Summary of the project

As urbanization and the rise of nuclear families increase the burden of child-rearing on parents, Japan is also facing a rapidly declining birthrate. In response to these social challenges, the concept of socializing child-rearing－distributing the responsibility of raising children across society－has become increasingly important. The "Child Care Commons (CCC)" project focuses on building social capital that includes children and aims to develop new systems that enable trusted third parties － those without blood ties to the child－to participate meaningfully in child-rearing. Starting in fiscal 2025, the project expands upon the research and development framework of the previous year as CCC 2.0, and by integrating insights from sociology, psychology, neuroscience, education, information science, medicine, and robotics, it designs and implements both environments and technologies that foster diverse social relationships for children. Through this work, the project seeks to create a sustainable child-rearing environment where all children can build rich and diverse social capital. Ultimately, it contributes to improving children's and society's well-being in an age of declining birthrates.

Milestone by 2032

• Establish a fully implemented CCC 2.0 standard operational model that can be utilized by organizations and local governments wishing to adopt it.

Milestone by 2027

• Develop a prototype of the CCC 2.0 standard operational model.

R&D theme progress reports

• [1] Clarification of functional requirements and social acceptability of CCC2.0
• [2] Understanding the benefits of social capital
• [3] Technologies and Education for Promoting the Development of Social Capital
• [4] Social Valuation and Incentive Design for Building Connections with Children
• Progress Report (730 KB)

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