The mission held discussions with officials of ministries and agencies in charge of IT policy in each country. The mission also heard opinions from local private companies and representatives of Japanese companies stationed in those countries. Malaysia Office 3. In light of these discussions, Japan will dispatch project-formation survey missions of JICA and JBIC from the end of January into February to discuss cooperation projects more specifically. In order to strategically detect and form desirable projects, it is important to keep close cooperation including information and opinion exchange among Japan's related ministries and agencies, government organizations, embassies and other related institutions, and to give publicity to Japan's private sector vigorously.
Active support centered on infrastructure building and human resource development is necessary.
In addition, it is important to positively encourage the governments in the areas of policy support and cooperative project formation, since government efforts in these countries are still at the initial stage. In Malaysia, the government is taking the initiative in implementing IT measures, positioning the promotion of IT as a priority area in national development strategy. While making human resource development and IT utilization in implementing assistance as priority areas, it is important to consider specific projects proposed by the Malaysian government, including infrastructure building in remote areas and the nurturing of IT-related companies, positively as priority matters. Japan needs to consider these projects positively as priority matters.