VI. DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROGRAMS
The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) has been planning and carrying out the following programs with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries.
(1) APACE program (1993~)
This program, which is called "APACE (Asia-Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement) Program", started in 1993 in cooperation with WIPO, targeting Asia-Pacific countries. The APACE Program consists of the following seven activities.
| (a) Annual Regional Symposium (1993~) | |
| 1993: | in Tokyo, Japan (100 participants from 19 countries) |
| 1994: | in Phuket, Thailand (60 participants from 22 countries) |
| 1995: | in Denpasar, Indonesia (100 participants from 17 countries) |
| 1996: | in Chiang Mai, Thailand (60 participants from 23 countries) |
| 1997: | in Manila, Philippines (100 participants form 27 countries) |
| 1998: | in Islamabad, Pakistan (70 participants from 24 countries) |
| 1999: | in New Delhi, India (80 participants from 21 countries) |
| 2000: | in Guangzhou, China (160 participants from 24 countries) |
| 2001: | in Mumbai, India (80 participants from 18 countries) |
| 2002: | in Jakarta, Indonesia (120 participants from 23 countries) |
| 2003: | in New Delhi, India (100 participants from 20 countries) |
| 2004: | in Hangzhou, China (79 participants from 15 countries) |
| 2005: | in Jakarta, Indonesia (70 participants from 16 countries) |
| 2006: | in Vientiane, Lao PDR (60 participants from 19 countries) |
| 2007: | in Kathmandu, Nepal (50 participants from 16 countries) |
| 2009: | in Hanoi, Viet Nam (50 participants from 12 countries) |
(b) Training Program in Tokyo (1994~) |
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| 1994: | 5 trainees (from China, India, Indonesia and Mongolia) |
| 1995: | 4 trainees (from the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 1996: | 5 trainees (from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Tonga) |
| 1997: | 8 trainees (from Bhutan, Laos, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines and Republic of Korea) |
| 1998: | 8 trainees (from Cambodia, Fiji, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Samoa, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 1999: | 12 trainees (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka) |
| 2000: | 14 trainees (from Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet Nam) |
| 2001: | 17 trainees (from China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa and Thailand) |
| 2002: | 10 trainees (from Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2003: | 12 trainees (from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2004: | 9 trainees (from Bhutan, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Viet Nam) |
| 2005: | 9 trainees (from Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam) |
| 2006: | 9 trainees (from India, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2007: | 6 trainees (from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2008: | 10 trainees (from China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
(c) Sub-Regional Seminar (1995~) |
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| 1995: | in Suva, Fiji (30 participants from 12 countries) |
| 1997: | in Nuku'alofa, Tonga (30 participants from 10 countries) |
| 1998: | in Apia, Samoa (80 participants from 13 countries) |
| 2000: | in Apia, Samoa (50 participants from 13 countries) |
(d) Experts Missions (1999~) |
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| 1999: | Philippines and Viet Nam |
| 2000: | Samoa and Sri Lanka |
| 2001: | Mongolia |
| 2002: | Fiji |
| 2003: | Indonesia, Mongolia and Viet Nam |
| 2004: | Sri Lanka |
| 2005: | Sri Lanka |
| 2007: | Pakistan |
| 2008: | Sri Lanka |
(e) Training on Collective Management (2000~) |
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| 2001: | 1 trainee (from Philippines) |
| 2001: | 4 trainees (from Indonesia and Mongolia) |
| 2002: | 10 trainees (from Fiji, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Bhutan, China and Philippines) |
| 2003: | 10 Trainees (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Viet Nam) |
| 2004: | 9 trainees (from India, Iran, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Nepal and Thailand) |
| 2005: | 8 trainees (from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka) |
| 2006: | 8 trainees (from Indonesia and Mongolia) |
| 2007: | 8 trainees (from China and Philippines) |
| 2008: | 8 trainees (from Cambodia and Sri Lanka) |
(f) National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights (2000~) |
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| 2000: | Nepal, Samoa and Sri Lanka |
| 2001: | Indonesia and Mongolia |
| 2002: | Fiji |
| 2003: | Mongolia and Nepal |
| 2004: | Sri Lanka and Viet Nam |
| 2005: | Mongolia and Myanmar |
| 2006: | Myanmar |
| 2007: | Cambodia and Pakistan |
| 2008: | Indonesia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam |
(g) Sub-Regional Roundtable (2003~) |
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| 2003: | in Singapore, 9 Participants (from China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2004: | in Viet Nam, 5 participants (from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia and Philippines) |
| 2005: | in Sri Lanka, 6 participants (from Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan) |
| 2006: | in Bhutan, 8 participants (from Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Samoa and Sri Lanka) |
| 2008: | in Malaysia, 15 participants (from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2009: | in Fiji, 39 participants (from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Laos, Marshall Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) |
(h) WIPO-CISAC Regional Training Course on Collective Management |
| 2004: | in Malaysia, 13 participants (from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
(2) Asian Copyright Experts Invitation Program (1996~)
This program invites each year high officials in charge of copyright from governments of Asian countries. Lecture and discussion meetings are organized, inviting Japanese experts, to share information and learn from each other. The guests have been invited from the following countries.
| 1996: | Thailand |
| 1997: | Republic of Korea |
| 1998: | Hong Kong |
| 1999: | Singapore |
| 2000: | China |
| 2002: | China |
| 2003: | China |
(3) Asia-Pacific Copyright and Neighboring Rights Seminar (1997~)
This program provides participating copyright experts of Asia-Pacific countries with opportunities to exchange information and viewpoints as well as to discuss possible regional common positions and/or actions in the future. The title will be changed to 'Asian Copyright Conference' in 2010.
| 1997: | in Yokohama (40 participants from 7 countries) |
| 1998: | in Tokyo (80 participants from 14 countries and 3 NGOs) |
| 1999: | in Tokyo (80 participants from 26 countries and 3 NGOs) |
| 2000: | in Tokyo (100 participants from 25 countries and 3 NGOs) |
| 2001: | in Tokyo (110 participants from APEC members) |
| 2002: | in Tokyo (90 participants from 25 countries and 3 NGOs) |
| 2003: | in Tokyo (90 participants from ASEAN+3 members) |
| 2004: | in Tokyo (90 participants from ASEAN+3 members) |
| 2005: | in Tokyo (100 participants from ASEAN+3 members) |
| 2006: | in Tokyo (100 participants from ASEAN+3 members) |
| 2007: | in Tokyo (80 participants from ASEAN+3 members and Mongolia) |
| 2008: | in Tokyo (90 participants from 13 countries) |
| 2009: | in Tokyo (80 participants from 9 countries) |
(4) JICA Group Training Course (1999~)
This training course started in 1999 in cooperation with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), to contribute to the development of copyright systems for non-Asian countries.
| 1999: | 7 trainees (from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Zambia) |
| 1999: | 7 trainees (from Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea(2) and Tonga) |
| 2000: | 7 trainees (from Colombia, Kenya, Moldova, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Solomon Islands) |
| 2001: | 7 trainees (from Ghana, Kenya, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu) |
| 2002: | 7 trainees (from Cambodia, China, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam) |
| 2003: | 6 trainees (from Bhutan, Fiji, Indonesia, Myanmar, Panama and Zambia) |
| 2004: | 7 trainees (from China, Fiji, Ghana, Malaysia, Panama, Thailand and Zambia) |
| 2005: | 7 trainees (from China, Colombia, Indonesia, Malawi, Panama, Peru and Thailand) |
| 2006: | 6 trainees (from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar and Panama) |
| 2007: | 6 trainees (from Chile, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Thailand) |
| 2008: | 8 trainees (from China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |
| 2009: | 7 trainees (from China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) |