Utilization of ICT for Global Capacity Building in Kitakyushu

1. Utilization of ICT for Global Capacity Building in Kitakyushu Office for International Environmental Cooperation City of Kitakyushu, Japan

2. Tokyo China Kitakyushu Shanghai 500km 1000km Viet Nam Thailand Cambodia Philippines Malaysia Location of Kitakyushu Singapore Indonesia

3. 1901 Steel Mill Began Operation

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

5. Major Factors and Characteristics of Industrial Pollution Control

6. 空と海－昔と今 Polluted 1960s Recovered Present

7. International Environmental Cooperation Trainees Received：87 countries 1,233 people Experts Dispatched： 25 countries 94 people

8. Heavy chemical industries Information and environmental industries • Necessity of intelligent infrastructure development • Attracting/incubating value-added industries • Promotion of industry-academia collaboration

9. Kitakyushu Science & Research Park~Industry-Academia Collaboration~ Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School of Waseda University University of Kitakyushu Ｆａｃｕｌｔｙ ｏｆ Ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｌ Ｅｎｇｉｎｅｅｒｉｎｇ Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University Media Center Industry-Academia Collaboration Center（Bldg. １）

10. Distance Learning Facilities in KSRP Distance lecture room #1 Distance lecture room #2

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. Web Server Exclusive Line JICA Tokyo International Center GDLN(World Bank) JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency PictureTel 900 Video Conference System MCU Kitakyushu Science & Research Park ISDN(384KBPS) We are here! Contents Server File Server On Demand Server Video Conference System (Sony PCS-150) INTAN(Malaysia) ISDN(384KBPS) 256KBPS PictureTel 900 Actual Line Backup Line

15. The 1st International Distance Learning Seminar in March 2003

16. The 2nd International Distance Learning Seminar in November 2003

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. GDLN Support Chinese Inland cities Korean Inland cities Washington DC Beijing Lanzhou Chongqing Hong Kong Tokyo（TDLC） Chinese Inland cities Nonthaburi Shenzhen Korat UN ESCAP Kitakyushu Initiative Network Sharing & Transferring Experience Shanghai Weihai Cebu Sibu Sidoarjo Bekasi Kitakyushu Jakarta Beijing Hanoi Pusan Manila Dalian Sharing & Transferring Experience Yantai JICA-Net Ulsan Pan Yellow Sea Cities Conference Network Bangkok Surabaya Penang Jakarta Semarang Tianjin Inchon Environmental Cooperation Network of Asian Cities Bangkok Qingdao Ningxia Batangas Ho Chi Mihn Ulaanbaatar Cebu Beijing Sharing & Transferring Experience Shanghai Guizhou World Bank GDLN Hanoi Manila Singapore Jakarta Local Cities in Asia Local cities in Asia Dili GDLN Support

21. Establishment of East Asian Green Cluster through Distance Learning Networks Tianjing ◇ ■ Dalian Beijing Ningxia ◇ Yantai Seoul ■ ◇ Tokyo (TDLC） ◇ ■ ◇ ◇ Ulsan Taiyuan Lanzhou ◇ Qingdao Weihai ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ Pusan ◇ ◇ ◇ Kitakyushu Inchon Shanghai ◇ Ningbo ■ ◇ Pan-Yellow Sea Cities’ Conference Network ◇Chongqing ◇ Guiyang Guizhou ■ ◇ ◇ Shenzhen ◇ Macau ◇ Yangon Hong Kong ◇Korat Batangas Hanoi ◇Nonthaburi ■ ◇ ■ ■ Manila Bangkok Ho Chi Mihn Cebu ○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 ■ Penang ◇ ■ Sibu Singapore ■ Jakarta Bekasi ◇ ■ ◇ Surabaya Dili ◇ ■ Semarang ■ Sidoarjo

22. Thanks for your attention. City of Kitakyushu