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Asked Date
2022-03-24
Asked by
Hon. Mohomad Muzammil, M.P.
Ministry
Foreign Affairs
Legislature
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
Second Session
(a) (i) The Japan-Sri Lanka Joint Comprehensive Partnership (JCP) Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as JCP Secretariat) was functioning in the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan from the year 2015 to 2019.
(ii) It has been anticipated to achieve the following primary objectives through the JCP Secretariat:
1. Enable equitable and inclusive development of Sri Lanka.
2. Integrate Sri Lanka’s economic activities into global value chain.
3. Foster excellence in science and technology.
4. Promote high technology industries in Sri Lanka.
5. Support e-Government initiatives by focusing on outcome-based HR development in coordinating the activities of two countries.
(iii) · Foreign Investment, Technology, Trade and Enterprise
As an outcome of the Trade Mission, many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) commenced technology transfer initiatives in partnership with local stakeholders.
An engineering consulting company in Japan and in consultation with the company, a proposal for manufacturing electric three-wheelers has been discussed. It is envisaged that over 80 per cent of the components of the vehicle will be manufactured in Sri Lanka.
Introduction of Hybrid Ice into Sri Lanka and the team expects to make available the prototype machine to create Hybrid Ice.
Implement an early warning system in the Greater Kandy area to monitor floods and landslides. As an outcome of the porogramme, a sample NerveNet lab system was installed at the University of Peradeniya.
The JCP Secretariat supported negotiations in relation to the completion of the Kandy Expressway and ERD is finalizing the loan agreement.
The JCP Secretariat initiated discussions to seek the possibility of developing an advanced agro-medical hub connected to the Greater Kandy Urban Plan emulating Shiga Prefecture model on health and well-being and visited the prospective site in Kirimetiya in the Central Province.
The JCP Secretariat initiated discussions with Japanese counterparts in Gunma University, Japan practicing STEM education from elementary school to university level. The counterparts have indicated possibility to organize a two-weeks to one-month programme to invite Sri Lankan students in the area of robotics, engineering, electricity programming. The JCP Secretariat investigated opportunities to set up the School of Government with the support of Shizenkan University and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) of Japan.
Discussions were initiated with the Special Envoy to the Prime Minister in Japan with regard to providing a training and dispatching honourably retired army officials in Sri Lanka to Japan. Furthermore, Japan continues to support improvements to Sri Lanka’s international credit ratings by leveraging on its different modalities for investment in Sri Lanka.
(b) (i) The following two (02) full-time paid staff and an adviser in honourary capacity had served in the JCP Secretariat:
1. Prof. Monte Cassim, Senior Adviser to Prime Minister, Supervisor of JCP Tokyo Office (honourary, no salary)
2. Dr. Ratnin Dewaraja, Coordinator (part time: 3 days per week)
3. Ms. Aya Takeuchi, full-time Staff Member (Project Administrator and Government Liaison Officer)
(ii)
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(c) `Does not arise.
Answered Date
2022-03-24
Answered by
Hon. Tharaka Balasuriya, M.P.
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