Utilization of ICT for Global Capacity Building in

Kitakyushu

Office for

International Environmental Cooperation

City of Kitakyushu, Japan

Shanghai

TokyoKitakyushu

Philippines

China

Thailand

Malaysia

Singapore

Indonesia

Cambodia

Viet Nam

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500km

Location of Kitakyushu

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1901

Steel Mill Began Operation

Air Pollution during 1950s-60s in Tobata, Kitakyushu

Major Factors and Characteristics of Industrial Pollution Control

空と海－昔と今

　　 Polluted 1960s Recovered Present

International Environmental Cooperation

Trainees Received ： 87 countries 1,233 people Experts Dispatched ： 25 countries 94 people

Heavy chemical industriesHeavy chemical industries

Information and environmental industries

Information and environmental industries Necessity of intelligent infrastructure Necessity of intelligent infrastructure developmentdevelopment

Attracting/incubating value-added industries

Promotion of industry-academia collaboration

Kitakyushu Science & Research Park~Industry-Academia Collaboration~

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Kyushu Institute Kyushu Institute of Technologyof Technology

Advanced Research Advanced Research Institute for Institute for Science and Science and Engineering, Engineering,

Waseda UniversityWaseda University

Graduate School Graduate School of Waseda of Waseda UniversityUniversity

Industry-Academia Industry-Academia Collaboration CenterCollaboration Center

（（ Bldg. Bldg. １）１）

Media Center

Distance Learning Facilities in KSRP

Distance lecture room #1Distance lecture room #2

What is e-Learning?

Knowledge Web/Institute e-based learning

Web Based Training (WBT) Remote lecture/discussion Archive

Applicable for technical cooperation Training Pre-training, post-training, follow-up training, etc. Expert dispatching Development study

Advantage of Distance Learning Development in Kitakyushu

Rich experience/knowledge on technical cooperation

JICA/KIC, KITA, KFAW, ICSEAD, IGES, etc. ICT infrastructure set up in KSRP

Remote lecture room Content making/editing room, etc. Giga-bit Network

Possibility to use existing global network Environmental cooperation network (7 Asian cities) Conference of Pan-Yellow Sea Cities (10 cities from

China, Japan and Korea) Kitakyushu Initiative network (60 cities from 18

countries)

Collaboration with JICA-Net Program

JICA-Net: Japan’s Distance Learning Network A result of the G8 Kyushu/Okinawa Summit in July 2000

Establishment of “30 core-IT centers’ initiatives” Operation started in April 2002

Three (3) IT core centers (Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan) Ten (10) satellite centers (China, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Philippines, Raos, Thailand, Vietnam ) Achievements　 (in Kitakyushu)

Distance seminar on environmental/occupational health Kitakyushu – Kuala Lumpur (March 2003, November 2003) Kitakyushu – Kuala Lumpur – Manila (September 2004)

Video Conference System(Sony PCS-150)

JICA Tokyo International CenterJICA Tokyo International CenterJICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency

Exclusive Line

PictureTel 900

MCUMCUPictureTel 900Video Conference System

256KBPS

Contents Server

File Server

On Demand Server

INTAN(Malaysia)INTAN(Malaysia) Web Server

Kitakyushu Science & Research ParkKitakyushu Science & Research Park

ISDN(384KBPS)

GDLN(World Bank)GDLN(World Bank)

We are here!

ISDN(384KBPS)

Actual LineBackup Line

The 1st International Distance Learning Seminar in March 2003

The 2nd International Distance Learning Seminar in November 2003

Collaboration with GDLN (World Bank)

Global Distance Learning Network (GDLN) 66 in the world (114 in the future) 13 in Asia (28 in the future)

Tokyo Development Learning Center Opened in June 2004 Mayor of the Kitakyushu City gave a speech at the opening

event 50 year anniversary of Japanese ODA conducted

Connected with 5 distance learning centers in the world (including Kitakyushu)

Mayor of Kitakyushu gave a speech at the event Collaboration with World Bank and Kitakyushu

Support for Kitakyushu Initiative

Purpose and Benefits of e-Learning Network

Purposes of JICA-Net and GDLN To expand modalities of technical cooperation To improve quality and efficiency of current activities To enhance capacity building through knowledge

sharing and active dialogue Benefits from JICA-Net and GDLN

Deliver timely solutions for local problems Increase accessibility to different knowledge sources Expansion of the global network Promotion of e-learning business

Where Kitakyushu to go?

Kitakyushu Initiative Distance learning through JICA-Net and GDLN Environment course (waste management,

etc.): to be set up in 2005

GDLN Affiliate Distance learning facility in KSRP

Capacity building through e-learning Towards establishing East Asian Green Cluster

Kitakyushu

Tokyo （ TDLC）

Chinese Inland cities

GDLN Support

GDLN Support Chinese

Inland cities

Sharing & Transferring Experience

Sharing &

Transferring

Experience

Washington DCKorean

Inland cities

Beijing

Bangkok

ManilaHanoi

JakartaSingapore

JICA-Net

World Bank World Bank GDLNGDLNWorld Bank World Bank GDLNGDLN

Cebu

SemarangSurabaya

Ho Chi MihnBatangas

Penang

Shanghai

Dili

Guizhou

Ningxia

Sharing & Transferring Experience

Local Cities in Asia

Ulaanbaatar

Bangkok

Manila

UN ESCAP Kitakyushu Initiative Network

Sibu

Weihai

Korat

Nonthaburi

BekasiSidoarjo

Hong Kong

Shenzhen

Chongqing LanzhouBeijing

Jakarta

Shanghai

Cebu

Hanoi

Beijing

Jakarta

Local cities in Asia

Environmental Cooperation Network of Asian Cities

Yantai

Pan Yellow Sea Cities Conference Network

Inchon

Dalian

Tianjin

Qingdao

Pusan

Ulsan

KitakyushuKitakyushu

Cebu

Batangas

Ho Chi Mihn

Penang

SurabayaSemarang

Pan-Yellow Sea Cities’ Conference Network

Establishment of East Asian Green Cluster through Distance Learning Networks

Ulsan

InchonPusan

Qingdao

Tianjing Dalian

Yantai Tokyo(TDLC）

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Hong KongMacau ◇

○Pan Yellow Sea Cities’ Conference Network

▲Environmental Cooperation Network for Asian cities

◇UN ESCAP Kitakyushu Initiative Network

■World Bank GDLC （ Including pre-appointments ）▽Local Cities

Weihai ◇ Taiyuan

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◇Korat

Bangkok

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Guiyang

Guizhou

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■Hanoi

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Bekasi

Sidoarjo

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Ningbo◇

■ Manila

■Singapore

Shanghai

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City of Kitakyushu

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