“Strategies for Asia’s Sustainable Growth beyond the Global Crisis – Infrastructure, the Environment, and Finance” Workshop and Seminar JBIC Partnership Forum in Asia
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), in partnership with the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEUI), is organizing a workshop and seminar as part of its “JBIC Partnership Forum in Asia” program.*1
Through the workshop and seminar, we intend to identify fields for collaboration between Indonesia and Japan to make strategic use of their respective strengths and comparative advantages with a view to contributing to Asia's sustainable growth beyond the global crisis.
The closed workshop invites a select group of professionals from business, academia and government in various fields relevant to the workshop's thematic focuses, who have been involved or are interested in strengthening bilateral partnerships between Indonesia and Japan going forward.
For the seminar, we welcome participants from business, academia, and government as well as international organizations, NPOs, and media. University students are also encouraged to participate.
| 1. Date |
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| 2. Location | Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 3. Organized by |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Institute for Economic and Social Research at Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEUI) Collaboration: Japan Center for International Finance (JCIF) |
| 4. Supported by | Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), Indonesia Eximbank (LPEI), Jakarta Japan Club (JJC). |
| 5. Participation fees |
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| 6. Language | English-Indonesia |
| 7. Programs |
JBIC and LPEM FEUI's approach is based on a tripartite partnership among business, academia, and policy makers, reflecting broader ranges of stakeholders' interests with a view to jointly pursuing a win-win solution to the challenges we face. Program OutlinesFollowing a series of overview sessions (for workshop) and keynote speeches (for seminar), we discuss issues in the three key areas as outlined below to reach a common understanding on strategies for contributing to Asia's sustainable growth beyond the global crisis. “Infrastructure”On the basis of their shared understanding about the need and priorities for infrastructure development in Indonesia, particularly to attract new investment for sustainable growth, participants are expected to discuss strategies to overcome existing impediments and difficulties as well as to identify the respective roles of Indonesian and Japanese players to achieve common goals. Areas of focus may include power generation, urban transportation, national and region-wide (cross-border) logistics, water management, and the related soft infrastructure. “The Environment”On the basis of their shared understanding about the need and priorities for addressing environmental challenges from national and global perspectives, participants are expected to discuss strategies to overcome existing impediments and difficulties as well as to identify the respective roles of Indonesian and Japanese players to achieve common goals. Areas of focus may include renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low carbon infrastructure (or “green infrastructure”) with a view to developing a low carbon society and addressing climate change. “Finance”On the basis of shared understanding about the need for securing sources of effective finance for Asia's sustainable growth in the aftermath of the global crisis, participants are expected to discuss strategies to overcome existing impediments and difficulties as well as to identify the respective roles of public and private entities on both the Indonesian and Japanese sides. Areas of focus may include how to promote public-private partnerships for financing infrastructure and environmentally-motivated projects (or “green projects”) and how to mitigate risks inherent in such projects. |
| 8. Registration |
Please complete and return this form by Thursday, February 11, 2010, at the latest to: jbicseminar@gmail.com or FAX +62-21-5315-4650 |
Notation
- *1 With this program for dialogue among participants from business, academia and government, JBIC is making continued efforts to identify a variety of issues important for Asia; to draw policy and operational implications; and to seek suggestions for its future activities.
