Public Seminar: Tanzania, Uganda, Japan and the World Bank

Public Seminar
Tanzania, Uganda, Japan and the World Bank: 
Opportunities for Growth and Investment

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On the occasion of visit by Ms. Judy O’Connor, World Bank’s Country Director for Tanzania and Uganda (stationed in Tanzania since 2002), the World Bank and TICAD Civil Society Forum will co-organize a public seminar “Tanzania, Uganda, Japan and the World Bank: Opportunities for Growth and Investment”.  The seminar will discuss, joined by Japanese development practitioners and experts for Africa, the current status and future opportunities for growth and investment of two countries, and collaboration for support among donors such as Japan and the World Bank. 

This seminar will be held as part of “Africa 2008 Campaign” to raise awareness towards the TICAD4 (4rth Tokyo International Conference for African Development).  Via videoconference, Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Asian and African Studies, Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of International Media and Communications, will join the discussion.

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Co-organized by the World Bank and TICAD Civil Society Forum

Date:  Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:30am-1:30pm

 

Venue:  World Bank Tokyo Office  
http://www.worldbank.org/japan
10th floor, Fukoku Seimei Buiiding, 2-2-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100-0011 Japan

Program: 
Opening Remarks       Shigeki Kimura, Director for Development Institutions, Ministry of Finance
Introductory Remarks Motoki Takahashi, Dean, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
Keynote Presentation Judy O’Connor, Country Director for Tanzania and Uganda, The World Bank
Panel Discussion  TBD
Moderator Lester Dally, Acting Special Representative, Japan, The World Bank

*Language will be English and Japanese with simultaneous translation.  
*Free of charge for participation.  
*Please register by fax using the format below, or send email to [e-mail] with your name, affiliation, contact details. 

 

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FAX  [phone] / [e-mail]
World Bank Tokyo Office

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• Name: 
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Inquiry:  Mr. Koichi Omori, World Bank Tokyo Office
03-3597-6650
[e-mail]

Your "Voices" toward Japan!

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Please fill in the necessary information and send it to our office.
(*Please note your data will be used at the Campaign's website, posters, leaflet, etc.)

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• Name
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As for African Festa 2007, please go to http://www.africanfesta.com/

Campaign promo word

(May 2007) Africa 2008 Campaign adopted campaign promotion word as below;

Listen to the Africans

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Africa 2008 Campaign also decided campaign logo "Africalion". All materials related our campaign uses the logo.

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