Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment
in AfricaYuji SUDO
Assistant Vice-Minister, Minister's Secretariat
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
25 July, 2017
Tokyo, Japan

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Infrastructure for Sustainable Development
SDG Target 9.1:
Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regionaland trans-border infrastructure, to support economic development and humanwell-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.

Sustainable Development Goals (September 2015)
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure,promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Quality infrastructure is positively related tothe achievement of social, economic and political goals

1Initiatives of Japanese Government
 In May 2016, Prime Minister Abe delivered an initiative titled “Expanded
Partnership for Quality Infrastructure”.
 Japan increased supply of financial resources towards Infrastructure projects
across the world.

“Partnership for Quality Infrastructure” （May, 2015）
 In order to meet the massive infrastructure demand in Asia,Japan, in collaboration with the strengthened AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB), will provide approximately USD
110 billion for “quality infrastructure investment” in Asia
over the next five years.

An initiative titled “Expanded Partnership for Quality
Infrastructure” （May, 2016）
 Provision of financing of approximately USD 200billion as
the target for the next five years to infrastructure projects
across the world.
 Expansion of the targeted area from Asia to the wholeworld(e.g. Africa, Russia)

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G7 Ise-Shima Principles for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment
Principle 1
Ensuring effective governance, reliable operation andeconomic efficiency in view of life-cycle cost as well as
safety and resilience against natural disaster, terrorism
and cyber-attack risks
Principle 2
Ensuring job creation, capacity building and transfer of expertise and know-how
for local communities
Principle 3
Addressing social and environmental impacts
Principle 4
Ensuring alignment with economic and development strategies including aspectof climate change and environment at the national and regional levels
Principle 5
Enhancing effective resource mobilization including through PPP3

Strengthened relationship between Japan and Africa since TICAD VI
TICAD VI (August 2016)• Prime Minister Abe announced that Japan will invest USD 30 billion for futureof Africa in 2016-2018, for projects such as high quality infrastructure.
• Prime Minister Abe announced “Free and open India-Pacific strategy"• Africa-Japan Conference for High Quality Infrastructure (with participationof 76 companies and 12 African countries): Adopted Leaders Declaration
confirming the promotion of quality infrastructure investment in Africancountries.

TICAD VI

Africa-Japan Conference

Infrastructure Conference inGhana (May 2017)4

Conference in High Potential AreasWest Africa Growth Ring

Nacala Corridor

Mombqasa North corridor

Organized: (10 countries)
・TICADⅥ Side Event（12 Countries, Aug 2016）
1.Ethiopia（July 2015）
2.Kenya（July 2015）
3.Mozambique（Jan 2016）
4.Tanzania（Jan 2016）
5.Cote d’Ivoire (May 2016)
6.Nigeria（May 2016）
7.Uganda（Jan 2017）
8.Zambia（Jan 2017）
9.Ghana (May 2017)
10. Madagascar(July 2017)

Free and OpenIndia/ Pacific Strategy5

Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association （JAIDA）
After the “TICAD VI Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High-Quality
Infrastructure” (August 26th-27th, 2016), the "Japan-Africa Infrastructure
Development Association (JAIDA)” was established September 2016.
JAIDA aims to continuously and actively provide information about Japanesetechnologies and experiences of “High-Quality Infrastructure” to African countries,
and build and promote relationship with public and private sectors both in Africa
and Japan.
Organization
Secretariat

MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism, Japan)

President

Mr. Yoichi Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board andRepresentative Director, Shimizu Corporation

SecretaryCompany

Shimizu Corporation, JGC Corporation, Hitachi,Toyota Tsusho, Oriental Consultants, The Overseas
Construction Association of Japan(OCAJI)

Member152 companies (As of June 23, 2017)

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The 2nd Africa-Japan Conference for High Quality Infrastructure at TICAD VII
Press Conference by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on 16 June 2017
“At today’s Cabinet Meeting, I explained that Yokohama will be the venue of theSeventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICADVII),
which will be held in Japan in 2019, and received the approval of the Cabinet.”

The 2nd Africa-Japan Conference for High Quality Infrastructure at TICAD VII
DateOrganizers

TBD

Venue

TBD (in Yokohama)

MLIT, JAIDAParticipants From Japan: MLIT, JAIDA, Industry Organizations
 From Africa: Governments from African Countries, Private Companies andOrganizations, International Organizations
Tentative Agenda
 Keynote Speech, Panel Discussion
 Workshops for specific themes / sectors (e.g. Port, Road & Bridge, etc.)
 Business Matching to build partnerships between African and Japanesecompanies and organizations

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Thank you very much!
Arigato!