Wrap-up of workshop series: Transboundary supply chain development in Asia from the perspectives of ports in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam

  • Date：
    Fri, Oct 13, 2023
  • Time：
    12:00 - 14:15
  • Location：
    Global Offshore Wind Summit Japan (GOWS-J) mini-session in AIM building, Kitakyushu, and Microsoft Teams
  • Hosted：

    Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo

Overview

As Asian nations move forward in their efforts to develop industrial capacity for offshore wind, they face the multiple challenges of achieving cost-efficiency, securing materials, equipment and human resources into the future, and bringing sustainable development to local economies. To address these challenges, it is crucial that these nations collaborate for the optimal development of a transboundary Asian supply chain. We would like to discuss the possibilities of such collaboration from the sub-national perspective of local ports, including its implications for development strategies of leading ports.

Agenda
  • 12:00-12:10
    Opening remarks
  • 12:10-12:25
    Background and Objectives of the Project

    Speaker
    Ms. WATANABE Rin, The University of Tokyo (Moderator)

  • 12:25-12:55
    Development strategies and visions of leading ports

    Speaker
    Initiatives in Vietnam
    Mr. KAZAMA Toshio, Japan Desk, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam

    Initiatives in Kitakyushu
    Mr. KAWASAKI Takayuki, Port and Harbor Bureau, Kitakyushu City, Japan

  • 13:10-13:30
    Lessons learned from the past workshops
  • 13:30-14:15
    Possibilities of transboundary supply chain development

    Moderator
    Ms. WATANABE Rin, The University of Tokyo

    Participants
    [Japan]
    Port authorities
    Researchers

    [Taiwan]
    Developers
    Researchers

    [Vietnam]
    Japanese representatives for cooperation in port development

    And other participants of the GOWS-J

  • 14:15-14:20
    Closing remarks

We were honored to participate in the Global Offshore Wind Summit – Japan, co-hosted by the Japan Wind Power Association, Global Wind Energy Council and Kitakyushu City, through one of their side events. There we invited the Japan Desk at Ba Ria Vung Tau Province, Vietnam, and a key official from the Port and Harbor Bureau of Kitakyushu City to share their experiences and future plans of offshore wind port development. After a moderated Q&A session, participants both online and offline engaged in a free discussion on the possibilities of transboundary cooperation, starting from sub-national levels (including port-to-port cooperation) and moving on to the topic of the creation of an East Asian regional market and supply chain.


Event Report(pdf)
20231013slides(pdf)