UTILIZATION OF ODA GRANT AID ON INTRODUCING OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVERSES DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE QUALITY PORT AND HARBOURS INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

Abstract

 The steel pipe sheet pile quay wall with press-in method, which is new technology developed in Japan, was adopted in the Grant Aid project at Dakar Port. Although this technology didn’t have enough experience in Japan, it was introduced in ODA project as a reliable technology. To introduce this new technology, a technical consultation committee, which was comprised of experts, was set up to examine the technical issues. As a result of the examination, it was concluded that the press-in method could be adopted for casting even on rocky ground. For introducing the new technology in this project, the structural details were adjusted according to the request of the recipient side.

 We believe that the policy of “Quality Infrastructure Investment through the World” will be realized by accumulating the experience by the recipient countries on Japanese high technologies. In this paper, we clarified the basic procedures, advantages, and points to note when introducing the Japanese new technology in ODA Grant Aid project.