International Symposium
This symposium reassessed how Japan had contributed to the development of Asia through grassroots technology transfer cooperation, rooted in a hands-on approach, and by utilizing the dynamism of the region, in the form of assisting Asian peoples' self-reliance efforts toward their development.
Moreover, the increasingly borderless nature of business and trade in the global community has accelerated and will intensify the construction of multilayered, complementary economic relationships that transcend borders on a global scale.
In view of this situation, we invited global opinion leaders from overseas and Japan to engage in a frank exchange of opinions regarding the modern role of and potential for technical cooperation through private sector initiative in relation to nurturing industrial human resources in developing countries who would play an even more important role in the process of "coexistence and growing together", based on an equal partnership between countries.
| 1) Theme : | Industrial Human Resource Development for Sustainable Growth of the Global Community ~Challenge to Technical Cooperation through Private Sector Initiative |
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| 2) Organizer : | The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) |
| 3) Supporters : | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI) |
| The Asahi Shimbun Company | |
| 4) Date : | Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 13:00~17:30 |
| 5) Venue: | International Tokyo Forum, Hall C (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 6) Participants: | About 1,000 persons (About 60 countries) |
| 7) Program : | |
Remarks
Mr. Tsutomu Kanai, Chairman, AOTS
Mr. Atsuo Shibota, Director-General,
Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI
Keynote Speeches
"Development Agenda & Industrial Policy - The Case of Indonesia"
Both to invite more foreign direct investments from Japan by improving the investment climate of Indonesia and to improve productivity by nurturing ready-to-use labors are major issues in the Indonesia. And, it is also important to cultivate entrepreneurs who will create jobs and employment in the future for sustainable growth of Indonesia.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Former Chairman,
House of Regional Representatives
"The Advancement of Industrial Structure and Industrial Human Resource Development: A case study of Thailand"
Industrial human resource development (HRD), a core element of economic development in every nation, needs coordination among all institutions concerned, both public and private. The national HRD database center should be established and driven as an integrated plan for both supply and demand sides of industrial human resources.
Dr. Thanong Bidaya, Chairman of the Board, Independent Director,
Tai Tap Water Supply Public Co., Ltd.
"A Manufacturer in the Age of Globalization - Contributing to Asia"
Based upon Panasonic's company motto "People before Products," we concentrate our efforts on cultivating human resources who sustain Monozuruki (manufacturing) in shop-floors, not only in domestic but also overseas operations.
Mr. Kunio Nakamura, Chairman of the Board,
Panasonic Corporation
Panel Discussion
Industrial Human Resource Development
for Sustainable Growth of the Global Community
~Challenge to Technical Cooperation through Private Sector Initiative~
■ Moderator
Mr. Noriyuki Wakisaka,
Editorial Writer,
The Asahi Shimbun Company
■ Panelists
We understood that in order for Maruti, as a public sector company, to succeed in the future, it would be the best to follow Japanese experience of how to develop its resources of people, in addition to the import of the production technology from Japan.
Mr. R. C. Bhargava, Chairman,
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Japanese manufacturers are now facing with very critical problem, labor shortage, due to aging in Japanese society. Seen from this perspective, Asian countries and Japan will enter the new chapter of their cooperative relationships, which lead us to develop true friendly-relations among them.
Dr. Huynh Mui, President,
Thang Long College of Technology
More attention should be given to developing a dynamic private industrial sector based on SMEs through technology transfer. Technical and production partnership between the African SMEs and multinational corporations, including Japanese, should be promoted as a mutually beneficial approach.
Amb. Marwan Badr,
Advisor to the Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation
Also more diverse partners, both in the public sector and the private sector should be involved jointly in promoting skills development for achieving sustainable growth and poverty reduction. In promoting human resources' skills development, the public/private partnerships are important. Indeed, many forms of such partnerships can be considered and explored.
Dr. Aya Okada, Professor,
Graduate School of International Development (GSID),
Nagoya University
Closing Remark
Mr. Kazuo Kaneko, President, AOTS
