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Monthly Activity Report of JICA Malaysia Office

（The July 2013 issue）

【Main Activities in July】

▼Project to support participation for Persons with Disabilities

Department of Labour, Malaysia will hold the Job Coach Training for private

sectors on 6-8 July in Kuala Lumpur. Training for senior trainers of Job Coach on

29-30 July in Kuala Lumpur will be held to establish the training modules for

trainers of Job Coach.

【Main Activities in June】

▼JICA President Akihiko Tanaka spoke at ASIA-Pacific Roundtable

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited Kuala Lumpur on June 5 to speak at

“27th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR).” The APR has been held annually since it

launching in 1987. It is a project of the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and

International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS), with Institute of Strategic and International

Studies (ISIS) Malaysia as the anchor institution to convene the conference. The

Roundtable brings together think tanks, academics, media representatives and senior

government officials to engage in candid dialogue regarding the major security

challenges confronting the region.

In his speech entitled “Re-energizing the ASEAN-Japan Partnership”, Dr.

Tanaka pointed out some “concerned tendencies”

among ASEAN countries, i.e. stagnant productivity,

widening disparity in income, aging population, rapid

urbanization, climate change and risks of large scale

disasters and infectious disease. He suggested

“Many of the issues are common to Japan or Japan

experienced similar challenges slightly earlier. We

have to overcome these challenges together. This is

the first reason we need to re-energize ASEAN -Japan

relations.”

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Also he put his emphasis on south-south cooperation in “Indo-pacific” context,

where he said

“But in addition to the tectonic change that the rise of China brings about, I would

like to point out another great transformation. That is the rise of the Indian

Ocean….. If the Indian Ocean is to be the next Pacific, African countries need to

overcome many challenges. Here, the experiences of Southeast Asia are relevant.

As a partner of development in Southeast Asia, Japan and JICA would like to

promote south-south cooperation between Southeast Asia and Africa. JICA has

already been benefitted very much in organizing technical cooperation programs for

African counties in Malaysia.”

▼The closing ceremony for “Human Resource Development and Improvement

in Tax Administration” on 18th June

Since 2003, the project of “Human Resource Development and Improvement in Tax

Administration” has been conducted for 10 years

and this is the final year. Inland Revenue Board

of Malaysia and Tax Academy hold the closing

ceremony on 18th June at Equatorial hotel in

Bangi. Shigeru Nakamura, the Ambassador of

Japan to Malaysia delivered the closing speech as

a guest.

Hereafter it is expected that Inland Revenue

Board of Malaysia and Tax Academy will play an important role of supporting not

only ASEAN countries but also other developing countries in the field of tax

administration based on the technology and knowhow acquired through this project.

▼Dispatch of JICA mission on Fire and Rescue field from 1st July to 5th July

In reply to the request from Malaysian government for JICA’s technical cooperation,

JICA dispatched a survey team to observe the current situation and problems to be

solved in the field of Fire and Rescue

operation in Malaysia from 1st July to

5th July. Experts from Japan’s Fire and

Disaster Management Agency joined

the mission. The mission team visited

the central control room of fire & rescue

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system at the PETRONAS Twin Towers, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)

demonstration at Kuala Kubu Training

Academy in Selangor and Fire and Rescue

Academy in Terengganu. During this site

observation, the mission discussed with

related officials the needs and possibility for

JICA’s technical cooperation. Based on the

findings of this study mission, JICA will

examine the feasibility and the possible

contents of the future cooperation project.

▼Singing Ceremony of new Technical Cooperation Project and the Third

Country Training Program in Kota Kinabalu, June 14th

The Singing ceremony for the launching of the Technical cooperation project

“Project on Sustainable Development for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation

in Sabah”and Third country training program “Integrated Biodiversity and

Ecosystem Management Training Course” was held at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on

14th June, 2013. Tan Sri Sukarti Haji Wakiman, Sabah State Secretary, Dr. Charles

Vairappan, Director of Insttitute for Tropical Biology and Conservation of Sabah

University, Chief Representative of JICA Malaysia Office attended the ceremony In

Sabah, JICA had conducted “Bornean Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation

Programme (Phase 1 and Phase 2) from 2002 to 2012. Also JICA has been

implementing partnership programs for environmental conservation with Japanese

universities and NGOs All these projects are intended to collaborate and work in

synergy to realize the environmentally harmonized economic development in Sabah

and the experience in Sabah could be shared and utilized internally and

internationally.

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▼ Project to support participation for Persons with Disabilities Senior DET (Disability Equality Training)* trainers from the Philippines, Malaysia

and Japan have been holding a series of internet

meetings on module development of Training of

Trainers (TOT) for DET from the end of May.

Department of Skill Development, Ministry of

Human Resources organized Job Coach Training for

the staff of Department of Welfare on 16-19 June

and this is the program under National Occupational

Skills Standard (NOSS) Level 4.

*Disability Equality Training: In this training, People with

Disabilities (PWDs) conduct the program on why disabling barriers are mad and how to deal with

PWDs.

▼Singing Ceremony of new Technical Cooperation Project with Malaysia

Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), 14th June

MMEA and JICA signed the document for launching the technical cooperation

project “Project on Enhancing Practical Capacity for Maritime Safety and Security

and Improving Education and Training Program” at the office of Dato’Ahmad Puzi

Ab Kahar ,Deputy Director General (Operations), MMEA on19th June, 2013.

MMEA and JICA started technical cooperation on strengthening management and

capacity building for MMEA in 2005. Currently Commander Nagasaki from Japan

Coast Guard is working with MMEA as the JICA long term expert. The purpose of

the new project is to enhance the practical capacity of MMEA and to organize

training programmes on safety and security for other countries.

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▼China Academy of Safety Science and Technology (CASST) Study Mission to

Malaysia on Occupational Health Project

3 officers from China Academy of

Safety Science and Technology

(CASST) and Mr. Higuchi, JICA expert

to CASST were dispatched to Malaysia

to conduct study on training programs

and research activities on Local Exhaust

Ventilation (LEV).National Institute of

Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) and JICA conducted the

technical cooperation project on Occupational Safety and Health from 2000 for 5

years. JICA-NIOSH project introduced a set of LEV facility which has been utilized

for safety officer training and NIOSH’s research activities as well.

During their mission, the delegates had the opportunity to visit and observe the

LEV facilities used in the factories such as Proton Holdings Berhad and a foreign

food and beverage production factory in Malaysia, Nestle Malaysia Berhad. The

delegates also had a series of discussion with NIOSH’s officials and officers from

Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to exchange

information and experiences on related acts and regulations on the maintenance of

LEV.

▼TCTP “Development Planning and Project Management for Cambodia &

Laos” (10th – 21st June)

JICA conducted a Third Country Training

Program (TCTP) in collaboration with the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia (MFA) through the National Institute of Public

Administration Malaysia (INTAN).

This program is aimed to strengthen the

capability of government officers in charge of

economic planning and development. In this

second year

of the program, a total of 30 officers, 15 from

Cambodia and Laos respectively participated in

this course.

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Participants have attended lectures and also visited private project sites which

include an academic visit to projects along the economic development of East Coast

Economic Region (ECER) as a part of effort to effectively learn and deepen

understanding on Malaysia national development and Japanese Official

Development Assistance (ODA).

▼The Investment and Export Promotion study visit by Ethiopian Delegation

(23rd June -5th July)

JICA started Policy Dialogue of Industrial Development in Ethiopia in 2009. In

relation to this, 11 Ethiopian delegations headed by Sisay Gemechu, State Minister

of Ministry of Industry visited Malaysia and had discussions with a variety of

ministries and agencies including Ministry of International Trade and Industry,

Malaysia (MITI), Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), and

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE). They also visited

the representative industrial zones and free zones in Malaysia. The results of this

study visit will be presented during the next high level forum in Ethiopia, which is

scheduled in the end of July 2013.

▼CESS Employability Activity -10 automotive students of Advanced

Technology Training Centre (ADTEC) Melaka employed at Hino Motors

Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Mr. Ikuo Shibano, Managing Director of Hino Motors Manufacturing (Malaysia)

Sdn. Bhd had a meeting with Mr. Onozawa, JICA Senior Volunteer and Automotive

Department at ADTEC Melaka, Center Of Excellent (COE) in Automotive

Technology for Manpower Department Institutes, to seek for capable students to

work at Hino’s new assemble plant in Seremban in February 2013.The new

assemble plant is scheduled to start its operation in March 2014.

After the career briefing session at ADTEC Melaka, finally 10 skilled students of

Automotive Department were selected and accepted to work in the new assemble

line from June 2013. These new graduates will be sent to Japan for further training

after finishing their basic training in Petaling Jaya. They will be the first batch of

line leaders at the new factory. ADTEC Melaka hopes this CESS (Community &

Employment Support Service) promoted by Manpower Department in collaboration

with JICA will continue to support recruitment of their graduates in automotive

industries.

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From right; Mr.J.Onozawa (JICA Senior

Volunteer attached to ADTEC Melaka),

Mr. Mohd Redzuan (Chief of Department),

Mr. Kharirul Anwar (Deputy Chief of

Department) at Automotive Workshop, ADTEC

Melaka

Morning exercise in front of Automotive Workshop

Experiments in Automotive Engineering

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<Volunteers Returned to Japan>

<New volunteers dispatched to Malaysia>

<Short-term Senior Volunteer>

Mr. Kiyoshi YAMAMOTO

(Pinang, Optical Fiber Engineer)

Left: Ms. Aki OTSUKA

(Kota Bharu, Social Worker)

Middle: Mr. Hiroyuki UEDA

(JICA Volunteer Coordinator)

Right: Ms. Miku MIE

(Kuching, Social Worker)

Left: Ms. Omi TSUCHIYA

(Kota Bharu, Physical Education Instructor)

Right: Ms. Mai SHINOHARA

(Kota Bharu, Occupational Therapist)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Malaysia Office

Suite 29.03, Level 29, Menara Citibank, 165, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel :( 60-3)21668900 Fax :( 60-3)21665900

Mr. Kunihiko SATO, Chief Representative

Ms. Yoshiko MIURA, Representative (in charge)