terrorism, disaster, environmental destruction,

severaland infectious disease, and want in the face ofThailand and Indonesia, concerned to Humanpoverty and in social services and infrastructure.

Security Engineering.

overseasbases,

namelySingapore,

By building up people's abilities to address these

KU-JICA JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON
HUMAN SECURITY ENGINEERING

issues themselves, this approach aims to build
societies in which they can live with dignity. In

URBAN HUMAN SECURITY ENGINEERING

order to defend the weakest members of society“Urban Human Security Engineering” is defined

Themefrom these various threats, Japan International

as a system of technologies (techniques) for

Human Security and Related

Cooperation Agency (JICA) will support efforts todesigning and managing cities that enable their

Capacity Development

bolster social and institutional capacity and to

inhabitants to live under better public healthincrease people's ability to deal with threatsconditions, and live free from potential threats ofthemselves under the policy of Japanese Official

large-scale

Development Assistance (ODA)

destruction. For establishing this discipline, fourVenue
Nikkei Conference Room, Tokyo, Japandisastersand

environmental

existing fields, i.e. urban governance, urban
Date

From a viewpoint of Human Security, it is definite

infrastructure

March 1-2, 2010that the various development issues in Asian

management, and disaster risk management, areMegacities are very urgent ones to be tackled with.

integrated into one discipline.

management,

Organized by:Since those issues are closely connected withJapan International Cooperation Agency,

each other, it is required that a comprehensive

Kyoto University

approach shall be taken to combine and toOBJECTIVES

healthandcollaborate with several academic and researchKey objectives of the conference are:Kyoto University Global COE “Humanfields. In a sense of this, the Global Center of

Security Engineering for Asian Megacities”

Excellence Program (GCOE) entitled “GlobalCenter for Education and Research on Human
SecurityEngineeringfor

Asian

BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

implemented

The advance of globalization causes an increaseabsolutely significant and timely.

byKyoto(KU)

isTo deepen the understanding of Human
Security and Development

Megacities”

Universityrisk

To discuss Human Security and Related
Capacity Development

To exchange views about the possible
improvement of research and educationin various cross-border dangers and exposes

activities in several overseas bases

many people in developing countries to civil strife,

The KU-JICA joint symposium aims to deepen thedisasters, poverty, and other humanitarian threats.

understanding

The concept of human security places individualCapacity

human beings at its core, seeking to defend them

symposium can give an opportunity to exchange

Topicsfrom fear and want: fear of things like conflict,views about the current research activities inSymposium includes (but not limited to ):of

HumanDevelopment.

SecurityInandaddition,itsTo promote interaction between researchersand practitioners

theofinterest

inthisKU-JICA

Joint

2010 KU-JICA JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN SECURITY AND RELATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT1.

Urban Governance2.

Urban Infrastructure Asset Management

KYOTO UNIVERSITY was founded in 1897, the3.

Environmental Accounting of Infrastructure

second university to be established in Japan.

Project

Known for its pioneering spirits and academic

4.

Urban Energy Security Engineering

freedom, the university has produced five Nobel

5.

Urban Food Security Engineering

laureates and two Fields medalists.

6.

Urban Transport and Logistics

7.

Urban Disaster Prevention

Location Map:

Global COE (Centers of Excellence) Program,which has been carried out by Japan’s Ministry ofEducation,

Culture,Sports,ScienceandWHO SHOULD ATTEND THE CONFERENCE?

technology (MEXT), will provide funding support

We are pleased to welcome all of researchers,of establishing education and research centers

practitioners and students who are interested inthat perform at the apex of global excellence to

Human Security Engineering.

elevate the international competitiveness of theJapanese

universities.

Theprogram

willstrengthen and enhance the education andLANGUAGE

research functions of graduate schools, to foster

The official language of the conference is English.

highly creative young researchers who will go on
to become world leaders in their respective fields
through experiencing and practicing research ofORGANISING BODIES

the highest world standard.

The conference is jointly organized by Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) andGlobal COE “Human Security Engineering for

CONFERENCE VENUE

Asian Megacities”, Kyoto University, Japan.

Nikkei Conference RoomNikkei Building 6F

JICA

wasestablishedasanindependent

1-3-7 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan

administrative institution that aims to contribute toTEL : (81)-3-6256-7686

the promotion of international cooperation as well

FAX : (81)-03-6256-7932

as the sound development of Japanese andglobal economy by supporting the socioeconomic
development, recovery or economic stability ofdeveloping regions.
2010 KU-JICA JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN SECURITY AND RELATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCONFERENCE GOVERNORSREGISTRATION (registration fee)
Please complete your registration from theADVISORY BOARD

following website by February 15, 2010. All

Committee Member

participants are free to attend the symposium.

Yuzo ONISHI (Kyoto University)
Yuzuru MATSUOKA (Kyoto University)

Registration Website

Koki HIROTA (JICA)

http://hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kujica/registration/index.html

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Committee Member

GENERAL SECRETARIAT CONTACT DETAILS

Hiroyasu OHTSU (Kyoto University)

E-mail: kujica-sympo@hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI (Kyoto University)

TEL.: (81)-75-383-3412/3413

Katsunori SAWAI (JICA)

Fax.: (81)-75-383-3418

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
CO CHAIRMAN

CONFERENCE WEBSITE

Noppadol Phien-wej (AIT)

http://hse.gcoe.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kujica

Fwa Tien Fang (NUS)
Djoko Santoso (ITB)COMMITTEE MEMBER
Eiichi TANIGUCHI
Toshifumi MATSUOKA
Junji KIYONO
Kunitomo SUGIURA
Hiroshi GOTOH
Yasuto TACHIKAWA

2010 KU-JICA JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN SECURITY AND RELATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM (Tentative, Feb.8, 2010)
st1 day (March 1) Conference Room2ndday (March 2) Seminar Room 1

12:00-13:00

Registration

9:00-9:15

Opening Remarks“Introduction of Geotechnical Infrastructure Asset

13:00-13:10

Opening Remarks

9:15-10:15

Keynote SpeechManagement in Thailand”

13:10-13:55

KeynoteSpeech(1)“Human Security Paradigm -Challenges and“JICA’s Mission on Human Security”

Opportunities Ahead-”

Kenzo OSHIMA

Gautam Ray (Ministry of Finance,(Senior Vice-President of JICA)

Government of India / KU)

Hiroyasu OHTSU (KU)
“Maintenance Strategy for Concrete, Steel andHybrid Infrastructures”
Yoshinobu Oshima (KU)
“Water Resources Management for Human Security”

13:55-14:40

Special Lecture (1)10:15-10:30

Coffee BreakYasuto TACHIKAWA (KU)

“The risks and potentials of Asianmegacities”

Session 1Belinda Yuen (NUS / World Ban

10:30-12:00

14:40-14:55
Singapore

Visiting Scholar)“Transport Logistics in Singapore
14:40-15:00

Coffee Break-Development Issues and Research Initiatives-“

15:00-15:45

Special Lecture (2)“Human Security for Transport Logistics”

Tien Fang FWA (NUS)
Eiichi TANIGUCHI (KU)

“Mega-city management andcommunity-based hospital”“Traffic Safety Issues in Asian Megacities

Sawako TAKEUCHI (KU)

- Conflict Analysis for Motorcycle -”Nobuhiro UNO (KU)

15:45-16:30

Satoshi FUJII (KU)

12:00-13:00

Bandung, Indonesia“Urban Area Subsurface Problems Monitoring ”
Djoko Santoso (ITB)“Urban Energy Supply”
Toshifumi MATSUOKA (KU)
“Research Activities in Indonesia–Collective Actions upon Social Capital-”

Lunch“Microtremor Observations for Earthquake
Disaster Mitigation in Padang, Indonesia”
Junji KIYONO (KU)

Session 2
13:00-14:40

Closing Remarks

Reports on Research Activities inKiyoshi KOBAYASHI (KU)

to devote themselves to Asian?”

16:30-16:45

Session 3
14:55-16:35

Special lecture (3)“How can we educate engineers

Coffee Break

Reports on Research Activities in

Reports on Research Activities inBangkok, Thailand

16:35-16:45

Closing Remarks“Engineering for tackling problems of bank slope
instability along water ways in Thailand”
Noppadol Phien-wej (AIT)2010 KU-JICA JOINT SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN SECURITY AND RELATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT