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06/04/2009 - Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Towards EU-Japan Cooperation in Regional Policies: Foster Investment in Innovative Regions (Seminar)

Date/Time: Monday 06 April 2009, 14:30 – 16:00
Venue: Todofuken Kaikan Hall (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Inquiry / registration:
To register, please email your name, company name, telephone and email address to
Ms. Higuchi or Ms. Miyamoto
EU-Japan Centre, Tokyo Head Office
Tel: +81-3-3221-6161

Co-organised by: Delegation of the European Commission to Japan, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and The Delegation of the European Commission to Japan
With Support of: Cabinet Office (tbc) , Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Language: English/Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
Registration fee: Free

Overview:
Commissioner Hübner is in charge of regional policy at the European Commission. Regional policy is a key EU policy which aims at fostering EU cohesion and securing development for all EU regions. For the period 2007 – 2013, the budget for regional policy accounts for 348 billion EUR (over 35% of the total EU budget). A significant emphasis is given to research and innovation, which are becoming increasingly important to ensure sustainable economic growth of regions.

Following Commissioner Hübner keynote speech, Mr. Hiroyuki Ishige, Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, Mr. Masahiro Nakajima，Secretary General for Regional Revitalization Bureau of the Cabinet Secretariat, and Mr. Takashi Shiraishi, Member of the Council for Science and Technology Policy, talked about the policies and initiatives to revitalize Japanese regions in today’s economic situation.

Programme:

14:30	Opening remarks by Ambassador Hugh Richardson, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Japan
European perspective
14:35 -15:05	Keynote speech by Professor Danuta Hübner*, Member of the European Commission in charge of Regional Policy
Japanese perspective
15:05 – 15:20	Mr. Hiroyuki Ishige, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
15:20 – 15:35	Mr. Masahiro Nakajima，Secretary General Regional Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet Secretariat
15:35 – 15:45	Professor Takashi Shiraishi, Member of the Council for Science and Technology Policy
15:45 – 16:00	Q&A (with all speakers)
16:00	Closing remarks by Mr. Julien Guerrier, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial cooperation
Keynote Speaker:	*Dr. Danuta Hübner was appointed as a member of the European Commission in 2004 when Poland joined the European Union. Prior to joining the European Commission, she held such political positions as Polish Minister for European Affairs (03-04), Head of Office of the Committee for European Integration and Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland (01 – 03), the United Nations Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary for UNECE (2000-2001) and the Minister Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland (97-98).

Report: Towards EU-Japan Cooperation in Regional Policies: Foster Investment in Innovative Regions

Keynote speech by Professor Danuta Hübner, Member of the European Commission in charge of Regional Policy
Photo © EU-Japan Centre, 2009