Chairman, Board of Directors Yoshio Hara

Asia SEED was founded in 1999 as a registered nonprofit organization taking over the activities of human resources development that had been executed for a long period by Japan Indonesia Science and Technology Forum which was established in 1984.

Since then, Asia SEED has implemented some activities such as higher human resources development based on the support of the governments of both Japan and Asian countries, promotion of the small scale industries and entrepreneurship in the local areas of Asian countries in cooperation with universities and industries.

The rapid economic growth in Asia to date has been achieved by development of the industries which were supported by the various kinds of social and economical infrastructure systems. However, it is considered that the future development of Asia highly depends upon the knowledge intensive industries like ICT that will play a more important role. In this context, Asia SEED thinks that development of the human resources, particularly higher educated capable human resources are most important for the further economic and social development of Asia.

Asia SEED, in the meantime, would like to contribute to foster the small and micro scale industries in rural areas that have an essential role to improve income differentials, which has expanded in the process of the current economic growth.

Asia SEED would be very happy if we could achieve our original mission that is "to germinate the Seeds" in Asia under the collaboration with universities and industries now and in the future, even if our achievement is small.

Chairman, Board of Directors Yoshio Hara