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Japan Society of Civil Engineers
International Activities Center

IAC News No. 19
IAC Japanese Civil Engineers the Global Leaders Symposium Series No.1
IAC held IAC Japanese Civil Engineers the Global Leaders Symposium Series
No.1 “Cross-Bosphorus Strait Rail Link Construction Project” on at the JSCEHQ Auditorium on April 3.
This Symposium focused on the present situation of which large-scale overseas
projects by Japanese construction firms have garnered praise not only in thecountries at the sites but also widely in the world, and introducing theachievements that Japanese civil engineering technology and Japanese civilengineers have made, as well as providing information on the importance ofinfrastructure development and international jobs to young people who will play

Eimitsu TSURUMAKI
Director, IAC,
Inf. Networking Gr. Leader

important roles in Japan’s future.
The Symposium started with the opening speech by Mr. Hashimoto,
JSCE President. In the first half of the symposium, Presentations,
including which Mr. Nobuaki TANAKA, former Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey
discussed friendly relations between Japan and Turkey where theaforesaid projects was conducted, about Japan and Turkey
relations and infrastructure development in overseas were delivered.
In the latter half of it, 6 civil engineers including Mr. Hidemi OMI,
Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hashimoto.

Taisei Corporation who was involved in the project provided an
overview of the project and discussed their experiences andepisodes in its construction. The last presentation was made by Mr. Motoi KANDA, as a representative ofyoung engineers who involved in the project. He presented his experiences and challenges in the project andgave advice to young engineers for their success in future.
This Symposium also had a DVD screening and a panel presentation on the project. More than 150 people
participated in the symposium.
IAC will continue to plan the symposium series on overseas projects.

Mr. Tanaka talks to the audience.

Mr. OMI delivers a speech.

Seminar on Japan-Indonesia Civil Engineering Technology
hosted by IAC Indonesia Group
IAC Indonesia Group held “Seminar on Japan-Indonesia Civil Engineering
Technology” on March 12, 2014. Indonesia and Japanese civil engineering experts
discussed their views on infrastructure development projects in Indonesia.

Theauditorium of JSCE HQ was full with approximately 100 professionals from publicagencies, construction and consulting firms, and extra chairs were brought in toaccommodate the audience.

≪The seminar-in-brief≫

Shinri SONE, Dr.

・Date: March 12, 2014, 15:00~18:00
ICC Indonesia Gr. Leader
・Venue: JSCE HQ Auditorium
・Emcee: Dr. Shinri Sone, IAC Indonesia Group Leader＜Program＞
・Opening remarks by Mr. Kotaro Hashimoto, JSCE President
・Presentation 1: “Infrastructure Development in Indonesia” byDr. Ir. Achmad Hermanto Dardak, Vice Minister of Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia,PII-BKS President
・Presentation 2: “Integration of Infrastructure and Urban Development” by
Prof. Haruo Ishida, Tsukuba University
・Presentation 3: “The Sunda Strait Project and Development Infrastructure Areas” by
Mr. Herry Vasa, Director of Institute of Road Engineering, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia
・Presentation 4: “Attractiveness and Possibility of Indonesia: From Japan and Indonesia Joint Research” by
Mr. Toshio Sakai, Director-General, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
・Closing remarks by Prof. Masahiko Isobe, JSCE President-Elect

１．Opening remarks by Mr. Hashimoto
The two countries Indonesia and Japan have common challenges such as active volcanoes and frequent
earthquakes. Also because of being made up of multiple islands, both need to link those islands with long-spanbridges to unite them into one country.
It is useful and beneficial for the civil engineers of two countries to cooperate with each other to deal with thosechallenges. This seminar provides Japanese and Indonesia civil engineers with the opportunity to work
together to discuss infrastructure development of the fast-growing economy Indonesia, and its outcomes will
be beneficial for the two countries.
２．Summary of Dr. Hermanto’s presentation
Dr. Hermanto emphasized the importance of infrastructure developmentfor

economic

growthandthechallenges

facinginfrastructuredevelopment such as climate change, rapid urbanization, economic
disparity and ground subsidence. He also introduced highway network,
dam and dike development projects some infrastructure projects inIndonesia with budgets, maps, and photos. Then he explained the needfor PPP to realize those projects and his efforts to promote the PPP byrevising PPP policies, systems and others.

Dr. Hermanto discuss infrastructuredevelopment in Indonesia.

３．Summary of Prof. Ishida’s presentation
Prof. Ishida discussed the importance of rail integrated urban development, Ensen-Kaihatsu, for sustainableurban development. He introduced successful example, Hankyu Railway, Tokyu Garden City Line, JR andTsukuba Expressway, and further would offer the know-how to developing countries.
４．Summary of Mr. Vasa’s presentation
Mr. Vasa discussed the Sunda Strait Project and challenges facing theproject. He introduced the findings of field survey on the Sunda Strait suchas soil, volcanoes and traffic at the strait. He mentioned that that project wasa major project in the country and it needed Japanese bridge technology.
５．Summary of Mr. Sakai’s presentation
Mr. Sakai discussed the Japan-Indonesia joint highway research project
which had been carried out on pavement, traffic volume and tunnel. He also

Mr. Vasa answers the questions
given by the floor.

introduced a future joint research project plan in which “michino-eki(roadside station)” would be focused on.
６．Reception
A reception was held soon after the seminar. About 40 people including Dr.
Hermanto, Mr. Vasa and their colleagues enjoyed each other’s company,
made new friends and caught up with old friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

Mr. Hashimoto appreciates Dr.
Hermanto for his contribution tothe seminar and gives him a gift.

●CommentThe seminar was meaningful for the audience and for two countries as well.

The four distinguished speakers

discussed their viewpoints and exchanged unique ideas with each other. I noticed that all of the speakers
discussed the similarities between the two countries, and was convinced that the knowledge and technologies
that we had acquired over time would be useful for Indonesian civil engineers. I also realized that it was
important to improve the communication between Japanese and Indonesian civil engineers in various manners
so as to enable them to build cooperation and to contribute to the development of society more effectively.

IAC International Symposium on the Internationalization of JapaneseConstruction Industry Series, No. 2IAC Professional Development and Education Program Group
organized a series of three international symposia as one of its activities
which focused on strengthening globally-capable human resources,
assisting the Japanese construction industry to expand its businessoverseas. This time, the second symposium titled ”International
Competitiveness of Construction Industry and Business Strategy―Development of Business Models in Construction Responding toChanges in the Market” was held. The speakers invited from overseas

Prof. Prinja delivers a speech.

firms who work internationally shared their opinions on each company’s
activities and overseas business expanding with 66 attendees from academia, industry, and public sectors
participated in the Symposium.
In the Symposium Part1, Prof. Nawal K. Prinja Technical Director ofAMEC Clean Energy delivered a speech. He discussed AMEC’soverseas development planning and fostering of international-minded
human resources capable to play important roles in its businessinternationalization, using examples. His presentation was followed by alively question-and-answer session.
Mr. Sakaeda delivers a presentation.

In Part 2, Mr. Hideki SAKAEDA, AECOM Japan delivered a speech. He presented AECOM’s concept ofglobal-business strategy and gave some examples of its projects. He also introduced AECOM’s humanresource development program, and shared his views and opinions with the audience about necessary
matters for Japanese companies to expand their businesses overseas, based on his business experience atboth of Japanese and foreign firms. He discussed the issues of Japanese companies to overcome inexpanding their businesses globally, using specific examples including differences in corporate culture andcustoms between Japan and foreign countries. The discussion attracted to audience many of who worked withthe companies pursuing internationalization for their operations.
The third symposium was held on Tuesday, April 22, having two invited speakers, Mr. Jun OHASHI, Macquarie
Capital Securities (Japan) Limited and Mr. Masanobu OKA, Lend Lease Japan, Inc. The Group hopes that this
symposium series will give useful clues the Japanese firms attempting to internationalize their business
operations. Thank you very much.
【Reported by IAC Professional Development and Education Group】

IAC Current News by Kotaro Hashimoto the 101st JSCE President
IAC considers the development of human resources as the key factor to strengthen the international
competitiveness of the Japanese construction industry and assists civil engineers to develop theirprofessional skills and abilities in colorful ways.
IAC Professional Development and Education Group (PDE Group) is organizing the International
Symposium Series this spring. The Series No. 1 on “The Internationalization of the Construction Industry
and Human Resource Management: learning from current status and the challenges facing to theindustry” on February 12 and the Series No. 2 on “International Competitiveness of Construction Industryand Business Strategy” was on March 17. The last one, No. 3 was held on “Strategic Management forInternational Diversification of Business: the Examples of Multinational Firms.” The PDE Group invited
Japanese professionals who were working for multinational companies away from Japan and working at
the overseas branch offices of Japanese companies as speakers. Those speakers discussed theirprofessional and cultural experiences, which gave the audience a picture of the world’s construction
market and professional life overseas.
Then, on April 3, the IAC held another symposium series “Japanese Civil Engineers Seeking New
Opportunities and Challenges Overseas.” The IAC chose as the topic of the first series thecross-Bosphorus Strait rail link construction project conducted by Taisei Corporation. The first series titled“The Cross-Bosphorus Strait Rail Linking between Asia and Europe” attracted a large audience. Mr.
Nobuaki Tanaka a past Ambassador of Japan to Turkey discussed the close relationship between the twocountries. Taisei engineers shared their experiences and views on the significance of that project, bidding
and contracts process, technological challenges and development. It was a valuable opportunity to learn
their unique experiences.
IAC will hold this symposium series to introduce more civil engineers who have made significant
achievements and contribution to the civil engineering progress. Proposals for topics are very welcomed.
Please contact the IAC.
Last, I would like to add that the project was recognized with the Prime Minister’s Award in the 43rd Japan
Industrial Technology Awards which was hosted by the Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun newspaper.
Thank you.

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