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About JICA-Net |
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JICA-Net is a distance technical cooperation project promoted by It is a new scheme for international cooperation to complement JICA's technical cooperation that uses a wide range of information and communication technologies, such as video conferencing, multimedia contents and internet applications.
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Four Main Features of JICA-Net |
JICA-Net provides different forms of country-specific support via distance lectures, video conferencing, as well as multimedia contents and printed educational materials.
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Distance Lecture and Seminars |
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We deliver lectures and seminars form Japan to foreign countries by connecting with overseas videoconference facilities. This system gives opportunities to participate in seminars even experts can't be sent. It also provides opportunities to choose lectures from a wide variety of fields. |
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Multimedia Contents |
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We produce learning materials such as CD-ROM's and videos to meet people's needs. Thses can be used for many purposes, such as self-learning, or as complementary seminars, lectures and awareness programs, etc. |
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WBT(Web Based Training) |
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WBT is an interactive self-learning system on the Internet. You can learn in your own time, at your own pace and place, receiving online mentoring and tutorials at your convenience through your PC. |
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Video Conferencing |
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Video conferencing enables meetings, symposiums, and knowledge exchanges, which were difficult to conduct with distance constraints. Real-time communication using audio and video images improves mutual understanding and smoothes out the process of consensus building. |
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List of JICA-Net Centers / Facilities |
As of May 2008, JICA-Net centers are in 88 places for 19 domestic and 69 overseas of 61 countries.
| Region |
Location(JICA Domestics and Overseas Offices) |
Number |
| Japan |
JICA Headquarters, JICA Tokyo,
Development Research Institute, JICA Sapporo,
JICA Obihiro, JICA Tohoku, JICA Nihonmatsu,
JICA Tsukuba, JICA Global Plaza, JICA Yokohama,
JICA Hokuriku, JICA Komagane, JICA Chubu,
JICA Osaka, JICA Hyogo, JICA Chugoku,
JICA Shikoku, JICA Kyushu, JICA Okinawa
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| Asia |
JICA India Office,JICA Indonesia Office,
JICA Uzbekistan Office, JICA Cambodia Office,
JICA Cambodia Office 2,JICA Kyrgyz Republic Office,
JICA Sri Lanka Office, JICA Thailand Office,
JICA China Office, JICA Nepal Office,
JICA Pakistan Office, JICA Bangladesh Office,
JICA Philippines Office1, JICA Philippines Office2,
Philippines Satellite Center, JICA Vietnam Office,
JICA Malaysia Office, Malaysia Satellite Cente ,
JICA Mongolia Officer, JICA Laos Office,
Laos Satellite Center |
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| Oceania |
JICA Fiji Office,JICA Papua New Guinea Office |
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| North, Central & South America |
JICA Argentina Office, JICA USA Office,
JICA Ecuadoe Office, JICA El Salvador Office,
JICA Guatemala Office, JICA Costa Rica Office,
JICA Colombia Office, JICA Chile Office,
JICA Dominican Republic Office,
JICA Nicaragua Office,JICA Panama Office,
JICA Paraguay Office,JICA Brazil Office,
JICA Sao Paulo Branch Office,JICA Peru Office,
JICA Bolivia Office,JICA Honduras Office,
JICA Mexico Office |
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| Africa |
JICA Uganda Office,JICA Ethiopia Office,
JICA Ghana Office, JICA Kenya Office,
JICA Zambia Office, JICA Sudan Office,
JICA Senegal Office, JICA Malawi Office,
JICA South Africa Office, JICA Tanzania Office,
JICA Nigeria Office, JICA Niger Office,
JICA Burkina Faso Office, JICA Madagascar Office,
JICA Mozambique Office
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| Middle East |
JICA Afghanistan Office,JICA Iran Office,
JICA Egypt Office,JICA Syria Office,
JICA Tunisia Office, JICA Turkey Office,
JICA Office in Gaza, JICA Office in Tel Aviv,
JICA Morroco Office, JICA Jordan Office
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| Europe |
JICA Balkan Office, JICA France Office
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| Japan Center |
Kazakhstan Japan Center,Cambodia Japan Center,
Kyrgistan Japan Center,Vietnamu Japan Centerr(Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh),
Mongolia Japan Center,
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| Future Location List |
JICA Vanuatu Office,JICA Tonga Office,
JICA Rwanda Office,
Republic of Sierra Leone Field Office
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| Records of connections with non-JICA-Net centers |
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Even if JICA-Net videoconference facilities are not available, you can access our services through external networks such as
| List of connected counties |
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JICA-Net has been a successful connection with 85 countries including JICA-Net centers. (As of May 2008)
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Country |
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| Asia |
Singapore, South Korea, Republic of Tajikistan,
East Timor
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| Oceania |
Australia, Palau |
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| North, Central & South America |
Canada, Jamaica, Uruguay |
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| Africa |
Cote D'ivore, Benin,
Islamic Republic of Mauritania,Rwanda
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| Middle East |
Iraq, Lebanon |
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| Europe |
Britain, Serbia Montenegro, Bulgaria, Germany,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Denmark,
Poland, Italia,Romania
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Origin of JICA-Net |
Distance technical cooperation (JICA-Net) embodies the concept of IT base establishment at 30 locations in developing countries outlined at the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit in July, 2000. JICA-Net was established as a means of eliminating the digital divide, and supporting technical cooperation in the areas of Improving efficiency, Improving quality, and expanding opportunities in international cooperation.
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