Category: JICA contributions

On September 5, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Indonesia, held the Indonesia-Japan Human Resources Forum at the JICA Ichigaya International Conference Hall, which was attended by approximately 340 people both on-site and online. At the first forum, a Memorandum of Cooperation was…

Project Outline JICA is committed to providing young people, who will be responsible for the future, with easy-to-understand information about our international cooperation projects, A “manga version” of the project history, which summarizes the trajectory and results of the project, is being published. The first half of the event will feature one of the manga…

The final round of “Kosen Open Innovation (KOI) -Challenges from Africa 2024-” (Kosen OI), a hackathon for technical college students conducted by JICA and Nagaoka University of Technology (Nagaoka University of Technology), was held on August 20 in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. About 40 students from 10 teams of 8 colleges of technology from all…

September 11, 2024 In response to a request from the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies to the country in response to the damage caused by torrential rains as follows record damage from the earthquake and tsunami Typhoon YAGI made landfall in the…

Professor Oki Daikan of the University of Tokyo, who this year received the Stockholm Water Prize, known as the Nobel Prize in the field of water, has been working with JICA on research toward resilient development that can cope with water disasters and other disasters caused by climate change. As the risk of climate change…

On August 7, JICA held a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of its cooperation with Costa Rica. The ceremony began with opening remarks by Vice President Miyazaki, followed by presentations by former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and former experts on their experiences and their thoughts for the future friendship between…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an investment agreement with Openspace Ventures IV, L.P. on September 10. Investment Partners Openspace Ventures IV, L.P. Country (region covered) Southeast Asia Region Capital contribution 20 million U.S. dollars Project Name Emerging Company Growth Support Investment Business Business Objectives This project aims to improve access to finance for…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) on September 4 in Managua, the capital of the Republic of Nicaragua, with the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat (SITCA) and the Nicaraguan Ministry of Tourism, which chairs the Tourism Ministerial Meeting, on the technical cooperation project “Capacity Building for the Promotion of…

Project Summary The technical cooperation project “Global ICT Industry Collaboration Promotion Project (Armenia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan)” aims to promote collaboration between Japanese companies and ICT companies (large companies, start-ups, etc.) in Armenia, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan (hereinafter “target countries”). The project will match Japanese companies with companies in the target countries and conduct pilot projects….

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Federated States of Micronesia for the “Pohnpei Port Expansion Project” in Palikir, Pohnpei, the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia, on September 3. A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Pohnpei Port Expansion Project Country…