December 7th, 2017
International Policy Division (Global Strategy),Policy Bureau“2nd Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference”
Continuous Discussion on the Promotion of “Quality Infrastructure Investment”
On Tuesday, November 21st, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism welcomed
approximately 50 Ugandan public-private representatives including Minister of Works and Transport
Azuba and held the “2nd Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference” in Tokyo.
In this conference, we shared the efforts of both countries regarding cooperation in the fields of “TrafficManagement,” “Roads and Bridges,” and “Building Technology,” which are highly needed by theUgandan side, and discussed future activities. State Minister Makino also had a meeting with Ministerof Works and Transport Azuba.

Based on the “Memorandum of Cooperation for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment andContinuing Cooperative Relationship” between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism and the Ministry of Works and Transport of the Republic of Uganda signed in the “1st UgandaJapan High Quality Infrastructure Conference*1” in January this year, we held “Quality Infrastructure
Dialogue (QID) * 2 * 3” twice so far for discussing the realization of projects of “Traffic Management,”“Roads and Bridges” and “Building Technology,” which are highly needed by the Ugandan side.
In this conference, we deepened the discussion toward the realization of a project and the public and private
sectors of both countries signed the minutes that promises to sign a memorandum of understanding on thepilot project for traffic management.
(*1) “1st Uganda-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference” (January 9th, 2017)
http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001169305.pdf(*2) “1st Uganda-Japan QID” (April 5th, 2017) http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001182194.pdf(*3) “2nd Uganda-Japan QID” (June 29th, 2017) http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001192140.pdf

2nd Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference
1. Date: 13:30-17:50, Tuesday, November 21st, 2017,
2. Location: Auditorium, B2F, Central Government Building No. 2, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
3. Participants: Approximately 120 people in total from both countries(From Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: State Minister Makino,
Assistant Vice-Minister of Minister's Secretariat Sudo, Counsellor of Minister's SecretariatOzawa and others

Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) Members: 27 companies(From Uganda) Ministry of Works and Transport: Minister Azuba, Director Bagonza,
Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Japan: Ambassador Okullo,
Committee on Physical Infrastructure: Chairperson Nakate, UNRA (Uganda National RoadsAuthority), KCCA (Kampala Capital City Authority), UNABCEC (Uganda National
Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors), UACE (Uganda Association ofConsulting Engineers) and others
4. Summary: See details in Attachment

Remarks by State Minister Makino<Contact>
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ConferenceAttachment
1. “2nd Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference”
1. Date: 13:30-17:50, Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
2. Location: Auditorium, B2F, Central Government Building No. 2, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
3. Participants: Approximately 120 people in total from both countries(From Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: State Minister Makino,Assistant Vice-Minister of Minister's Secretariat Sudo, Counsellor of Minister's Secretariat
Ozawa and others
Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) Members: 27 companies(From Uganda) Ministry of Works and Transport: Minister Azuba, Director Bagonza,
Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Japan: Ambassador Okullo, Committee on PhysicalInfrastructure: Chairperson Nakate, UNRA (Uganda National Roads Authority), KCCA
(Kampala Capital City Authority), UNABCEC (Uganda National Association of Building andCivil Engineering Contractors) member companies, UACE (Uganda Association of ConsultingEngineers) member companies and others
4. Summary
Session 1: Opening Remarks and Keynote SpeechAt the beginning of the conference, State Minister Makino stated, “I hope that many Japanesecompanies will be involved in the development and renewal of infrastructure for the further
development of Uganda, and that Japan can contribute.” Minister Azuba expressed his expectation on
the promotion of bilateral cooperation and networking between public and private sectors of Uganda
and Japan through the conference.

In the keynote speech, Counsellor Ozawa presented that JAIDA member companies are highlyinterested in doing business in Uganda and introduced the important elements of “Qualityinfrastructure” based on the efforts made by the Government of Japan and the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Uganda. After that, Director Bagonza showed the efforts
between the two countries and their progress after the first conference in January this year.

In addition, the minutes of discussion that promises to sign a memorandum of understanding on apilot project for traffic congestion management were exchanged between the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the Ministry of Works andTransport of the Republic of Uganda and Kampala City.
Session 2: Workshop
We held workshops on “Traffic Management,” “Roads and Bridges,” and “Building technology,”which are highly needed by the Ugandan side. The Ugandan side presented their expectation for Japanin each field, and the Japanese side explained the efforts for “Quality Infrastructure” that meet theneeds of Uganda. We had a discussion on efforts to be made for developing projects in the future.
Session 3: Business MatchingJapanese companies were divided into individual booths and interviewed with interested Ugandancompanies. They actively exchanged information and Japanese companies built relationships withpossible Ugandan partner companies.

Remarks by Minister Azuba

Exchange of Minutes

2. Meeting between State Minister Makino and Minister Azuba

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Date: 14:45-15:30, Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

We exchanged opinions on traffic congestion countermeasures such as flyover construction and traffic
analysis systems in the capital city of Kampala, as well as the business activities of JAIDA member
companies.

State Minister Makino addressed, “we are confident that promoting public-private partnerships willcontribute to Uganda's infrastructure development.” Minister Azuba mentioned the importance ofafter-sales service of Japan's technology transfer, joint ventures and maintenance.

3. Infrastructure Site Visit

Date: 9: 30-17: 00, Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017

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The Uganda delegation visited actual examples of Japan’s “Quality Infrastructure” including theMetropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture), theworld's largest facility constructed by combining cutting-edge civil engineering and disasterprevention technologies, and the production center of Sakai Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Kawagoe City,Saitama Prefecture), which is a factory to produce construction machines for advanced road
construction and repair.

Site Visit to Metropolitan Area Outer
Underground Discharge Channel

Demonstration of Construction Machine