SRI LANKA’S JASTECA AS A “SUCCESS MODEL” OFJAPAN – ASIA MONOZUKURI HUMAN RESOURCENETWORKPRESENTATION BY:DAYASIRI WARNAKULASOORIACHAIRMAN - MIDAYA GROUP OF COMPANIES SRI LANKA
VICE PATRON - JAPAN SRI LANKA TECHNICAL AND CULTURALASSOCIATION (JASTECA)SRI LANKA• ISLAND NATION – 65,000 SQ KM (80% OF HOKKAIDO)• POPULATION - 20.33 MILLION• CAPITAL - SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE (ADMINISTRATIVE)

COLOMBO (COMMERCIAL)• A MULTI ETHNIC, MULTI RELIGION, MULTI CULTURAL SOCIETY• LONG HISTORY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN REGION• LITERACY RATE 94%• HIGH GROWTH IN THE PAST 5 YEARS• WE ASPIRE TO KEEP GROWING• MANY FOCUS AREAS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT• FOUNDED IN 1984
• FOSTER FRIENDSHIP AND NETWORKING AMONG JASTECA ALUMNI• VISION:• TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST MANAGED & FUTURISTIC HIDA/AOTSALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS IN THE WORLD AND A LEADING ASSOCIATION IN SRILANKA PROMOTING HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFER OF JAPANESEMANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES/TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE & INVESTMENT WITHJAPAN• MISSION:• TO BUILD CULTURAL AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN JAPAN & SRI LANKA• TO PROMOTE CULTURAL & BUSINESS LINKS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES THROUGHTHE NETWORK OF HIDA ALUMNI SOCIETIES AND WORLD NETWORK OFFRIENDSHIP (WNF)• TO PROMOTE TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN JAPANESE ORGANISATIONSAND JASTECA ALUMNI WITH THE HELP OF HIDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HRI)• AS A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE CITIZEN IN SRI LANKA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SRI LANKAKEY ELEMENTS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• SHARE THE NIPPON EXPERIENCE:• BY PROMOTING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR HAND SELECTED PEOPLE WHO ARECAPABLE OF MAKING CHANGES UPON RETURN• CURRENTLY OVER 3900 SRI LANKAN MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE BEENTO JAPAN FOR TRAINING THROUGH JASTECA• FELLOWSHIP AMONG ALUMNI MEMBERS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES:• BY ORGANIZING EVENTS TO BRING ALUMNI TOGETHERKEY ELEMENTS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE:• TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGYTHROUGH WORKS AND SEMINARS DONE BY VISITING JAPANESEEXPERTS• KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN ALUMNI• JIM - JASTECA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT• JLEA - JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• 5S PROMOTION, EDUCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION• ANNUAL TAIKI AKIMOTO 5S COMPETITION• INTER REGIONAL CORPORATION:• SAFAAS INTERACTION

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• TRADE ENHANCEMENT:• TRADE FAIR PARTICIPATIONS• BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MEETINGS• GIVING BACK:• CONTRIBUTION FROM JASTECA MEMBERS AFTER THE FUKUSHIMATSUNAMI• DISPATCH OF FULLY FUNDED TRAINEES TO JAPANJIM AND JLEA
• JIM - JASTECA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT• OVER 7500 EXECUTIVES TRAINED THROUGH JIM IN VARIOUSJAPANESE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES• JLEA - JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
• APPROX. 1000 STUDENTS ARE TRAINED IN THE JAPANESELANGUAGE ANNUALLYDRIVERS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH JETRO, JICA AND THE JAPAN SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION.
• FULL SUPPORT BY THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR IN SRI LANKA AT ALL TIMES.
• MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE SASAKAWA MEMORIAL SRI LANKAJAPAN CULTURAL CENTER.
• PROMOTING AND POPULARIZING 5S AND OTHER JAPANESE MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS IN SRI LANKA.
• COMMITTED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD THE ASSOCIATION.

• HAND SELECT THE BEST OF THE BEST CANDIDATES FOR JAPAN SCHOLARSHIPS.

DRIVERS OF THE JASTECA MODEL• CLOSE LINKS WITH CORPORATES OF SRI LANKA• SUCCESS IN LARGER GROUPS RATHER THAN SMALLER GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS.
• ENCOURAGEMENT AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RETURN TRAINEES.
• JAPANESE LANGUAGE POPULARITY IN SRI LANKA• INDEPENDENCE OF JLEA FROM ANY ASSOCIATIONS WITH UNIVERSITIES ETC.
• JASTECA CSR ACTIVITIESVALUE AND MEANING OF MONOZUKURIFROM THE SRI LANKAN PERSPECTIVE• COLONIAL INFLUENCE AND SYSTEM OF EDUCATION• TOP DOWN APPROACH• JAPANESE SYSTEMS• INTRODUCED THE BOTTOM UP APPROACH

HOW DOES JASTECA COLLABORATE WITHJAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES?
• INVITING JAPANESE ASSOCIATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN JASTECAACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS• INVOLVING THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATIONS IN SOCIAL FUNCTIONSCURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES• GENERATION GAP• LACK OF COMMITMENT FROM THE NEW LEADERS• WRONG PRIORITIES AMONG THE EXCO MEMBERS• DIFFICULT TO FIND AND OR/KEEP QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO MANAGETHE JASTECA OFFICE• BUDGET RESTRICTIONS FACED BY HIDA IN JAPAN• JAPANESE VISA RESTRICTIONSREQUESTS AND SUGGESTIONSTO JAPANESE HRD ORGANIZATIONS• PROMOTE SENDING PERSONNEL FROM JAPAN TO OTHER DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES• DISPATCH MANY JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS TO DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES• FURTHER DEVELOP ENGLISH TRAINING LANGUAGE IN JAPAN• INCREASE PROGRAMS TO SEND OUT SENIOR VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH SKILLSIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESTHANK YOU VERY MUCH!