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Jakarta, 8 Desember 2018
Project 2045 High-Level Seminar
On December 8, the Project 2045 High-Level Seminar was held at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in Jakarta, with Mr. Teru Fukui, Member of the House of Representatives, from Japan.
Those in attendance were, among others: three members of the Diet, including H.E. Mr. Tsukasa Akimoto, State Minister of the Environment, Mr. Tadahiko Ito, Member of the House of Representatives, and Ambassador Masafumi Ishii, from the Japanese side; and Prof. Dr. Ir. Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Former Speaker of the Regional Representative Council, with Vice President Jusuf Kalla delivering a congratulatory speech at the reception held on the same day from the Indonesian side. The Project 2045 report was also handed over to Vice President Jusuf Kalla on this occasion by the joint chairpersons of the Executive Committee, Dr. Takashi Shiraishi, Chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, and H.E. Mr. Muhammad Lutfi, Chairman of the Japan Indonesia Bilateral Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and Former Ambassador of Indonesia to Japan. Experts, politicians, members of the business community, and academics from both countries held rigorous discussions about the future of Japan–Indonesia relations, with approximately 300 people in attendance.
| 1. | Project 2045 (subtitled,“Indonesia–Japan 2045: A Joint Project of Two Maritime Democracies”) (Point-1) aims to bring together non-government experts from Japan and Indonesia to openly discuss potential cooperation in the coming future in view of 2045, when Indonesia celebrates 100 years of its independence, and to recommend policies to serve as a roadmap for our futures. On December 8, experts from both countries presented on the Project 2045 report, which was then followed by a high-level seminar in which politicians, members of the business community, academics, and experts from both countries held rigorous discussions based on the recommendations made in the report. |
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| 2. | The discussions held at the high-level seminar led the participants to jointly recognise the following in broad terms:
| 1) | As maritime democracies that share similar challenges and goals, Japan and Indonesia dreams for a common future of mutual cooperation to create a life of plenty, freedom, and safety in a society that is peaceful, stable, democratic, diverse, and tolerant. |
| 2) | To this end, Japan and Indonesia must jointly achieve three common targets: (1) to uphold democracy and become maritime global powers (political fields); (2) to be ranked among the world’s top five economies (economic fields); (3) to achieve high quality of life beyond the 2030 SDGs (social fields). 10 concrete challenges were identified for these targets to be achieved. (Point-2). |
| 3) | To realise our vision, our two countries must actively promote joint projects, including: co-hosting a multilateral ministerial forum to promote freedom and safety of navigation and flight in the Indo-Pacific region, supporting the Indonesia International Islamic University (UIII) and enabling trilateral cooperation between Japan and Indonesia with the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific region in the political field; promoting free trade, and launching a joint study on infrastructure development and the expansion of Indonesian exports in the economic field; and drawing up the master plan for “smart city” development and the demonstrator testing in remote island regions, and strengthening resilience against natural disasters through the introduction of early warning systems in the social field. |
| 4) | Japan and Indonesia should cooperate on various aspects of human resource development, including vocational training, because human resource development is the common challenge that cuts across all sectors to achieving the targets in this age of breathtaking technological advancements. |
| 5) | Japan and Indonesia should establish a Project 2045 Joint Follow-up Committee to follow up on the recommendations presented by the experts from our two countries, especially the implementation of the joint flagship projects for those recommendations. |
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Point-1: Project 2045 is being implemented as a project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the funding of the Government of Japan this year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Japan-Indonesia diplomatic relations, and is headquartered at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). While the project aims to allow experts from the non-government sectors of both Japan and Indonesia to openly discuss policy recommendations on future cooperation, the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia are participating in the project as observers. Dr. Takashi Shiraishi, Chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, and H.E. Mr. Muhammad Lutfi, Chairman of the Japan Indonesia Bilateral Committee of KADIN Indonesia and Former Ambassador of Indonesia to Japan, are serving as co-Chairpersons, and Prof. Dr. Ir. Ginandjar Kartasasmita, former Speaker of the Regional Representative Council, is serving as the Special Advisor.
Point-2: The 10 Challenges of Project 2045
Challenge 1. Sustaining Democracy and a Diverse Society
Challenge 2. Enhancing Maritime Security and Rule-Based International Order
Challenge 3. Strengthening Regional and Global Supply Chains in Indonesia and Japan
Challenge 4. Developing Infrastructure
Challenge 5. Strengthening the Economy through Investment
Challenge 6. Developing Human Resources
Challenge 7. Vitalising the Rural Economy
Challenge 8. Towards an Equitable Society
Challenge 9. Digital Technologies to Improve Quality of Life
Challenge 10. Resiliency to Natural Disaster, Tackling Climate Change, and Managing Natural Resources
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