February 11, 2003
 Japan's Support in Nepal's IT Sector
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As Japan's initiative to follow-up the proposal announced by former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori of Japan in promoting the IT sector in Nepal, which was originally stated during his visit to Nepal in April 2000, this year the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of Japan conducts an IT training course for around 70 Nepali professionals. The objective of the training course is to assist human resources development in Nepal's IT sector, particularly its application in planning and development as well as planning and management.
Of the total, 40 professionals were provided with training entitled "Design and Management of Infrastructure using Information Technology" in Kathmandu from February 6 to 12. In the training, the participants got practically designed GIS (Geographic Information System) training and developed their soft application skill such as drawing maps for roads, sewerage or water supply construction. The training was financially supported by the Ministry of International Trade & Industry of the Japanese Government and implemented by Meiken Consultants Co. Ltd. Japan in cooperation with Meiken Digital Technology Systems Pvt. Ltd. (MDTS), Nepal-Japan joint venture, Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) and Nepal AOTS Alumni Society (NAAS).
Inaugurating the training program on February 6, Mr. Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister for Information and Communication, thanked the Government of Japan for its continued support in the development of Nepal and shed light on the importance of IT in infrastructure building. Addressing the same function, Ambassador Kaminaga expressed hope that the training would be of great help to Nepali IT professionals.
Under the same program in March 2003, AOTS conducted two-week long training course on IT-based management for 30 Nepalese managers in Japan. To enhance Japan's ongoing support of Nepal's IT sector, the Government of Japan is also working in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) within the comprehensive policy framework developed by the UNDP for the promotion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) globally.
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