On March 10, 2025, the last session of the public consultation training was held in Sri Lanka under JICA project “Capacity Enhancement for Urban Development Planning (CITY-UP)”. Public consultation is one of the area which ALMEC is responsible in the CITY-UP. Participated by many officials from the Urban Development Agency (UDA), the counterpart agency, the sesson started with a lecture by the Japanese expert and followed by a discussion on how to improve the UDA's urban development planning process.
As the final session, we summarized the current problems in the urban development planning process, issues that can be improved, and measures that can be practically applied by UDA, which were shared and anayalized in the previous six sessions. We also discused the manual design for UDA to continuoulsly implement an improved planning process after the project is completed.
Although this is our last field visit, ALMEC will continue to provide technical advice remotely from Japan for UDA to complete the manuals by the end of the project. (Mar. 2025)

Area of business concerned: "02 Urban Development Planning"

On December 17, 2024, the closing ceremony for the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program "Comprehensive City Planning" was held, marking the successful completion of a one-month training program. This program was attended by 14 government officials responsible for urban planning and development from 13 countries. As the implementing partner, ALMEC was responsible for planning and preparation, program operation, and providing technical advice to enhance participants' learning and to assist in formulating their action plans.
The training program primarily consisted of lectures on urban planning and development in Japan, together with observation of Tokyo’s cityscape and site visits to various urban development project sites. Through these activities, participants gained in-depth knowledge of Japan’s experiences and expertise. Based on their learning, each participant analyzed challenges in their own countries and developed concrete action plans to address these issues, achieving practical outcomes.
The participants included counterparts from JICA’s ongoing technical cooperation projects as well as government officials who may become future cooperation partners. This provided a valuable opportunity to build a network of professionals involved in international cooperation in the urban sector.
At the closing ceremony, participants shared the insights they had gained during the program, fostering opportunities for future international collaboration. Following their return to their home countries, participants have reported taking the first steps toward implementing sustainable urban development initiatives using the knowledge acquired during the training.
ALMEC remains committed to collaborating with JICA and stakeholders from various countries to share Japan’s expertise in urban planning while supporting sustainable urban development and the promotion of international cooperation. (Jan. 2025)

Area of business concerned: "02 Urban Development Planning"