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Lecture on productivity at Vietnam PMO
(Nov.
2018) At the request of Cabinet Minister Mai Tien Dung, Prof. K. Ohno
delivered a lecture on productivity to about 400 officials of PM office
and economic ministries on Nov. 9 in Hanoi. It covered definition, data
and Vietnam's position as well as Japanese tools for productivity
enhancement. Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of Vietnam National
University Economic Policy Institute and former student of Prof. Ohno,
provided interpretation. This lecture was part of Vietnam's
administrative reform as well as preparation for proposed Vietnam-Japan
productivity cooperation.
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29th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Sept.2018) GRIPS Development Forum conducted the 29th mission
in Ethiopia during Aug.12-18 and Aug. 24-30 with the staff from the
Industrial Development and Public Policy Department of JICA. We
conducted several activities for the Ethiopia-Japan industrial policy
dialogue: discussion and dialogue with
the
high-level
government officials; giving a lecture on the Asian development policy think tanks
at the Policy Study
& Research Center;
discussion about
the Ethiopian Productivity Research
with the Ethiopian side;
holding a seminar for
the textile and garment
industry by collaborating with the
team of
ITOCHU Corporation at
the Ministry of Industry; and gathering information on
the metal & engineering firm handholding support.
29th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Japanese version only)
Lecture slide of the Asian Development Policy Think Tanks
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Kenya Mission Report
(Sept. 2018)
GRIPS Development Forum visited Kenya during August 20-23 to study the
country's automotive industry policy as an input to Ethiopia-Japan
Industrial Policy Dialogue. Because Kenya can be a benchmark country for
Ethiopia in terms of automotive industry development, we gathered
concrete information on Kenya's automotive market and tax structure,
policy, the situation and problems faced by local component suppliers
and Japanese firms in Kenya. We also visited public enterprise support
organizations (KIBT, NPCC, KIRDI, KenInvest) and Toyota Kenya Academy.
Kenya Mission Report
(Revised on Oct. 5)
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Kenichi Ohno received the award of the Foreign Minister's Commendations
(Jul.
2018) On July 24, Kenichi Ohno, the GRIPS Development Forum, has
received the award of the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2017
in recognition of the significance of his contributions to the promotion
of economic relations between Japan and Vietnam.
The Foreign Minister’s Commendations are awarded to individuals and
groups with outstanding achievements in international fields, in order
to acknowledge their contributions to the promotion of friendship
between Japan and other countries and areas. The Commendations also aim
to promote the understanding and support of the Japanese public for the
activities of the recipients.
Kenichi Ohno has been working on
policy research in Vietnam since 1995 and shared the experiences and
lessons of industrial development in Japan with the Vietnamese
government. His work has made a great contribution to the policy
planning and economic development in Vietnam. Also, since 2004, he has
trained many Vietnamese young researchers as a director of Vietnam
Development Forum, which is the research base in Hanoi. The Vietnamese
researchers who received training and instruction from him have played a
key role in promoting economic development in Vietnam.
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28th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Jun.2018) Kenichi Ohno, the GRIPS Development Forum,
conducted a small mission in
Ethiopia from Jun. 4 to 8 with Mr. Hideo Eguchi from JICA headquarter. The
primary activity of the mission was to meet and discuss with
the
newly appointed ministers associated with the
Ethiopia-Japan industrial policy dialogue
in
order to gather information and built relationships. Separately, meetings
were conducted to discuss the training in Japan and
the metal & engineering firm handholding support with Metals
Industry Development Institute, and the detailed contents of Ethiopia
Productivity Report with Policy Study & Research Center.
28th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Japanese version only)
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27th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Feb.2018) Kenichi Ohno, The GRIPS Development Forum, visited
Ethiopia from Feb. 9 to 15 to work on the metal & engineering firm
handholding support and the Ethiopia Productivity Report, which are two
components of Ethiopia-Japan industrial policy dialogue. Staff from JICA and
Policy Study & Research Center joined the mission. Separately, two book
publishing projects were discussed with Dr. Arkebe Oqubay, a minister at the
Prime Minister's Office.
27th Ethiopia Mission Report
(Japanese version only)
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