Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Hitotsubashi University APPP Holds Second “Reunion”
Alumni Discuss Challenges for Policy Makers in Asia
Hitotsubashi University's Asian Public Policy Program (APPP) held its second “reunion” via the GDLN on June 28, 2007. Professor Hisanobu Shishido moderated from the TDLC connecting to alumni in Beijing, Manila, Hanoi and Jakarta. Over thirty attended the seminar in Tokyo, including students currently enrolled in the program.
The APPP is a graduate level program for young professionals from Asia which focuses on the analysis, design, and implementation of economic policy. It began using the GDLN in 2006 to enable alumni around the world, many who now pursue careers in the public sector, to discuss common policy challenges and strengthen ties through information exchange.
From Tokyo, Professor Shishido, Director of the APPP, opened the Seminar with a presentation on “Challenges for Policy Makers in Asia”. Introducing two recent World Bank publications, “Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a Decade of Reforms” and “An East Asian Renaissance: Ideas for Economic Growth”, Professor Shishido extracted messages relevant to the APPP – such as “to be effective, policy makers need to conduct good diagnostics to identify the economy’s constraints or take advantage of existing/ potential scale economies”.
Presentations followed from Ms. Jo-Ann Manalang in Manila on “Business Process Outsourcing”, Mr. Ding Zhaoquan in Beijing on “Latest Development in China Stock Market”, Ms. Le Thi Phuong Thao in Hanoi on “Strengthening Regulation of Stock Market in Vietnam”, and Ms. Yogi Rahmayanti in Jakarta on “Promoting Public Private Partnership in Indonesia”.
Following discussions, connections were left open for personal exchanges among participants.
