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Report of J-SUMIT2
JOGMEC (President : Hirobumi Kawano) convened the Japan-Africa Mining & Resources
Business Seminar 2015 (J-SUMIT 2) jointly with Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for twodays between 28 and 29 May in Tokyo.
This seminar was the second J-SUMIT following the first J-SUMIT convened in May 2013 and atotal of 42 speeches were presented by government officials such as ministers responsible forresources from 15 African countries, people from resource-related enterprises, internationalorganizations, and related enterprises inside and outside Japan, and furthermore, a total of 30 exhibits

were displayed in each booth by related enterprises, universities and organisations. The Seminar
gained 2,000 people participated in total for the two days.
On the occasion of the J-SUMIT2, JOGMEC has also decided to continue to enhance its second
stage project in operation for two years at Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana
established in July 2008.
■ Review of J-SUMIT2
Date:

Thursday 28 May and Friday 29 May 2015

Venue:The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, Convention HallSpeeches:

42 speeches by government officials such as ministers responsible for resourcesfrom 15 African countries, people from resource-related enterprises, internationalorganizations, and related enterprises inside and outside Japan

Exhibition:

A total of 30 booths of related enterprises, universities and organizations

Participants:

A total of more than 2,000 people participated for the two days

■ Summary of the welcome speech
Dr. Yamagiwa, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry addressed as follows: the resourcerich potential in Africa is the engine for promising growth of Africa; the comprehensive cooperation
between Japan, as a resource-consuming country and Africa is necessary; the mining policies andinvestment environment for utilizing these resources are left the hands of each African country; andhis expectation that the seminar would be a catalyst for promoting African business.
Mr. Kawano, the president of JOGMEC introduced the projects which JOGMEC has been engaged
up to the present in Africa. Mr. Kawano also announced that extension - for five years in total until
fiscal year 2017- of the second stage project of human resource development at Geologic Remote1

Sensing Centre in Botswana focused on developing human resources for cultivating leaders forsatellite image analysis and exploring joint exploration project by utilizing the result of humanresource development.
■ Summary of speeches by African mining related ministers
The mineral policies and potential of natural resources of each of 15 African countries (Republic ofSouth Africa, Republic of Angola, Republic of Botswana, Republic of Mozambique, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Gabonese Republic, Republic ofMadagascar, Republic of Malawi, Kingdom of Morocco, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Niger,
United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Zambia, and Republic of Zimbabwe (chronological orderby speeches)) are introduced by the government officials such as the ministers responsible forresources in those countries.
■Summary of speeches by experts
A total of five sessions were provided for the speeches by experts such as the sessions based onfourthemes(“PromotingInvestmentfor

InfrastructureandResourcesDevelopment”,“Strengthening the Basis of Resources Industry and Human Resource Development”, ”Promoting
Sustainable Resources Development”, and “Encouraging Symbiosis with Local Communities”)
which were selected at the “Japan’s Initiatives for Promotion of African Resources Development” inMay 2013, and the sessions concerning commodities targeting iron ores, coking coal, base metals
nickel, and PGM.
During the session of “Promoting Investment for Infrastructure and Resources Development”, there
were speeches on promoting investment for infrastructure and resources in Africa by Japan
International Cooperation Agency, World Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon
Export and Investment Insurance, Reli Assets Holding Company Ltd, African Development Bank,Southern African Development Community, IVANHOE MINES Ltd., and CODELCO.
In the session of “Strengthening the Basis of Resources Industry and Human ResourceDevelopment”, the speeches were especially focused on the importance of human resources in theresources field and presented by Akita University, Anglo American plc, Witwatersrand University,
JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana, and Africa Practice Ltd. In the session of“Promoting Sustainable Resources Development”, the speeches on the projects for sustainable
development were presented by Rio Tinto plc and Luleå University.
During the session of “Encouraging Symbiosis with Local Communities”, the speeches on CSR
activities accompanied by investment activities and the countermeasure of infectious diseases inAfrica by KYOCERA Asia Pacific India Pvt. Ltd, Lonmin Plc, JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation,and National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital.
In the session concerning commodities regarding commodities targeting iron ores, coking coal,base metals, nickel, and PGM, there were speeches on the projects under development or inoperation in Africa by Vale S.A., Platinum Group Metals Ltd., Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
Corporation, The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe, Itochu Corporation, and International Lead andZinc Study Group / International Nickel Study Group / International Copper Study Group, and2

Sumitomo Corporation.
- Reference ■ “Japan’s Initiatives for Promotion of African Resources Development”“Japan’s Initiatives for Promotion of African Resources Development” are the concrete measures forpromoting resources development in Africa compiled at the first Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for
Resources Development on 18 May, 2013 and consisting of the four themes:[i] Measures for Promoting Investment for Infrastructure and Resources Development in Africa;[ii] Measures for strengthening the basis of African resources industries and human resource
development;[iii] Measures for promoting sustainable resources development in terms of environment/safety;
and[iv] Measures for encouraging symbiosis with local communities.
■ The second stage of the projects in JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana
The projects have been implemented technical transfer of satellite image analysis technology
owned by JOGMEC and human resources development for the countries of Southern African
Development Community (SADC) at JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana. The
second stage of the projects commenced in May 2013 is conducted by focusing on cultivating
leaders aiming at sustainable development of human resources in the countries, and forming joint
exploration projects.

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Welcome speech by Dr. Yamagiwa, State

Welcome speech by Mr. Kawano, President of

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

JOGMEC

Speech by H.E. Mr. Ramatlhodi, Minister ofThe venue of the Seminar

Mineral Resources, Republic of South Africa

Exhibition Hall (Open Space）

JOGMEC booth

Exhibition Hall4