Our Vision and Basic Policy

JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) was established in October 2008 under the leadership of then-President OGATA Sadako, with the aim of conducting policy-oriented research on the challenges Japan’s development partners face and contributing to the accumulation of knowledge in the international development community. In 2020, to renew its commitment to carrying forward the philosophy of the late OGATA Sadako and to enhance intellectual contributions toward world peace and development, the institute was renamed the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development.

Our vision is the co-creation of practical knowledge for peace and development. We work with diverse partners to conduct quality research by integrating a field-oriented perspective and disseminating findings that have policy impact for global peace and development. In particular, we emphasize the realization of the concept of human security, championed by OGATA Sadako, and the guiding principles of Japan’s development cooperation—ensuring that no one is left behind and that every individual can live with dignity.

We aim to serve as a research hub for development and international cooperation that connects researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers in Japan and around the world. We seek to synthesize and disseminate Japan’s experience of its own development and its knowledge as an aid-providing country, and to take on the challenge of solving diverse development issues with our partners.

Our vision and basic policy are as follows:

“Co-Creating Practical Knowledge for Peace and Development”
We will work together with diverse partners for the purposes of world peace and development and conduct quality research with policy impact by integrating a field-oriented perspective.

1) Conduct research of international academic standard and actively disseminate its results;
2) Bridge research and practice by analyzing and synthesizing knowledge from the field; and
3) Contribute to the realization of human security.

Building on these policies, we will undertake research such as strategic promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and emerging development challenges, to respond to the priorities of the changing international community. We will also promote the JICA Development Studies Program as one of the responsible organizations and actively share Japan’s own experiences, while strengthening our functions to provide for human resource development and research exchange.

With accelerating globalization, the expansion of corporate activities and technological innovation, the challenges faced by the world and developing countries are becoming more diverse and more complex—as witnessed by growing disparity, rising geopolitical tensions brought by changing power balances, climate change, and demographic changes. We will tackle these challenges with innovative ideas and actively promote cross-disciplinary research and intellectual collaboration with external organizations, to realize human security from a contemporary perspective.