September 2008
The challenges facing the world today – such as global warming, food crisis, and the rising price of natural resources – are changing the way companies do business. Increasingly, companies need to integrate their CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities into their core business strategy to remain competitive in a global economy.
The TDLC and World Bank Institute are pleased to announce a new Seminar Series “CSR for Sustainable Business and Development” beginning in September 2008. Focusing on case studies and intensive discussions, 5 sessions will be conducted in total covering issues including BOP(bottom of the pyramid) market, supply chain management and climate change.
The seminar is designed for executives and CSR division officials from the private sector, development agency officials, researchers and students, NPO representatives, etc. This is a fee-based program.
The session for Japan in Japanese will start on September 17. For more information and registration, please visit Program Site.
The English session focuing Asia will commence in January 2009, connecting the WB GDLN centers in the region. More information will be posted on the website when all become available.
Throughout 2008
Four Japanese institutions—the Building Research Institute (BRI), National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Mie University—are conducting a research project on Disaster Mitigation in Earthquake Prone Areas in Asia with research institutions across the region, using the GDLN as a platform to strengthen the network and facilitate collaboration.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 18:00 - 20:00 (Japan time)
Inaugural Event
To kick-start a new program created by the TDLC which encourages artists to collaborate with orphans in Africa via the GDLN, an inaugural event will be held to provide insight on the role of art in development.Tatsuo Miyajima, internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, will talk about how art can be used to help resolve global issues. Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa of the Embassy of Republic of Uganda, will open the event and give a presentation on the situation in Uganda.
Admission free. Interpretation will be provided. To register, please specify “June 25th VC event” and send your name, organization and contact details.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
This seminar will be repeated to 2 country groups over 2 days.
See complete listing for locations and times in each country.
As inflation climbs to uncomfortable levels across East Asia, economic managers are faced with a new and traumatizing challenge: How can available management tools be deployed to address today’s inflation? What economic interventions can be used in a complementary manner to mitigate adverse effects on the welfare of low income and other specific groups?
These and other topical questions will be examined in “Today’s Inflation: Global Context and Local Solutions”, the first in a series of distance learning seminars focusing on Economic Management offered by the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Asia Pacific and organized with the support of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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View the webcast (archive).
Monday, May 26, 2008
An archived version of the webcast is available for view.
The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
The World Bank Tokyo Office, Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and UNICEF will initiate a Youth Dialogue via videoconference on the occasion of TICAD IV (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) to encourage the younger generation from Asian and African countries to add their voice to this important process.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
A GDLN Blended Learning Program
What are the implications of high and volatile oil prices on the global economy? What are the policy options?
These issues will be discussed in a timely new GDLN blended learning program “Oil Price Volatility, Economic Impacts and Risk Management in Asia” offered by the TDLC and the World Bank Institute (WBI) in cooperation with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). The session is based on the Global Finance Forum held in Washington DC in March 2008 organized by WBI and George Washington University.
Government officials, executives, analysts and practitioners in energy-related sectors are invited to the first videoconference session on June 4, 2008 connecting Tokyo, Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta and Washington. This is a fee-based program.
Session 1: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
9:30 - 17:30 (Mongolia time)
10:30 - 18:30 (Japan time)
Session 2: Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:30 - 17:30 (Mongolia time)
10:30 - 18:30 (Japan time)
View the archived webcast.
The TDLC and Kitasato University have teamed up to launch an ambitious blended learning program to train mother and child health care specialists in Mongolia.
Working with the Mongolian Nursing Association, local practitioners will participate in lectures via GDLN videoconference, fieldwork, and create a new textbook based on course material to meet local needs. A Mongolian version of the mother and child handbooks that are popularly used in Japan will also be created for public use.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 16:00 - 17:30
Keynote speaker: Ms. Sarah Cliffe, Director for Strategy and Operations, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank.
Professor Juichi Inada of Senshu University and other Japanese specialists in this field will also share their perspectives.
Children are the leaders of the future.
To prepare them to tackle global issues in an increasingly interconnected world, the TDLC and World Bank have conducted Kids Initiative, a multicultural education program incorporating videoconference and other technologies.
Since November 2004, schools in Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Japan etc. have connected to discuss topics ranging from environment to fashion to peace.
See also:
Tokyo Development Learning Center
A Japan/World Bank Distance Learning Partnership Project
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