Dedicated Pages for JAIF Projects

The inadequacy in trained human resources and capacities on taxonomy has been stressed as one of the obstacles in the implementation of commitments to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), especially in the ASEAN region. Lack of scientific information on biodiversity in this region is a crucial issue in the assessment and prediction of biodiversity changes, caused mainly by the lack of taxonomic capacity in data collection and analysis. To meet this challenge, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and Japan have partnered to strengthen taxonomic capacities in the ASEAN region, through projects funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

This Documentary is the third set of productions of the ASEAN Now and the Future project which is developed based on the unique perspectives of each country’s broadcasters. This time, it touches on the problem of marine plastic waste. More than half of the plastic is discharged from Asian countries. The ASEAN member countries of Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, and Thailand occupy top positions in the world ranking. In the Documentary, we see the actual situation of each country.

Effective and safe drugs are essential to maintaining and improving public health, and it is the responsibility of the world’s regulators to ensure swift access. Therefore, global harmonisation of technical regulatory requirements for drug product approvals and cooperation among regulatory authorities is essential to realise more efficient product reviews and streamlined exchange of critical safety information.
In 2022, the Indonesian FDA, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA, Japan) and Universitas Indonesia (UI) by the support of Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) conduct a collaboration programme which is called ASEAN-Japan Pharmaceuticals Training in Risk Management Plan. This project aims to advance regulatory harmonisation activities concerning drug products among the ASEAN Member States.

The GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) using Space Satellite System, standardized by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has been introduced in several countries of the world as a redundancy of conventional ground-based navigation system.
GNSS Implementation Plan Training in ASEAN (GIPTA) aimed for relevant ASEAN civil aviation personnel to obtain knowledge and skills for introduction plan of GNSS starting from the year 2020. After this training, safe, efficient, reliable and cost-effective air navigation service provided by GNSS is expected to be ready in ASEAN region as a whole.

Japanese Standards Association (JSA) administers “QC KENTEI and the first examination was conducted in 2005. Initially, QC KENTEI is provided for Japanese only.
For the first time QC KENTEI examination is conducted in Malaysia. Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), JSA collaborated with Standards Malaysia and Universiti Kuala Lumpur MITEC to offer QC KENTEI qualifying examination, opened to all qualified Malaysian workers with no charge.

Japanese Standards Association (JSA) administers “QC KENTEI and the first examination was conducted in 2005. Initially, QC KENTEI is provided for Japanese only.
For the first time QC KENTEI examination is conducted in Viet Nam. Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), JSA collaborated with Quality Training Centre (STAMEQ) to offer QC KENTEI qualifying examination, opened to all qualified Viet Nam workers with no charge.

Japanese Standards Association (JSA), under the ASEAN cooperation project Development of ASEAN Common Qualification Scheme for Quality Control Experts supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund, (JAIF), supports the ASEAN countries and contributes to the promotion of economic growth of the ASEAN countries by utilizing our experience in quality control education, which is QC KENTEI (Quality Management and Quality Control Examination).

JBMIA were approved subsidiary program by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and have been entrusted with JAIF Project since 2018 to carry out project of Capacity Building for Conformity Assessment for ITE in ASEAN Member States and ASEAN Japan Partnership Program for EMC and Safety Conformity Assessment of Multimedia Equipment.

The AADMER Work Programme (AWP) 2021-2025 Web-based Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System is a secured online platform that covers both the monitoring of implementation and tracking of progress towards results. The system is formulated to ease the conduct of the monitoring processes and to provide real-time monitoring data that informs and guides the AADMER Work Programme implementation.
This AWP M&E System is a project by the ASEAN Secretariat with support from Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

This project strengthens the ability of countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to combat cybercrime and work together as a region and fosters regional strategic discussion, identifies trends, and provides a foundation for improved information exchange. Comprising all 10 ASEAN member countries, the project was funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) with the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs as the project proponent and INTERPOL as the Implementing Agency.

In July 2018 INTERPOL established the ASEAN Cyber Capability Desk, with support from the Singapore Government and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) to address the growing cyberthreats in the region. In 2020, it was renamed as the ASEAN Cybercrime Operations Desk to better reflect its functions and operational relevance to the ASEAN countries.

The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) was initiated by ASEAN in 2018, to support smart and sustainable city development in the region. ASCN is composed of 26 pilot
cities from ten ASEAN Member States. This initiative strengthens connectivity, which is one of the keys of ASEAN Outlook of Indo-Pacific (AOIP), and contribute to the action
lines featured across multiple ASEAN blueprints and sectoral work plans and the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.