PoliPoli Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO Kazuma Ito) has compiled and released an interim report on the examination of policy-making methods by national diet members and their offices. This interim report reveals that structural challenges exist in the systems supporting policy-making and legislative practices in diet members' offices, categorized into three areas: "Human Resources/Skills," "Intellectual Resources," and "Command Function/Private Sector Collaboration." This interim report is part of a joint research initiative launched in October 2025 between PoliPoli and PwC Consulting LLC (hereinafter referred to as PwC Consulting) aimed at modernizing the legislative and policy practices of national diet members. Interim Report: https://speakerdeck.com/polipoli/pwc-interim-report-202607 Background of Joint Research In recent years, while policy issues have become increasingly complex and diverse due to rapid changes in the social environment and technological advancements, national diet members and their offices face shortages in resources such as human capital, funding, and information, making it difficult to sufficiently advance the sophistication and efficiency of policy-making. To address these challenges, it is considered necessary to introduce public opinion gathering and policy-making methods utilizing digital technologies like AI, create mechanisms for transparent collaboration with private sector personnel, and develop supporting organizational infrastructure. However, securing such resources and achieving efficiency through DX currently relies heavily on the self-efforts of political parties, diet members, and their offices. Against this backdrop, PoliPoli and PwC Consulting began on October 1st of last year to identify and visualize the challenges faced by policy practitioners such as national diet members and their offices. They have been conducting interviews with stakeholders and researching parliamentary functions in other countries to examine the futu