September 29th, 2016
International Policy Division,Overseas Projects Division,Policy Bureau
International Affairs Office,Land Economy & Construction Industries Bureau

1st “Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association” Conference
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held 1st conference of “Japan-Africa
Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA)” on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016, andapproximately 170 people from 126 registered member companies and organizations participated.
In the conference, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu
announced the launch of “JAIDA” in which infrastructure-related companies and organizations
are the members. In order to further promote quality infrastructure investment in Africa in thefuture, the State Minister expressed his expectations for the association and appointed Mr.
Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Shimizu Corporation as thePresident of “JAIDA.”
We invited Ambassador Mutiti of the Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo to take a commemorativelecture on the need for infrastructure investment for Zambia's growth.
Date: 13:30-15: 00, Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Location: Conference room, 10F, Central Government Building 3, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism, Japan
Main participants:(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) State Minister Suematsu, ViceMinister Mouri, Assistant Vice-Minister of Minister's Secretariat Mugishima and others(Companies) Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Shimizu Corporation
Miyamoto, President of Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. Nozaki, President of Sakai Heavy
Industries, Ltd. Sakai, and others(Africa) Ambassador Mutiti of Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo and others[Member of JAIDA]
President: Mr. Yoichi Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Shimizu
CorporationRepresentative Companies: Shimizu Corporation, JGC Holdings Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd.,
Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation, The Overseas Construction Associationof Japan, Inc.
Number of member companies/organizations: 126 companies and organizations (as of September26th)[Purpose of JAIDA]“Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA)” is an association established basedon “Leader’s Statement for Promoting High-Quality Infrastructure Investment” adopted at “Africa-

Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference (held on August 26th and 27th this year)” in the “6thTokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD Ⅵ).” JAIDA aims at continuousand active dissemination of information of the technologies and experiences that support Japan's“Quality Infrastructure” to African countries, and to establish the relationships between the publicand private sectors while promoting communication with partner countries.
The summary of the meeting is in the attachment.

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Attachment[Summary]
1. Opening Remarks by Mr. Shinsuke Suematsu, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism
In the opening remarks, State Minister Suematsu declared the launch of “JAIDA” in which
infrastructure-related companies and organizations are the members. He stated that the Ministry
will actively support the Japanese infrastructure companies developing their business in Africa,
where population and GDP are growing rapidly with significant demand for infrastructure.
At the end, the State Minister expressed his expectations for JAIDA in order to further promote
quality infrastructure investment in Africa with the cooperation of public and private sectors. Mr.
Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Shimizu Corporation, wasappointed as the President of JAIDA.
2. Remarks by Mr. Yoichi Miyamoto, President of JAIDA (Chairman of the Board and Representative
Director of Shimizu Corporation)
Chairman Miyamoto, who became the President of JAIDA, stated that this association is awonderful platform for deepening relationships between Africa and Japan through the developmentof infrastructure. He also addressed his intention as the President that the efforts by individualcompanies are limited, but the cooperation between public and private sectors including JAIDA
member companies, Japanese embassies, JICA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministryof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will greatly contribute to the development of quality
infrastructure, technology transfer, and human resource development in Africa.
3. Report of TICAD Ⅵ (by Director of Africa Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maruyama)
Director of Africa Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maruyama reported and appreciated thesupport for TICAD VI. He stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cooperate with JAIDA
toward sustainable economic growth and the realization of prosperous Africa.
4. Announcement from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (by Counsellorfor Global Strategies of Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportMori)Counsellor for Global Strategies of Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport Mori explained the future plans including High Quality Infrastructure Conference(Uganda-Japan Infrastructure Conference and Zambia-Japan High Quality Infrastructure
Conference) and City Tour for African Embassies in Tokyo.
5. Commemorative Lecture by Ambassador Mutiti, Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo
We invited Ambassador Mutiti of the Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo to take a commemorative
lecture on the need for infrastructure investment for Zambia's growth.
(Theme: Infrastructure Development in Zambia：Opportunities for Growth and Investment)
As mentioned in above 4, we would like to inform you the following two events.
・ Uganda-Japan Infrastructure Conference and Zambia-Japan High Quality Infrastructure
Conference・ City Tour for African Embassies in Tokyo
If you are interested, please contact us. We look forward to your registration.

Opening Remarks by State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu

Remarks by President of JAIDA Miyamoto

State Minister Suematsu andPresident Miyamoto

JAIDA Conference

Commemorative Lecture by Ambassador Mutiti,
Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo

Ambassador Mutiti and Japanese Companies