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| Event | Date | Remark |
| A 4-year research project on Proactive Industrial Policy (Japanese government research grant) | FY2010-FY2013 | GRIPS Dev. Forum received a research grant to define, compare and disseminate the idea of PIP as an industrial policy package suited to the globalization age. |
| Visiting Deutsches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik (German Development Institute) in Bonn | Nov. 2009 | GRIPS Dev. Forum participated in DIE's conference on industrial policies and explored the possibilities of Japan-German intellectual cooperation. |
| Thailand and Malaysia policy research trips (industrial human resources, supporting industry promotion) | Oct. 2009-Jan. 2010 | As part of JICA project to assist VN's industrial capability building, VDF visited two countries and wrote an English report. Concrete policy measures were discussed. |
| A sub-study group on the Industrial Corridor Approach in Asia (Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) | Aug. 2009-Mar. 2010 | METI is considering an integrated approach, based on PPP, to create active industrial areas within Asia (Vietnam, India, etc.). I was asked to chair this sub-study group. |
| Vietnam: the risk of a middle income trap and how to avoid it. | Aug. 2010 | I was asked to give a series of seminars on this topic to the drafting organizations of Vietnam's SEDS (10-year strategy) in Hanoi. |
| A booklet on the Middle Income Trap. | Mar. 2009 | My 4 articles were combined in book form, which attracted interest among Vietnamese policy makers (including DPM Nguyen Sinh Hung). Fuller versions will be published later. |
| GRIPS-JICA Policy Dialogue and Kaizen Project in Ethiopia | Jun. 2009-Mar. 2011 (preparation from Sep. 2009) | GRIPS Dev. Forum (our team) was asked to hold policy dialogue every 3 months and JICA was asked to cooperate with kaizen and other projects (ongoing) |
| Initiative for Policy Dialogue African Taskforce in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (hosted by J. Stiglitz, financed by JICA, attended by PM Meles Zenawi) | Jul. 2008 | We presented the concept of dynamic capacity building in East Asia. After the conference, PM Meles asked JICA and GRIPS to start a new project in Ethiopia. |
| A symposium on the policy direction of Vietnam, which recently joined the middle income country group, in Hanoi (co-hosted by Vietnam Dev. Forum and Institute of Economics) | Mar. 2008 | Vietnam's new industrial policy orientation as well as how to cope with income gaps, inflation, traffic jams and environmental damage were discussed. A large number of eminent Vietnamese economists attended. |
| A book launch in ODI, London: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid: East Asian Lessons for African Growth. | Mar. 2008 | This is a collaborative book between Japan and Britain, initiated by our GRIPS Dev. Forum. PM Meles of Ethiopia read Ch.7 and asked for a "kaizen" project in his country. |
| A proposal for a new direction for Japan's cooperation for African growth (prior to TICAD IV meeting in Yokohama). | Feb. 2008 | Several stakeholder meetings were held, then a booklet was compiled in English and Japanese. Four entry points for were proposed, which continue to be used for our policy dialogue with Africa. |
| 3 visits to Zambia to discuss industrial policy formulation, explain Japanese/E. Asian experiences, propose the next action, and inspect factories. | Sep.-Dec. 2007 | Several seminars and symposiums were held. Trade and Industry Minister Mutati asked me to write a concept paper on what to do next. But no follow-up. |
| IEA Roundtable Conference on the Political Economy of Sustainable Growth, Tsinghua University, Beijing | Jul.10-11, 2007 | I presented a paper on authoritarian developmentalism and democratic developmentalism. paper slides |
| Lectures on business architecture for Vietnam's Industry Minister, Hoang Trung Hai, by Prof. Takahiro Fujimoto and myself, Hanoi | Jun.11, 2007 | At the request of the Ministry of Industry of Hanoi. Sponsored by VDF. Also visited Canon Factory in Thang Long Industrial Park, Hanoi. |
| Third VDF Tokyo Conference on the Development of Vietnam at GRIPS | Jul.2, 2006 | Special guest: Dr. Adam McCarty (Mekong Economics) |
| Editing Building Supporting Industries in Vietnam, vol.1 (VDF) | Mar. 2007 | Produced for industrial policy makers in Vietnam. The Vietnamese edition also available. |
| The Vietnamese edition of The Economic Development of Japan (VDF) | Mar. 2007 | VDF staff translated and Ms. Vu Thi Hang supervised the production. |
| Aid strategy research mission to the United Kingdom with other members of GRIPS Dev. Forum | Feb.13-20, 2007 | Presentations at DFID, ODI and Sussex. Also visited Oxford, SOAS, etc. |
| Receiving three groups of Japanese experts to Hanoi for drafting the motorbike master plan | Jan.-Mar. 2007 | Experts on air pollution, supporting industries, and intellectual property. |
| Editing Business Environment and Policies of Hanoi (Publishing House of Social Labour) | Dec. 2006 | VDF research conducted for the Hanoi People's Committee. Symposium held on Dec. 20, 2006. |
| Co-editing (with Prof. Takahiro Fujimoto) Industrialization of Developing Countries: Analyses by Japanese Economists (21st Century COE Program) | Dec. 2006 | Publishing the presentations and discussions at the joint GRIPS-Tokyo Univ. conference, July 13, 2006. The Japanese and English editions available. |
| Second VDF Tokyo Conference on the Development of Vietnam at GRIPS | Jul.15, 2006 | Special guest: Prof. David Dapice (Harvard University) |
| Joint COE conference on Japan and industrialization of developing countries, at GRIPS | Jul.13, 2006 | Co-hosted by GRIPS Development Forum and the Tokyo University COE program led by Prof. T. Fujimoto. |
| Editing the book, Industrial Policy Formulation in Thailand, Malaysia and Japan: Lessons for Vietnamese Policy Makers (Publishing House of Social Labour) | Jun. 2006 | Based on VDF missions to three countries conducted in 2005 and 2006. The Vietnamese edition also available. |
| The Chinese edition of The Economic Development of Japan (China CITIC Press) | May 2006 | Ms. Xiaomeng (Journal of Comparative Studies) was instrumental in issuing this edition. |
| The English edition of The Economic Development of Japan (GRIPS) | Mar. 2006 | This is the textbook of the GRIPS course with the same course title. |
| Supporting the drafting of Vietnam's motorbike master plan | Mar.2006- May 2007 | VDF asked by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry to become a facilitator to draft a master plan. |
| Hearing of Japanese FDI firms in Hanoi and HCM City (coordinated by VDF) | Feb.-Mar. 2006 | This is an attempt to hear business opinions in drafting Vietnam's supporting industries master plan. |
| Joint mission to Malaysia to study the formulation of Industrial Master Plan (IMP) 2 and 3 | Jan.9-13, 2006 | Part of VDF's joint research with Vietnam's Ministry of Industry. |
| Preliminary mission with Dr. Kiyoshi Wada to study social aspects of drug/HIV problems in Vietnam | Jun.27-Jul.1, 2005 | Dr. Wada is the director of Drug Dependence Research Division, National Institute of Mental Health, Tokyo. |
| VDF Tokyo Conference on the Development of Vietnam at GRIPS | Jun.18, 2005 | Speeches by Prof. K Ohno (GRIPS) & Prof. Shiraishi (Waseda Univ.) followed by presentations by Vietnamese; also research displays. program etc |
| Joint mission to Japan by VDF and Vietnam's Ministry of Industry (MOI) to Japan to study industrial policy formulation | May 30-Jun.3, 2005 | Part of VDF's joint research with MOI to enhance Vietnam's industrial policy capability. mission purpose |
| VDF conference on industrial policy formulation in Hanoi | Mar.24, 2005 | Hosted by VDF. Hoang Trung Hai (Minister of Industry) and K Ohno were the key speakers. web |
| Tojokoku Nippon no Ayumi (The Path Traveled by Japan as a Developing Country), Yuhikaku, Tokyo, 2,300 yen + tax | Feb. 2005 | The content is almost (85%) the same as the course, Economic Development of Japan, in this web. |
| Editing Improving industrial policy formulation, Publishing House of Political Theory, Hanoi | Feb. 2005 | Book containing nine industrial research papers at VDF. English and Vietnamese. download |
| Managing research at Vietnam Development Forum (VDF) in Hanoi | Since 2003 | Part of the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) research program funded by Monbu Kagakusho (MEXT). web1 web2 |