Japan’s Experiences of Technical Assistance J. HASEGAWA Deputy Director, Office of International Trade Organization, Customs & Tariff Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Finance

Budget for Technical Cooperation Programs (Million Yen)

CCF/JAPAN Technical Cooperation Programs Types of Technical Cooperation  Expert Mission  Regional Seminar  Fellowship Program  Scholarship Program (since FY2000)

No. of Japanese Experts Dispatched to CCF Expert Missions (FY1989-FY2001) FY Number of Missions Number of Japanese Experts Total233213

No. of Japanese Experts Dispatched to CCF Expert Missions (FY1989-FY2001)

No. of CCF Regional Seminars in Japan (FY1989-FY2001) FY No. of Seminars No. of Seminars in Japan Total10920

No. of Japanese Experts Dispatched to CCF Regional Seminars (FY1989-FY2001)

Training Needs in the Asia-Pacific Region (As of Sep. 2000)

Training Activities in the Asia-Pacific Region (FY2000)

(％)(％) Comparison between Training Needs and Training Activities

CCF Fellowship Programs (Number of Trainees) Ye ar En glis h Fre nch

CCF Scholarship Programs (Number of Scholars) Year Scholars2446

Bi-Program Training Courses (FY2000) AreaNo. of CoursesNo. of Participants Clearance, Computerization335 HS219 Chemical Analysis27 Valuation, Post Clearance Audit344 Enforcement, Intelligence Management320 Drug Detector Dog14 HRD112 IPR18 Customs Administration860 Total24209

Bi-Program Training Courses (FY2001) AreaNo. of CoursesNo. of Participants Clearance, Computerization336 HS227 Chemical Analysis25 Valuation, Post Clearance Audit446 Enforcement, Intelligence Management330 Drug Detector Dog16 HRD110 IPR110 Customs Administration1273 Total29249

Bi-Program Country Focused Training Courses (FY FY2001) Country Fiscal Year Duration(days) No. of Participants Laos 1998, , 14, 10 5, 5, 5 Vietnam 1998, , 25 7, 10 Saudi Arabia Mongolia South Africa Myanmar Cambodia Indonesia Total: 8 countries Total: 8 countries66

Bi-Program Dispatch of Expert (FY2000) AreaNo. of Missions No. of Experts Clearance, Computerization911 HS1527 Chemical Analysis1017 Valuation, Post Clearance Audit1518 Enforcement, Intelligence Management1723 Rules of Origin11 IPR25 Customs Administration12 Total70104

Bi-Program Dispatch of Expert (FY2001) AreaNo. of Missions No. of Experts Clearance, Computerization56 HS55 Chemical Analysis35 Valuation, Post Clearance Audit1417 Enforcement, Intelligence Management68 Rules of Origin11 IPR25 HRD22 Customs Administration12 Total3951

Long-Term Experts (JICA) ～ Philippines (Intelligence Management, Risk Management, PCA) Indonesia (Computerization) ASEAN(PCA) Vietnam (Training System, Policy, Customs administration)

Bi-Program Evaluation and Follow-up Missions (FY2001) CountryMonthDuration(days) No. of Experts India, Malaysia March82 MexicoMarch82 Myanmar, Maldives March73 South Africa, Namibia March112 Total: 7 countries Total: 7 countries9

Bi-Program Record of Technical Cooperation (Training Course, ) Bi-Program Record of Technical Cooperation (Training Course, ) Number of CoursesNumber of Trainees

Bi-Program Record of Technical Cooperation (Dispatch of Expert, ) Number of Experts Dispatched Number of Missions Conducted

Bi-Program Share by Region (Training Course Participants in FY2000)

Bi-Program Share by Region (Training Course Participants in FY2001)

Bi-Program Share by Region (Number of Expert Missions in 2000)

Bi-Program Share by Region (Number of Expert Missions in 2001)

Bi-Program Share by Region (Number of Trainee, )

Bi-Program Top 10 Ranking (Training Courses, 2001) Country Number of Trainees 1Vietnam28 2Cambodia20 2Myanmar20 4Laos18 5Philippines16

Points for Effective Technical Assistances  Identifying technical assistance needs  Coordinating technical assistance activities taking account of needs, especially country focused tailor-made training courses  Evaluating the effects of technical assistances - Monitoring individual trainees’ interests - Evaluation at the end of each technical assistance - Post evaluation by follow-up missions  Continuation of technical assistance