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Private Sector

June 8, 2006

The Private Sector Liaison Officers (PSLO) Network is a network of local business intermediary organizations (chambers of commerce and industry, business and trade associations, or investment promotion agencies) around the world, who facilitate Small and Medium Entreprise (SME) access to World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group products and services and interaction between the WBG and the private sector.

As of Oct 2005, three PSLOs are hosted by the major Japanese business organizations ---  (Japan Business Federation),  (Kansai Economic Federation) and  (Engineering and Consulting Firms Association, Japan). Collaboration between the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP and Japanese private sector organizations includes staff exchange, coorganizing seminars, joint initiatives, information sharing, etc. On June 21, 2005, the first regional PSLO dialogue was organized via videoconference between Tokyo, Paris and Singapore. During this event, the three Japanese PSLOs -- Mr. Takashi Yoshimura of Nippon Keidanren, Ms. Noriko Mimura of Kankeiren, and Mr. Hiroya Takagi of ECFA, were formally welcomed to the network.

¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office offers individual business consultations and detailed explanations about:

  • Business opportunities related to World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP activities
  • Procurement Guidelines
  • Consultant Employment Guidelines
  • Standard Tender Document Specifications
  • Operations Manuals
  • PHRD Technical Cooperation Programs
  • Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)
  • Japan Staff and Consultant Trust Fund (JSCTF)

The Tokyo Office also assists communication with Task Managers at World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Headquarters, provides advice on English-language materials for presentation to the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, and plans and presents a variety of business seminars.

For business consultations, please contact Takao Ikegami, Business Information Advisor at the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office (tikegami@worldbankgroup.org, 81-3-3597-6650 or 03-3597-6650). 

Please include the following information: Name (Japanese/English), Title (Japanese/English), Organization (Japanese/English), Contact Information (address, telephone/fax, e-mail), Availability, Questions/Consultation Details.

For information about the PSLO Network in Japan as well as general World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP's private sector outreach activities, please contact Koichi Omori, Communications Officer, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office (komori@worldbankgroup.org, 81-3-3597-6650 or 03-3597-6650).

 

Useful Links and Documents

  •  - bid tendering information from World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP projects
  •  - Published twice monthly by the United Nations, this site provides project information and bid tendering information for international development banks, such as the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, Inter-American Development ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP and Asian Development ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, and the United Nations
  •  - Bid tendering information issued by Development Gateway (NPO offering procurement information for international institutions and national governments)
  •  - Since January 2005, the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP has placed online the direct hiring process by consulting firms, to complement UNDB Online and dgMarket
  •  - ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP is creating a database of the consulting companies with an interest in business opportunities involving World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP finance projects