With Yasuko Hasegawa's personal human networks in Thailand and Yu Hasegawa's researches on Asian countries, they chose Thailand as the first country to implement this program which they named as IDCE. However, IDCE had never taught computer science to Thai-speaking students with no previous experiences in computers.
To raise funding to realize the project, we supported the government of Thailand to apply for a grant at the Japan Exposition Commemoration Fund Project. We also organized a charity concert in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
In June, 1990, we donated three hundred fifty one sets of computers to the Ministry of Education in Thailand. These computers were distributed throughout Thailand and installed in 17 educational centers (for the public) throughout Thailand.
In July, 1990, we offered the first on-site computer course at Bangkok. The Thai Ministry of Education selected participants, one institution each from 17 rural areas outside Bangkok, and invited total of 40 teachers from those centers to take the course. Those teachers, whom we call, "teacher-students," were trained in mathematics or science but had no experiences in computers, nor had they ever touched computers before. After the course, the teacher-students were obligated to return to their centers with donation and start a computer class of their own.
In October, 1990, IDCE invited 22 out of the 40 teacher-students to KCG, Kyoto, Japan for an intermediate computer course.
In every corner of Thailand, it was the very first time to welcome computers. We were informed that, in every center, the reservation for the computer training courses were booked right away and completely for one year. This was truly the beginning of computer education throughout Thailand.
The Thai Ministry of Education informed us that, more than 3,600 students a year would be given computer education as a result of the program and expressed their appreciation saying “there has never been an international-support program like IDCE; IDCE has created a computer railroad all over Thailand.”
In February, 1992, we offered the third computer seminar for Thai teachers at IDCE/KCG. By then, we have implemented IDCE in Ghana and Poland, so the seminar was joined by teacher-students in those countries as well.
In November, 1992, the IDCE founders, Yasuko and Yu Hasegawa, along with Wataru Hasegawa, received awards from the Thai Ministry of Education for the contribution to the country.
After that, we were informed that computer education was now right on track in Thailand with increasing budget allocations from the Thai government.
n 1994, the highly successful result of IDCE prompted the Thai government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to form a cooperative arrangement for further development.
Their cost-sharing project made it possible for the workshop in multimedia technology to be held at KCG for the computer engineers from Thailand for six months.
Also, our staff, Dr. Yoichi Terashita, was appointed as a JICA specialist, and was sent to Mahidol University in Thailand for directing education in multimedia technology in 1996.
In 1996, with our next donation of thirty, 32-bit portable computers, “Computers on Wheels” was implemented in Thailand; a new program where the National Science Center for Education would carry donated computers in two trailers and visit schools throughout Thailand. With two of our instructors sent from Japan, we hold the first workshop inside those trailers at one of the indigent areas of the country.
The Princess of Thailand officially opened the program by cutting the tape at the opening ceremony.
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
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1st stage | 351 | 1990 | 17 Non-formal Educational Centresthroughout Thailand |
2nd stage | 30 note pc | 1997 | Computers on Wheels |
Location | Period | Participants | |
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1st program | Bangkok | 7/23/90 - 8/11/90 | 40 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 10/09/90 - 10/23/90 |
22 |
3rd program | Kyoto | 02/04/92 - 02/14/92 | 6 |
4th program | Throughout Thailand | 01/97 | Computers- on-Wheels |
1989 | October | Two Thai college students invited to IDCE/KCG. A trial seminar held. |
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1990 | June | 351 computers donated to theThai Ministry of Education. |
July |
4 IDCE/KCG teachers and 6 IDCE/KCG students sent to Thailand to teach the seminar. The first seminar held at Bankok to train teachers for the donated computers. | |
October | The second seminar held at IDCE/KCG. (22 Thai teacher-students from the first seminar participate.) | |
1991 | February | The donated computers settled at the educational museum in Bangkok as well as non-formal education centers in 17 areas throughout Thailand. Computer education starts by the local teachers who had the training from IDCE. |
1992 | February | The Second Support – the third seminar held at IDCE/KCG. 6 participants selected and invited to Japan from the centers where the donated computers were settled. |
November | Awards from the Ministry of Education in Thailand. | |
1997 | January | The Third Support – 30 notebook computers donated to the Ministry of Education. "Computers-on-Wheels" program begins with 2 teachers sent from IDCE/KCG; two trailars travel throughout Thailand with a computer classroom in each. |
January |
“The Crown Princess Award” awarded |
In 1990, the news on the success of IDCE in Thailand spread in Japan (newspapers/TV). The Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Japan, His Excellency Dr. James L.M. Amissah, read an IDCE article and enthusiasticly requested us to bring IDCE to Ghana. We were overwhelmingly moved by his passion for the development of his country.
In 1991, we donated 208 sets of computers to the Ministry of Education in Ghana and offerred a 2-week seminar in Accra. Among the IDCE volunteer instructors were three MIT graduate students. 32 Ghanaian participants were teachers from institutions from 17 areas throughout Ghana (teacher-students) ; many had never touched computers before.
In 1992, we invited 15 teacher-students from Ghana to KCG, Japan, for more advanced computer seminar. Afterwards during the year 1992, computer education began in those 17 schools around Ghana; each for the very first time in their areas.
In January, 1993, the Ghana Ministries of Education and of Science & Technology opened a computer center named after Yasuko Hasegawa, the president of KCG and co-founder of IDCE. The Hasegawa family was invited as the governmental guests to attend the inauguration of the Computer Center and the celebration of the distribution of the donated computers.
The Ministers of Education and of Science & Technology attended the ceremony. There, Capt. GN. Butah, the Minister of Science & Technology announced that,
(1) because of the success of the IDCE, the ministries decided to allocate a special budget for computer education in Ghana,
(2) the program was to become a joint project of the Ministries of Education and of Science & Technology,
(3) IDCE’s work was a great achievement for the development of Ghana. This achievement follows in the footsteps of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, a famous Japanese bacteriologist who did much valuable research concerning syphilitic diseases in Ghana, including, most notably, the discovery of the yellow fever virus.
We visited several high schools that had received our donation, and were deeply touched by the warm welcome extended to us by the government, as well as the group of motivated students at each school, who now had an opportunity to learn computers.
In In the Fall of 1994, we invited two high school students to IDCE/KCG in Japan. The Ghana Ministry chose two most excellent students from those 17 schools that received the donation.
In November, 1994, Yasuko, Yu, and Wataru Hasegawa received awards of honor by the Ministries of Education and of Science & Technology for the IDCE work in initiating computer awareness in Ghanaian schools.
In March, 1996, the National Center for Youth Education was built in Ghana. Upon the request of the Ghan Minister of Education, we donated additional 150 sets of 16-bit and 32-bit computers for 19 high schools and the National Computer Centers.
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 208 | 1991 | 17 technical institutions and high schools throughout Ghana |
2nd stage | 150 | 1996 | 19 high schools and National Center for Youth Education |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Accra | 8/19/91 - 8/31/91 | 32 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 2/4/92 - 2/14/92 |
15 |
3nd program | Kyoto | 11/11/94 - 11/29/94 |
2 |
1991 | June | Donated 208 computers to Minister of Education |
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1991 | August | Held the first seminar in Accra for teachers of the receiving schools. Four KCG teachers, three MIT graduate- student volunteers fly to Accra. |
1992 | February | Held the second seminar at KCG, Japan. (15 people from the first seminar participants were selected and invited to Japan) |
1992 | Fall | The donated computers were settled at high schools and technical schools in 17 areas throughout Ghana. Computer education was started for the very first time in each area by the local teachers who had the training from IDCE. |
1993 | January | IDCE officials were invited for the opening ceremony. Received the awards from Ministry of Education and the Director of Ministry of Industrial Science & Technology at the ceremony. |
1994 | November | Two excellent students (a boy and a girl) from the receiving schools were selected and invited to KCG for the special seminar. |
1996 | March | Established the National Youth Education Center in the capital city Accra. By the request from Minister of Education, donated 150 computers as the second support. Computers were distributed to 19 high schools throughout Ghana. |
A long time friend of Yasuko Hasegawa, Dr. Romuald Huszcza, (Prof. of Japanese at Warsaw University), along with the Polish Ambassador to Japan, and Dr. and Mr. Okazaki (both faculty of Japanese at Warsaw University), supported us to start IDCE in Poland.
In June 1991, we sent 200 sets of PCs. The first IDCE seminar was held in Warsaw.
The seminar attendees (teacher-students) were of various backgrounds, from teachers of elementary schools to those of universities. So the seminar had to be individualized. They were a group of very enthusiastic people; some, who stayed in the same hotel as the IDCE instructors, continued to knock on their doors at night for more questions. It went well, and, at the closing ceremony, those teacher-students were happily surprised to find what more we could do with those computers: computer graphics with music. Two IDCE instructors showed a Polish flag floating in the air while the Polish anthem was played in the back.
The second computer course was held at KCG, Japan, in February 1992. Deputy Minister, Dr. Tadeusz Diem, also visited KCG with a group of Polish teacher-students. At this time, the Ministry of National Education and KCG/IDCE signed a “Declaration of Intent,” with the purpose of promoting information technology and cultural exchange through a lasting relationship between the Polish government and KCG/IDCE.
At a later date, to celebrate the exchanges, students of Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw Institute of Technology) visited KCG and performed Polish folk dances at the KCG center for performing Arts.
Accomplishment of IDCE in Poland was valued; Japan-Poland Institute of Information Technology was established in the Fall of 1994, in collaboration with the Polish government and the Japanese government. An instructor from KCG/IDCE was sent to Poland as a computer expert by JICA in 1994. (After that, the KCG/IDCE instructor became a full-time teacher of the Institute.)
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 200 | 1991 | 10 schools |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Warszawa | 11/12/91 - 11/22/91 | 21 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 2/4/92 - 2/14/92 |
15 |
1991 | July | 200 computers donated to the Ministry of Education. |
---|---|---|
1991 | November |
The first seminar held at Warszawa to train teachers for the donated computers. 3 KCG teachers and 2 KCG students fly to Poland to teach the seminar. |
1992 | February |
The second seminar held at KCG. 15 students out of the 21 came to Japan, along with the department head of Information Technology from the Ministry of National Educatio |
1992 | September | Computer classes start in the 10 schools which received the donation. |
1994 | October | The Japan-Poland College of Information Technology established in the Fall of 1994, in collaboration with the Polish government and the Japanese government. An instructor from KCG is sent to Poland as a computer expert by JICA |
While we were teaching a seminar in Ghana, we met a group of UN representatives staying in Accra, Ghana, for a UN African conference. One representative from Kenya came to see the seminar and passionately requested us to bring IDCE to Kenya. He made the arrangement with the Kenya Ministry of Research, Technical Training and Technology as well as the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI). The request became official when the Ambassador of Kenya to Japan contacted us.
With the Minister of Research, Technical Training and Technology
KIRDI became the IDCE on-site operating organization and applied for a grant.
In 1992, we donated 200 sets of computers.
In January 1993, we offered the first IDCE/Kenya seminar at KIRDI in Nairobi with 3 IDCE/KCG instructors along with 3 MIT graduate-student volunteers. One of them was Denis Ouma Okumu, who was a native of Kenya. 30 teacher-students took the seminar.
in early January, 1993, the computers were distributed to "61 technical training institutions and secondary schools throughout Kenya according to the IDCE objective." (KIRDI report)
In Feb., 1993, with the grant from the Japan Expo Commemoration Fund Project, we invited 16 selected Kenyan teacher-students to KCG, Japan for a more advanced seminar.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Research, Technical Training and Tech., Prof. Karega Mutahi wrote KCG a letter saying,
“The equipment has enabled us to take the first step towards the introduction of computer technology on a nationwide basis. It appears as if we have sparked off an upsurge of computer interest amongst most of our institutions," he continued,
"...Such an approach would help us to avoid the long standing inequality that has existed between rural and urban institutions."
As we pursue this goal, we look forward to more support from friends like you and your school.”
In March, 1995, we presented our IDCE project at the conference by the Comparative & International Education Society, held in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the audience of our two-hour presentation was Dr. Hillel from Doshisha International High School in Kyoto, Japan. This encounter triggered the collaboration with Doshisha International High School.
In 1998, as a collaboration between IDCE and Doshisha, we donated 140 "Windows" desktop computers and portable notebook computers to the Ministry of Education in Kenya. These computers were distributed to 9 schools.
Later we were informed, "Out of the teacher-students were born an IT leader in the Kenyan government and IT specialists. "
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 200 | 1992 | 62 universities and high schools throughout Kenya |
2nd stage | 140 | 1998 | 9 schools |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Nairobi | 1/4/93 - 1/20/93 | 30 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 2/15/93 - 3/3/93 |
16 |
1992 | September |
200 computers donated to the Minister of Education |
---|---|---|
December | IDCE instructors arrive in Nairobi. | |
1993 | January | The first seminar in Nirobi held for teachers of the receiving schools. |
February | The second seminar held at KCG, Japan. 16 people from the first seminar participants were selected and invited. The donated computers distributed throughout Kenya. First computer education starts at 61 schools. |
|
December | Receive appreciation from permanent secretary of Ministry of Research, Training & Technology. | |
1998 | November | 140 computers donated and distributed to 9 schools in Kenya, a Joint project with Doshisha international Junior /High school. |
In February, 1992, the Ambassador of Zimbabwe paid a visit to KCG with the Ambassador of Ghana and made a request to bring IDCE to Zimbabwe. During the visit, we decided to apply for a grant together. After we secured the grant (*1) and after the Embassy appointed NUST (*2) as the operating institution, however, we were met by a criticizm by the key officials in Zimbabwe, who did not see the effect of our IDCE program. Their comment was "used computers would not benefit anything." As a result, the implementation was delayed, resulting us to apply to the granter for an extension of one year. [(*1 ) the Japan Expo Commemoration Fund Project : (*2) National University of Science & Technology]
Our belief in the importance of computer literacy, and the Zimbabwe Embassy's strong belief in our project eventually opened the door to IDCE/Zimbabwe.In the summer of 1993, we donated 200 sets of computers to the Ministry of Higher Education, and shipped them to Zimbabwe.
In 1994, with 3 KCG instructors and 3 MIT graduate students as volunteers, we offerred our first seminar at NUST in Zimbabwe.
Afterwards, 200 computers were distributed to 23 universities and high schools all over Zimbabwe.
The Vice-Chancellor of NUST, Prof. P.M. Makhurane wrote, "My office is bombarded every week with requests for these computers from Headmasters and other leaders and dignitaries from various institutions. I have also received many letters from the receipients thanking me and expressing great appreciations for these computers."
The result of the program was excellent enough that it changed the minds of the key officials who originally opposed to the program.
In November 1994, selected participants of the NUST seminar were invited to Japan for a more advanced seminar at KCG. Prof. P. M. Makhurane also visited KCG at that time.
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 200 | 1993 | 23 universities and high schools throughout Zimbabwe |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Bulawayo | 8/15/94 - 8/26/94 | 30 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 11/11/94 - 11/30/94 |
15 |
1993 | July | Donated 200 computers to Minister of Education |
---|---|---|
1994 | August | Held the first seminar in Bulawayo for teachers of the receiving schools. Five KCG teachers and three volunteers (one Cal tech graduate- student, one MIT graduate- student, and one student from Tufts University) fly to Bulawayo. |
1994 | November | Held the second seminar at KCG, Japan. (15 people from the first seminar participants were selected and invited to Japan) The donated computers were settled throughout Zimbabwe and computer education was started at 23 schools. |
In the summer of 1994, we shipped 200 sets of computers to Lima with the plan to be distributed to 20 schools. It was first an initiation of the Ministry of Presidency, but later was transfered to the Ministry of Education. The first seminar was held in January, 1995
Afterwards, fifteen Peruvian high school teachers were invited to KCG in Japan for a more advanced seminar.
Mr. Pedro Fujimori, brother of then president Mr. Alberto Fujimori, reported that all the computers were now distributed to some ten high schools in different areas of the country for the start of computer education in Peru.
In November, 1999, we made an additional donation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Japanese immigration movement to the country. We donated 43 PC’s to the Association of Japanese Peruvians. They were to be installed in the Association’s facility, and be made available, for free of charge, to all Peruvian people, regardless of whether they are of Japanese ancestry or not. These computers are to promote computer literacy in the country.
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 200 | 1994 | 20 schools/institutions |
2nd stage | 43 | 1999 | Japanese Peruvian Internet Center |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Lima | 1/23/95 - 2/3/95 | 40 |
2nd program | Kyoto | 3/15/95 - 3/30/95 |
15 |
1994 | March | Receive an appreciation from Mariela Guerinoni Romero, the Secretaria General de la Presidencia de la Republica for settlement of computer donation. |
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1997 | July | Donated 200 computers to Minister of Education. |
1995 | January | Held the first seminar in Lima for teachers of the receiving schools. Four KCG teachers, two MIT graduate- student volunteers fly to Lima. |
1995 | March | Held the second seminar at KCG, Japan. (15 people from the first seminar participants were selected and invited to Japan) Receive an appreciation from the President of Centro Cultural Peruano Japones ,Pedro Fujimori. |
1999 | November | Donate 43 computers to the Association of Japanese Peruvians to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Japanese immigration movement and receive an appreciation. |
2000 | July | Receive an award of honor from Associaton Peruano Japonesa. |
We signed an agreement between IDCE/KCG and the Ministry of Science, Technology & Human Resources Development.
In August 1996, we invited teachers from Nalanda College, Ananda College, and Vishaka College, to take a seminar at KCG, Japan.
In September 1996, at the conclusion of the above seminar, we donated 100 PCs to the Ministry. The Arthur C. Clarke Centre became the operating organization for IDCE/Sri Lanka. They were distributed to 7 schools.
In December 1996, we held a seminar in Colombo. Dr. Alwis of the Clarke Centre showed us many faxed and mailed letters from college principals, teachers, students, thanking for the donation of the computers to their schools. At that time, IDCE was honored in the opening ceremony with a citation of appreciation from the Ministry of Science, Technology & Human Resources Development.
In 1998, as a collaboration between IDCE and the Doshisha International High School, we donated additional 93 computers which included portable notebooks. They were distributed to 25 high schools and vocational schools.
In 2002, we made the third donation of 24 PCs, which were then distributed to 8 high schools and 1 Buddhist center, which had a special educational program for the people in the area.
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 100 | 1996 | 7 high schools |
2nd stage | 93 | 1998 | 25 high schools and vocational schools |
3rd stage | 25 | 2002 | 8 high schools 1 Buddhist center |
Location | Period | Participants | |
---|---|---|---|
1st program | Kyoto | 8/18/96 - 9/1/96 | 3 |
2nd program | Colombo | 12/20/96 - 12/31/96 |
27 |
1996 | August |
Three teachers invited to KCG, Japan, for a special seminar. |
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1996 | September | 100 computers donated to the Ministry of Science, Technology & Human Resources Development. Arthur C. Clarke Center for Modern Technology becomes the operating organization. Computers settled at 7 high schools of the national colleges. |
1996 | December | Held a seminar in Colombo for teachers of the receiving schools. IDCE sends three instructors to Colombo. Received an award from Minister of Sci., Tech. & Human R.D. |
1988 | November | 93 computers donated were distributed to 25 high schools and vocational schools as a joing project with Doshisha international High school |
2002 | July | 25 computers donated and distributed to 8 schools and 1 center. Received awards from colleges |
In the summmer, 1994, successful story of IDCD/Zimbabwe was mentioned at the Southern African Science and Technology Community (SASTeC:consisting of 12 countries at that time). Hearing about it from a friend, Malawi UNESCO requested us to bring IDCE to Malawi.
Like we have done previsouly, we prepared the donation of 200 computers and arranged to apply for the same grant, which had supported our IDCE projects in Thailand, Ghana, Poland, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Peru. However, the director of the grant organization, who saw each of our project independently (i.e. IDCE/Peru as a Peru project, IDCE/Kenya as a Kenya project, ...) and who always supported IDCE, had just been sent to another department, and a new director was appointed. Unfortunately, she saw our project as [one] project by IDCE and told us that they could no longer support us because they could not just continue supporting one organization. As a result, we lost the key funding. This was a great loss as IDCE almost totally depended on this particular grant.
We tried to raise funding in many different ways, but none was successful. It could have also been due to the sudden depression of the Japanese economy, but it was quite frustrating to see our IDCE slowing down.
As a result, we had to put IDCE/Malawi on hold.
In Nov. 1998, as a collaboration with Doshisha International High School, we were able to ship the donation of 222 computers, including Windows-type desktops and portable notebook computers.
During the speech at KCG, His Excellency Mr. Thoko M. Banda, Charge d'Affaires, said, "It is highly possible that two decades from now, the Microsoft of the world will have a Malawian name, and will retrace his or her origins not to a basement computer-business but to an IDCE initiative which you - here - today are facilitating." (Read the whole letter )
In December, 2007, we met His Excellency Mr. Roosevelt Laston Gondwe, the Ambassador, and discussed our next collaboration.
Year | Recipient | Quantity |
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1998 | Minister of Education | 222 |
Since June, 1996, we have concluded a series of Cooperation Agreements with donation of computers, between KCG and Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Xi’an Foreign Language University, and Capital Normal University. There was a strong demand from the Japanese language students to learn computer technology.
The donated computers placed at Tianjin Foreign Studies University were used for their students to learn both computer technology and the Japanese language. Tianjin University of Science & Technology established a KCG course that follows KCG curriculum; it has been sending students to KCG since 1998. In exchange, KCG also sends instructors there for an intensive course twice a year every year since then.
Year | University | Quantity |
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1996 | Tianjin Foreign Studies University | 50 |
1996 | Xi’an Foreign Language University | 50 |
1996 | Capital Normal University | 60 |
On March 25, 1996, with the reference by JICA, the director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (SEAMEO VOCTECH) visited KCG, Japan. That was the beginning.
On December 12, 1996, we concluded a cooperation agreement between IDCE and SEAMEO VOCTECH (South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Center for Vocational and Technical Education).
SEAMEO VOCTECH is an international organization which the Ministry of Education of nine South East Asia countries established in 1965 for the purpose of educating people in the sciences and humanities. The Japanese government has been supporting this organization for purchasing equipment and for providing training programs.
In March, 1997, we sent three instructors to conduct a seminar on network technology to SEAMEO VOCTECH.
In October, 1997, we also invited SEAMEO VOCTECH members for a computer training course at KCG.
1997 | March | IDCE sends 3 KCG instructors to SEAMEO VOCTECH(東南for a lecture and a seminar on internet. |
---|---|---|
1997 | October | IDCE invites members of SEAMEO VOCTECH to KCG for a more advanced seminar. |
In 1998, Sister Gean, then at Sister of Notre Dame in Kyoto, who was a friend of KCG's trustee, made a request to donate computers to Nigeria.
In August, 1999, we donated 40 notebook computers to the country. They were later placed at St. Augustine School, located in Plateau.
In July, 2000, late Sister Sharon, then at Sister of Notre Dame in Nigeria, visited KCG.
At the inauguration of the Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, we had an honor of the presence of His Excellency Mr. Grant Ehiobuche.
At that time, we discussed our next project but we were not able to get enough funding to go further. We hope to collaborate in the near future.
Year | Institution | Quantity |
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1999 | St. Augustine School | 40 |
In the summer 2002, International Relations Office of Kyoto City made a request to us to bring IDCE to Mongolia.
In December 2002, we made a donation of 40 computers along with 5 printers, and a computer center called, "Open Japan Center" was established based on our donation. The opening ceremony took place on 26 Feb 2003, and we visited the center with our instructors.
In the spring 2003, we invited two teachers from the Open Japan Center to KCG, Japan, for a seminar.
"Our govenment officials are glad to know that you are going to assist us to establish [Open Japan Center] which will make a great contribution toward promoting Japanese culture and develop computer education in Mongolia," Dr. Enkhchimeg, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, wrote, "Use of thte Center is basically free of charge for orphans and open to the general public, especially the students of high schools, colleges, and other specialized schools."
Quantity |
Year | Recipient | |
---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 40 computers 5 Printers |
2002 | Open Japan Center |
2002 | December |
Donated 40 computers to the Ministry of Education. |
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2003 | Spring | seminar at KCG, Japan |
In response to a request from the Ministry of Health in Tanzania, IDCE was initiated in 2004 with the help of IPIL-IPIL NO KAI, a non-governmental organization. In October, 2004, we donated 20 desktop computers to the Ministry through the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in Japan. These computers were installed in two Primary Health Care Centers under the jurisdiction of the Ministry and have been widely used for training health professionals and social workers on health care information management.
In Nov. 27, 2007, we had an honor of welcoming His Excellency Mr. E.E.E.Mtango, Ambassador, to KCG, Kyoto. We discussed our next collaboration. We are excited by the plan of applying for a grant together in the near future.
Year | Organization | Quantity |
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2004 | Ministry of Health | 30 |
2008 | Muhimbili University | 50 |
In October 2006 when Yasuko Hasegawa won the International Co-operation Special Award by the ITU Association of Japan (http://www.ituaj.jp/english/index.html), there was an award ceremony. Among the attendee was His Excellency Mr. Askar Asanbekovich Kutanov, the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic in Japan. During the reception, he approached Yasuko and asked if the Kyrgyz Republic could also benefit from IDCE.
The Embassy later officially made a request and IDCE/Kyrgys was initiated in November 2006 with a donation of 50 desktop computers. They were delivered to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education, and later were distributed to 12 schools located in regions of country.
Year | Organization | Quantity |
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2006 | Ministry of Education | 50 |
school | Quantity |
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OШck.. oбд., Kapakyjibжинckий, |
7 |
Баткенская обл., Баткенский р-н, |
4 |
Баткенская обд., |
3 |
Нарынская обд., Кочкорский р-н, |
5 |
Нарынская обд., Кочкорский р-н, Шк. им. Исакеева |
3 |
Жалалабатская обд., Ђазаркоргонский р-н, |
6 |
Иссыккулъская обд., Аксуйский р-н, |
7 |
Чуйская обд., Кеминский р-н, |
8 |
Таласская обд. |
5 |
Иссыккулъская обд.,Жетиогузский р-н, Женишская |
1 |
Республиканское предприятие пртезно-ортопедичсих |
1 |
In October, 2006, the government of the state of Eritrea formally requested us to donate computers through Mr.Yoshikazu Ito, a JICA expert for the Demobilization and Reintegration Program in Eritrea.
In March, 2007, donation of 30 desktopcomputers was delivered to Ministry of Education represented by the Department of Adult Education and Media. These computers were to be used for the vocational training programs aimed at reintegrating demobilized soldiers.
Year | Organization | Quantity |
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2007 | Ministry of Education | 30 |
IDCE was initiated with the support of a non-govenmental organization, IPIL-IPIL No Kai, which served as a bridge between IDCE and Ministry of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A donation of 45 desktop computers were delivered to each country through the Embassies of the Bosnia and Herzegovina in Japan in April 2007. These computers were to be used at technical schools in rural area as a part of ICT education.
Year | Organization | Quantity |
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2007 | Ministry of Education | 45 |
Through IDCE, a quite different kind of program has developed. Because of IDCE, many people in governmental organizations in other countries learned about KCG and its activities. They asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in their countries to receive more contributions from KCG. The local JICA offices contacted JICA in Tokyo (the central office); JICA in Tokyo asked us if we could offer a training program at KCG. This is how KCG became a JICA qualified institution for providing training programs in its computer technology assistance program.
For more than 10 years, with the support of JICA, KCG has been accepting training participants from different countries. The total number of participants so far is 154.
The training programs are in the ICT fields: computer programming, database technology, computer network technology, multimedia technology and web development. We try to individualize the program as much as possible.The participants are mostly from governmental organizations such as Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Public Service Management President’s Office, Ministry of Science and Technology and National Universities. Their job titles are system analysts, programmers, training officers and lectures. Occasionally, we also have participants who are professors or teachers of universities and training institutions.
After studying at KCG, those sent from governments are to apply what they have learnt at KCG in order to improve their programs and social services in their countries. Those sent from universities/training institutions are to spread their new knowledge to their students. Dr. Yoichi Terashita and Mr. Koji Ueda of KCG have been the key staff in running of this program.
Along with another faculty at KCG, they have also been appointed as JICA specialists and have taught at Mozambique Information and Communication Technology Institute in Maputo, Mozambique, Mahidol University in Thailand, and Polish-Japanese institute of Information Technology in Poland. KCG is now well recognized by JICA and the governments of the participating countries as one of the best training programs for technology transfer in the ICT field.
year | Duriation | Country | Number of participants |
Contents of the program |
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1994 | Mar.10,1994 - May.28,1994 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | C Language Programming |
Nov. 24, 1994 - Feb.16,1995 | Thailand | 1 | Multimedia Technology | |
1995 | Jan.17,1995 - Mar.9,1995 | Kenya | 1 | Basic Language Programming |
Mar.13, 1995 - Jun.8, 1995 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | C Language Programming
Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
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Ghana | 3 | |||
Kenya | 2 | |||
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
May.8, 1995 - Nov.22,1995 | Mexico | 2 | Multimedia Technology | |
Dec.4, 1995 - Mar. 21,1996 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
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1996 | Mar.4, 1996 - Mar.30, 1996 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 1 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Kenya | 2 | |||
Malawi | 2 | |||
South Africa | 1 | |||
Tanzania | 1 | |||
Zambia | 1 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
1997 | Jan.27,1997 - Apr. 22, 1997 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 2 | |||
Tanzania | 3 | |||
Zambia | 1 | |||
1998 | Jan. 26, 1998 - Apr. 21, 1998 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 2 | |||
1999 | Jan.25,1999 - Apr. 20, 1999 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 1 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology Multimedia Technology |
Ghana | 1 | |||
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 3 | |||
Uganda | 1 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
2000 | Jan. 24, 2000 - Apr.25, 2000 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 1 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Uganda | 1 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
May.8, 2000 - Jan.2, 2000 |
Myanmar | 1 | Network Technology | |
Jul.31, 2000 - Sep.29, 2000 |
Peru | 2 | Multimedia Technology | |
2001 | Jan.22, 2001 - Apr. 26, 2001 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | C Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 2 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Uganda | 2 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
Jul.30, 2001 - Sep.28, 2001 |
Peru | 2 | Multimedia Technology | |
2002 | Jan. 22, 2002 - Apr. 26, 2002 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | C++ Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Uganda | 1 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 2 | |||
2003 | Jan.20, 2003 - Apr.24, 2003 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 1 | C++ Language Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Tanzania | 1 | |||
Uganda | 1 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 3 | |||
2004 | Jan.19, 2004 - Apr.22, 2004 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 1 | Computer Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology (Web-based Database) Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 1 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
2005 | Jan.1, 2005 - Apr.29, 2005 Computer Technology for African Countries |
Ethiopia | 2 | Computer Programming Hardware Technology Database Technology (Web-based Database) Network Technology |
Ghana | 2 | |||
Malawi | 3 | |||
Tanzania | 2 | |||
Zambia | 2 | |||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||
2007 | Feb. 20, 2007 – |
Mongolia | 2 | Software Engineering, Object Oriented Design Software Testing Web Application Development |
Sept. 7, 2007 – |
Myanmar | 7 | Web Application Development | |
Sept. 19, 2007 – |
Mozambique | 5 | Consultation of ICT Curriculum Development Technology Transfer of Teaching ICT |
Duration | Country | Institution | KCG staff name |
Mission |
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Aug.1993 – |
Thailand | Mahidol University | Yoichi Terashita, Ph.D. |
Assistance to establish the IT graduate school |
Feb.1994 – |
Poland | Polish Japanese Institute of Information Technology |
Mitsuhiko Toho | Preparation to establish the institute |
Aug.1994 – Sep.1994 |
Thailand | Mahidol University | Yoichi Terashita, Ph.D. |
Assistance to establish the IT graduate school |
Mar.1996 – |
Thailand | Mahidol University | Yoichi Terashita, Ph.D. |
Assistance to establish the IT graduate school |
Oct.2004 – Dec.2004 |
Mozambique | Mozambique Information and Communication Technology Institute (MICTI) |
Mr. Koji Ueda | consult curriculum development for MICTI |
Country | Quantity |
Year | Status |
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Germany | 10 | 2001 | donated |
Sweden | 10 | 2001 | donated |
Spain | 15 | 2001 | donated |
France | 64 | 2001 | donated |
Greece | 10 | 2001 | donated |
Luxembourg | 60 | 2001 | donated |
Finland | 20 | 2001 | donated |
Estonia | 80 | -- | Reserved |
Hungary | 80 | -- | Reserved |