IP/C/W/594  
 
24 September 2013  
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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights 
 Original: English  
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
JAPAN 
The following communication, dated 17 September 2013, from the delegation of Japan is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Deci sion on Implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/28). 
 Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to this 
document. 
 
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1.  The Government of Japan has been conducting development cooperation activities in many fields. One of the most important objectives of these cooperation activities is to promote and 
encourage the transfer of technology. 
2.  Japan understands that incentives for techno logy transfer should be interpreted to include 
a variety of measures such as financial support and business environment support, and that 
supporting the business environment by strengthenin g intellectual property protection is one of 
several effective measures to promote technology transfer by private sectors. Based on this understanding, Japan has provided many incentive measures.  
3.  With regard to the incentives provided by Japan to enterprises and institutions in Japan, 
the Government of Japan would like to report on the following activities. The Government of Japan 
believes that the following activities contribute to raising the level of technological infrastructure in least developed countries (LDCs), which will  bring about further technology transfer. 
1  GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
4.  There are mainly three Japanese government agencies providing incentives for technology 
transfer to LDCs. These agencies are the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Japan Copyright Office 
(JCO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan. The Japan Patent 
Office (JPO) has undertaken various group training courses on intellectual property rights (IPRs), both for government officials and fo r trainees from private sectors. 
5.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) has been carrying out training programmes while holding 
relevant seminars, in order to develop copyright systems in developing countries and to 
strengthen regional cooperation among Asia Pacific countries. 
6.  The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan has been planning and 
implementing various activities for the purpose of  facilitating the establishment and harmonization 
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  2  OTHER INSTITUTIONS ENGA GED IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
7.  Other institutions engaged in technology transfer include Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA), which provides technical cooperatio n. Techniques and technologies are transferred 
through such technical cooperation. The technical cooperation projects, which are the combination 
of operations such as dispatching experts, accept ance of technical training participants and/or 
provision of equipment, aim to support capacity development in developing countries through the 
diffusion of technology and skills.  
8.  The Overseas Human Resources and Indust ry Development Association (HIDA) promotes 
technical cooperation in developing countries through training, dispatching experts and other programmes. Such programmes aim to contribute to the economic growth of developing countries. (The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) and Japan Overseas Development 
Corporation (JODC) have merged into the Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development 
Association (HIDA)). 
9.  The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) was established in 1958 as the nation's 
principal organization for the comprehensive implementation of trade policy. JETRO is engaged in 
sending experts to assist developing countries and in the establishment of various rules and institutions necessary to create a business environment conducive to trade and investment.   
10.  The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), established in 
1980, is Japan's largest public management orga nization promoting research and development, 
and the dissemination of industrial, energy an d environmental technologies. With a view to 
promoting research cooperation, NEDO provides assistance for research institutions in developing 
countries and other bodies working jointly with them.  
3  SPECIAL INITIATIVES 3.1  Aid for Trade 
11.  Japan has carried out its Aid for Trade Initiatives under the title of the Development Initiative 
for Trade for two consecutive periods, under which it has implemented comprehensive and tailored assistance by combining various tools, including official development aid (ODA) and other 
measures to improve market access for LDC products in each stage of trade - "to produce", 
"to sell", and "to buy". For the first phase 2006-2008, Japan announced, prior to the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, the promotion of Aid for Trade-related measures. It fully implemented the first initiative of US$10 billion of financial assistance including trade, production 
and distribution measures. Upon the successful results of this first initiative, Japan announced in 
July 2009 the  'Development Initiative for Trade 2009', which was a new Aid for Trade strategy. Hence, it fully implemented US$12 billion of fina ncial assistance for trade-related projects over 
a three-year period from 2009 to 2011. It should also be noted that in terms of technology 
transfer, this initiative has made active contributions to various LDCs, including Ethiopia (training on intellectual property for technology transfer promotion), Angola (remote sensing technique for 
mineral exploration) and Cambodia (information and communications technology for public works). 
4  ACTIVITIES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR 12.  Since providing good quality medicines forms the foundation of healthcare, it has become an 
important task to establish a system that can consis tently ensure the availability of quality, safe 
and efficacious medicines in developing countries.  
13.  Furthermore, the spread of substandard/spurio us/falsely labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC) 
pharmaceutical products is a significant public health problem, as it not only threatens the health 
of individual users but also leads to waste of pu blic resources and/or to the risk of spawning 
drug-resistant strains of bacteria. As such, strengthening measures to combat the distribution of SSFFC pharmaceutical products is also of great importance. 
14.  From these perspectives, the Government of  Japan, through JICA and Japan International 
Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), conduc ts training programmes in order to develop and 
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  programmes, the Government of Japan, through JICA and the Japan International Medical 
Technology Foundation (JIMTEF), conducts traini ng for hospital pharmacists engaged in the 
management of medicines in core hospitals in developing countries. This training provides an opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and sk ills necessary for hospital pharmacists through 
understanding the management of me dicines of Japanese hospitals. 
15.  In FY2012, these training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector had 28 participants from 
18 countries such as Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vanuatu (see Table 1 attached in the Annex) 
16.  Additionally, the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers Association (JPMA) contributes to improvement of pharmaceutical regulations through participation in international conferences, and endeavours to disseminate the outcomes to developing countries in the Asian region.     
5  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
5.1  Activities in the Field of  Industrial Property Rights 
17.  In FY2012, the following five group training courses for government officials were held by the 
JPO, in cooperation with WIPO and the Asia Pacifi c Industrial Property Centre (APIC) of the Japan 
Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII): 19 participants from LDCs in total received training (see Table 2 attached in the Annex).   
18.  In FY2012, the JPO also held a group tr aining course for the private sector, and two 
participants from LDCs received training (see Table 3 attached in the Annex). 
19.  In addition, the dispatch of experts is a WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan programme implemented 
upon the request of developing countries in the Asia Pacific region for the purpose of providing 
foreign IP offices with necessary instructions an d advice. The experts contribute to enhancing the 
efficiency of foreign IP offices to grant indu strial property rights, and streamlining IP 
administration through the rationalization of  administrative procedures. Since 2008, the 
Government of Japan has also made annual contributions to WIPO (i.e. WIPO Funds-in-
Trust/Japan for Africa and LDCs) on a voluntary basis to promote technology transfer in Africa, and in 2009, the JPO began to send its experts to Africa utilizing the contributions, as well as 
supporting digitalization of the IP infrastruc ture and providing scholarships to the African 
University in Zimbabwe and the University of Ya oundé II in Cameroon. In FY2012, as many as ten 
programmes were organized with the WIPO Funds- in-Trust/Japan (FIT Japan), which had more 
than 500 participants including those from LDCs (see Table 4 attached in the Annex). 
20.  Moreover, JICA provides various IP training programmes by inviting government officials from 
various countries to Japan. Under such programmes, participants are expected to acquire general and basic knowledge through lectures, discussion and site observation, etc. and to share the 
knowledge among participants from various countries. Courses on Intellectual Property Rights 
have been held since 2000. The courses had many  participants from LDCs including Myanmar, 
Cambodia, Gambia, Uganda, and Tanzania. 
5.2  Activities in the Field of Copyrights  
21.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) has b een planning and carrying out the following 
programmes in order to develop copyright systems in developing countries and to strengthen regional cooperation among Asia Pacific countries: 
5.2.1    APACE Programme 
22.  Since its establishment in 1993, the Asia -Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement (APACE) 
Programme has contributed to the development of copyright systems in Asia-Pacific countries in 
cooperation with WIPO. The APACE programme mainly consists of several activities such as an 
annual regional symposium, a national seminar, a training programme, and expert missions. Under this scheme, the symposium on the developm ent of copyright strategies and policies was 
held in Viet Nam in 2012, with 26 participants including those from LDCs, including Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Solomon Islands. The WIPO-SPC IP/C/W/594 
 
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  Seminar on Awareness of Copyright and Culture wa s held in the Solomon Islands in 2012 with 70 
participants. In addition, a Special Course on the Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights was held in in Japan in 2012, and 12 trainees were accepted from six countries including Bangladesh and Nepal. The budget for this programme amounts to FY 2013 SFR468,646. 
5.2.2  The Asia-Pacific Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Seminar 
23.  This programme has been organized once a year since 1997, in order to provide opportunities 
for exchanging information and views on copyright and neighbouring rights issues with copyright 
officials from Asia-Pacific countries.  The title was changed to 'Asia Copyright Conference' in 2010. 
5.3  Activities in the Field of Plant Variety Protection 
5.3.1  JICA Group Training Course  
24.  This JICA training course started in 2000 in cooperation with MAFF and the National Centre for 
Seed and Seedlings (NCSS) to contribute to the protection of plant breeders' rights. In 2013, the 
training course was held in Japan, and nine trai nees were accepted from nine countries, including 
Burkina Faso, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. 
5.3.2  Cooperation Activities under the Ea st Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum  
25.  The East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum was set up in 2008 with the participation of 
ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japa n. Various cooperative activities proposed in 
this forum were implemented. Japan has provided training courses in Japan, experts to support in-
country training courses, and also held workshops and seminars.  In 2013, this forum took place in 
Malaysia with 47 participants from 13 countries including Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar.  
6  ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY TE CHNICAL COOPERATION ORGANIZATONS 
6.1  JICA 
26.  JICA provides technical cooperation through ODA, through which knowledge and technologies 
are transferred. The budget for technical coop eration through JICA amounts to approximately 
JPY188.9 billion for FY2011. Some examples of technical cooperation for LDC Members are listed in 
Table 5 attached in the Annex. 
27.  Under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development  
(SATREPS) programme, the Japan Science and Techno logy Agency (JST), as the funding agency 
for science and technology, collaborates with JICA to promote international joint research projects with developing countries, aimed at resolving global issues.
1 JST supports Japanese research 
institutions/researchers for the project activities in Japan.  JICA supports project implementation in 
developing countries, such dispatching Japanese experts (researchers), providing equipment and 
training of personnel, and other supports relate d to the project in developing countries in the 
framework of ODA technical cooperation. SATREPS projects implemented with LDC members are 
listed in Table 6 attached in the Annex. 
6.2  HIDA 28.  The HIDA provides various programmes as regards technical cooperation for developing 
countries. 
6.2.1  Technical Training 29.  Training is conducted for engineers and managers invited to Japan from developing countries 
as trainees. Its programmes include practical trainings implemented by private-sector companies, 
which allows trainees to acquire skills and techniques in specific fields. In 2012, three programmes 
were organized in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Myanmar (see Table 7 attached in the Annex). 
                                               
1 Global issues:  issues which are problematic fo r countries or regions and which require common 
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  6.2.2  Management Training 
30.  Engineers along with middle and top managers etc. from developing countries are invited to 
Japan to acquire business or factory management skills and techniques through understanding management concepts and observing real examples of their usage. In 2012, HIDA provided 
management training courses in Bangladesh, Et hiopia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Sudan and 
Tanzania (see Table 8 attached in the Annex).  
31.  HIDA experts provide technical guidance and advice to local companies, and contribute to 
improvements in areas such as manufacturing technologies and business management skills. In 
2012, technical guidance on various issues was offered in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar (see Table 9 attached in the Annex). 
6.3  JETRO 
6.3.1  Sending Experts to the Private Sect or - Dispatching Experts to Improve the 
Business Environment of Developing Coun tries in order to Promote Trade and 
Investment 
32.  JETRO is engaged in dispatching experts to a ssist developing countries in the establishment of 
various rules and institutions necessary to create a business environment conducive to trade and investment. More specifically, at the requests of private sector bodies and other entities from 
developing countries, experts in such fields as standard and conformity assessment, and logistics 
are sent from Japan to provide advice and assistance to the entities making the requests. 
6.3.2  Sending Experts to the Private Sector - Support for Export Industries 33.  JETRO helps developing countries to expand their exports to Japan and achieve self-
sustainable economic growth, by providing expe rts to identify and develop promising export 
products. Experts provide advice and guidance on enhancing product design, production techniques and marketing strategies etc. These ac tivities include some projects as part of its 
assistance for "One Village One Product (OVOP)" campaigns implemented by developing countries. 
6.3.3  Demonstration Programme for Trade Development
2 
34.  The "Demonstration Programme for Trade Development" is a project aimed at providing 
support, including financial support, to Japanese companies for the purpose of developing 
industries and contributing to economic activities in a developing country, preferably in a least developed country, in order to incentivize them to take a risk. These companies seek to locate promising products in developing countries, develop products in accordance with the needs of the 
Japanese market, and import them to Japan. Such supports will also be conducive to the nurturing 
of industries, and eventually to economic growth  in developing countries.  Under this scheme, 
JETRO provides support to motivated Japanese companies and to build a business model in 
developing countries.
3 In 2012, this project was carried out in Bangladesh for bamboo products, 
Cambodia for organic products, Kenya/Senegal fo r African music, Rwanda for IT software and 
Uganda for sesame seeds (see Table 10 attached in the Annex).  
6.4  NEDO  
35.  Research cooperation differs from technical cooperation in that it takes the form of research 
and development adapted to technological development issues (technological needs) being addressed for developing countries. Assistance is provided indirectly through New Energy and 
Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to research institutions in developing 
countries and other bodies working jointly with them. 
36.  Assistance is in the form of dispatching re search staff and technicians and undertaking joint 
research through the acceptance of research personnel from the countries concerned. In addition, 
joint research is undertaken through various activities including the production of materials and 
                                               
2 http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/african_business/access/project_08.html . 
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  equipment necessary for research cooperation, the installation of such materials and equipment in 
recipient countries, and the integrated operation and conduct of research. In 2012, NEDO, with the 
support of Bio Fuel Co., Inc., promoted research cooperation with Myanmar for improved operability of rice husk gasification power generation.  
 
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Table 1: Training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector 
 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 Nov 2012 Japan Training Programme for Good Governance of 
Medicines for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authorities to develop human resources in the planning and implementation of pharmaceutical administration in the respective countries referring to Japan's 
system and experiences and information 
from attending countries  Six participants from four Asian countries 
(China, Lao PDR , the Philippines and Malaysia) JICA and JICWELS 
2 Nov 2012 Japan Training Programme on Manufacturing 
Control of Essential Medicines to develop 
human resources in the planning and 
administration of quality control in line with 
the GMP concept and the quality assurance 
of those medicines in the respective 
countries, referring to Japan's system and 
experiences and information from attending 
countries  14 participants from six Asian countries 
(Cambodia , Indonesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand) JICA and JICWELS 
3 Oct 2012 Japan Training for hospital pharmacists engaged in 
the management of medicines in core hospitals in developing countries Eight participants from eight countries (Fiji, 
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Africa, Tonga, Viet Nam, Vanuatu ) JICA and JIMTEF 
 
 
 
                                               
1 In English only.  
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 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 Jul 2012 Japan The JPO/IPR Training Course on the Patent 
Examination Practices for ASEAN Member Countries 19 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore,  Brunei, Cambodia , Lao PDR  and Myanmar  JPO 
2 Nov 2012 Japan Training Course on the Enforcement of IPR 
under WIPO FIT/JP 23 participants from China, Indonesia, 
the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Morocco, Egypt and South Africa WIPO and JPO 
3 Dec 2012 Japan Training Course on the Use of Information 
Technology in Industrial Property Administration under WIPO FIT/JP 16 participants from  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Cambodia , India, Lao PDR , 
Mongol, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, ARIPO, OAPI and EAPO WIPO and JPO 
4 Feb 2013 Japan Training Course on the Examination 
Practices of Industrial Property (Basic 
Programme) under WIPO FIT/JP 16 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Viet Nam, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Peru, 
Bhutan , Cambodia, Lao PDR , Mongol, 
Pakistan, Sri Lanka , Tunisia, Nigeria and 
Ethiopia  WIPO and JPO 
5 Feb 2013 Japan Training Course on  IP Management 
and the Formulation and Implementation of Results-Based IP Office Plans under WIPO 20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Viet Nam, Bangladesh , India, 
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tunisia WIPO and JPO 
 
 
Table 3 JPO’s training courses for private sectors 
 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 Jul 2012 Japan The JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trai ners 19 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, Cambodia , 
Myanmar  and Brazil JPO 
  
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 Date Location Title Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 May 2012 
 Sri Lanka 
 WIPO Regional Forum on Intellectual 
Property and Environmentally Sound Technologies(ESTs) 32 participants from 13 countries ( Afghanistan , 
Bhutan , China, India, Indonesia, Islamic 
Republic of Iran, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal , 
Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) and SAARC Secretariat  WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Jul 2012 
 Zimbabwe Regional workshop for patent examiners for 
English-Speaking countr ies on utilization of 
examination results of other IPOs 30 participants from Zimbabwe, Ethiopia , 
Gambia , Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho , Malawi , 
Mozambique , Namibia, Sierra Leone , 
Swaziland, Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia , and 
ARIPO. WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Sep 2012 
 Malaysia WIPO Regional Seminar on the Legislative, 
Economic and Policy Aspects of the Utility Models Protection System 39 participants from 13 Asian countries 
(Bangladesh , Bhutan , Cambodia , China, 
India, Indonesia, Lao PDR , Mongolia, Pakistan, 
the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet 
Nam)  WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 Sep 2012 
 Japan WIPO ASEAN Sub-Regional Workshop on 
the Establishment of an Information 
Technology (IT) Infrastructure for the 
Effective Utilization of Patent Examination 
Results of Other Intellectual Property 
Offices (IPOs) Ten participants from ten Asian countries (Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia,  Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Myanmar , Singapore, Thailand, 
the Philippines and Viet Nam)  WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
5 Oct 2012 
 Senegal Sub-Regional Workshop on the Social and 
Economic Consequences of Counterfeiting and Other IP rights Infringements for the 
Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) 50 participants (custom officials, police, market 
inspectors, public prosec ution) from the member 
states of ECOWAS, namely, Benin , Burkina 
Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia , Ghana, Guinea, 
Mali, Niger , Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone 
and Togo  WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
6 Dec 2012 
 The Philippines WIPO ASEAN Sub-Regional Seminar on 
Accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague 
Agreement 42 participants from ten Asian countries (Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia , Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand and Viet Nam) WIPO 
(FIT Japan)  
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7 Feb 2013 
 Maldives WIPO Regional Workshop on Building 
Respect for Intellectual Property 35 participants from fi ve Asian countries 
(Bangladesh , Bhutan , Malaysia, Pakistan and 
Sri Lanka) WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
8 Mar 2013 
 Japan WIPO Workshop on Effective Utilization of 
Search Results and Communications 
Derived from the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
(PCT) System in the National Stage 21 participants from 12 countries ( Burundi , 
Egypt, Indonesia, Lao PDR , Madagascar , 
Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, 
Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam ) WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
9 Mar 2013 
 Tanzania African Conference on the Strategic 
Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) Policies to Foster Innovation, Value Creation and Competitiveness Over 200 participants from 28 African countries. 
(Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon , 
Chad , Comoros , Congo , Egypt, Ethiopia , 
Gabon, Gambia , Ghana, Guinea , Kenya, 
Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritius, Mozambique , 
Niger , Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal , South Africa, 
Togo , Uganda , Tanzania , Zambia  and 
Zimbabwe) WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
10 Mar 2013 
 Rwanda Second Workshop on Developing the TISC 
Project and Searching Pa tents and Scientific 
and Technical Journals About 50 participants from Rwanda  WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
 
  
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  Period Target Project Detail Organizer 
1 2009-2014 Madagascar Rice Productivity Improvement in Central 
Highland - Experts (Chief/Agricultural Development, 
Coordinator/Dissemination, Rice Production, Farm Management)  - Training in Japan and/or third country - Equipment Delivery (Vehicle(s) etc.) - Other necessary input expenses  http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/Sear
chResultView/0F25556862D20C3A492575D1003
5F8A2?  Open Document  [click “Project Outline” 
at the bottom of the page] JICA 
2 2010-2014 Sierra Leone Sustainable Rice Development - Experts (Chief, Rice Cultivation Technique, 
Post-harvest, Extension, Farmers Organization, 
Coordinator) 
- Training in Japan and/or third country 
- Equipment Delivery (Vehicles etc.) 
 
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/VIE
WVDocSearchX/61E44D0A61B2D56F492576F600
231C61?OpenDocument  [click 
“R/D(***)2011/03/08” at the bottom of the 
page] JICA 
3 2010-2013 Benin Extension of Inland Aquaculture - Experts (Chief, Aquaculture Technique, 
Coordinator etc.) - Equipment Delivery  http://www.jica.go.jp/project/benin/001/material
s/ku57pq00000f84ii-att/pamphlet_e.pdf  JICA 
4 2011-2016 Bangladesh Safe Motherhood Promotion (Phase 2 ） - Experts( Chief, Coordi nator, Monitoring and 
Evaluation ) 
- Training in Japan 
- Equipment Delivery (Equipment for Emergency 
Obstetric and Neon atal Care etc.) 
 
http://www.jica.go.jp/pr oject/english/banglades
h/002/index.html  JICA 
5 2010-2013 Uganda Technical Assistant Support to Improve the 
National Capacity of Animal Disease Diagnoses and Control - Experts (Chief/Diagnostic System, Diagnostic 
Technique, Coordinator/Field Operation) - Training in Japan - Equipment Delivery (Laboratory Equipment, Vehicle(s) etc.)- JICA  
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6 2011-2013 Rwanda RECO Capacity Building for Efficient Power 
System Development - Experts (Chief/Electric Transmission Technique, 
Electric Grid DB Technique, Coordinator etc.) 
- Training in Japan 
- Equipment Delivery (Equ ipment for Electric DB 
Grid etc.) 
 
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/VIE
WVDocSearchX/8FCD9D1AC83EE242492576FE00
2EE5C8?  Open Document [click 
“***2013/04/23” at the bottom of the page] JICA 
7 2010-2013 Senegal Improvement of Rice Productivity for 
Irrigation Schemes in the Valley of Senegal - Experts (Chief/Irrigation Agriculture, Rice 
Farming/Management Improvement of Farmers etc.) - Training in Japan and/or third country - Equipment Delivery( Equipment for Quality Examination of Rice ) JICA 
8 2010-2013 Tanzania Study on Water Resources Management and 
Development in Wami/Ruvu Basin - Experts( Chief/Water Resources Management, 
Hydrogeology, Coordinator etc. ) 
- Training in Japan 
- Equipment Delivery( Vehicle(s) etc.) 
 
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/Sear
chResultView/F1AAD5B1A232E5CA492576F5003
05B53?  OpenDocument [click 
“S/W(**)2012/02/10” at the bottom of the page] JICA 
 
  
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T Period Target Project Detail Organizer 
1 2009-2014 Burkina Faso Improving Sustainable Water and Sanitation 
Systems in Sahel Region in Africa: Case of Burkina Faso - Experts (Chief/Excreta  Technique, Farming 
Community Model, Coordinator ) - Training in Japan - Equipment Delivery (Water Quality Analyzer, Toilets for Pilot Site, etc.)  http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2112
_burkinafaso.html  JICA 
2 2009-2014 Sudan Improvement of Food Security in Semi-Arid 
Regions of Sudan through Management of 
Root Parasitic Weeds - Experts (Bio-organic Chemistry, Crop 
Physiology, Plant Physiology, Coordinator, etc.) 
- Training in Japan 
- Equipment Delivery (Osmometer, 
Photosynthesis Yield Anal yser, Refrigerated Micro 
Centrifuge etc.) 
 
http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2108
_sudan.html  JICA 
3 2011-2016 Mozambique Sustainable Production of Biodiesel from 
Jatropha in Mozambique - Experts (Researcher, Coordinator) 
-Training in Japan -Equipment Delivery (Pilot Production Plant, etc.)  http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2201
_mozambique.html  JICA 
4 2008-2013 Zambia Establishment of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for 
Tuberculosis and Trypanosomiasis and 
Screening of Candidate Compounds for 
Trypanosomiasis - Experts (Chief/Tuberculosis Diagnostics 
Development, Trypanosomiasis Diagnostics 
Development, Candidate compounds screening, 
Coordinator) 
-Training in Japan 
-Equipment Delivery (BSL-3 Mobile Laboratory, 
DNA sequencer, Biohazard Safety Cabinet, etc.) 
 
http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2012
_zambia.html  JICA 
5 2012-2017 Zambia Surveillance of viral zoonoses in Africa - Experts (Chief/Virology, Immunology, 
Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Coordinator) 
-Training in Japan 
-Equipment Delivery (Safety Cabinet, Incubator, Centrifuge, Deep Freezer, etc.) JICA  
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6 2010-2015 Afghanistan Development of Wheat Breeding Materials 
for Sustainable Food Production - Experts (Chief/Wheat Breeding, Wheat 
Germplasm) 
-Training in Japan 
 
http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2212
_afghanistan.html  JICA 
7 2010-2015 Bangladesh Research and Development of Prevention 
and Diagnosis for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Especially Kala-Azar - Experts (Chief, Diagnostics Development, 
Vector Research and Cont rol, Coordinator, etc.) 
-Training in Japan -Equipment Delivery (Freezers, Micro Centrifuge, PCR Machines, ELISA reader, etc.)  http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2217
_bangladesh.html  JICA 
8 2008-2013 Tuvalu Eco-technological Management of Tuvalu 
against Sea Level Rise - Experts (Chief/Marine Ecology, Remote 
Sensing, Evaluation of Coastal Erosion, 
Coordinator, etc.) 
-Training in Japan 
-Equipment Delivery 
 
http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2002
_tsuvalu.html  JICA 
 
 
Table 7: HIDA’s technical tr aining programmes for LDCs 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Myanmar, Ethiopia 
and Cambodia Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
automobile body repair and painting Japanese private companies in Myanmar, 
Ethiopia and Cambodia HIDA 
2 2012 Cambodia Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
manufacturing management in metallic 
casting Japanese private companies in Cambodia HIDA 
3 2012 Cambodia Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
telecommunication system Japanese private companies in Cambodia HIDA 
  
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- 15 - Table 8: HIDA's management training programmes for LDCs 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Bangladesh and 
Sudan Training Course on Solving Human and 
Organizational Problems Enhancement of teamwork and leadership skills in solving human and organization-related problems in companies Japanese private compan ies in Bangladesh and 
Sudan HIDA 
2 2012 Bangladesh and 
Nepal Practical Improvement Programme for 
Factories 
Understanding factory management 
techniques that genera te greater profits in 
factories Japanese private compan ies in Bangladesh and 
Nepal HIDA 
3 2012 Bangladesh, 
Lao PDR, Nepal and Sudan Quality Control Training Course 
Enhancement of TQM promotion capabilities Japanese private companies in Bangladesh, 
Lao PDR, Nepal and Sudan HIDA 
4 2012 Bangladesh and 
Myanmar Programme for Quality Problem Solving 
Strengthen and improve problem-solving 
abilities Japanese private compan ies in Bangladesh and 
Myanmar HIDA 
5 2012 Ethiopia, Sudan and 
Tanzania Programme on Corporate Management for 
Africa (1) To deepen participants’ understanding of management skills and techniques adopted by Japanese companies in key functions such as marketing, financial management, 
production management, human resource management, etc., with case studies/examples of Japanese companies; (2) To further develop participants’ capabilities in materializing a corporate philosophy and strategy to attain their management goals; and (3) To build up friendly and reliable relationships among themselves. Japanese private companies in Ethiopia, Sudan 
and Tanzania HIDA 
  
  IP/C/W/594  
 
- 16 - Table 9: HIDA’s technical guidance to LDCs 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Cambodia Technical guidance on sewing machine, 
instruction on sewing and sewing machine Japanese private companies in Cambodia HIDA 
2 2012 Bangladesh Technical guidance on the production 
control and improvement of inspection 
organization in shoe manufacture Japanese private companies in Bangladesh HIDA 
3 2012 Myanmar Technical guidance on quality mana gement Japanese private companies in Myanmar HIDA 
4 2012 Myanmar Technical guidance on business 
management and marketing Japanese private companies in Myanmar HIDA 
5 2012 Lao PDR Technical guidance on quality improvement 
of working-clothing Japanese private companies in Lao PDR HIDA 
 
Table 10: JETRO’s Demonstration Programme for Trade Development 
  Date Location Field Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Uganda Sesame Seeds Japanese private companies in Uganda Japanese private companies in Uganda 
2 2012 Cambodia Organic cotton and products Japanese private companies in Cambodia Japanese private companies in Cambodia 
3 2012 Bangladesh Bamboo chopsticks, bamboo charcoal and related 
products Japanese private companies in Bangladesh Japanese private companies in Bangladesh 
4 2012 Rwanda IT software Japanese private companies in Rwanda Japanese private companies in Rwanda 
5 2012 Kenya/Senegal African Music Japanese private companies in 
Kenya/Senegal Japanese private companies in 
Kenya/Senegal 
 
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