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Embassy Programme: Workshop & Tour "Key Solutions for Smart City Development" at Smart City Week 2013 in Yokohama

Embassy Programme: Workshop & Tour "Key Solutions for Smart City Development" at Smart City Week 2013 in Yokohama

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo presented an Embassy Programme: Workshop & Tour “Key Solutions for Smart City Development” at Smart City Week 2013 in Yokohama.

Embassy Programme is a capacity building programme of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo for diplomats and staff who work for embassies of developing and emerging countries in Tokyo. 31 diplomats and staff from 24 embassies and 11 UNU students took part in the programme.

Event          Smart City Week 2013 in Yokohama
Date           23rd October 2013
Venue         Pacifico Yokohama

Workshop
13:40 – 13:50 Opening & Introduction
                    “Promoting Japan’s Experience to Emerging Markets
                    from Urban Development to Pollution Control
                    – Japanese Technologies and Solutions for Emerging
                    Nations -”
                    by Mr. Yosuke Mochizuki,
                        Director, Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute

13:50 – 14:10 Key Solutions Session
                    “Water Management Solutions for Social Sustainability”
                    by Ms. Yukiko Ichige, Engineer,
                        Water Environment Solutions Business Management
                        Division, Hitachi, Ltd., Infrastructure Systems Company

14:10 – 14:40 Q&A, Networking with Speakers
14:40 – 14:45 Closing Remarks
                    by Mr. Takeshi Furutani,
                        Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

Guided Tour of Exhibition
14:50 – 16:10 Group Tour at Smart City Week Exhibition guided by
                    Nikkei BP -Stop by 8 representative booths
16:10 – 16:40 Tour of Yokohama Technology SMEs Exhibit guided
                    by City of Yokohama

Participating embassies:
 Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Iran, Kyrgyz, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uzbekistan.