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Abstract:

The social and economic situation in the world is growing ever more complex with the advance of globalization, and as a result the policy challenges of governments are also becoming more difficult and complex. Southeast Asian countries are no exception. Their governments are trying a variety of innovative approaches to capacity building of both leaders and organizations.

In that unfolding scenario, since 2016 JICA and GRIPS have conducted the LEADING Asia project, a knowledge co-creation project, in cooperation with public organizations from Southeast Asian countries.

In this year’s forum, we proudly invite Prof. Ikujiro Nonaka, the father of Knowledge Creation Theory, as the key presenter, as well as leaders of Asian countries to introduce the LEADING Asia project and share their experience so as to develop effective approaches to innovation in capacity building of both leaders and organizations towards the future of Asian Countries.

Program　

13:30-13:40 Opening Remark by the Organizers

13:40-14:20 Keynote Speech by Prof. Ikujiro Nonaka, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

14:20-14:45 Presentation one:  Report of LEADING Asia by Prof. Alex Brillantes,

                                            President, Asian Association for Public Administration,

                                            Professor, University of the Philippines, the Philippines

14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-16:15 Presentation two: by three ASEAN phronetic leaders

                    Comments by Prof. Ikujiro Nonaka

16:15-16:30 Open discussion with the floor

Participants (Scheduled, in alphabetical order of country and name)

Indonesia

Mr. Nurdin Abdullah, Governor of South Sulawesi

Prof. Eko Prasojo, President, The Asian Group for Public Administration, Dean, Faculty of Administrative Science, Universitas Indonesia

Japan

Ikujiro Nonaka, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University

The Phillipines

Antonio Meloto, Chairman of NGO Gawad Kalinga

Alex B. Brillantes Jr., President of Asian Association for Public Administration,  Professor, University of the philippines

Thailand

Thosaporn Sirisumphand the Secretary-General, the National Economic and Development Board