Fiscal Year 2011 Business Plan
JSC plans to execute the following projects in FY 2011 to contribute to sanitation
improvement in the Asia-Pacific region through its KnowledgeHub activities, under theAPWF framework.
1. NETWORKING(Collaboration with international organizations to create a network of sanitation-relatedorganization in each country of the Asia-Pacific region)
To promote the utilization of its KnowledgeHub and to identify sanitation-relatedorganizations in the Asia-Pacific region, JSC plans to participate at international conferences
and seminars.
1) DMC (Developing Member Countries) Sanitation Dialogue (23-24 May 2011, Manila,Philippines)
2) IWA-DEWATS for Urban Environments in Asia (25-28 May 2011, Manila, Philippines)
3) 4th Singapore International Water Week (5-7 July 2011, Singapore)4) Sewage Works Exhibition, Annual Technical Conference on Sewerage (26-29 July 2011,Tokyo Big Sight)
5) World Water Week in Stockholm (21-27 August 2011, Stockholm)6) 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition (2-6 October 2011, Tokyo International Forum)
7) 2nd Edition of the IWA Development Congress & Exhibition (21-24 November, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia)
8) 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (February 2012, Bangkok)
9) 6th World Water Forum (12-17 March, Marseille)
2. INFORMATION GATHERING(Creation of a sanitation database for the Asia-Pacific region and execution of country
surveys for sanitation improvement in each country)
2.1 Execution of country surveys
Continuously from FY 2010, JSC will conduct country surveys in countries of the Asia-Pacificregion, under the precondition of being selected and participate in ADB’s projects. JSC willadvise for projects’ implementation method, institutional structure, financial resources,
management method and technology selection.
3. KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING(To transfer sanitation knowledge and experience from developed countries such as Japan1

and to exchange information and knowledge with developing countries, JSC will organize
international seminars)
3.1 Launch of a sanitation database
To achieve one of its goals as a KnowledgeHub, JSC will create a database on sanitation
system management and technologies, based on information and data on sanitation
gathered through country surveys in the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, JSC will edit in its
website information on sanitation technologies as well as release an online newsletter.
3.2 Organization of Sanitation Workshop (tentative)
Jointly with ADBI (Asian Development Bank Institute), JSC will organize in the autumn 2011a workshop on capacity building in sanitation for countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
3.3 Assistance for the FY 2011 Asia Workshop for improvement of night soil treatment
systemAs well as in FY 2010, JESC will organize this workshop with the collaboration of JSC, whichplans to assist the training of sanitation experts with the dispatch of lecturers.
3.4 Assistance for the FY 2011 international diffusion and promotion work for night soiltreatment system
Continuously from FY 2010, JECES plans to conduct the current work with the participationof JSC in the advisory committee. JSC will collaborate and assist the international diffusionof night soil treatment systems.
4. SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL DONOR AGENCIES(JSC will implement training courses on sanitation, conduct investigation for projects,
advise for the selection of appropriate technologies, and also introduce experts tointernational donor agencies, such as ADB or JICA.)
4.1 ADB’s Project for Regional Capacity Development Technical Assistance (RCDTA)
ADB plans to implement the RCDTA project financed by the Japan Poverty Reduction Fund,from 2011 to 2014. This project consists of 4 components:
1) Knowledge drive2) Technology drive3) Incentives and Financing drive4) Awareness drive
To be appointed for this project, JSC will make a presentation on its activities at ADB
headquarters, on 26 April.

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4.2 Collaboration project with SNV
JSC will conduct country surveys in collaboration with SNV (organization for capacity
development from the Netherlands) in Bhutan and Vietnam, with the aim to implement
capacity building activities (including training of sanitation experts) for sanitation
improvement and create educational programs for the strengthening of relatedorganizations. The result of this work will be used to propose a partnership with ADB inprojects targeting these countries.
5. OTHER ACTIVITIES(1) JSC Technical Verification Committee (Reference Data 2)
JSC will launch a verification committee – which will gather members from academia andgovernment officials – to assess sanitation technologies. The targeted technologies will be:
1. Sanitation technologies edited in the JSC website
2. Technologies proposed by private companies in overseas projects (will be managedwith an assessment fee)
(2) Basic sanitation surveys in areas affected by earthquakes (Eastern Japan)
Following the earthquake that hit eastern Japan on 11 March 2011, JSC will assess the real
required conditions to enable the installation and renovation of toilet facilities andsewerage systems. In collaboration with the Japan Toilet Labo (NPO), JSC will assess thedamages caused by earthquakes and tsunami disasters, and provide the collected
information to countries of the Asia-Pacific region in the event of earthquake and tsunamidisasters.
(3) Presentation at the 48th Annual Technical Conference on Sewerage (26-28 July, Tokyo BigSight)
At the 48th Annual Technical Conference on Sewerage organized by JSWA during theSewage Works Exhibition, Mr. Hamada (JSC Sewage Works Expert) will make apresentation on JSC activities for international cooperation.

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