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5th Congress <2014>

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Date: October 27th (Mon.) – 29th (Wed.), 2014
Venue: Hotel Nikko Nara, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Organizer: Nara Prefecture
Supporters: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Participating local and regional governments:： 40 local and regional governments in 6 countries (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan)

China (4)	Anhui Province, Shandong Province, Weifang City, Dongying City
Indonesia (1)	Province of Yogyakarta Special Region
Malaysia (1)	Melaka State
South Korea (5)	Gyeonggi-do Province, Chungcheongnam-do Province, Gongju City, Seosan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
Vietnam (3)	Phu Tho Province, Thua Thien Hue Province, Viet Tri City
Japan (26)	Aomori Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Tagajo City, Niigata City, Dazaifu City, Tenri City, Kashihara City, Gose City, Ikaruga Town, Asuka Village, Koryo Town, Shimoichi Town

*Special Guest: Myanmar (Magway Region Government, Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA))

Program

<October 27th (Mon.)>

(1) Bilateral Discussion * pre-registered member governments only

13:00 - 13:30	Gyeongsangbuk-do Province / Nara Pref.
14:30 - 14:45	Thua Thien Hue Province / Nara Pref.	Shandong Province / ERIA
15:00 - 15:15	Melaka State / Nara Pref.
15:30 - 15:45	Province of Yogyakarta Special Region / Nara Pref.	Thua Thien Hue Province / Shizuoka Pref.	Shandong Province / Wakayama Pref.
15:45 - 16:00	Magway Region Government / Nara Pref.
16:00 - 16:15	Weifang City / UNWTO	Thua Thien Hue Province / Yamanashi Pref.	Gongju City / Kashihara City

(2)17:00～18:30　 Excursion 1 (Kohfukuji National Treasure Museum)

　　 Kofukuji National Treasure Museum

Kohfukuji National Treasure Museum

(3)19:00～20:30　 Welcome Reception (Nara Royal Hotel)

<October 28th (Tue.)>

(1)8:30～12:00　Working-level Discussion

Theme1 “Regional Economic Development”

Lecturer	Kosuke Motani (Chief Senior Economist, Economics Department, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.)
Participating Members (8 local and regional governments)	Indonesia	Province of Yogyakarta Special Region
	Vietnam	Phu Tho Province, Viet Tri City
	Japan	Tokushima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Gose City, Koryo Town
Guest	Myanmar	Magway Region Government

Theme 2 “Community Development”

Lecturer	Shigeru Morichi (Director of Policy Research Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Participating Members (10 local and regional governments)	China	Shandong Province, Weifang City
	South Korea	Chungcheongnam-do Province
	Japan	Fukui Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Tenri City, Kashihara City, Ikaruga Town

Theme 3 “Tourism Promotion”

Lecturer	Keiichiro Yamada (Consulting Director, Japan Tourist Information Center Swiss; Japanese government-certified Successful Tourism Expert)
Participating Members (16 local and regional governments)	China	Anhui Province, Dongying City
	Malaysia	Melaka State
	South Korea	Gyeonggi-do Province, Gongju City, Seosan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
	Vietnam	Thua Thien Hue Province
	Japan	Aomori Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Dazaifu City

　　　　Working-level Discussion

(2)13:00～13:30　 Opening Ceremony

Remarks by Organizer: Shogo Arai, Governor of Nara Prefecture
Greetings by Guest: Nobuo Ishihara, Chairman of Research Institute for Local Government
Introduction of participating local and regional governments

Shogo Arai
(Governor of Nara Prefecture)

　 Nobuo Ishihara
　(Chairman of Research Institute for Local Government)

(3)13:30～14:10　 Presentations

Hank Lim (Chairperson, Academic Advisory Council, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
Jennifer Stange (Program and PR Manager, Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO))

Hank Lim
(Chairperson, Academic Advisory Council (ERIA)

　Jennifer Stange
　(Program and PR Manager, Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO))

(4)14:10～17:40　 Heads of Local and Regional Governments Discussion

Theme1 “Regional Economic Development”

Lecturer	Kosuke Motani (Chief Senior Economist, Economics Department, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.)
Participating Members (10 local and regional governments)	Indonesia	Province of Yogyakarta Special Region
	Vietnam	Phu Tho Province, Viet Tri City
	Japan	Fukushima Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Niigata City, Asuka Village, Koryo Town
Guest	Myanmar	Magway Region Government

Theme 2 “Community Development”

Lecturer	Shigeru Morichi (Director of Policy Research Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Participating Members (10 local and regional governments)	China	Shandong Province
	South Korea	Chungcheongnam-do Province
	Japan	Mie Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Tagajo City, Tenri City, Kashihara City, Ikaruga Town, Shimoichi Town

Theme 3 “Tourism Promotion”

Lecturer	Keiichiro Yamada (Consulting Director, Japan Tourist Information Center Swiss; Japanese government-certified Successful Tourism Expert)
Participating Members (13 local and regional governments)	China	Anhui Province, Dongying City
	Malaysia	Melaka State
	South Korea	Gyeonggi-do Province, Gongju City, Seosan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
	Vietnam	Thua Thien Hue Province
	Japan	Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Nara Prefecture

Heads of Local and Regional　Governments Discussion

Kosuke Motani
(Chief Senior Economist, Economics Department, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.)

Shigeru Morichi
(Director of Policy Research Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

Keiichiro Yamada
(Consulting Director, JTIC Swiss; Japanese government-certified Successful Tourism Expert)

(5)17:40～18:05　 Commemorative photo session

Commemorative photo session

(6)18:15～18:50　 Representatives’ press conference

Indonesia	Head of Women and People Empowerment Board, Province of Yogyakarta Special Region
Malaysia	Deputy State Secretary, Development, Melaka State
South Korea	Vice Governor of Chungcheongnam-do Province
Vietnam	Vice-Chairman of Thua Thien Hue People's Committee, Thua Thien Hue Province
Japan	Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Governor of Nara Prefecture
Lecturers	Three discussion lecturers: 　Kosuke Motani (Theme1 “Regional Economic Development”) 　Shigeru Morichi (Theme 2 “Community Development”) 　Keiichiro Yamada (Theme 3 “Tourism Promotion”)

Representatives’ press conference

(7)19:00～21:00 Governor’s banquet

<October 29th (Wed.)>

(1) 8:00～12:00　 Excursion 2 (Nara National Museum, Nara Prefectural Museum of Art)

Nara National Museum
(Lecture on the Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures)

　　　Nara Prefectural Museum of Art

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