JAPAN’S STRATEGY JAPAN’S STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING FOR ENHANCING

INFORMATION INFORMATION ACCESS IN ACCESS IN

DEVELOPING DEVELOPING COUNTRIESCOUNTRIESKazuo SunagaKazuo Sunaga

Director, Research and Programming Director, Research and Programming DivisionDivision

Economic Cooperation BureauEconomic Cooperation Bureau

Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs

Four Pillars of Japan’s Four Pillars of Japan’s ODA Policy on ICTODA Policy on ICT

(a) Raising awareness and contributing (a) Raising awareness and contributing to policy and institution-building;to policy and institution-building;

(b) Developing and training of human (b) Developing and training of human resources;resources;

(c) Building infrastructure and (c) Building infrastructure and providing assistance for networking; providing assistance for networking; andand

(d) Promoting the use of IT in (d) Promoting the use of IT in development projectsdevelopment projects..

Japan’s Comprehensive Japan’s Comprehensive Cooperation Package on Cooperation Package on

ICTICT Announced during the G-8 Kyushu-Announced during the G-8 Kyushu-

Okinawa Summit in July 2000Okinawa Summit in July 2000 Consisting of non-ODA (Other Consisting of non-ODA (Other

Official Flows or OOF) and ODA Official Flows or OOF) and ODA public fundingpublic funding

A total of US$15 billion over five A total of US$15 billion over five yearsyears

Emphasis on private sector Emphasis on private sector initiativeinitiative

The basic framework of The basic framework of Japan’sJapan’s

IT assistanceIT assistance Bilateral CooperationBilateral Cooperation(2000-2001, in million Yen\)(2000-2001, in million Yen\)* OOF * OOF 1. Export Loans (JBIC) - \64,8601. Export Loans (JBIC) - \64,8602. Investment Loans (JBIC) - \23,7112. Investment Loans (JBIC) - \23,7113. Untied Loans (JBIC) - \104,7903. Untied Loans (JBIC) - \104,790* ODA* ODA1. Yen Loan (JBIC) - \52,0671. Yen Loan (JBIC) - \52,0672. Grant Aid (MOFA, JICA) – 2. Grant Aid (MOFA, JICA) – IT GrantIT Grant - \10,023 - \10,0233. Technical Cooperation (JICA) – \15,8623. Technical Cooperation (JICA) – \15,862

The basic framework of The basic framework of Japan’sJapan’s

IT assistanceIT assistance Multilateral CooperationMultilateral Cooperation

** Cooperation with the World Bank Cooperation with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bankand the Asian Development Bank

* Cooperation with the UNDP* Cooperation with the UNDP

Japan’s “IT Fund” ContributionJapan’s “IT Fund” Contribution

to the UNDPto the UNDP

Realizing the Four PillarsRealizing the Four Pillars Raising awareness and Raising awareness and

contributing to policy and contributing to policy and institution-buildinginstitution-building* Dispatch of experts to support the * Dispatch of experts to support the formulation of IT policies in Indonesiaformulation of IT policies in Indonesia* Provision of technical support to * Provision of technical support to expand Internet use in local expand Internet use in local communities in Malaysiacommunities in Malaysia* Assistance in the formulation of a * Assistance in the formulation of a telecommunications master plan in telecommunications master plan in Laos Laos

Realizing the Four PillarsRealizing the Four Pillars

Provision of technical assistance Provision of technical assistance to the Vietnam Information to the Vietnam Information Technology Training InstituteTechnology Training Institute

- dispatch of Japanese experts- dispatch of Japanese experts

- training of Vietnamese participants - training of Vietnamese participants in Japanin Japan

- provision of IT equipment- provision of IT equipment

Development and training of human resources

Development and training of Development and training of human resources (continued)human resources (continued)

Organizing the training program Organizing the training program for e-commerce in the Philippinesfor e-commerce in the Philippines- participation of trainees from other - participation of trainees from other Southeast Asian countries such as Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and VietnamCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam

Provision of equipment Provision of equipment and conduct of and conduct of training in the Polish-training in the Polish-Japanese Institute of Japanese Institute of Information Information TechnologiesTechnologies ©JICA©JICA

Realizing the Four PillarsRealizing the Four Pillars Building infrastructure and Building infrastructure and

providing assistance for providing assistance for networkingnetworking* Provision of radio broadcasting * Provision of radio broadcasting equipment in Tanzaniaequipment in Tanzania

* Provision of television equipment * Provision of television equipment to Afghanistanto Afghanistan

* Rehabilitation of a telephone * Rehabilitation of a telephone network in Angolanetwork in Angola ©JICA©JICA

Realizing the Four PillarsRealizing the Four Pillars Promoting the use of IT in Promoting the use of IT in

development projectsdevelopment projects * Provision of yen loan for the New * Provision of yen loan for the New

Communication, Navigation, and Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Project in the Management Project in the PhilippinesPhilippines* Provision of communications * Provision of communications equipment and conduct of IT equipment and conduct of IT training in the University of the training in the University of the South Pacific, FijiSouth Pacific, Fiji

As of April 2003

OKINAWAOKINAWA

TOKYOTOKYOTOKYOTOKYO

KUALA LUMPURKUALA LUMPUR

JAKARTAJAKARTA

MANILAMANILA

Currently operational

Bangkok

Vientiane Hanoi

Open in year 2003

GDLN(WB)

InternetConnection

As of April 2003

Promoting the use of IT in development projects Promoting the use of IT in development projects

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