(ii) Technical Cooperation and Others

(Unit: ¥ million)

Ministry or Agency	Project name (budget (¥ million))	Project Outlines
Cabinet Office	(26)	(1) Conduct investigations related to basic policies for economic cooperation, and (2) research and analyze disaster prevention structures and review measures that should be taken in the future.
National Police Agency	(30)	Hold conferences to discuss how international cooperation for drug control should be managed between drug producing countries, transit countries and consumer countries.
Financial Services Agency	(57)	(1) Introduce the general financial market systems and share knowledge to financial administrators of emerging economies and implement financial administration training for human resource development in emerging market countries; and (2) conduct investigations and research to understand the conditions of the emerging economies in order to provide effective intellectual support in the future.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	(711)	(1) Hold policy dialogues related to the telecommunications field with other countries, aid international cooperation projects of presiding foundations (acceptance of trainees, dispatch of experts, research into overseas telecommunication plans, fostering of experts to dispatch overseas, management of international program libraries), exchanges with researchers and cooperation with Asia Pacific Telecommunications (APT). (2) Support the implementation of training as an invited government, at the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific, which was established for the purpose of strengthening the statistical capabilities of developing countries in the Asia Pacific region through the training of government statistical staff.
Ministry of Justice	(225)	(1) Hold the Seminar on Immigration Control in order to improve the immigration control system of South East Asian countries, as well as provide aid for operational expenses to support the immigration and stay of foreign trainees and others. (2) Hold training sessions and seminars for criminal justice related professionals in the Asia Pacific region and others, as well as conduct research on crime prevention and the treatment of criminals. (3) Hold training sessions and seminars for the purpose of drafting basic legislature, the maintenance of systems for justice related organizations that operate the established legislature, and the fostering of legal professionals in order to support the development of legislature in Asian countries, as well as conduct comparative research on legal systems in the Asia Pacific region.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Budget for technical cooperation through JICA	(1) Technical cooperation based on treaties and other international commitments: Projects to foster the human resources that will lead the to the advancement of developing countries, transfer Japan's technologies and experience, and establish and maintain the various systems and organizations necessary to resolve the issues that hamper development, in order to enable the self-reliant and continuous economic and social development in developing countries. Examples include the "acceptance of technical trainees" in which administrative officials and technicians who will be responsible for the development of their countries will be accepted into Japan and other countries, and specialized knowledge and skills in various fields will be transferred; and the "dispatch of experts" in which Japan provides assistance for the preparation of development plans, investigation, research and development, education and training, promotion, advice, and instruction towards governmental organizations and others in developing countries. "Provision of equipment" necessary to achieve the above will also be organically combined with the above operations. (2) Dispatch of volunteers: Grassroots level technical cooperation in which altruistic people who hope to contribute to the social and economic development of developing countries are dispatched to these countries, and live among the local people to share their knowledge and experience. The two pillars for this are the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers which dispatches people between the ages 20-39 and the Senior Volunteers which dispatches people between the ages 40-69. (3) Securing and developing human resources: Securing and developing human resources such as experts necessary to implement technical cooperation as well as conducting the necessary research and information sharing necessary to promote these operations. (4) Increasing public participation: Implementation of grassroots level cooperation operations, and development of education aid operations in order to expand and promote public participation in international cooperation. (5) Development studies: Various studies, proposals, and support necessary to promote the formulation of pubic policies and development plans for social and economic development in developing countries. (6) Disaster relief activities: Contribution to the promotion of international cooperation through the dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief Teams and the provision of emergency relief goods to overseas regions, especially developing regions victimized by natural disasters at the request of the affected country or international organizations.