List of Working-level Public-Private Joint Missions (January 2009-April 2010)

	Agencies in Charge	Visited Countries	Date	Purpose	Participating Organizations
1	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan	Mozambique Zambia	24 Jan-2 Feb 2010	"Public-private Joint Study Tour for Promoting Trade and Investment" To explore modalities for public-private cooperation.	・Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ・JICA ・JBIC ・JETRO ・JOGMEC ・Japanese private companies
2	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan	Namibia	30 Sep-3 Oct 2009	To have doialogue with high level figures of the Gvernment of Namibia.	・Embassy of Japan in South Africa ・Japanese private companies in Johannesbourg
3	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan	Botswana	24-26 Oct 2009	"Botswana coal mission" To exchange opinions on Japanese investigation and inspect coal mine.	・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ・Japanese private companies
4	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan	Egypt South Africa	7-12 Feb 2010	"Japanese space industry mission" To discuss to establish cooperative relationship on space industry with African countries.	・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ・The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies(SJAC) ・Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Centre(ERSDAC)  ・Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer(USEF) ・Japanese private companies
5	Alliance Forum Foundation	Zambia	4-10 Aug 2009	To consider possible business models related to improvement in education, medical services and poverty in rural villages, by utilizing remote information technology of Alliance Forum Foundation.	・JICA ・Japanese private companies
6	Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)	Kenya Rwanda (*Malawi)	6-14 Feb 2009 (*optional 14-18 Feb 2009)	"East Africa mission for coffee exploitation" To establish a network with African coffee producers and attend "the 6th African Fine Coffee Conference".	・JETRO ・Japanese private companies
7	Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)	Botswana	26 Jul-1 Aug 2009	To hold a SADC regional seminar and a workshop to introduce and transfer the remote sensing technology on mineral resources for joint analysis of JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana.	・JOGMEC ・Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) ・Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Centre(ERSDAC) ・Japanese private companies
8	Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)	Namibia	1-6 Feb 2010	To discuss the evaluation of the potential of rare earth resources with the Geological Survey Department of Namibia.	・JOGMEC ・Japan Mining Engineering Centre for International Cooperation(JMEC)
9	Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)	South Africa	1-4 Feb 2010	To participate in the seminar "Mining INDABA 2010" and introduce JOGMEC's mineral exploration activities. To have meetings with participating Ministers and directors of geologial surrvey department for further development of JOGMEC's remote sensing activities.	JOGMEC
10	Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)	Botswana Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe	3-12 Feb 2010	"Investigative mission for tourism infrastructure in southern Africa" To investigate obstacles in African countries for Japanese tourists, and submit reports on proposals for improvement to the tourism administration and industry.	・JATA ・Japanese private companies
11	Japan Libya Friendship Association	Libya	16-19 Nov 2009	To have a series of conferences with governmental officials to promote Japan's business in Libya.	・Japan Libya Friendship Association ・Japanese private companies
12	Kyusyu Economic Federation	Botswana South Africa	20-28 Jul 2009	To investigate the situation of resources development, and consider the possibility of participation of Kyushu companies in public-private projects for economic development in southern Africa.	・Kyusyu Economic Federation ・Japanese private companies ・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan