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2011

Date & Theme

Speaker

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Monday, 17 October
 15:00-17:30

GRIPS Development Forum & JICA Joint Seminar

"Japan's Approach to Africa Development during TICAD IV: The Case of Ethiopia"


Minutes



Policy Minutes No. 24




 

Opening Remarks:

H.E. Mr. Markos Tekle Rike, Ambassador,
Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
・Mr. Masaki Noke, Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau / Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ambassador for Civil Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Presenters:

Ms. Kyoko Kuwajima, Director General, Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, JICA

Mr. Go Shimada, Director, Research Program Division, JICA Research Institute

Kenichi Ohno, Professor, GRIPS

Prof. Daniel Kitaw, Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University (expert in Kaizen and quality control)
Izumi Ohno, Professor, GRIPS


 
 

1. Agenda

2. "JICA's Assistance for Industrial Development in Ethiopia" (Ms. Kuwajima)

3. "Achievement in the Quality and Productivity Improvement (KAIZEN) Project" (Mr. Shimada)

4. "Industrial Policy Dialogue in Ethiopia―Transferring Mindset and Methods from East Asia"
 (K. Ohno)

5. "Experiences of Kaizen in Ethiopia and the way forward
 
(Prof. Daniel Kitaw)

6."Sharing East Asian Experiences with Africa: Japan's Policy Dialogue and Korea's Knowledge Sharing Program" (I. Ohno)

Date

Theme

Presenter



Thursday
6 October
16:30-18:15

 

UNDP-GRIPS Development Forum Public Seminar

"Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development"

Programme

Opening Remarks:
Prof. Keiichi Tsunekawa, GRIPS Vice President

Panelists:
・Ms. Sigrid Kaag, UNDP Partnership Bureau Director, and UN Assistant Secretary- General
・Mr. Hiroshi Matsuura, Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA

Facilitator:
Izumi Ohno, Professor, GRIPS

Chairman:
Mr. Toshiyuki Niwa, Interim Director, UNDP Tokyo office

 

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