A Message by the President of the Association Association ... · Resident Representative in Tehran and dear Jica experts in Iran and majority distinguished members of the association

IntroductionOrganizing annual gathering in every social, cul-

tural and scientific formation with aim of review ofdoing actions, consideration of future programs andacquire information from newest matters, be usefulor efficacious for members of every formation orassociation in period of every annual gathering.

Documentation of all information which consid-ered in annual gathering is also useful for othermembers which could not participate in the gather-ing. the 10th annual gathering of the association ofIranian Ex-Participants of Jica’s training courseshold on Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 in Tehran- LalehHotel. In that gathering some of responsible personsparticipated from Management Development andHuman Capital of Presidency and from Ministry ofForeign Affairs, form Japan Embassy and JicaResident Representative in Tehran and dear Jicaexperts in Iran and majority distinguished membersof the association participated.

The Iectures and speeches delivered very welland valuable. In this periodical magazine we aregiving precdence Iectures and speeches to you. Wehope till next (future) gathering all parts of thingsthat delivered will cause to appear.

To point out you in this gathering H.E. Mr.Bozourgian deputy for administrative reform andrenovation vicepresidency of I.R. of Iran for

W i t hthe helpbestowedby Allah,we havebeen ableto be int o u c hwith yout h r o u g h

publishing another issue of theinternal Bulletin of theAssociation of Iranian Ex-Participants in JICA TrainingCourses in the spring of 1389(2010). Representing theAssociation officials, I take theopportunity to congratulate theNew Iranian Year.

All throughout the yearnamed "Doubled Effort andDouble Endeavor" byAyatollah Khamenei, theSupreme Leader of the IslamicRevolution, we try our best totake steps towards realizationof the goals specified by theAssociation. Iran's recentachievements in attaining mod-ern technologies by Iraniancommitted experts have obvi-ously made Iran's place a

unique position fortechnical-scientificc o o p e r a t i o nbetween Iran andother countries.The Association asa collection of specialist mem-bers in various scientific fieldsis able to take effective steps inthis direction. Thus, we areprepared to receive and uti-lize your viewpoints andideas to hopefully enhancethe Association activities,both quantitatively and qual-itatively.

Meanwhile, I would like towholeheartedly thank theAssociation members who par-ticipated in the tenth Gatheringheld in February 2010. Wehope all members of theAssociation be able to take partin the 11th Gathering to be heldin autumn 2010.

In conclusion, I deem it nec-essary to appreciate the view-points and comments expressedby the distinguished partici-pants of the tenth Gathering.

Good Luck!Ali Razi - President

A Message by the President of theAssociation

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To be Continued on page 3

"Beseech God forforgiveness and healthi-ness, because man hasbeen bestowed nothing

better than health, afterhe/sheis gifted with

faith," said the Prophet(PBUH).(Nahj-ulFasaheh,

Hadith No. 1742)

The 10th gathering of theAssociation of Iranian

Ex-Participants of Jica’straining courses organized

and hold

The following documents to the association'saddress and announce their readiness inbecoming a member:-a 3x4 /6x4 sized photo- a copy of the latest ukase of the recruitment of their work place- a copy of the training course (completion) certificate- a 50,000 rials bank slip in the name of Ali Razi andGholamreza Vafaei to the 14895751/14 account number, BankMellat, Ostad Nejatollahi branch, branch's code, 6303/2Addr. : Tehran-P.O.BOX 15855 - 495 Fax: 88506101E-mail: [email protected]

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No.9 Periodical magazine of JICA alumni Association of Iran

Ladies and Gentlemen,Distinguished Colleagues and

Honorable Guests,Good Evening, I would like to

express my pleasure and happinessfor my presence in this gathering ofexperts and specialists and alsothank God for the blessingbestowed to me to join His ……servants. I would like to expresseach and every one of you a warmwelcome for attending this ceremo-ny.

We are leaving the first decade ofthe third millennium behind whilethe World is involved in an econom-ic recession and crisis, and thedeveloping countries are naturallypaying higher than the developedstates in this course. The reason forsuch situation in the developingcountries may be considered the lin-gering and loitering of infrastructur-al investments in areas like Energy,Water, Road Construction, Industryand particularly Economy. Ofcourse, training followed by appliedresearch are among the other factorswhich happen in such countrieswhen infrastructural affairs are stag-nated and closed down.

The process of Development is amulti-faceted scientific, participatoryand time-consuming process in anycountry which requires a meaningfulinteraction with the outside world;the amazing speed of the growthanddevelopment of Information andCommunication Technology facili-tates the regional and internationalcommunication process. All devel-oping countries in the world are wellaware of the need for an active diplo-macy. The establishment of relationsbetween independent public and

non-public organizationsin most of these countriesis actually a proof forunderstanding such a need.

Just as there are proce-dures for the state of beingdeveloped, there arestages for the state ofbeing under-developed.That is, some countriesare in need of financialloans and/or grants as well as directtechnical cooperation, while othersrequire the expansion of develop-ment communication and researchimprovement and also sharing andperhaps commercializing theknowledge.

As a country enjoying a specificsituation in the world's natural andgeo-politics, and having monopolis-tic advantages in spheres includinghuman capital, social security, andappropriate economic infrastruc-tures in areas such as water, energy,natural gas, dams and also otherpriceless natural resources, in addi-tion to access to warm waters, landlargeness and diversification,Islamic Iran has left behind FOURmedium-term and five-year eco-nomic plans over the past THREEdecades in spite of weak points andnormal errors in formulation, execu-tion and receiving of feed-backs.Iran has prepared and is carrying outits 1404 Vision as a very strategicdocument.

I would like to announce that theinvaluable modern technologicaland scientific leaps have placed usin such a development orbit whichrequires the indigenization ofknowledge and as the SupremeLeader of the Islamic Revolution

Ayatollah Khamenei has named it,the knowledge software movement,as well as knowledge communica-tion improvement with the outsideworld including the strategicMiddle-East Region, AsianContinent, and western and easterncountries of the World. Here, JICAas an independent, successful, stateorganization in the friendly andbrother country of JAPAN candirect and utilize its developmentand knowledge capacities towardsmeeting this need.

I would like to announce mycomplaint of the reduction of thelevel of cooperation betweenJICA and the Government of theIslamic Republic of Iran, empha-sizing that cultural commonalities,joint political sphere, and deepmutual interests in addition to theneed for observation of the rules ofrapid expansion of globalizationand promotion of the level of inter-national cooperation are all anappropriate basis for expanding andpromoting the reciprocal coopera-tion both qualitatively and quantita-tively.

I would like to sincerely thank theorganizers of the ceremony andwish each of you success and pros-perity. Good Luck

A Lecture delivered by H. E. Mr.Bozorgian, Deputy for Administrative

Reform and Renovation, Vice-Presidencyof the Islamic Republic of Iran forHuman Capital and Management,

the Tenth JICA Association Gathering, 18 Feb. 2010,Laleh Hotel

Ladies and Gentlemen,Distinguished Paticipants,Good Evening, I would like to express my congrat-

ulations on the thirty first anniversaryof the victory of the IslamicRevolution of IRAN. Meanwhile, Iexpress my condolences on thedecease anniversary of the Prophet ofIslam, Imam Hassan and Imam Reza(May peace be upon them). I am veryhappy and pleased to attend the gath-ering of the sincere family of JICAAssociation, once again after analmost two-year pause.

I would like to sincerely thank H.E. Mr. Kazutoshi Aikawa, Minister ofJapan's Embassy in Tehran, H. E. Mr.Ahmad Bozorgian, Deputy Vice-President for Administrative Reformand Rennovation of Vice-Presidencyof the I. R. Iran for Human Capitaland Management Development, H. E.Dr. Ahmad Tabataba'ee, Deputy Vice-President for Strategic HumanResources of Vice-Presidency of theI. R. Iran for Human Capital andManagement Development, H. E. Mr.Laki-zadeh, Deputy Director-General, I. R. Iran's Foreign MinitryDepartment for East Asia and thePacific, H. E. Mr. Makoto Ashino,JICA Resident Representative in Iran,officials and experts, Japan Desk ofForeign Minitry Department for EastAsia and the Pacific, and other distin-guished Iranian and Japanese offi-cials and authorities.

I would like to convey my grati-tude for constant and tireless effortsmade by Mr. Hassan Ghasemi Shadduring his eight-year presidency ofthe Association.

I would like to announce that 10

participants in JICA train-ing courses are accepted asmembers of theAssociation; They are mostwelcome to this Gathering.

Since this is the firstGathering after the pres-ence of the new officials ofthe Association, Mr.Ramazan Ebrahimkhani and Mr.Gholamreza Vafaei are introduced asVice-president of the Association,and official in charge of FinancialAffairs of the Association, respec-tively. I would like to thank them fortheir efforts for holding thisGathering.

In the new term, while keeping onsending to the members the expert-ise-scientific publications and period-icals being published in Japan, weare determined to publish theAssociation's electronic periodicaland publicize the web page with thenew contents.

Moreover, we intend to arrangethree group programs each year,hoping that they might be realizedwith the support, cooperation andparticipation of the distinguishedmembers of the Association and theJICA Office in Iran.

Among other measures to be takenand seriously followed up are inform-ing the members and making necessaryarrangements for the members to par-ticipate in the JICA training courses.

In the end, once again, I sincerelythank the distinguished guests forattending the 10th gathering of theAssociation, and express hope thatthe expansion and deepening of Iran-Japan relations in various dimensionspave the way for the exchange of

invaluable experiences and scientificacheivements between the two coun-tries.

I wish you a very pleasant andcheerful evening.

Thank you!

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human capital and mangement and Mr.Ali Razee associtation presidentthanked Mr. Hassan Ghasemi Shad forhis outstanding performance as Ex-President of Iranian Jica AlumniAssociation from Sep. 2000 to August2008 and gave him a table . He alsothanked in small speeches from allresponsible persons from vice- presi-dency for human capital and manage-ment and also vicepresidency forplanning and strategic supervision andoffice of East Asia and Oceania min-istry of foreign affairs and resident rep-resentative, JICA Iran office and all thedistinguished members of the associa-tion for effective, sincrely and heartilycooperation. At the end he appreciatedand wishes success for all.

Moreover he send subject “Japan; acivilized and cultural country withpowerful management and strong peo-ple” for association. We again thankhim and his subject publish after thelectures and speeches.

The 10th gathering of theAssociation of Iranian

Ex-Participants of Jica’straining courses organized

and hold

Welcome Speech and announcement ofthe Program of the 10th Gathering of Members of the Association of Iranian

Ex-participants in JICA TrainingCourses by H. E. Mr. Ali Razi'ee,

President of the Association, 17 Febraury2010, Laleh Hotel

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Dear Mr. Ali Razi'ee, President ofthe Association,

Distinguished Participants,I would like to express my congratu-

lations on the holding of the 10thGathering of Members of theAssociation of Iranian Ex-Participants inJICA Training courses.

Iranian trainees have been being con-tinuously accepted by Japan'sInternational Cooperation Agency(JICA) for about 50 years since 1957.More than 3000 Iranian trainees haveparticipated in the concerned trainingcourses in Japan. A lot of happeningshave taken place both in Japan and inIran over the period. However, becauseof the importance Japan attaches to Iran'sprogress, we are honored that our coun-try has always paid attention to its coop-eration with Iran. We are also pleasedwith the brilliant acheivements thetrainees have attained in different areas.

We sincerely thank you for your par-ticipation without which we could nothold this Gathering.

This year, three technical coopera-tion projects will be started under thefollowing titles: "Participatory Forestryin Chamangoli and Bazoft Region,""Capacity Building for EnergyManagement in Construction Sector andthe Related Regulations," and "Small-Scaled Agricultural Studies and RuralDevelopment Plan to Alleviate Povertyin South Khorassan Province."Meanwhile, there are five country-basedtraining courses underway for theIslamic Republic of Iran with the fol-lowing titles:

1-Solid Waste Management,2-Integrated Water Resources

Management,3-An Introduction to Official

Development Assistance by Japan,4-Promoting Judiciary System,5-Earthquake Crisis Management.Additionally, we have held five cout-

nry-oriented training courses for Iranunder the titles of::

1-Developing Tourism,2-Water Management and Irrigation,3-Improving Legal System

Structures,

4-Crisis Prevention Management,5-Comprehensive Water Resources

Management. JICA is actively carrying out its tech-

nical cooperation in wide-scaled areas.Developing Domestic Industries,Reconciling Economic Differencesbetween Big Cities and Villages,Environment Management, WaterResources Management, andEncountering the Effects Made byNatural Disasters are the five areas withhigher importance, and JICA intends toestablish more effective cooperation inthe above-cited areas in order to furthercollaborate in Iran's development.

In order to expand Japan's technicalcooperation with Iran, we need a deepunderstanding by the Public Officials onJICA's technical cooperation as well aseffective suggestions and further coop-eration by you (the Ex-Participants ofJICA training courses) to realize thejoint goals. I believe it is so essential thatthe JICA ex-participants express theirviewpoints.

I would like to further expand

Japan-Iran ties through technicalcooperation.

You, the distinguished participants,might have the chance to understand theJapanese Culture during your stay inJapan when attending the training cours-es, and/or may have suffered from dis-tressing and painful experiences.

On the other side, Japanese peoplehave obtained valuable experienceswhen they were in touch with you. Inother words, these training courses alsoplay an important part in terms of cultur-al exchanges between the two countries.

In conclusion, I would like to thankthe Vice-Presidency for Human Capitaland Management Development and theForeign Ministry of the IslamicRepublic of Iran for their untiring effortsin organizing and holding the Gatheringso splendidly.

Speech Delivered by Mr. Aikawa, Minister, Japan's Embassyin the 10th Gathering of Members of the Association ofIranian Ex-participants in JICA Training Courses, 17

Febraury 2010, Laleh Hotel, Tehran, I. R. IRAN

In the neme of the Most HighDear Distinguished guestYou are highly appreciated for accepting the invitation and your kind attendance.The 10th Gathering of Members of the Association of Iranian Ex-partici-

pants in JICA Training CoursesPROGRAM

Time Program Length (minutes)

18-18:45 Reception 4518:45-19 Reception of some verses from the Holy Quran, and the I.R Iran

National Anthem15

19-19:15 Welcome Speech and the Report on the Association’s Activities,H.E. Mr. Ali Rezi, President of the Association

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19:15-19:40

Speech Delivered by H.E.Mr Ahmad Bozorgian, Deputy Vivepresidentof Administrative Reform and Renovation, Vicepresidency of theI.R.Iran for Human Capital and Management Development

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19:40-20:05

Speech Delivered by H.E.Mr. Kazutoshi Aikawa,... Japan’sEmbassy in Tehran

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20:05-20:30

Speech Delivered by H.E.Mr.Laki-zadeh, Deputy Director-general,I.R.Iran’s Foreign Ministry Department for East Asia and the Pacific

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20:30-20:50

Speech Delivered by H.E.Mr. Makoto Ashino, JICA ResidentRepresentative in I.R.Iran

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20:50-21:10

A Report on a group visit presented by Mr.Ramazan Esmaeel Assadi,Senior Expert in charge of JICA Affairs, Economic Planning Bureau,Vice-Presidency of the I.R.Iran for Strategic Planning and Supervision

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21:10-21:15

Appreciation Plaque for Mr.Hassan Qassemi Shad, Ex-President ofthe Association

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21:15-22:00

Dinner 45


H.E. Mr. Shiruta, HonorableAmbassador,

Dear Distinguished Members of theAssociation,

Dear Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am very pleased to have had the

opportunity to attend the friendly andsincere gathering of the Association ofthe Iranian Ex-participants in JICATraining Courses. The title of today'sgathering, that is, "the Tenth AnnualGathering" proves well the historicalbackground for the establishment andcontinued activities of the Association,on one hand, and, of course, JICA'spresence and activity in Iran, on theother.

Taking the opportunity to congratu-late the achievements the Associationhas gained in attaining its primary goals,I start my speech mentioning the title oftoday's gathering; the not-too-short titleof the formation, necessitates twoimportant elements, that is, Iran andJapan; it was not possible to establishsuch an association and hold this gather-ing without a constructive interactionbetween these two elements. I wouldlike to make use of these two words tostart my speech on the background andalso why and the how the relations inbetween commenced.

Iran and Japan celebrated the 80thanniversary of their formal diplomaticrelations in Tehran with the participationof the two countries' foreign ministers inthis current Iranian year of 1388 whilethe history gives the evidence that thetwo nations established their culturaland commercial relations more than athousand year ago. Our ancestors set uptheir sincere cultural communicationand commercial transactions over athousand year ago, free from any oftoday's formal considerations, politicaldistresses or foreign pressures. They didnot await any formal permission frompoliticians to establish formal relations

in 1929.Fortunately, these relations

have been positively and sus-tainably continued since longtime ago and have not sufferedany kind of backward move-ment or even any notable nega-tive changes through centuries.

Tokyo has been kept in a superiorstance in I. R. of Iran's foreign policybecause of the rich culture of Japan'shard-working people, Japan's advancedtechnology, its share in producingwealth and in the world's economictransactions, its key position in the Far-East, lack of negative background in itsties with Iran and Tehran's look-at-the-east policy, as well as Iran's respectfuland independent way of looking atJapan.

On the other hand, Iran's geographicallocation, its geo-strategic position inwestern Asia, its undeniable role in thesecurity and stability of western Asia,the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, Caucasiaand the Middle East, Iran as a key andsecured supplier of energy in the PersianGulf Region, the easy, natural and eco-nomic access to the energy sources andmarkets in the Caspian Sea Region,Iran's long-term development plans(including its 20-year Vision) and mostimportantly, the Islamic Republic ofIran's independence in internationalinteractions have been all specificallytaken into consideration by the JapaneseAuthorities and officials.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's daily-increasing role in the Middle East,Central Asia and the Persian GulfRegions, on one side, and Japan's effortto promote and expand its relations withthe countries in these regions, on theother, have afforded numerous opportu-nities to further expand and institution-alize the two countries' economic andpolitical ties. Regarding the backgroundof Tehran-Tokyo ties, it is hoped thatthese relations will be strengthened atboth regional and international levels indifferent aspects, particularly in politi-cal, economic, parliamentarian and cul-tural dimensions, and will lend a handfor the expansion of regional and inter-national peace and stability.

And about JICA:Activity in the framework of Japan

International Cooperation Agency(JICA) is termed one of the joint Iran-Japan cooperation chapters, the positiveeffects of which have been in variousscientific, educational, technical, devel-opmental, and development researchprojects in the fields of water resources,agriculture, energy and fuel consump-tion optimization especially in differentsectors such as construction, dispatch ofexperts and research subjects so muchfarther than the spent expenditures. It isexpected that these activities wouldbecome much more visible in the expan-sion of relations, especially in economiccooperation dimensions, with the pas-sage of time.

Acting as the executive arm for theJapanese Government in offering tech-nical and developmental aids (ODA) todifferent countries, JICA enjoys a fairlylong-time activity record in Iran, evenbefore the victory of the IslamicRevolution (1979). Over its 50-yearactivity in Iran, this Agency has beenactively participating in the accomplish-ment of developmental and technicalplans, holding technical training coursesfor Iranian managers and experts as wellas dispatching Japanese specialists toIran.

The diversity of JICA's activities inIran and the two countries' policy forexpanding developmental and technicalcooperation as well as the firm determi-nation of Iran-Japan political officialsled to the establishment of JICA officein Tehran in the Iranian year of 1383(2003); the establishment of the officewas expected to influence increasing thevolume of activities and offering moredevelopmental assistance in I. R. Iran byJICA.

Regarding the new structural changesin JICA, the amalgamation of JapanBank of International Cooperation(JBIC) in JICA in October 2008, and theAgency's enhanced budget from 1.5 toabout 10 billion dollars, in spite of theprimary expectations, JICA's activitieshave unfortunately decreased over thepast recent years. The existing reportsreveal, and the figures and statisticsprove such deficiency! Before the open-ing of its office in Tehran in 2003, JICAhad spent about 1,672 million yens in

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The Speech delivered by Mr. Laki-zadeh, DeputyDirector-General, Department for Eastern Asia andthe Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Tenth

Annual Gathering of the Members of theAssociation of the Iranian Ex-participants in JICA

Training Courses, Tehran 2010


Iran; the amount has decreased to 479million yens in 2007, however.Regarding the opening of JICA Office inTehran and the structural changes men-tioned before, Iran is expecting thatJICA's activities would not only declinebut its developmental and technicalactivities would also be growing.

Following the agreement made by theheads of the two countries, one of theimportant mutual cooperation has beenthe subject of cooperation for transfer-ring Japan's experiences and technologyto optimize energy consumption in Iran.

The Cooperation FrameworkDocument between the governments ofI. R. Iran and Japan concerning optimiz-ing energy in construction sector wasinked on 18 August 2009 in Tehran bythe two countries' officials. The relateddevelopment studies are to be started asof early 2010, on the basis of theDocument. In this connection, theIranian Government announces its pre-paredness for the investment by JICA'sand the Japanese companies regardingoptimizing energy as well as new andreplacing energies.

Among other important mutual coop-eration between the two countries beingformed under JICA over the past tworecent years are the two countries' contri-bution for Afghanistan's reconstruction,and the need for expansion of such coop-eration to assist to carry out non-militaryinfrastructural projects in Afghanistansuch as constructing roads and railways,strengthening its agriculture, and offer-ing technical and professional trainings.We hope to be able to help strengthensecurity and stability in Afghanistanthrough the needed collaborations.

With regard to very good ties betweenthe two countries of Iran and Japan andthe existing positive approach to cooper-ation in the Iranian organizations, wehope that JICA Office in Tehran be ableto further promote and deepen the exist-ing relations through its enhanced activ-ities. Meanwhile, it is hoped that theexperiences as well as the scientificknowledge and know-how gained byIranian ex-participants in various JICAtraining courses be utilized for furtherdevelopment of our country.

I thank all the participants' attentionand wish daily-increasing success forthe organizers of this gathering.

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The Speech delivered by Mr. Laki-zadeh, Deputy Director-General,

Department for Eastern Asia and thePacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in

the Tenth Annual Gathering of theMembers of the Association of theIranian Ex-participants in JICATraining Courses, Tehran 2010

Mr. Lakizadeh, Deputy DirectorGeneral, East Asia and Oceania,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr.Bozorgiyan, Deputy for Renovationand Administrative Reform, DeputyPresidency on Development ofManagement and Human Capital.Ladies and Gentlemen;

It is a great pleasure for me today tohave the opportunity to make thisaddress on behalf of JICA at the 10thgathering of JICA Alumni associationmembers.

We are able to hold the gathering aftertwo years, thanks to the head of JICAAlumni and engaged members. Many

thanks for the support extended byMinistry of foreign affairs and DeputyPresident in Strategic Planning andControl as well as managementDevelopment and Human Capital forholding the gathering.

Japan began to offer technical coop-eration to Iran about fifty years ago, itwas in 1950th decade that a group ofIranian technicians first participated inJICA training courses and two Japaneseexperts were first dispatched to Iran.

JICA Projects over the past fifty yearshave contributed to building an impor-tant relationship between Iran andJapan.

Japan's technical cooperation is basedon human networks and stresses mutualcollaboration and respects the initiativeand efforts of the recipient countries.

With this vision, more than 2,000Japanese people have participated inprojects in Iran and about 3,000 Iranianshave received training in Japan up to thepresent. Through the mutual relation oftrust cultivated between both sides, wehave gained a good understanding ofeach other.

JICA Iran office Resident RepresentativeAddress At JICA Alumni Association gather-

ing 17 February 2010


Ladies and Gentlemen,Honorable Participants,Good Evening, At the outset, I would like to thank the

Association of Iranian Ex-Participants in JICATraining Courses for providing me with thisopportunity.

As you are well aware, the JapaneseGovernment established the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) in August 1974under Japan's International Cooperation Law inorder to promote international cooperation inthe field of socio-economic development of thedeveloping countries. In fact, JICA is a princi-pal foundation responsible for offering Japan'sOfficial Development Assistance (ODA), themain goal of which is to provide the developingcountries with technical assistance based onagreements made between the JapaneseGovernment and the governments applying forsuch assistance.

Economic Planning Bureau in Vice-Presidency of the I. R. of Iran for StrategicPlanning and Supervision is the focal point forJICA technical cooperation.

In the year 2007, the Bureau suggested thearrangement of a visit and an educational sem-inar under the title of "Capacity Developmentfor ODA" in order to promote the level of coop-eration with JICA and to further utilize andoptimize ODA for the I. R. Iran, in line withIran's macro policies. The idea was approvedby the Japanese Government with a high prior-ity. A seven-member delegation headed by Dr.Bagheri, Director-General of the Bureauattended the seminar and paid the visit inJanuary 2010.

There were three main objectives for the visitas follows:

1- Being familiarized with JICA facilitiesand opportunities concerning ODA for devel-oping countries particularly I. R. Iran,

2- Using Japan's experiences on ODA tobe used as a model for expansion of coopera-

tion with other countries. 3- Identifying current weak

points and problems in the way ofIran-Japan Cooperation throughJICA, and offering specific sugges-tions and solutions to remove prob-lems and to promote mutual cooper-ation.

The visit can be considered a start-ing point in Iran-Japan relationsthrough JICA, because it was thefirst time the two sides' decisionmakers for JICA affairs sat togetherand made decisions to remove theproblems and expand cooperation.

Please let me point out the subjects posed inthe course of the visit:

1- Familiarizing with capabilities andcapacities of the Japanese Government throughJICA in the fields of macro economic policies,techinical and educational topics and transfer-ring them to I. R. Iran Government.

2- Familiarizing with the structure,activies and management method of JICA cen-tral office especially the mehtods of planning,supplying finanical resources for the projectsthroughout the world, its management insideJapan.

3- Being acquainted with ODA by Japanand the method ODA is allocated to the devel-oping countries.

4- Being acquainted with the cooperationmethod between the Japanese Government anddeveloping countries.

5- Familiarizing with how technicalcooperation and training courses are designedand carried out for the developing countries.

6- Being acquainted with developmentloans by the Japanese Government includinggrants and loans with long-term installation,and how they are allocated to the developingcountries.

7- Familiarizing with Crisis Management(natural disasters including earthquake) inJapan.

8- Being acquainted with various JICAtraining courses outside Tokyo and their train-ing methods.

9- Familiarizing with JICA method ofinteraction with different Japanese minitries.

The Iranian delegation offered suggetions inorder to promote the mutual cooperation. Thesuggestions might be divided into three maincategories:

A. Pivotal priorities suggested for thecooperation between I. R. Iran an d JICA infuture

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tions by the Iranian delegation and itwas emphsised that the suggestionswill be finalized in Tehran after beingapproved by the concerned officialsand JICA. They are as follows:

1- Agriculture sector develop-ment

2- Spatial planning and bal-anced reigonal development

3- Environment and naturalresources development

4- Total Factor Productivitypromotion (including water, soil,energy, human resources and capital)

5- Improvement of businessatmosphere and expansion of compe-tition

6- Development of industriesespecially small-medium, job creat-ing, and rural industries as well asindustrial clusters

7- Rural community develop-ment and progress

8- Human cjapital develop-ment and enhancement of education-al system effectiveness

9- Natural disaster manage-ment and prevention

10-Participation and cooperationconcerning Afghanistan develop-ment

B. Suggestions on subjectsconcerning technical and develop-ment cooperation

1- Presenting cirteria and stan-dards for project evaluation andmonitoring in a transparent way, andoffering reasons for acceptanceand/or rejection of projects by JICA

2- Paying attention to the cur-rent level of Iran's technical and sci-entific capability in the process ofcarrying out projects, dispatchingexperts and holding trianing courses

3- Cutting down the processfor approving projects by JICA

4- Scrutinizing the suggetedcooperation applications in JICAOffice in Tehran, making necessarycorrections to ascertain finalapproval by JICA Headquarters inTokyo

5- Paying more attention totheir English language proficiencyand their expertise on the topic of thetraining course when dispatchingJapanese experts to Iran

6- Offering periodic and sys-tematic reports by JICA on the

improvement of the training andtechnical cooperation

7- Raising the amount of budg-et to be allocated to Iran

C. Suggestions concerningtraining and educational topics

1- Selecting courses propor-tional to I. R. Iran's requirement andupdating their contents

2- Adapting the contents of thetraining courses with the contentssuggested by Iran

3- Paying more attention toapplied rather than theoretical sub-jects

4- Holding the courses in theframe of workshops rather than lec-turing and arranging courses between10 to 30 days

5- Further diversifying thetraining courses and avoiding repeti-tive courses

6- Offering courses calandersand specifications well before thestart of new Christian years

7- Defining the training cours-es including the contents and thepresentation method before JICArepresentative

8- Paying further attention tothe selection of translators and inter-preters suitable for the content andlevel of expertise of the trainingcourse

There were fruitful visits andmeetings during our stay but I haveto stop here due to shortage of time.

In the end, as the one in charge ofJICA Affairs in Economic PlanningBureau, I hope to try my best to fur-ther expand these opportunities andcourses.

Thanks for your kind attention.Thank you!

The President of the Association:A great number of the distinguishedparticipants in the 10th Gatheringfelt it necessary and called for areview and modification in theexpectations announced by Mr.Assadi (in his speech in the 10thGathering), mainly due to the aimsand type of JICA cooperation withother countries, especially withIran. The Association warmly wel-comes a two-sided interaction onthe issues announced in the gather-ings and in the internal bulletin.

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In the last year JICA implementedmany training courses in Japan andinvited more than 120 Iranian techni-cians, engineers and officials in variousfields such as environment, disaster riskmanagement, urban development, occu-pational safety and health, vocationtraining, E-government promotion,water resources and solid waste man-agement and promotion of legal sys-tems.

Recently a high ranked delegation ofthe Islamic republic of Iran Ministry ofForeign Affairs and deputy presidencyfor strategic planning and control visit-ed Japan and participated in a Seminaron "Capacity Development for JapaneseODA". I hope this visit and discussionsmade among the Iranian and JICAofficials will facilitate the mutualcooperation and improve the produc-tivity of JICA Projects in Iran.

As the major JICA projects in Iran, Ican refer to the technical cooperation inTehran Disaster Mitigation andManagement Organization on"Establishment of Emergency ResponsePlan 72 hours after and earthquake" thatwill be accomplished soon in March.The technical cooperation project onStrengthening Management Skills inVocation Training Institutions is imple-menting in TVTO that will be lasteduntil 2010 for three years, a develop-ment study on Energy conservation inbuilding section that is carrying out inthe Ministry of Energy.

Through our development assis-tance, we are committed to assist theefforts of the government of Iran infurthering welfare and prosperity inthe society. I believe that technicalcooperation has been playing an impor-tant role in nurturing the mutual under-standing and trust between the twocountries.

I would like to take this opportunityonce again to thank all participantstonight and request continued associa-tion with JICA with your constructiveideas and kind support.

Thank you.

JICA Iran officeResident Representative

Address At JICA AlumniAssociation gathering 17

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regulating And collecting by:Hassan Ghasemishad

Instructor and Researcher ofManagement and Entrepreneurshipand association member

Japan is an archipelago in PacificOcean which is located in west of east-ern shore of Asia continent.

Russia, China, Korea Republic arenearest countries to Japan, this countryis consisted of more than 6800 islands;most of these islands are small. Only340 islands have such an area morethan one kilo meter square.

98 percentage of Japan area isincluded with four important islands;"Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu"and the total area of this country isabout 378000 km². Japan area is similarto some other countries such as Finland(338000 km²). 68 percentage of Japanarea is mountainous; the mountains ofJapan are one of the most beautiful nat-ural aspects in this country. Alp stringin "Honshu" island is very famous andpopular, but the most well-knownmountain in this country is FujiMountain, which has 3776 height andits highest mountain in this country.

Although this country is small butthe population of this country is about126.4 million people, Japan is one ofthe most crowded countries among theother countries. The destiny of popula-tion in this country is almost more than336 people in each 1km², from the areaof Japan.

Tokyo has been the capital of Japanfrom 1868 until the present time. Tokyois maybe one of the largest and mostcrowded cities in the world and it's oneof the cleanest and safest cities in theworld; also in comparison with othercities in the world. Tokyo has interna-tional attraction in the commercialbasis. It is also has rich culture andvariety of cultures.

The flag of Japan has a red big circleand its background is white. It's called"Hinomaru". This flag is symbol ofsun. At least it was used as a nationalsign from 17th century. The nationalanthem of Japan is called "Kimigayo"

and its precedence refersto thousand years ago,from that time the nationalanthem is accompaniedand mixed by music.Japanese people are from yellow skinrace; their language and their system ofwriting is Japanese. Two main religionsin this country are "Shinto" and"Buddhism". Most of people attend incustoms and religion of two differentreligions. For example wedding cere-monies are based on "Shinto" and itscustoms but funerals according to"Buddhism". Shinto is the national cus-tom of Japan and should be searched inancient history of Japan; it means thatits origin refers to ancient history ofJapan. Nowadays in Japan besideBuddhism temples and Shinto sacredplaces, there are other sacred places forthe followers of religions such as Islam,Christianity, Hindu, and Judaism …

Japan has extensive commercialrelation with most countries of world.27.8 percentage of Japan export is tothe United States of America, althoughthe import of this country from UnitedStates of America is 22.3 percent.Other countries have commercial rela-tion, these countries are Japan partnersare Australia, China, Hong Kong,Indonesia, Korea, Germany, andEngland. Although most of tradeinvesting in Japan is achieved in north-ern countries of United States but theyhave invested capital in other countrieslike European countries.

Some particulars of administra-tive system are as below:

1. It's based on rule, rule-bound,morality

2. Emphasis on participation,working in group

3. It's based on efficiency andproductivity and safe competition

4. To do honour to customersand citizen oriented

5. Effectiveness and resultiveand quality oriented with hard workingand system working

6. Based on merit system, seekerof knowledge, according o seniority

system7. Responsibility and responsor-

ial and transparency8. Sense of duty, good order,

respect to other colleagues, faithful topromise

9. Feed forward and goal settingThe structure of administrative sys-

tem of this country is consisted ofhumanity resources (Faithful to aimsand conscientiousness and experiencedfor managers and white collars), organ-izing and regular organization, dynam-ic and scientific systems and methods,rules laws and sources in organic andreciprocal relation which these strate-gies will guide society for reaching itsgoals.

Particulars of promoting staff andmerit system:

1. Special interest on choosingbest persons of society for employingin government, by using suitable waysfor examining abilities, capacity andjob motivation

2. Designing suitable and avail-able education systems for improvingdifferent parts' staff

3. Designing and playing suit-able system for examining person whocan do different responsibility in man-agement positions and guidance ofsociety

4. Gradual audit and softupgrading

5. Collective partnership andaccountability

6. Personal development andothers development

7. Development for effectiveand correlation cooperation

8. Struggle and effort for havingperfect future.

The Philosophg of usingPartnership system are as below:

- to respect to the human ability inthe normal working area and solving


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the problems of occupation.- increasing the sense of attachment

and Connection to organization amongthe employee

- making coordination between thepurpose of employees and the organi-zation the most inportant subjects insuggestive order in Japanese company;

Õ improving individual affairsÕ improving instrument and equip-

mentÕ Saving in energy, materials and

other sourcesÕ improving the quantity of

Products.Õ improving the conditions and situ-

ation of office and company.Õ opinions and new ideas for new

productionsÕ improving machinary equipments.Õ giving perfect services and keep-

ing good relation with customers.Some characteristic of

Productivity system withemphasis on manpower’s pro-ductivity in administrative sys-tem

Õ High quantity of labour forcewhich is appeared in competitionsystem.

Õ Training is an importantPoint in Japanese system. Themanpower are improving theirknowledge all the time, they arealso improving their yield andproductivity.

Õ The experienced and obedi-ent manpowers in an industrialsystem with high productivitywill cause improvement in any-field of country.

Õ In a system that struggle is forincreasing productivity, by using devel-oped technology can be producedinstruments which have high addedvalue. This is one of the reasons ofimproving industry in Japan.

Õ Improvement in the organization,increasing the Productivity and quality,decreasing of expenses.

Õ Increasing employees’ motivation,sense of duty, also increasing the abili-ty for solving problems.

Characteristies of intermediatemanagers and Senior managers inadministrative system.

Õ They make unaniomus among per-sonnels and Supervisors in differentlevels.

Õ They encourage Personnels forusing their own knowledge and experi-ence in the basis of productivity in the

normal working area.Õ They invrease morality and men-

tality of employees. If an organizationhave employees with high morality itwill have flow productions.

Õ They should attract the Positivecooperation and Partnership of employ-ees in their own responsibility.

And they should promote the way ofsimulation with performance and eco-nomic safety for employees.

Õ making an atmosphere and systemthat Personnels and accounts and con-tractors of organization would haveCooperation with management forsolving problems and decision- mak-ing.

Õ For having managerial effective-ness they should make use of employ-ees’s skills ability and knowledge.

Õ They should guide employees tosuccess, by quantity of wisely leader-ship

Õ They Should use the opinions,ability, Faculty, experience and specialKnowledge of employees for solvingthe Problems of organization.

Õ Promoting management is basedon Confidence; All persons have asame goal in an organization and everyperson have a specific rule that help toreach that goal.

Õ Delegation to employees is themost important Point for showing con-fidence toward them.

Õ Managers remind this importantpoint for all persons that they shouldaccept failures all the time, shouldn’tbe afriad of defeat.

They Should follow experienced andelder managers who are inintators.

By following these methods they canincerease the sense of entrepreneur-ship.

The quantity of using management

improving tools and systems inadministrative system.

Õ Attention to phemomenon ofControling yourself, and followingmanagement system from reasonablesystem, make Japan distinguished inmanagement system.

Õ It’s clear union and well- knit ofduties and occupation interval.

Õ To increase the usage of informa-tion tenchnology for improving execu-tive management and gorernmentalservices, development of manpowerresources.

Õ Management of production qualityby Creation segments of quality controlin public sector.

Õ Improving systems, method andpolicy of Commanication with cus-tomers, utilization of devolped tools inPublic sector.

Õ Attention to Competence systemand Productive work is admirable in

Japanese organization.Õ All management systems

such as urban and welfare sys-tems manage based on marketlogic and in a reasonable way andperfect compatition. This isbecause of citizen manner thatcause this kind of organization.

Õ The upgrading and assign-ment in Japan is by degrees, andby changing the governmentnever change the employees andprofessional manager.

All of the changes and assign-ment, upgrading is according tolong- range Planning.

Õ Making balance between therelations of central goverment and localgovermnent and Private sector.

Õ High social Capital and attentionof all employees and mangers to cult-tural aspects of society.

Õ Attention to occupation as animportant part and performence asmain subject.

Õ The sections of “HRM”, “HRD” inJapanese management can’t be seperot-ed. They know seperation of these twosections a kind of western idea.

Õ Doing systematic functions awayfrom any discrimination in manner andbehaviour

Õ Bebavioural order in social dimen-sions.

Õ An educational atmosphere with-out any stress, educational programmesare based on partnership. They also areaccording to collective and in group.

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A Message by the President of the Association Association ... · Resident Representative in Tehran and dear Jica experts in Iran and majority distinguished members of the association