The 3rd meeting of the OPPS Forum was held on November 19th at the Trust City Conference Marunouchi for the purpose of mutual exchange and information sharing among members. 10 regular member companies, 1 associate member company, and an observer, Mr. Miyasaka, from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Overseas Project Promotion Division participated.

Based on the opinions received at the 2nd forum, we introduced examples of overseas PPP projects (highways in South Korea, water supply and sewerage systems in the Philippines) at the beginning.

3rd OPPS Forum

Next, we received reports from the member companies that will play a central role in the PPP environment and project progress in ASEAN (Thailand and the Philippines). He also explained and exchanged opinions on smart city projects that many member companies are interested in. Furthermore, he introduced the outline of the Inter-American Development Bank as an initiative of overseas international financial institutions.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism introduced the application for the “3rd JAPAN Construction International Award”, and Vice Chairman Uemura provided information on the status of toll road concessions in Vietnam.

Participating members commented that the introduction of overseas PPP project cases was especially meaningful.

The 3rd OPPS Forum is scheduled to be held on January 21st (Tuesday) in the new year along with the New Year’s party.