JICA-RI Open Seminar "Industrial Policy towards African Development"

Structural change is vital for long-run growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries, and how growth strategy and industrial policy can facilitate such change has been on international agenda. Identifying appropriate growth strategy and industrial policy which effectively facilitates the structural changes is crucial for sustainable development especially in countries like Africa where, despite recent growth, only limited structural changes are observed.

A few months before the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, this Seminar will invite key intellectuals in the area of Africa and Industrial Development to discuss the potentials and challenges of industrial policy towards African development and the roles of development assistance.

Date and Time: Friday, March 22, 2013, at 14:00-16:00

Venue: International Conference Hall, 2nd Floor, JICA Ichigaya Bldg.

Program: 14:00-14:05 Opening
14:05-14:35 Keynote Speech
Dr. John Page, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute
14:35-15:35 Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Dr. Keijiro Otsuka, Professor (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Dr. Tetsushi Sonobe, Professor (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Dr. Akio Hosono, Director (JICA Research Institute)
Discussant:
Dr. John Page, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute
15:35-16:00 Q & A Session
16:00 Closing

Please click the "Apply" button below and fill in the application form. The deadline for the application is Thursday 21st March. Please note that we may close applications before the date in case we reach the fixed number. We regret that we cannot provide any financial support for your travel to join this seminar.

Aikawa (Ms) / Yamashita (Mrs), Research Program Div., JICA Research Institute
Email: ditas-rsunit@jica.go.jp TEL: 03-3269-2959 FAX:03-3269-2054