The 9th meeting of the OPPS Forum was held on January 19th for the purpose of exchange and information sharing among members. This time, it was held online again, but a total of 26 people from 12 member companies and 2 observers from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism participated.

JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation introduced JBIC’s overseas PPP initiatives. In addition, we introduced the expression of interest in PPP projects, the progress status, and the verification of projects introduced at the PPP seminar of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

<The 9th OPPS Forum Program>

1. Opening

2. Theme
　(1) Verification of projects introduced at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism PPP seminar
　(2) PPP project progress sharing
　(3) Initiatives of Japan Bank for International Cooperation

3. Questions and Answers / Exchange of Opinions

4. Closing

To all members of the PPP Promotion Support Organization and all concerned, following the first seminar “Educational Facilities and PPP/PFI (Basics)” held in December last year, we would like to inform you about the second seminar. Here is the information. If you are interested, please follow the application procedure below.

Title: “Educational Facilities and PPP/PFI”

Date: January 28, 2021 (Thursday) 14:00-15:50

Organizer: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

In this seminar, Dr. Yasutomo Yamamoto, a visiting professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University who served as the chairman of the council related to the compilation of “Case studies of various PPP/PFI projects in educational facilities (link)” There will be a lecture about In addition to case studies from local government officials, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will introduce PPP/PFI initiatives planned for the next fiscal year.

■ How to apply
Application for participation: https://eventregist.com/e/ppp_pfi_seminar
Application deadline: Until 17:00 on Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Participation fee: Free

■ Inquiries
Index Consulting Co., Ltd.
Person in charge: Sai, Miyanohara
Email: seminar@index-consulting.jp

■ Related links
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website
About the “Seminar for Promoting Diverse PPP/PFI Projects at Educational Facilities”
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shisetu/infra/1421853_00001.htm

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