based on the concept of support for independence. It is necessary to build.
To date, Yokohama City has been working to build partnerships, including the experimental project Partnership Promotion Ordinance, the Welfare Town Development Ordinance, the Home Support experimental project in cooperation with volunteer activities, and the Environmental Conservation Activity Support Project.
Partnership promotion experimental project is a project in which each ward office directly connected to civil life is independently involved in the community, actively incorporating new methods of citizen participation according to the characteristics of the region and the nature of the project, and working together with citizens and the government to create local communities. Based on the results and verifications there, we are attempting to establish a Yokohama-style partnership administration system.
The Welfare Town Development Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of comprehensively and systematically promoting measures related to welfare town development, thereby contributing to the realization of a welfare city rich in humanity, and the responsibilities and cooperation of cities, businesses and citizens. , The establishment of a town development promotion meeting for Yokohama City Welfare has been established.
Home Support experimental project places an emphasis on the relationship between citizen activities and the government, and provides home-based welfare services to citizens continuously and stably in cooperation with citizens' organizations that conduct home help and food distribution activities.
The Environmental Conservation Activities Support Project aims to expand community-based environmental conservation activities, secure a favorable environment that is indispensable to comfortable citizens' lives, and to create a better urban environment in conservation and create a better urban environment. There are two types of subsidy programs: those aimed at raising social movement groups (initial assist) and those for new developmental initiatives (step-up assist), which provide support according to the activity status. .
In addition to working on social activities from the government, the government may respond to the efforts of social activities, and the business may be conducted through partnerships. In some cases, the creation and recycling of new hometowns through cultural activities have been carried out through activities from social activities.

Specifically, when the government cooperates with social activities, it may involve the expenditure of public money and the use of public property. In this case, the latter part of Article 89 of the Constitution prohibits the expenditure of public money and the use of public property in "charities, education, and philanthropy" projects that do not belong to "public control". Therefore, there is a debate as to whether public money expenditures and the use of public property in "citizen activities", which overlap with "charities, education, and philanthropic" projects, conform to Article 89.
In the past, "public control" was understood to mean "the government, which is public authority, has decisive control over the personnel, budget, execution, etc. of the organization conducting the business."
In this regard, it can be said that the basic character of independence and independence of civil activities and the requirement of "public control" are two-way relationships. Therefore, in order to ensure the independence of social activities, the intent is to carry out social activities independently and voluntarily without receiving public money expenditures, and the government should not pay public money for social activities. That is also a reasonable view.
However, in Article 25 (administrative duty to ensure the right of survival and promote social welfare) and Article 26 (security of the right to receive education), the promotion and cooperation of the “charitable, education, and philanthropy” project In view of the fact that the government is required to promote policies and that it includes public money expenditures, etc., it has been pointed out that interpreting Article 89 in this way has always contradicts from these provisions.
On the other hand, from the viewpoint of realizing a welfare society required in modern times and deterring administrative enlargement, there is a limit to the ability of the government alone to fulfill the diverse needs of citizens. On the other hand, there are many difficulties in carrying them solely through social activities, so it is necessary for civil activities and the government to work together to increase the public interest.
In this way, from the legal point of view and realistic aspects, the meaning of "public control" is no longer compatible with reality in conventional ways of thinking. Therefore, we decided to reconsider the latter part of Article 89.
First of all, it can be considered as follows from the standpoint of law interpretation. Article 89 Given that the purpose and purpose of the latter part are to prevent public expenditures from being abused under the name of "charities, education, and philanthropy", the provisions of Articles 25 and 26 are consistent with the norms of Articles 25 and 26. The contents of "public control (the control of public authority)" on the premise of ensuring the independence and independence of civil activities, at least for public expenditure and supervision of public expenditure of public expenditure and supervision of public property.
Even if it is considered as described above, the following can be considered in order to realize the purpose of the law more appropriately based on the actual situation.
Originally, the term "public" in Japanese means not only "political and administrative entities such as national and local governments" such as "public office" or "public", but also "public" such as "public" or "public", for example, "public" or "public" or "public buildings". In the first place, the original meaning of "public (= public)" is "anyone can approach and open to anyone."
Based on this understanding, considering the entire purpose of the latter part of Article 89, it can be said that "public" means not only the government but also "citizens and the government" will be the main body. In such a case, civil activities that spend public money or use public property, which is the whole citizen, are private, in which the purpose, organizational form, and activities are open to anyone. It is required to be an activity of social public nature, not for the benefit of
Furthermore, as in the past, it is important that not only the financial supervision of the government, but also the monitoring of the citizens by disclosing information between civil activities and the government.
Therefore, from these perspectives, the Committee has decided to consider the following problems in the latter part of Article 89, which arise when civil activities and the government cooperate.
In order to be said to belong to the "public control" of Article 89 of the Constitution, when spending public money or using public property, the expenditure of public money, etc. It is necessary for the government, which is responsible for such matters, to generally supervise the appropriateness of the use of public money and public property by reporting and inspecting the extent that it does not impair the independence of civil activities.
In addition, from another point of view, when spending public money or using public property, which is the whole citizen in the first place, the target activities are not limited to social activities, but the activities that are subject to social publicity Must be something. It is appropriate to entrust the public's public nature and public expenditure of civil activities subject to public expenditure, etc. to the monitoring and criticism of citizens widely. In order for such citizen monitoring to be sufficiently ensured, citizens must be aware of the actual situation of social activities and the cooperative relationship between social activities and the government, and both social activities and the government are involved in the project. It is necessary to disclose information related to
Based on these, as a basic way when cooperating with the government and social activities with public money expenditures, etc.
(1)　Citizens' activities subject to public money expenditure, etc. have social publicity
(2)　"Measures to prevent abuse of public expenditures" have been taken, such as reports and inspections on public expenditures and projects used for the use of public property.
(3)　(1)To ensure that (2) is secured, information on social activities and administration is disclosed, so that anyone can contact the information and check the contents.
We concluded that if these three requirements were met, they would be consistent with the latter part of Article 89 of the Constitution.
And, in order to deepen the understanding of these three requirements and to secure their realities, it is necessary to make concrete such as ordinances while repeating discussions with citizens and the council. Furthermore, in order to ensure smooth and fair operation, it is necessary to establish a third-party organization consisting of citizens and experts.
(Note) There are various cases where they work together without the expenditure of public money or the use of public property. These activities are not related to Article 89 of the Constitution, and not all of working with the government is related to constitutional issues.
※(Refer to)
The Constitution of Japan
Article 89 [Restrictions on Expenditures or Use of Public Property]
Public money and other public property shall be used or used for the use, benefit or maintenance of religious organizations or organizations, or for charity, education or philanthropy projects that do not belong to public control. Do not.
Article 25 [Light of Survival, National Social Mission]
(1)All citizens have the right to live a healthy and culturally minimal life.
(2)The State shall endeavor to improve and promote social welfare, social security and public health in all aspects of living.
Article 26 [Right to receive education, duty of education]
(1)All citizens have the right to receive education in accordance with their abilities, as required by law.
(2)All citizens are obliged to have their children receive ordinary education, as required by law. compulsory education will make this free of charge.

Active disclosure of information on the status and results of social activities is particularly important for social and public activities. It is considered necessary for social activities to be understood and supported by citizens by widely publicizing their activities to the citizens. In addition, it is important to disclose the results of the activities and share them with the citizens so that the results can be widely fed back to the citizens. As a result, it can be expected that social credibility will be obtained and that the activity of citizens will be further promoted.
Furthermore, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, in the case of civic activities involving the expenditure of public money and the use of public property and the cooperation between the government, it is essential to disclose information on civic activities related to collaboration and administrative information. The “Non-Profit Promotion Act”, which came into effect in December 1998, requires information disclosure not only for the supervision of the competent authority but also for the purpose of entrusting the activities of the corporation to the monitoring of the citizens. It is stipulated that the disclosure of such activities should be made at the competent authority and the office of the corporation.
If you receive public money or use public property, which is of the entire citizen, the civil society organization is responsible for publishing information about it in order to explain to the citizens that they were used properly. Can be said.
Therefore, it is necessary for the government to provide a place to disclose information related to social activities and collaboration in cooperation with the government. In that case, it is necessary to consider the convenience of citizens so that they can interact with this information in a familiar place.
In addition, even in civil society organizations that do not cooperate with the government, if there is a desire to actively disclose information, it is desirable to be able to disclose information in the same way.

Citizen activities meet diverse social needs and will become increasingly important in the future. Even now, there are cases where citizen activities and the government work together to solve public issues, but it is expected that the number of situations where citizen activities and the government cooperate will increase in the future with the development of citizen activities. . In order to realize a new civil society, Yokohama City needs to actively promote collaboration with social activities in the future.
Therefore, we recognize the basic concept of cooperation between both social activities and the government in common, and based on the legal issues that arise in collaboration, contribute to the promotion of public interest while cooperating concretely. For the purpose, advocate the "Yokohama Code" as a basic policy on collaboration.

In order for social activities and the government to work together to solve public issues, the purpose is to establish basic matters for building a cooperative relationship and contribute to the promotion of public interest.

The term "civic activity" herein refers to
(1)Activities in which citizens voluntarily conduct and participate.
(2)Non-profit activities
(3)Activities necessary for a wide range of people to live happily
This excludes those whose main purpose is political and religious activities. In addition, those for the purpose of recommending, supporting, or opposing a candidate for a specific public office or a person in public office or a political party are excluded.

When social activities and the government cooperate, we will respect the following six principles and promote them.
（１） Equal Principles (social activities and administration should be on an equal footing)
In order to solve issues through collaboration, it is important that both parties have equal relationships. The first step is to always recognize each other that there is a horizontal relationship, not up and down, and to work together based on their free will.
（２） Principles of Respect for Independence (Respect the voluntary implementation of citizen activities)
In collaboration, it is important to make full use of the strengths of civic activities, such as being able to respond flexibly to public issues, and respecting the independence of civic activities is an important viewpoint.
（３） Principles of independence (promoting collaboration in the direction of social activities becoming independent)
It is important for local communities in the future that there will be many civil society organizations that can independently develop their own businesses, suitable for partners who work together to solve public issues. Collaboration is meaningful only if both parties are always independent without falling into dependence or adhesion.
（４） Principles of Mutual Understanding (civic activities and the government understand each other's strengths, weaknesses and positions)
It is important to fully recognize, understand, and respect the nature of the other party to build a better cooperative relationship. If you understand each other well, including the strengths and weaknesses, you can surely fulfill each role.
（５） Principle of sharing purpose (social activities and the government share the purpose for the whole or part of the activity regarding collaboration)
Solving public issues through collaboration is aimed at the benefit of an unspecified number of third parties. First, both sides must have a common understanding and confirm what the purpose of collaboration is.
（６） Principle of disclosure (the relationship between civil activities and the government is disclosed)
It is necessary that the relationship between the two parties in a collaborative relationship be open and clearly visible from the outside. Therefore, the basic matters of both parties are disclosed, and the fact that anyone can enter the relationship if certain requirements are met is an indispensable condition for collaboration on solving public issues.

Based on the six principles of collaboration, the government will actively promote collaboration with social activities. The following is a specific method.
（１） Subsidies and subsidies (to provide financial assistance to public projects mainly in social activities)
"Subsidies and subsidies" should basically be performed while respecting their independence for social activities that play a social role, and clarity and transparency of selection criteria and methods are required. In addition, depending on the level of the relationship between social activities and the government, consideration must be given to promoting the independence of social activities.
（２） Co-sponsorship (for business that citizen activity performs independently, city participates in plan and fund, and carries out business jointly)
"Co-sponsorship" is based on the initiative of both parties and can be referred to as "co-operation." By exchanging agreements, etc., it is assumed that the roles of civil activities and the government will be clarified, each will fulfill their responsibilities according to their roles, and will take advantage of their respective characteristics from an equal standpoint.
（３） Consignment (when we entrust conduct such as business of city based on contract rules, when social activity becomes other party)
Outsourcing is a business that should be carried out under administrative responsibility, but when outsourcing work is carried out, there are cases where citizen activities can demonstrate its characteristics such as technology and expertise, so the activation of citizen activities Take it up as one of the ways of collaboration that can be promoted.
（４） Use of public property (rules the priority use of citizen use facilities, etc.)
Securing "places" is an important factor in promoting social activities. The government should actively develop facilities that can be used for social activities, including the effective use of existing facilities. At the same time, clear and open rules should be created in cooperation with regard to priority use and regular use of facilities for activities that solve public issues.
（５） Sponsorship (we provide mental support for businesses that are independently conducted by social activities by using the name of Yokohama City sponsor)
The grant of credit by the government, etc., may have a significant meaning in gaining local trust and support for citizen activities, and respond widely and accurately.
（６） Information exchange / coordination (exchange information and study for joint projects by setting up study meetings / councils, issuing public relations papers, etc.)
It is important to improve the quality of each business and cooperate to provide information to citizens by exchanging information between the two parties for better community development.
※In addition, when civic activities and the government try to act together to solve public issues, in addition to the specific collaboration from (1) to (6), daily information exchange etc. often plays an important role, and the importance of that role should be recognized.

In order for social activities and the government to cooperate specifically, when spending public money, which is a property shared by citizens, and using public property, the following three requirements are met to ensure its appropriateness. Is required.
In addition, it is necessary to comply with this when providing financial support indirectly through affiliated organizations. (In addition, voluntary business based on the independent financial resources of affiliated organizations is excluded.)
（１） Social Publicity
Social and public social activities refer to activities that are voluntarily performed by citizens, not for profit, necessary for a wide range of people to live happily. However, this excludes those who recommend, support, or oppose political activities, religious activities, or candidates for specific public office or persons or political parties in public office in their activities.
（２） Preventing public abuse
In collaboration with social activities, it is necessary to respond flexibly so that the characteristics of social activities can be utilized, but on the other hand, it is appropriate and efficient for the expenditure of public money, which is a property shared by citizens, and the use of public property. In order to prevent abuse of public funds, financial supervision of the use of public money, etc. is required.
Fair selection of collaboration targets, clarification of the relationship between civil activities and the government, reports on activities related to the expenditure of public money and the use of public property, security of the right to cancel and return grants by the government, measures when there is doubt Etc. are necessary.
In addition, from the taxpayer's point of view, it is required that "citizens and the government monitor together" to prevent abuse of public expenditures.
（３） Publishing information
In collaboration, it is necessary for both social activities and the government to disclose the basic information to society so that anyone can contact the information and confirm the contents. About social movement, it is necessary to disclose information about the organization and activity contents such as rules, list of officers, business plan and budget, business report and financial statements. In the government, it is necessary to disclose administrative information such as official documents and information on measures that have decided to collaborate and record the implementation. In addition, it is necessary to disclose information that shows the relationship between civil activities and the government.
In addition, in order for these to be carried out effectively, the government will provide a place to disclose information so that citizens can view it.
Through such information disclosure, it is possible to build a relationship of trust in social activities and the cooperative relationship between social activities and the government.

In order to ensure and promote collaboration based on the "Yokohama Code", we monitor whether cooperation between social activities and the government is being carried out appropriately, maintain and adjust the code, It is necessary to continually review it in line with the demands of the times.
Therefore, at the whole city level, the government has set up a third-party organization consisting of citizens and experts who discuss necessary matters and submit opinions to related parties, etc., and at each business level, target organizations and businesses, etc. Will be fairly selected and verified.
With regard to third-party institutions, measures should be taken to ensure that functions are properly fulfilled, such as preventing the fixation of committee members through a limited term system.

This committee will do the following:
(1)　General examination of thing about collaboration with social movement and administration and opinion statement to city
(2)　Answers to doubts about the Yokohama Code, present interpretations, and submit opinions to revisions, etc.
(3)　Accepting reports from business-specific committees and responding to inquiries such as opinions
(4)　Surveys, reports, and opinions on opinions and questions from citizens regarding the operation of Yokohama Code
（２） Business-specific committees
For each business by collaboration involving public money expenditure, a business-specific committee can be set up to select the target of collaboration. However, it is conceivable to set up according to the situation, such as for each field and for each station, not for each business.
In addition, it can be set up for each citizen use facility which is public property.

The Committee has conducted interviews with civil society organizations and conducted public forums to listen to the opinions and circumstances of social activities. . Based on these circumstances, what the city should do in order to promote cooperation between citizen activities and the government in the future is to actively create an environment where citizen activities are actively conducted. To that end, it is desirable to establish ordinances for support to promote social activities in order to ensure the understanding and cooperation of the entire citizen. At the same time, it is necessary to include the purpose in the ordinance as a common rule between social activities and the government.
Furthermore, in order to ensure collaboration based on the "Yokohama Code", it is necessary to monitor whether cooperation between civil activities and the government is being carried out appropriately, maintain and adjust the code, and in line with the demands of the times. It is necessary to continually review it. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a third-party organization consisting of citizens and experts who discuss necessary matters and submit opinions to related parties.

Yokohama City should promote the creation of an environment in which social activities are actively conducted in order to promote collaboration with social activities. It is conceivable that measures will be promoted in the following directions in accordance with the "Yokohama Code" while constantly reviewing according to the development stage of the social movement group.
Regarding these measures, in order to promote social and public social activities, it is important to consider and respond positively to the relationship with social activities in various administrative measures, and to encourage citizens and the government to consider them together. Is important.

At present, there are many city facilities in each area in the city, but it is for individual purposes such as welfare and lifelong learning, and is intended to develop social activities comprehensively. Has not been installed yet. It is not necessarily easy to use existing multi-purpose facilities for social activities, and there are many requests for activity bases in surveys of social movement groups.
Therefore, it is effective to share the information accumulated in each field, provide information, coordinate, and provide activity places, and develop a center that builds a comprehensive foundation. This center may also be a place for information disclosure in collaboration between civil activities and the government.
In addition, it is important to create the specific contents through collaborative work with citizens.

It is necessary to consider funding with a view to promoting the independence of social activities. In doing so, it is important to provide assistance and subsidies according to the level of the relationship between civil activities and the government.
Specifically considered measures include the establishment of public trusts to support citizen activities as a mechanism to support activities that contribute to the community by investing not only in the government but also in companies and citizens.
At the same time, existing subsidies and subsidies are reviewed from the viewpoint of promoting citizen activities, and the selection of targets is open, and existing ones are subsidized and subsidized in accordance with the "Yokohama Code". Need to be done.

In order to promote cooperation between social activities and the government, it is necessary to conduct training for the development of skills of social movement groups and the reform of awareness in the government, and promote mutual understanding.
For those involved in social activities, it is conceivable that lectures and workshops will be conducted to develop the management skills of social movement groups.
In addition, it is necessary for administrative staff to actively conduct training to raise awareness, including reviewing conventional methods, in collaboration with citizen activities.
In carrying out such training, it is desirable that the government take advantage of its characteristics, such as co-sponsorship and outsourcing with affiliated organizations related to the theme Note) and civil society organizations.

Currently, affiliated organizations are engaged in activities related to social activities by fields such as youth, women, welfare, international exchange and cooperation. It is desirable that the city actively support projects that connect and cooperate with these affiliated organizations, and further develop the entire civil activities.

At present, social activities support is provided by each department corresponding to each activity field, but in the future it is required to comprehensively promote social activities support as a measure of the city. Therefore, it is necessary to review the organization within the agency and establish a system to work on the whole agency, such as setting up a general counter to support social activities.
(Note) An affiliated organization means "an organization in which the city generally invests more than 25% of basic money, capital, etc." (Currently 62 organizations)

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