The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched a survey team to neighboring Egypt to investigate emergency medical assistance needs related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestine. The survey team, consisting of three doctors and JICA staff members, will depart from Japan on December 25, and will gather information mainly in the capital Cairo…
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FY2023 “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and SDGs Business Support Program”: 68 Projects Selected ｜ News / Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected a total of 68 projects for the SME/SDGs Business Support Program, for which it invited applications in September 2023 (see attached list of selected projects). 57 out of 68 projects are for small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of projects supported to small and medium-sized enterprises…
DXCUP2024, a DX business contest for Japanese and Mongolian technical college and university students, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ｜ News & Media
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Location: Blue Sky Hotel, Ulaanbaatar On Saturday, December 9, 2023, DXCUP 2024, a business plan contest using DX technology to contribute to solving social issues in Mongolia, was held with the aim of promoting DX and developing ICT and digital engineering personnel in Mongolia and Japan. The contest was open…
Report】Information dissemination seminar on business matching with ICT companies in Uganda ｜ News / Media
ICT Industry Promotion Project (Nickname: UJ-Connect) summary Conference Title: Information dissemination seminar on business matching with Ugandan ICT companies Date: December 15, 2023 Organized by JICA Location: Online (Teams) Main Participants More than 40 companies and individuals interested in doing business in Uganda and Africa Opening remarks:. Mr. Cyrus, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Iraq: Contributing to improving water services and strengthening bilateral relations through the construction of water supply facilities ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Iraq on December 24 in Baghdad for the “Samawah Waterworks Improvement Project” up to 45,298 million yen. This project aims to improve water supply volume, water quality, water supply time, and effective use of water resources by…
Signing of Yen Credit Agreement for Bangladesh: Contributing to further socio-economic development and meeting the rapidly growing demand for transportation and transport infrastructure ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Expansion Project (Phase III) in Dhaka on December 24, 2012, for an amount up to 76.6 billion yen (35 million USD). The project is located in Bangladesh. This project…
Scale of JICA Projects for FY2024 ｜ News & Media
On December 22, 2024, the Cabinet approved the government’s draft budget for the fiscal year 2024. JICA’s project scale for FY2024 under this government proposal is as follows FY2023 FY2024 vs. previous year vs. previous year Technical cooperation (Note 1) 1,519 1,481 -37 -2.5% Paid financial cooperation (Note 2) 18,940 22,800 +3,860 +20.4% (Note 1)…
Information Dissemination Seminar on Business Matching with ICT Companies in Uganda ｜ News & Media
ICT Industry Promotion Project (Nickname: UJ-Connect) summary Conference Title: Information dissemination seminar on business matching with Ugandan ICT companies Date: December 15, 2023 Organized by JICA Location: Online (Teams) Main Participants More than 40 companies and individuals interested in doing business in Uganda and Africa Opening remarks:. Mr. Cyrus, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology…
Call for Exhibition Booth Exhibitors】JICA Event for Japan-Ukraine Economic Recovery Promotion Council ｜ News & Media
In order to realize full-scale recovery and restoration from the damage caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to achieve sustainable development, it is becoming increasingly important to develop Ukraine’s private sector and to encourage the participation and investment of foreign companies. To promote the development of the Ukrainian private sector, the participation of foreign…
Interim presentation of “Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2023” was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ｜ News & Media
Event Summary Conference Title: Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2023 Date: Friday, December 8, 10:30-12:00 (Japan time) Organized by JICA Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Economy and Development, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications Support: KDDI Corporation, SOS Medica Mongolia (medical institution), Trade Development Bank…