Fiscal Year 2012 Business Plan

JSC plans to execute the following projects in FY 2012 through its Knowledge Hub activities
under the framework of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), to contribute to theimprovement of sanitation conditions in the Asia-Pacific region.
1. NETWORKING(Coordination with international organizations, creation of a network withsanitation-related organizations and bodies in each country of the Asia-Pacific region)
To promote its Knowledge Hub activities, JSC will participate to the following events toidentify sanitation-related organizations and expand its network:
1. 5th Singapore International Water Week (1-5 July 2012, Singapore)
2. Sewage Works Exhibition, Conference for Research Papers on Sewage Works(24-27 July 2012, Kobe)
3. Stockholm World Water Week (26-31 August 2012, Stockholm)
4. Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2013, Bangkok, Thailand)
In addition, the JSC’s Sub-office will focus on:
1. Debates with the guests of the Asia 3R Inter-city Network Meeting
2. Debates with the researchers of the Solid Waste Management in Asia andPacific Islands (SWAPI) Expert Meeting
3. Attendance at International Conferences, for instance the International WaterAssociation (IWA)(JESC plan for research subsidy request)
2. INFORMATION GATHERING(Creation of a sanitation database for the Asia-Pacific region and execution of country
assessments for sanitation improvement in each country of the region)
2.1 Conduct of Country Assessments
Continuously from FY 2011, JSC will target countries of the Asia-Pacific region and conduct
country assessments, under the precondition of being supported by the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and other organizations. JSC will makepropositions for development approaches and structures, resource mechanisms,
management methods and appropriate technologies.

13. KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING(Diffusion of sanitation knowledge and experience from developed countries; andorganization of international seminars/workshops to exchange information and knowledge
with developing countries)
3.1 Cooperation with WES Hub: Water and Environment Solution Hub
To fulfill its function as a Knowledge Hub, JSC will regularly and widely diffuse theinformation and data on sanitation collected in the Asia-Pacific region and collaborate
actively for the international development of the visionary Alliance Advanced Agency (AAA)consisting of various municipalities in Japan.
3.2 Organization of a Sanitation Workshop (temporary name)
In collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and/or otherorganizations, JSC will organize a workshop targeting the development through training ofhuman resources in sanitation from countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
4. SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL DONOR ORGANIZATIONS(Organization of training courses on sanitation, conduct of assessments for projects, advice
for the selection of appropriate technologies, and introduction of experts to international
donor organizations, such as ADB or JICA).
4.1 Support to ADB Projects
In addition to the technical assistance for ADB’s development project in India, JSC will
collaborate with ADB in another development project in Vietnam.
4.2 Joint Project with SNV
JSC will continue its collaboration with SNV, an international capacity development
organization from the Netherlands, in Bhutan and/or Vietnam for the training of sanitation
experts and the strengthening of sanitation-related organizations.
5. OTHER ACTIVITIES(1) Creation of JSC Technology Review
To review technology, JSC will consider again this year the establishment of a ‘Technology
Review Committee’, consisting of academic experts and administration officials.
The objectives for technology review are:
1. To fulfill his role as a Knowledge Hub, publication of sanitation technologies inthe JSC web page
2. To answer requests for the review of utilized technologies in foreign projects2(2) 49th Annual Technical Conference on Sewerage, Oral Presentation (24-27 July, Kobe)
T. Kawai (JSC Director) has scheduled a presentation at the 49 th Annual TechnicalConference on Sewerage organized by the Japan Sewage Works Association. The
presentation’s title is: “Consideration of Information Sharing and Diffusion in sanitation forInternational Cooperation”.
(3) Research Assessment and Others
The JSC Sub-office has planned the following research assessments:
1. Program for improvement of wastewater treatment in Bandung
Application of subsidiary aid mechanism for the Environmental Restoration andConservation Agency of Japan (ERCA)
2. Grant aid for scientific research on waste recycling (related to johkasou)3