Japan Fund for Public Policy Training

On 11 March 2004 ADB's Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Japan Fund for Public Policy Training (JFPPT) to enhance its capacity building efforts.

The Fund's main goal is to assist institutions of ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) build capacity for public policy management, initially concentrating on economies in transition. It will help set up partnerships with local training and research institutions and will enable DMCs to acquire assistance from foreign academics to jointly develop and conduct training programs, primarily in local languages. The training program in each country will be tailored according to its specific needs.

Each training program will be targeted at mid-career to senior-level government officials engaged in economic management at national and subnational level. The curricula will cover a range of public policy issues, including analytical skills in planning and implementing public economic policy.

The Government of Japan will provide ¥900 million as an initial contribution. The contribution will finance, on a grant basis, support to DMC-based public policy training institutions and/or capacity building activities.

ADBI will manage the Fund and implement the programs. The program will be initiated in Viet Nam on a pilot basis.