Reforming Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Japan

PROPOSAL - 3.
Ways カジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限eans to Improve the Quality of Assistance

The following are some of Keidanren's suggestions on possible assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms to improve quality of assistance.

[3 – 1] Promotion of a comprehensive assistance through packaging

1. Disbursing packaged ODA

   The current assistance menu consisting of combination of grants, loans and technical assistance is not the only possible means of making the best possible combination of effective assistance towards our ODA recipients. Keidanren proposes that assistance menu must be a package of human resources, substance, technology, カジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限oney in flexible combination to meet the various needs of recipients. Especially for implementation of regional projects which are expected to grow in number in the future, proper packaging of bilateral カジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限ultilateral assistance, and proper packaging with other donor nations and/or international organizations.
   Japan should also open the ways to implement assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms that go beyond the boundary of annual budget limitations to honor the requirements that recipients are facing. Multiplicity of assistance means should also bカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rovided. Keidanren suggests to include such means as no-interest loan and dollar-based loan.
   Priority should be given to the area that Japan has specific technological advantages or special expertise. This means to include assistance in the field of environment, energy-saving, and resource-saving. Even though requests for assistance in these specific areas are few, Japan has a distinctive technological advantages and expertise in these areas. We all must remember that not only of our advantages but these are the areas of global concern. Keidanren strongly believes that the Japanese Government must propose these assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms under its own initiative.

2. Packaging of ODA and private-sector resources

   Economic infrastructure building in developing countries are increasingly given towards thカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rivate institutions in recent years. However, considering their natural tendency to servカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限ublic, coupled with risks originating from their non-commercial nature, making a good combination with ODA, and/or financial support and guaranteカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rovided by the World Bank group and other international organizations, are essential. One must understand that without public support, private-sector infrastructure building becomes difficult, and expectation of recipient are not well met as the result.
   The Japanese Government has already initiated several assistance schemes, but it should take more steps to meet raising expectations of the recipients. Keidanren proposes to include: Utilization of development study in conducting feasibility studies and supplying professional staff in operation of facilities through technical assistance schemes; Simplification and reducing the lead-time in providing yen-loan; extending the maximum coveragカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限eriod of overseas investment insurance scheme; etc.
   Keidanren shall propose on a separate occasion how thカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rivate business views the current investment insurance schemes and the function of the Export-Import Bank of Japan.

[3 – 2] Disclosure and production of a information database on assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms

The Government has a responsibility to report to its people on how it has been conducting assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms and why it has been or not has been conducting such programs. It must always keep in its mind that its people are taxpayers. Through its public relations activities the Government should further try to gain public understanding and support regardless of the Diet debate on the ODA budget, how it has been compiling its official report on ODA, or how it has been compiling its evaluation reports.
In doing so the Government must compile a comprehensive database containing a variety of ODA information including content of projects, and its past achievements. The Internet should also be utilized as one of thカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限ossible means of disclosure.
The Government should also review its assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限olicies and projects on daily basis. Its assistance database and thカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限ool of expertise will provide good tools for such reviews. It must be remembered that all the efforts are directed towards improving the quality of Japan's assistancカジノシークレット キャッシュバック 上限rograms.