Independent Administrative Institution

An Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution (独立行政法人, Dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin, IAI) is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998. The IAIs are not under the National Government Organization Act that provides for Japanese Ministries and administrative organizations.

Originally proposed by the Administrative Reform Council, the IAI is created based on the concept of separating governmental ministries and agencies into planning functions and operation functions. Planning functions remain within government-based ministries and agencies while operating functions are transferred to IAIs.

Independent Administrative Institutions utilize management methods of private-sector corporations and are given considerable autonomy in their operations and how to use their budgets. In April 2001, the Japanese government first designated 59 bodies as IAIs, among which were many research institutes and some museums.

Examples of IAIs

There are 102 IAIs as of April 2012.^[1]

• National Center for University Entrance Examinations, an IAI that administers the National Center Test for University Admissions
• Japan Mint, the mint
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
• Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
• Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
• National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
• National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
• National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Museum (TNM)
• National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyoto National Museum, (KNM)
• National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara National Museum (NNM)
• National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT)
• National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art (NMWA)
• National Printing Bureau
• Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Independent Administrative Institution National Museum. (2005) Outline of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum. Tokyo: Independent Administrative Institution National Museum Secretariat. OCLC: 71634675
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2002). Benchmarking Industry-science Relationships. Paris: OECD Publishing. 10-ISBN 92-64-19741-9; 13-ISBN 978-92-64-19741-1 OCLC: 49642355

See also

• List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
• List of National Laboratories (Japan)

External links

• Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art (in Japanese)

v t e Independent Administrative Institutions in Japan There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants. Cabinet Office National Archives of Japan ja:Northern Territories Issue Association ja:National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ja:National Statistics Center ja:Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation ja:Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan International Cooperation Agency Japan Foundation Ministry of Finance ja:National Research Institute of Brewing Japan Mint National Printing Bureau Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ja:National Institute of Special Education National Center for University Entrance Examinations ja:National Institution For Youth Education ja:National Women's Education Center National Museum of Nature and Science National Institute for Materials Science ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences National Museum ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences ja:National Center for Teachers' Development ja:Japan Science and Technology Agency Japan Society for the Promotion of Science RIKEN Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health Japan Arts Council ja:Japan Student Services Organization Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation ja:Center for National University Finance and Management Japan Atomic Energy Agency Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency ja:National Center for Presons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization ja:National Hospital Organization ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization ja:Government Pension Investment Fund ja:National Cancer Center ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine ja:National Center for Child Health and Development ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ja:Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center ja:National Center for Seeds and Seedlings ja:National Livestock Breeding Center ja:National Fisheries University ja:National Agriculture and Food Research Organization ja:National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences ja:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences ja:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences ja:Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute ja:Fisheries Research Agency ja:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation ja:Farmer's Pension Fund ja:Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Foundations Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training Nippon Export and Investment Insurance National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology National Institute of Technology and Evaluation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Japan External Trade Organization ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ja:Public Works Research Institute ja:Building Research Institute ja:National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory ja:National Maritime Research Institute ja:Port and Airport Research Institute ja:Electronic Navigation Research Institute ja:National Institute for Sea Training ja:Marine Technical Education Agency ja:Civil Aviation College ja:National Agency of Vehicle Inspection: Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency Japan National Tourism Organization ja:Japan Water Agency ja:National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid ja:Organization for Environment Improvement around International Airports ja:Maritime Disaster Prevention Center ja:Urban Renaissance Agency ja:Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands ja:Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency Ministry of the Environment ja:National Institute for Environmental Studies ja:Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency Ministry of Defense ja:Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees Related topics List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan ja:Law concerning the General Rules of Independent Administrative Institutions ja:Japanese administrative reforms ja:Government Revitalization Unit ja:Japanese government program review ja:Japanese extra-governmental organizations