UNIDO
ITPO
TOKYO
Photo: Keiichi Ono

Investment and Technology Promotion Office, Tokyo
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONINVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION OFFICE, TOKYOUNU HQs Bldg. 8F, 5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6433-5520 Fax: +81-3-6433-5530
E-mail: itpo.tokyo@unido.org
Website: http://www.unido.or.jp

Annual Report 2014
March 2015
Printed in Japan

About UNIDO
What is UNIDO?

UNIDO Headquarters
Vienna, Austria

UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that
promotes industrial development for poverty reduction,
inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability●●◆

The mandate of the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) is to promote and accelerate inclusive andsustainable industrial development in developing countries andeconomies in transition.

• Poverty reduction through productive activities• Trade capacity-building• Energy and environment
The Organization is recognized as a specialized and efficient
provider of key services meeting the interlinked challenges of
reducing poverty through productive activities, integrating
developing countries in global trade through trade capacitybuilding, fostering environmental sustainability in industry, andimproving access to clean energy.

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UNIDO's vision is a world where economic development isinclusive and sustainable and economic progress is equitable.
The Organization focuses on three main thematic areas:

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Director General
The UNIDO Network
UNIDO Headquarters■ Vienna, Austria
3 Liaison Offices

7 ITPOs※

53 Regional/Country Offices (●) and Desks/Focal Points/Others (●)◆ Brussels, Belgium◆ Geneva, Switzerland◆ New York, USA● Bahrain● China - Beijing● China - Shanghai● Italy● Japan● Korea● Russian Federation

Africa：● Cameroon● Côte d’Ivoire● D. R. Congo● Ethiopia● Ghana● Guinea● Kenya● Madagascar● Nigeria● Senegal● South Africa● Tanzania● Burkina Faso
● Mali※Investment
and Technology
Promotion Offices

LI Yong is the Director General of UNIDO, a post to which he
was elected in June 2013. The Director General has been astrong advocate of inclusive and sustainable industrial
development (ISID), which was endorsed by UNIDO Member
States at UNIDOs’ General Conference in Lima in December
2013.
In light of this new mandate UNIDO organized two ISID Forums
in 2014. The first one, held in June, engaged Member States in a
dialogue to formulate strategies and policies that promote
inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The second
forum, held in November, extended the impact and outreach of
ISID goals by strengthening the partnership dialogue between
UNIDO, recipient governments, development finance institutions,development agencies, the private sector and donors in order toscale up investment for inclusive and sustainable industrial
development in developing countries.

1 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO

Mozambique
Rwanda● Sierra Leone● Togo● Uganda● Zimbabwe●●

Arab States：● Algeria● Egypt● Lebanon● Morocco● Sudan● Tunisia● JordanAt a Glance
Establishment

1966

Member States170(as of 31 March 2015)

Headquarters

Vienna, Austria

Director General

LI Yong

Number of Staff

684(as of 31 December 2014)

UNIDO Network
Liaison Offices(Brussels, Geneva and New York)

Asia and the Pacific： Europe and Central● China
Asia：● India● Armenia● Indonesia● Kyrgyzstan● Iran● Russian Federation● Pakistan● Turkey● Ukraine● Philippines● Thailand
Latin America● Viet Nam
and the Caribbean：● Afghanistan● Brazil● Bangladesh● Cambodia● Colombia● Lao PDR
● Mexico● Uruguay● Sri Lanka● Bolivia● Cuba● Ecuador● Nicaragua

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Regional/Country Offices and Desks/
Focal Points/Others

53

Investment and Technology
Promotion Offices (ITPOs)

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UNIDO Headquarters
Vienna International Centre
P.O.Box 300, 1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: (+43-1) 26026-0
Fax: (+43-1) 26926-69
E-mail: unido@unido.org

Annual Report 2014 —2About UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
About one year has passed since the General Conference of UNIDO held in Lima in
December 2013 adopted the Lima Declaration, which gave UNIDO a new mandate topromote inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID).

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo’s Activities
Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer

ISID is described as follows: “Every country achieves a higher level of industrialization in theireconomies, and benefits from the globalization of markets for industrial goods and services; noone is left behind in benefiting from industrial growth, and prosperity is shared among women andmen in all countries; broader economic and social growth is supported within an environmentally
sustainable framework; the unique knowledge and resources of all relevant development actors
are combined to maximize the development impact of ISID”.

ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS

3 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYOCAPACITY BUILDING

1981
Takeshi Furutani
14 (incl. consultants)

SEMINARS & EVENTSAt a Glance

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERThe office was established in March 1981 under an agreement
concluded between UNIDO and the Government of Japan, andis one of 7 ITPO offices worldwide.

The geographical coverage of the office extends to the wholedeveloping world, and recently focus has been increased on
Africa and the least developed countries in other continents.
Sector wise, the coverage is also wide, including manufacturingindustries, agro-based industries, environment and energy
related industries, as well as promotion of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs).

DELEGATE PROGRAMMEThe mission of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo is to help developing
countries and economies in transition in their efforts toachieve inclusive and sustainable industrial development bypromoting foreign direct investment (FDI) and technology
transfer from Japan through various activities (see page 4).

Developing Countries

Delegate VisitJapan

Developing Countries

Technology Information
Japan

Seminars & Events
Organization or support of various regional, country specific and/or
thematic forums, seminars and workshops, usually in cooperation withother stakeholders in Japan. These events often feature our delegates,
but also high level government representatives during official orworking visits to Japan.

Capacity Building

MissionEstablishment
Head
Number of Staff

Promotion of selected sound, productive and environmentally friendly
technologies and know-how of Japanese companies seeking partners
overseas, in order to assist sustainable development efforts worldwide.

Page 15 - 16

In September 2014, we launched a new user-friendly website so that you can easily access thelatest information on our activities. As described in this Annual Report, we are providing you with awide variety of opportunities ranging from obtaining useful and practical information to networking
with potential business partners, to getting assistance when promoting and negotiating investment
projects in recipient countries. I believe that the website as well as this Annual Report canincrease your chances to utilize these opportunities for your activities.

Technology Transfer

Page 13 - 14

The “Africa Advisory Programme” is another one of our important activities which many Japanesecompanies appreciate in terms of practical support to greatly facilitate their investment activities.
While the programme was formally launched in 2013, it was accelerated in 2014. We haveassigned well qualified UNIDO experts as Advisors in Algeria, Ethiopia and Mozambique, and I
believe that they can create successful outcomes.

Invitation of investment and/or technology promotion delegates(mainly officials from government or semi-government institutions) fora short-term stay (average 2 weeks) in Tokyo in order to promote thedelegate’s country, and specific sectors and projects to attract
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and technology transfer from Japan.

Page 11 - 12

Takeshi Furutani

In 2014, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo invited 9 investment/technology delegates from recipient countries,
who undertook promotional activities to attract foreign direct investment and technology transferfrom Japan through seminars, exhibitions and bilateral business meetings. A total of 8,460 people
attended the events and 1,367 business meetings were held with Japanese companies. The
information they obtained from delegates and the discussions they held encouraged thesecompanies to proceed with their investment activities. We have created a good number ofsuccess stories where delegates’ support led to actual investments and an increase inemployment in recipient countries since we launched the “Delegate Programme.”

Delegate Programme

Implementation
Phase

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Messagefrom the Head

Negotiation
Phase

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In 2014, UNIDO developed activities to implement the mandate to promote ISID includingorganizing the first and second ISID Forums, held in Vienna. At the same time, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
started implementing its new three-year plan for 2014 – 2016 to increase investment andtechnology flows from Japan to recipient countries in line with the ISID concept. I am therefore
very pleased to introduce the Annual Report on our investment and technology promotion
activities of 2014.

Networking &Matching Phase

Organization of capacity building activities such as lectures, factory
visits and fact-finding meetings for various delegations from developing
countries, and also for staff of embassies in Japan. The aim of these
activities is to enable participants to learn about networking,technologies and business promotion opportunities in Japan.

Activities Overseas
Fielding of business and technical expert missions to recipient
countries often in coordination with partner institutions in Japan andoverseas. Through such missions, Japanese businesspeople have achance to meet with government leaders and business partners
overseas, and also to promote Japanese technologies.

Developing Countries

Seminar & EventJapan

Developing Countries

Site VisitJapan

Developing Countries

Visit Overseas
Japan

AddressUNU HQs Bldg. 8F, 5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Tel: +81-3-6433-5520 Fax: +81-3-6433-5530

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DELEGATE PROGRAMME
Marina Bizabani

Lesotho

Foreign Investment Promotion Manager
Lesotho National Development Corporation(LNDC-Lesotho)

18 – 27 May 2014

Marina Bizabani introduced the investment climate of Lesotho through 11
individual meetings focusing on agriculture, dairy farming, agro-products
processing, horticulture, textiles, IT, and natural energy resources. She
also presented the latest economic conditions and business investment
environment of the country at the “Lesotho Business Seminar” in Tokyo.

ABSTRACTUNIDO ITPO Tokyo promotes investment and technology from Japan to developing and emerging countries, by inviting officials from thesecountries to Japan and organizing tailor-made programmes, including promotion events and business meetings in Japan.

Myanmar

DELEGATE PROGRAMMEYi Yi Htwe
Deputy Director
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration(DICA)

4 – 19 June 2014
Concluded

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220
Business Meetings

458

SeminarsParticipants

15

9

Investment/Technology Projects

Yi Yi Htwe introduced Myanmar’s investment climate and promoted
business opportunities through meetings with 30 Japanese companies inTokyo and 5 local cities. Additionally, she participated in two Myanmar
Roundtable meetings with the private sector in Yokohama and Osaka.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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Delegates

Operational(since 2013)

What is the Delegate Programme?

Support by UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
Assistance includes promotion of projects; identification of potential
business partners; arrangement of meetings and visits; organization ofseminars/roundtable meetings; assistance for business communication/negotiation; provision of temporary office facilities.

Phanomkone Dararassamy

Application
Government, semi-government, or non-government organizations arewelcome to submit candidates with the following qualifications:■Age between 30-45 with management experience

Lao PDR■Perfect command of spoken/written English

18 – 28 August 2014

Director of Investment Promotion and Legal Affairs
Division
Savan-SENO Special Economic Zone Authority(SEZA)■Strong negotiation and presentation skills■Ample knowledge of local industry■Report writing and computer skills

Francis Chalwe ChikondeBusiness Development Specialist
Zambia Development Agency

International Marketing Director
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia)

Tunisia

CAPACITY BUILDING

Financial Conditions
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo covers most of the costs, except for thedelegate’s round-trip airfare, which is the minimum contribution
required from the delegate’s organization.

Phanomkone Dararassamy introduced the investment climate of Lao
PDR and provided updated information on investment opportunities in
the country with a focus on the Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet,
through bilateral meetings with 24 potential investors. He also
participated in a Roundtable meeting with companies in Fukuoka.

Mokhtar Chouari

Zambia18 – 25 October 2014

Mokhtar Chouari introduced the investment climate of Tunisia through 16
individual meetings with various private sector companies andgovernmental institutions. He also participated in the “Tunisia Investment
Seminar in Tokyo” organized by JETRO, JCCME and UNIDO ITPO Tokyoand supported by the Embassy of Tunisia (FIPA Bureau), which attracted
96 participants.

Francis Chalwe Chikonde held both bilateral and roundtable meetings with16 companies and institutions to promote investment from Japan toZambia. During the meetings, the delegate provided information about the
6th Revised National Development Plan, and gave a briefing on theinvestment climate and support available in the country. Sectors promoted
included agri-food, fisheries, manufacturing, construction and energy.

ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS

16 – 27 April 2014

5 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYOSEMINARS & EVENTS

Investment or technology promotion delegates are invited for ashort-term stay (average 2 weeks) in Japan, to promote thedelegate’s country as a possible destination for Japanese
investments or technology transfer. Promotional activities
include country presentation seminars and business meetings,
where projects from the delegate’s country are presented.

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DELEGATE PROGRAMME
Ratan Kumar Sarker

Bangladesh

Deputy Managing Director, Engineering
Chittagong Water Supply & Sewerage Authority(CWASA)

9 – 15 November 2014

Ratan Kumar Sarker introduced CWASA’s activities in water supply andsewage management, and ongoing projects and future plans on watersupply and sanitation improvement in Chittagong. He held 44 individual
meetings with Japanese companies at UNIDO’s booth in “GIE 2014”. Healso gave a presentation on Urban Water Supply in Chittagong, at aseminar held during GIE 2014.

HIGHLIGHTS
UNIDO Booth at Green Innovation Expo 2014 (GIE 2014)
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo cooperated with the Japan
Management Association and the Society of Chemical
Engineers, Japan to organize a UNIDO booth on the themeof “Innovation in Water Management” at the GIE 2014 heldat Tokyo Big Sight from November 12th - 14th, 2014.

Three delegates in charge of water management from
Bangladesh, Myanmar and South Africa were invited toparticipate in the event to meet with Japanese companies.
As a result, a total of 102 bilateral business meetings were
held between Japanese companies and the delegates at thebooth.

The event attracted a total of 26,574 visitors from Japanese
private and public institutions during three days, out of whichapproximately 800 came to the UNIDO booth to learn about
UNIDO’s activities in general, and water related projects inparticular.

DELEGATE PROGRAMME

Tint Lwin
Head, Building and Storage Department
Mandalay City Development Committee

Myanmar9 – 15 November 2014

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Tint Lwin introduced existing water supply systems and future plans forwater supply projects in Mandalay City, including foreign aid andpartnerships. He held 32 meetings with Japanese companies at the
UNIDO booth in “GIE 2014”. He also explained future plans on the watersupply system in Mandalay City during the related seminar.

Tshepo Makhene
Managing Director
Afrolink Enterprises (PTY) Ltd.

SEMINARS & EVENTSSouth Africa
9 – 15 November 2014

Seminar on Water Business and Management

Tshepo Makhene introduced challenges and opportunities in South
Africa on water management and technologies. Makhene held 26
business meetings with private companies and other relevantorganizations at the UNIDO booth. She also gave a presentation to
introduce water business opportunities in South Africa.

On the sidelines of the GIE 2014, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo and
JMA organized a seminar on water business andmanagement on November 13th, 2014, highlighting
business and investment opportunities in Bangladesh,
Myanmar and South Africa.

CAPACITY BUILDING

The seminar was attended by 176 Japanese companies andinstitutions, and included presentations by each country and apanel discussion session between the delegates andJapanese experts on water management, focusing on theneed for water technologies, and possibilities as well asmeans to transfer such technologies by Japanese companies.

Solange M. F. Amichia

Côte d’Ivoire

Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Investment Promotion Agency, Côte d'Ivoire(CEPICI)

ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS

25 November –5 December 2014

Solange M. F. Amichia promoted opportunities of investment andpartnership between Côte d'Ivoire and Japanese companies through 21
appointments with various private sector companies. The investment
promotion discussions focused on private and public sector projects,
including PPP. She also attended a seminar in Osaka where she
presented reasons to invest in Côte d'Ivoire.

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
New Companies Registered in 2014

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo promotes selected, sound, productive and environmental friendly technologies and know-how of Japanesecompanies seeking partners overseas, in order to assist inclusive and sustainable development efforts worldwide.

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Companies

Technologies

Environmental Technology Database

The database is available online for any enterprises and individuals
to access data on Japanese technologies. As of March 2015, 35
Japanese companies have registered 41 technologies in the
database.

■KOMAI HALTEC Inc.
(Mid-Size Wind Turbine "KWT300")■Donico Inter Co.,Ltd.
(Micro-Sizer: Glass cullet production equipment)(Efficient glass interlayer separation equipment)■Kumamoto Seisosha Co.,Ltd.
(Bio Plaza: Food Waste Recycling Facility)■GS Yuasa Corporation(Solar Street Light)(AKARi Solar Lighting System)■Nihon Pure Water, Inc.
(Waste Water Recycling System)(Bottled Water System)■HINODE SANGYO Co., Ltd.
(Elbic Series Solutions for Wastewater Treatment)■Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co.,Ltd.
(Rural Energy Supply with Jatropha)■Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
(Amorphous Energy Efficiency Distribution
Transformer)■Shinko Tecnos Co.,Ltd.
(Plastic Changing to Oil Machine (5000N))■Japan Electric Power Co., Ltd.
(Floating Solar Power Generation System)■Wind Engineering Center(Power Router for ECONETWORK)■KINSEI SANGYO CO., LTD.
(Waste Incinerator of Gasification System)■Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(Rural Electric Water Sanitary Station)

SEMINARS & EVENTSUNIDO ITPO Tokyo's Environmental Technology Databaseprovides networking and business opportunities between
enterprises in developing and emerging countries andJapanese companies that have leading environmental
technologies.

■Biomaterial in Tokyo Co., Ltd.
(Ethanol Production through Yeast Fermentation)

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Environmental
Technology
Database■Kokusaikan Corporation Japan(Nanotechnology & Industrial Coatings for Various
Functions & Applications)

DELEGATE PROGRAMMEABSTRACT■BGCT JAPAN K.K.
(Solid Recovered Fuel 'Green Coal' - RPPWF™)

Low Carbon Low Emission Clean Energy Technology (LCET) Transfer Programme
CAPACITY BUILDINGLCETs have emerged as potential solutions that cansimultaneously address three key global challenges of energy
poverty, job creation and climate change.
Category List
All technologies listed in the database are classified into 3 categories and 21 sub-categories as listed below;■Prevention and destruction of pollution■Waste treatment and management

Technologies to reduce CO2 emissions or
improve energy efficiency in industries andhouseholds.

Technologies to prevent and remove pollutionof environment such as air, water or soil.

Technologies that contribute to waste treatment or waste management, including 3Rs.
(reduce, reuse, recycle).

・Agriculture, fishery, and forestry
・Industry
・Buildings and households
・Energy efficiency
・Renewable energy
・Cogeneration

9 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO・Ozone-depletion substances (ODS)
・Air pollution
・Industrial waste
・Sewage・Land water・Ocean・Soil and underground water・Urban and living environment

・Recycling of plastics
・Recycling of glass
・ELV (end-of-life vehicles)
・Production process
・Municipal solid waste
・Industrial waste
・Medical waste

Under the programme, UNIDO is aiming to showcase Japanesetechnologies on micro hydropower, solar energy and waste-to-energy
technologies in Africa. Ultimately, these projects are expected to create
new job opportunities and generate income to local communities.

Stakeholders’ Workshop in Kenya

Micro Hydro Candidate Site in Ethiopia

ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS■Low carbon and energy conservation

UNIDO and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan(METI) are implementing a collaborative global programme to promote
the rapid deployment and dissemination of LCETs through demonstration projects, capacity building and knowledge management.

Training in Japan

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SEMINARS AND EVENTSJapan-Africa Business Forum 2014 in Tokyo
UNIDO supported the “Japan-Africa Business Forum 2014”,
hosted by the African Diplomatic Corps (ADC) and the African
Development Bank (AfDB), on June 10th - 11th, 2014, inTokyo. The two-day forum was organized as a follow-up eventof TICAD V and Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Africa in January
2014.
The Forum included presentations by various government andbusiness leaders from Africa and Japan. The event attracted 1,221
participants, including 225 from Africa. UNIDO’s advisors from
Algeria, Ethiopia and Mozambique attended the Forum andnetworked with participants.

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo organizes and supports seminars, workshops & forums and participates in various exhibitions and events, topromote UNIDO’s activities and developing and emerging countries in Japan. For a full list, please see pages 21 - 22 (Appendix).

Seminars

5,300
Participants

5840
Business Meetings

Exhibitions

UNIDO Seminar “Partner for Prosperity” in Tokyo

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Business Meetings

UNIDO hosted the “Green Technology Forum” on November
12th, 2014 in Tokyo, in cooperation with the Japan
Management Association (JMA) on the sidelines of the Green
Innovation Expo 2014. The seminar attracted 135 participantsfrom Japanese companies, the public sector, and various
embassies in Japan.
The forum highlighted UNIDO’s initiatives to promote green
technologies for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development(ISID) through public-private partnerships. The seminar wascomposed of two thematic technical sessions on “Waste
Management” and “Low Carbon” technologies.
Keynote speeches provided by Kazuhiko Hombu of the Universityof Tokyo, and Wilson Songa, Principal Secretary of the Ministry ofIndustrialization and Enterprise Development of the Republic of
Kenya, focused on low carbon initiatives in Japan and promotionof energy projects in Kenya. Technical sessions focusing on
Waste Management and Low Carbon highlighted contributions by
Japanese companies to infrastructure projects in developing
countries and emerging markets.

ACTIVITIES OVERSEASUNIDO also presented the publication of the “Industrial
Development Report 2013” (IDR 2013). Key findings stressedthat manufacturing is still one of the most essential sources of
employment for most countries, yet the structure is different
among developing and developed countries.

Green Technology Forum in Tokyo

CAPACITY BUILDINGAt the event, UNIDO announced a new vision for Inclusive andSustainable Industrial Development (ISID) towards the Post 2015
Development Agenda, introduced UNIDO’s activities incooperation with Japan, and also urged Japanese companies tocooperate for further investment and technology transfer
overseas, through various programmes and support offered by
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo.

Participants

205

SEMINARS & EVENTSUNIDO organized the high-level seminar on March 18th, 2014
in Tokyo, in cooperation with the Institute of Developing
Economies (IDE-JETRO) and the United Nations University(UNU). More than 150 participants attended the event,including representatives of the diplomatic corps, theJapanese government and the private sector.

1,700

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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DELEGATE PROGRAMMEABSTRACTOn this occasion, a side event seminar titled the “East African
Community (EAC) Business Seminar – Experiences and Strategies
of Businessmen” was also held on June 12th, 2014, attracting 116
participants. The event provided information on business
opportunities in East Africa for Japanese private sector companies
with a target to create stronger relationships and understanding
between the two business communities. Presentations and a panel
discussion were provided by representatives from UNIDO and fiveexecutives from the East African Business Council (EABC).

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CAPACITY BUILDING
Study Tours
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo facilitates missions and study tours fromdeveloping and emerging countries to Japan to discuss
investment and technology promotion issues, and also toorganize seminars, business meetings, as well as visits toindustrial sites and exhibitions.

DELEGATE PROGRAMMEABSTRACTUNIDO ITPO Tokyo organizes capacity building activities such as lectures, visits to factories and exhibitions, and fact-finding meetingsfor various delegations from developing countries as well as embassy officials in Japan.
Kenyan participants for LCET Training

139
Participants

8

Incoming Missions
Study Tours

32

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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Embassy Programmes

Members/Visitors

Embassy Programmes

SEMINARS & EVENTSUNIDO ITPO Tokyo organizes programmes for embassies inTokyo by holding workshops, tours to exhibitions andbusiness meetings to introduce the latest Japanesemanufacturing and environment related technologies. In
2014, a total of 139 diplomats in Tokyo participated in such
events.

Seminar for Eco-Town Managers, Africa (in Kitakyushu)

Incoming Missions

CAPACITY BUILDINGUNIDO ITPO Tokyo welcomed officials from various
countries and facilitated the organization of bilateral
discussions, business meetings and/or seminars.

Factory Visit Yokohama

ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS

Eco Products 2014

13 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO

Smart Community 2014

Peru Congressional Delegation

GAFI, Egypt Delegation

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ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS
Africa Advisors’ Activities

Algeria

Forum held in Tokyo in June 2014, and to hold bilateralmeetings with the private and public sector.

Lies Kerrar●

Supported Japanese companies through briefings,
meeting arrangements, and market research in thehealth, automotive, steel, household appliances, andfinancial services sectors.

● Set up business meetings with potential local partners.
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UNIDO ITPO Tokyo facilitates the business activities of Japanese companies overseas, through a network of UNIDO, government andprivate sector contacts in developing and emerging countries, and also through the Africa Advisory Programme.

Missions Overseas● Visited Japan to take part in the Japan-Africa Business

Ethiopia55

in December 2014, to hold bilateral meetings withJapanese companies and institutions.

Tadesse Dadi Segni

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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DELEGATE PROGRAMMEABSTRACT

Held regular meetings with the Algerian Investment
Promotion Agency (ANDI) to discuss Algerian investment
regulations with a view to improve the investment
environment for Japanese companies.

Business Meetings●Supported Japanese companies through briefings on the

Africa Advisory ProgrammeThis programme is aimed to provide Japanese enterprises with
consultancy services, by way of information dissemination,
arrangement of meetings with government agencies, support for
match-making with local partners, and facilitation of visits tolocal companies.

Three advisors assigned at the selected countries work hand-inhand with potential Japanese and local partner companies inorder to attract investment, partnerships, and technology
transfer to each country. In 2014, the advisors supported 43
Japanese companies through this project.

2014 to promote investment and business opportunities
in Ethiopia; Visited Japan to take part in the JapanAfrica Business Forum held in Tokyo in June 2014, and

The mission visited Istanbul and Izmir and met with Turkish
as well as Japanese organizations and companies. Mission
members held 15 bilateral meetings in Istanbul and 2
bilateral meetings in Izmir. Potential partnership projects arebeing followed-up.

15 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO

arrangement of business meetings with the private andpublic sector, and participation in international events.

Forum held in Tokyo in June 2014, and to hold bilateralmeetings with the private and public sector.

Nandio Durao●

Supported Japanese companies through information
dissemination and arrangement of meetings withgovernment authorities in the forestry, fishery, healthcare,engineering, construction and energy sectors.

ACTIVITIES OVERSEASUNIDO ITPO Tokyo co-organized a 13 member Japanesebusiness mission from Kansai and Yokohama to
Turkey from November 1st - 7th, 2014, in cooperation
with JAFTA (Japan Foreign Traders Association).

Mozambique

CAPACITY BUILDING

Business Mission to Turkey

public authorities, in addition to holding individual
briefing sessions.
● Attended a business seminar in Dubai in September

Missions Overseas
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo assists and organizes Japanese businessmissions to selected destinations overseas, including● Arranged business meetings with potential partners and

SEMINARS & EVENTS

Since 2013, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo has supported Japanesecompanies interested in starting their businesses in Algeria,
Ethiopia and Mozambique.

investment climate of Ethiopia to Japanese major
companies in the medical equipment, pharmaceuticals,
energy, finance, trading, and infrastructure sectors.

● Undertook close communication with related Japaneseand Mozambican governmental organizations such as theInvestment Promotion Center (CPI), Embassy of Japan,
JETRO and JICA to exchange information on Japanesecompanies interested in investing in Mozambique.
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TESTIMONIALSUNIDO ITPO Tokyo collaborates with various stakeholders from public and private sector organizations in both developing andemerging countries, and in Japan. We are grateful for the cooperation extended by each and every recipient, participant,sponsor and supporter of our activities. A few selected comments from such stakeholders can be found below.

Delegate Programme

Seminars and Events

ZambiaEast Africa
Community (EAC)
Business Seminar

Francis Chalwe ChikondeBusiness Development Specialist
Zambia Development Agency

The delegate programme created a platform to build contacts withJapanese companies looking to expand and partner with Zambia.
The programme also helped to disseminate investment opportunities
to Japanese companies, and also to gain feedback on challenges
and business operations of companies already operating in Zambia.

Masayuki Tamagawa
Head, External Representation
Office for Asia
The African Development Bank

Tunisia
Mokhtar ChouariInternational Marketing Director
Foreign Investment Promotion
Agency (FIPA-Tunisia)

MyanmarYi Yi Htwe
Deputy Director
Directorate of Investment andCompany Administration (DICA)

Highly rich and carefully managed, the programme was of realinterest to FIPA Tunisia. The mix between meetings with potential
investors and already established ones is highly appreciated.
Discussions with companies already established in Tunisia gave us
feedback on their investments, while meetings with potential
companies enriched our experience of Japanese expectations vis-àvis the Tunisian business environment.

The delegate programme gave great and effective opportunities forincreasing Japanese investment in Myanmar. The programme was
successful in providing Japanese businesses with concrete andpractical information on business in Myanmar. The programme wasorganized in a timely manner when Japanese companies areseeking alternative destinations for their investments in laborintensive manufacturing industries.

Seminar on Water
Business andManagement
Ratan Kumar Sarker
Deputy Managing Director,
Engineering
Chittagong Water Supply &Sewerage Authority (CWASA)

GS Yuasa
International Ltd.
Harry Yamada
General Manager

Nomura Kohsan
Co., Ltd.
Yutaka Ichihashi
Executive Director

17 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYOBy participating in UNIDO’s technology transfer activities, we could
actively promote our technology on small solar home systems
powered by our battery in developing countries. In particular, thepresentation at the UNIDO booth during the Smart Community
Japan 2014 exhibition was a great opportunity to communicate with
diplomats from embassies in Tokyo and expand the possibilities ofbusiness partnerships in emerging markets. We are grateful for
UNIDO’s continuous support and do hope to further deepen thecooperation with UNIDO.

The collaboration with UNIDO gave us a number of opportunities toexpand our overseas business in the field of mercury waste
management. In April 2014, our company signed an MOU with
UNIDO on the development of mercury waste projects and technicalassistance to developing countries. We also appreciate theopportunity to present our mercury recycling technology at UNIDO
Green Technology Forum. We believe that the partnership with
UNIDO will further strengthen our business activities and contributeto the promotion of waste recycling in the world.

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo’s contribution for organizing a seminar on Water
Business and Management at GIE 2014 provided us with new a
network between our organization and Japanese business firms. I
was grateful for the opportunity to introduce the urban water supply
management in Chittagong City to 200 participants at the seminar. I
believe the interactive communication I had in Japan will help
promote business in Bangladesh.

Capacity Building
Embassy Programme(Mitsubishi Fuso)
Ahmed Araita Ali

Technology Transfer

We appreciate UNIDO’s contribution to the Japan-Africa Business
Forum 2014. The forum created a sense of growing momentum ofbusiness between Japan and Africa. We also would like tocongratulate you on the success of the “East Africa Community(EAC) Business Seminar”. We sincerely hope that this effort willcontinue to grow and flourish towards the next TICAD meeting.

Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary
Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti

I was pleased to see a Japanese automobile manufacturing plantwith high productivity and world leading green technologies through
UNIDO’s Embassy Programme. In particular, the coexistence oftraditional and modern technologies was marvelous. It is my dream
to attract investment on such automobile assembling factories to mycountry in the future.

Activities Overseas
JAFTA Mission toTurkeyNoritada Ito
President
Japan Foreign Traders Association,
Inc. (JAFTA)

I am extremely thankful to UNIDO ITPO Tokyo for co-organizing
JAFTA’s mission to Turkey. Our eight-day mission was full of new
inspiration from fruitful meetings and visits including ISPAT, IZKA,
other business and governmental organizations, and company visits
in various sectors. I am honored to receive great feedback frommission members, and I hope the mission has broadened theirinsights leading to good relations with Turkey.

Annual Report 2014 —18

APPENDIX■Technology Transfer■Delegate Programme

Environmental Technology Database
Country
1

2

Date
16 – 27

TunisiaApril
18 – 27

LesothoMay

Name
Mokhtar ChouariMarina Bizabani

Title
International Marketing Director

Company

Organization

4

5

6

7

8

9

MyanmarLao PDR

4 – 19June
18 – 28
August18 – 25

ZambiaOctober

Bangladesh

MyanmarSouth Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

9 – 15
November
9 – 15
November
9 – 15
November
25 November –5 December

Yi Yi Htwe

Foreign Investment Promotion
Agency (FIPA-Tunisia)
Aquatech, Co., Ltd.

Activated Sludge Method JRK-SYSTEM

A-Wing International Co., Ltd.

Micro Wind Generator

X

BGCT JAPAN K.K.

Solid Recovered Fuel 'Green Coal' - RPPWF™

X

Ethanol Production through Yeast Fermentation

X

Foreign Investment Promotion

Lesotho National Development

Manager

Corporation (LNDC-Lesotho)

3

Phanomkone Dararassamy

Francis Chalwe Chikonde

Ratan Kumar Sarker

Tint Lwin

Tshepo Makhene

Solange M. F. Amichia

Directorate of Investment andCompany Administration (DICA)

EcoClean and GreenClean Series for Bioremediation

FUMIN Co., Ltd.

Coating for ultraviolet and infrared ray shielding

X

Solar Street LightX

AKARi Solar Lighting System

X

Savan-SENO Special Economic
Zone Authority (SEZA)

7

Deputy Managing Director,

Chittagong Water Supply &Engineering

Sewerage Authority (CWASA)

Head,

Mandalay City Development

Building and Storage Department

Committee (MCDC)Managing Director

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Afrolink Enterprises (PTY) Ltd.

Investment Promotion Agency,

9

HINODE SANGYO Co., Ltd.

Elbic Series Solutions for Wastewater Treatment

10

Hishiishouji Company Ltd.

Solar Cooker PanthakaX

11

Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Amorphous Energy Efficiency Distribution Transformer

X

Floating Solar Power Generation System

X

12

●

KAWATOKU CO., LTD

Remove heavy metals in drinking water

KINSEI SANGYO CO., LTD.

Waste incinerator of gasification system

X
X

X

X

X

Kokusaikan Corporation Japan

16

KOMAI HALTEC Inc.

Mid-Size Wind Turbine "KWT300" (300kW)X

17

Kumamoto Seisosha Co., Ltd.

Bio Plaza: Food Waste Recycling Facility

X

18

Microtech Inc.

Drinking Water Quality Analysis Technology

19

Netafim Japan Co., Ltd.

Simple Drip Irrigation System

Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI)
Nihon Genryo Co., Ltd.

Nihon Pure Water, Inc.
Nippon Basic Co., Ltd.
Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd.
(NBF)

for Various Functions & Applications

X
X

Eco-friendly Mobile Sand Filtration DeviceX

Eco-friendly Sand Filtration Device

X

Waste Water Recycling System

X

Bottled Water System

X

Bicycle-powered water purifying equipment

X

Desalination of seawater for drinking

X

X

Nomura Kohsan Co., Ltd.

Mercury Waste Recycling Technology

OSTRAND Corporation

C-POWER Plant, SH Dryer (SHD)X

26

Panasonic Corporation

Rechargeable Solar LED Lantern

X

27

Seabell International Co., Ltd.

Micro hydropower system (ultra-low head)

X

28

Sekisui Aqua Systems Co., Ltd.

Rotating Biological Contactor and ESROTAE

29

Shinko Tecnos Co., Ltd.

Plastic changing to oil machine (BP-2000N/5000N)

30

SO-EN CO., LTD.

Water treatment with Carbon Fiber

31

TOTETSU MFG. CO., LTD.

Rainwater Harvesting and Underground Storage

33
34
35

Laboratory Inc.
Toyo Engineering Corporation
Wind Engineering Center(Former VPEC Inc.)
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

X

X

X

25

Tottori Resource Recycling

X

Eco-friendly Non-Electric Sand Filtration Device

Rural Energy Supply with Jatropha

X

X

24

32

19 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO

Nanotechnology & Industrial Coatings

X

15

●

●
●

(JEPCO)

14

23●

Japan Electric Power Co., Ltd.

13

22

●

X

GS Yuasa Corporation

21

●

X

Efficient glass interlayer separation equipment

8

20

●

X

EcoCycle Corporationand Legal Affairs Division

Waste
treatmentandmanagement

X

Micro-Sizer: glass cullet production equipment

Donico Inter Co., Ltd.

Director of Investment Promotion

Zambia Development Agency(BITS)

5
6

Business Development Specialist

Biomaterial in Tokyo Co., Ltd.

Prevention
anddestructionof pollution

X

1
2

Deputy Director

Registered Categories
Low carbon
andenergyconservation

4

3

Technology

X

X
X

X
X
X

X
X

Porous System
Urea Fertilizer Production Plant

X

Power Router for ECONETWORKXRural Electric Water Sanitary Station

X

X

Annual Report 2014 —20

■Seminars & Events
Seminars/Workshops

Exhibitions
Date

City

Kawasaki International Eco - Tech Fair 201414 - 15 February

Kawasaki

50

2

Smart Community Japan 201418 - 20 June

Tokyo

500

SME Business Matching Fair 2014

5 - 6 August

Tokyo

200

Name of Seminar

Date

City

Participants

1

India - Haryana State Seminar

3 Feb

Tokyo

200

1

2

Joint Workshop 2014 for ADC by UNIDO/JICA/BTMU

25 FebTokyo

117

Booth Visitors

3

Turkey Investment Seminar

25 Feb

Osaka

72

3

4

Turkey Investment Seminar

26 FebNagoya38

4

Global Festa Japan 2014

4 - 5 October

Tokyo

300

5

Green Innovation Expo 201412 - 14 November

Tokyo

650

5

Turkey Investment Seminar

27 Feb

Tokyo

409

6

India Seminar on “New Company Act”

27 Feb

Tokyo

153

7

UNIDO & IDR Seminar “Partner for Prosperity”

18 Mar

Tokyo

154

8

World Water Day

21 MarTokyo

418■CAPACITY BUILDING

9

Uganda Networking Meeting

27 MarTokyo

32

Embassy Programmes

10

EAC Seminar

28 Mar

Tokyo

80

11

Tunisia Investment Seminar

22 Apr

Tokyo

96

12

Orientation of UNIDO - METI Demonstration Projects

12 May

Tokyo

36

13

Investment Promotion Workshop

12 - 16 May

Lahore25

14

Lesotho Business Community

21 MayShizuoka

28

Venue

Participants Countries

1

Joint Workshop for “African Diplomatic Corps 2014”
by UNIDO/JICA/BTMU

25 February

Tokyo

47

33

2

Half - day Yokohama Site and Factory Visit

20 March

Yokohama

20

15

3

Workshop and Guided Tourat “Smart Community Japan 2014”18 June

Tokyo

15

13

4

Company and Factory Visit to Daimler in Japan:
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation

25 September

Kawasaki

23

18

1221

5

Guided Tour at“Key Solutions for Smart City Development”

29 October

Yokohama

14

11

6

Guided Tour at “Eco - Products 2014”12 December

Tokyo

21

18

Date

Cooperated by

15

Lesotho Business Seminar

23 May

Tokyo

87

16

Serbia IT Seminar

27 May

Tokyo

31

17

Ethiopia Agribusiness Seminar

29 May

Tokyo

100

18

Myanmar Business Roundtable

9 Jun

Yokohama

1919Japan-Africa Business Forum

10 - 11 Jun

Tokyo

20

Myanmar Business Roundtable

12 Jun

Osaka

10

21

East African Community (EAC) Business Seminar

12 Jun

Tokyo

116

22

Rwanda Investment Seminar

12 Jun

Tokyo

120

23

Rwanda Investment Seminar

13 Jun

Kobe

60

24

Turkey Investment Seminar (Medical)

20 Jun

Tokyo

125

25

Tajikistan Investment Seminar

24 Jul

Tokyo

50

26

Bangladesh Human Resources Seminar

25 Jul

Tokyo

100

27

Laos Investment Roundtable

20 Aug

Fukuoka

1028

Ethiopia Trade and Investment Seminar

25 AugAddis Ababa

80

29

East Africa Business Seminar

3 Sep

Dubai

67

30

UNIDO Lecture at JICA Kansai Training “Capacity Building
for Export and Investment Promotion”

18 Sep

Tokyo

13

31

Turkey Investment Seminar

24 Sep

Tokyo

200

32

Azerbaijan Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park Presentation

30 Sep

Tokyo

38

33

Serbia Investment Seminar

2 Oct

Tokyo

74

34

SADC Trade, Investment and Tourism Seminar

7 Oct

Osaka

80

35

Oman Investment Forum

23 - 24 Oct

Tokyo

220

36

Pereira (Colombia) Business Roundtable Meeting

28 Oct

Tokyo

16

37

Ethiopia Business Forum

10 Nov

Addis Ababa

50

38

Czech Investment Seminar

12 Nov

Tokyo

129

39

UNIDO Green Technology Forum

12 Nov

Tokyo

135

40

UNIDO Seminar on Water Business and Management – Opportunities
in Bangladesh, Myanmar & South Africa - (at Global Innovation Expo 2014)

13 Nov

Tokyo

176

41

Côte d'Ivoire Business Opportunity Seminar

27 Nov

Osaka

32

42

Turkey Investment Seminar

28 Nov

Osaka

83

21 — UNIDO ITPO TOKYO

Date

Incoming Missions / Study Tours
Participants
5 Businessmen andofficials from Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, EABC,
UNIDO

MOFA

1

Incoming Business Mission from EAC

27 - 29 March

2

Peru Congressional Delegation

11 - 12 April

Embassy of Peru

4 Congressmen from Peru

3

East African Business Council (EABC) Mission

9 - 12 June

UNIDO HQ

6 Members from Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Burundi, UNIDO

4

BOI Sri Lanka Visit

16 September

JICA

2 Visitors from Sri Lanka

5

Serbia Investment & Export Promotion Agency(SIEPA) Visit

30 September

Embassy of Serbia

3 Visitors from Serbia

6

General Authority for Investments and Free Zones,
Egypt (GAFI) Visit

2 October

Embassy of Egypt

3 Visitors from Egypt

7

Governor of Zonguldak Province, Turkey & WesternBlack Sea Development Agency, Turkey (BAKKA) Visit

21 OctoberEmbassy of Turkey

5 Visitors from Turkey

8

Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development,
Kenya; Principal Secretary’s Visit

10 - 12 November

Embassy of Kenya,
UNIDO HQ

1 Visitor from Kenya

9

Seminar for Eco-town Managers(Africa & Asia)

Africa: 23 - 28 June
Asia: 14 - 17 October

Kitakyushu City
UNIDO HQ

Africa: 6 Members
Asia: 8 Members

UNIDO HQ

Annual Report 2014 —22