ISLAMABAD: Japan has decided to implement seven new Japanese technical cooperation programmes in Pakistan to cater the social needs and assist in capacity building for growing industries at the federal and provincial level.
Including these seven programmes, the Japanese government would implement a total of 25 technical cooperation programmes in Pakistan in fiscal year 2021. The new Japanese technical cooperation programmes, starting in fiscal year 2021, include the projects and dispatch of experts for improvement in health, education, agriculture, gender and information technology sectors, and would be implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) over a period of around three years.
The programmes include strengthening care for mothers, newborn and child health in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; dispatching education policy advisor to Sindh, strengthening of community engagement and educational practices for better retention in Sindh, providing technical support for livestock genetic improvement in Sindh, coaching trout farming technology in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, promoting survivor-centred approach in gender-based violence in Punjab, and dispatching technical advisor for ICT industry development in Pakistan.
For effective implementation of these programmes, JICA, besides dispatching of Japanese experts for capacity building of counterpart organisations, would also conduct online trainings to share their expertise and experience under the restrictions on overseas travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Matsuda Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, citing his optimism on the new Japanese technical cooperation programmes, stated that these programs with their successful implementation would greatly benefit the government and the people of Pakistan at the federal and provincial level.