The act of raising an issue or posing a question to start discussion or investigation; commonly used in research, meetings, and reporting (often used with 'suru').
その論文は新たな視点から問題提起をしている。
That paper raises issues from a new perspective.
会議の冒頭で課長が問題提起を行った。
At the start of the meeting, the section chief raised the issue.
社会問題の問題提起がメディアで取り上げられた。
The raising of the social issue was taken up by the media.