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“Review of Japan’s ODA
Evaluations from FY2015 to FY2021” (English ver.) Published
(Dec. 2022) This
is a third-party evaluation report on Japan’s ODA evaluations
conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from FY2015 to
FY2021, at the policy level. It reviewed the ODA evaluations from the
perspective of the 2015 Development Cooperation Charter and classified
the recommendations and lessons learned from them. We hope that the
report will be used for the formulation and implementation of Japan’s
future development cooperation policies, including the ongoing process
of revising the 2015 Charter. The evaluation team consists of Prof.
Izumi Ohno, GRIPS (Chief Evaluator) and International Development Center
(IDCJ), Inc.
Evaluation
Report >>>here
(MOFA website)
Revision
of Development Cooperation Charter >>>here
(MOFA website)
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Special
Lecture at National Economics University in Hanoi
(Nov. 2022) Kenichi Ohno
delivered three special lectures to
undergrad and executive master students at National Economics
University in Hanoi, Vietnam. Topics covered “Vietnam’s high growth
and remaining challenges” and “Crucial importance of national
leaders and technocrats in overcoming middle income traps.” Undergrads
heard English lectures while master students participated through
Vietnamese interpretation. Many questions were raised concerning both
Vietnam and Japan.
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Izumi Ohno speaking
at the TICAD 8 side events
(Aug. 2022) On
the occasion of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference for African
Development (TICAD8) which was held on August 27-28, 2022 in Tunisia, Izumi
Ohno spoke at the online-side events as follows.
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Over Aug. 22 (Mon)
17：00 - 19：00
(JST)
METI & AOTS: "How
Japan can contribute to industrial human resources development in
Africa," Keynote speech and moderator.
See side event details and report >>> here
(AOTS website)
 Programme
>>>here
(AOTS website) /
Video
>>>here
(YouTube)
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Over Aug. 23 (Tue)
17：00 - 18：30
(JST)
JICA Ogata RI, ACET
& AUDA-NEPAD: "Policies
for resilience and economic transformation in Africa: setting the agenda
for a post-Covid-19 era," Panelist.
(Prof. Joseph E.
Stiglitz of Columbia Univ. also spoke.)
See details >>> here
/ Side event report
>>> here
(JICA Ogata RI website)
Related publications >>>
Report,
Executive
Policy Brief (JICA Ogata RI website)
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Over
Aug. 24 (Wed)
17：00 - 18：30
(JST)
JICA & AUDA-NEPAD:
"Accelerating African industrialization through
the application of Kaizen and creating decent work," Panelist.
See details >>> here
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Over
Aug. 26 (Fri) 17：00〜19：00
(JST)
UNIDO & AU:
"Building
Resilient and Sustainable Agro-Industries: Enhancing Africa's
Agricultural Potential,"
Panelist.
See details >>>
here
(UNIDO website)
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GDF Zoom Webinar (Wednesday, 13 July)
"TICAD 8 and Beyond: Japan's Approach to African
Development in an Evolving Global Environment"
(July 2022) GDF held a Zoom webinar on 13 July, inviting Ms. Céline
Pajon from IFRI, Mr. Ryuichi Kato from JICA, and Mr. Yusuke Takahashi
from KOKO Plus Foundation. The TICAD 8 will be held in Tunisia on 27-28
August and we took this opportunity to discuss the partnership between
Japan and Africa, and its future perspective.
Programme
event page
※Webinar video and
presentation materials are available on the event page.
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"The
History of Japanese Economic Development
" is available
for open access
(Apr. 2022) "The History of Japanese Economic
Development: Origins of Private Dynamism and Policy Competence" by Prof. Kenichi Ohno is now
available for open access.
Book Website
(Routledge)
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"Eastern and
Western Ideas for African Growth"
is available for open access
 (Apr. 2022) "Eastern and Western Ideas for
African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid" edited
by
Prof. Kenichi Ohno and Prof. Izumi Ohno (Routledge) is now available for
open access.
Book Website
(Routledge)
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Japanese
Experience of Industrial Development & Development Cooperation: Two
  books published from the JICA Ogata Research Institute
(Mar. 2022) Two books were published in February 2022: “Policy
Learning for Industrial Development and the Role of Development
Cooperation”
(edited by Izumi Ohno, Kuniaki
Amatsu & Akio Hosono) and “Promoting
Quality and Productivity
Improvement/ Kaizen in Africa” (edited
by Kimiaki Jin & Izumi Ohno). These
are the outcomes of the “Research
Project on the Japanese Experience of
Industrial
Development and Development Cooperation: Analysis
of Translative Adaptation Processes” at the JICA Ogata Research Institute, where Izumi Ohno
serves as senior research advisor. The books are intended for policymakers, practitioners,
researchers in developing countries, as well as the
international community.
See
details
Research
project
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Ethiopia FDI Policy Report
  (Jan.
2022) GDF and PSI, the Ethiopian think tank, launched an FDI policy
report on January 27. It assesses Ethiopia's FDI policy and performance,
impact on the balance of payments and technology transfer, industrial
park management, garment export, the pursuit of quality and ethical
correctness, and responses to ICT
and the
post-pandemic world.
The
report analyzes long-term structural issues
that will remain even after
the current crisis is overcome. A separate companion paper is also
available.
Press release
FDI
Policy Report
Companion paper
(FDI proposal paper)
See details >>> here
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Kenichi (Ken) Ohashi’s
Reports on Aid and Governance
(Jan. 2022)
Dr. Ken Ohashi, who
has rich experiences of aid and development as ex-World Bank Country
Director and JICA expert more recently, contributed the two reports
that examine the role of aid to developing countries facing governance
problems. These reports address: (i) theoretical review and case
studies of East Asian development experiences; and (ii) an in-depth
case study on Kenya. Ohashi proposes that development partners shift
their focus from individual projects to understanding and supporting
internal dynamics of each country that are moving the country toward
the establishment of an inclusive political and economic system.
Aid &
governance report Kenya
report See
>>> Downloadable papers
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"Breakthrough" (co-edited by Homi Kharas, John McArther
& Izumi Ohno)
published from the Brookings.
(Jan. 2022) “Breakthrough: The Promise of Frontier
Technologies for Sustainable Development”, co-edited by Izumi Ohno, is
the result of joint research between the Brookings Institution and the
JICA Ogata Research Institute. The book focuses on breakthrough technologies that have potential soon to affect the human
condition at a substantial scale, with special emphasis on the economic, social, and environmental challenge affecting the world’s poorest people. It is
built on our earlier book "Leave No One Behind" (2019).
See details >>> Book
/ Blog
Launch
webinar Leave
No One Behind
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"International
Development Cooperation of Japan and South Korea:
New
Strategies for an Uncertain World"
just published !
 (Jan. 2022) This book, edited by Kwon, Yamagata, Kim & Kondoh, is an
outcome of collaboration between the Japan Society for International
Development (JASID) and the Korean Association of International Development Cooperation
(KAIDEC). Prof. Izumi Ohno and
Sayoko Uesu (research associate) contributed to Chapter 7, "New
Partnership with the Private Sector in Japanese Development
Cooperation", which explains the emergence of new public-private
partnerships for SDGs and its characteristics, with case studies of the
Lake Biwa Initiative, SATREPS in Tunisia and Mozambique.
See details (Springer Nature website)
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