産業政策とカイゼン

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  • Industrial Policy and Kaizen: A Perspective from Japan-Ethiopia Industrial Policy Dialogue
  • 産業政策とカイゼン : エチオピアにおける実践と産業政策対話の経験から
  • サンギョウ セイサク ト カイゼン : エチオピア ニ オケル ジッセン ト サンギョウ セイサク タイワ ノ ケイケン カラ
  • ―エチオピアにおける実践と産業政策対話の経験から―

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<p>This paper analyzes the relationship between Kaizen practices and industrial policy in developing countries, with special attention to the Ethiopian experience. While there are many studies and practical guides of Kaizen implementation and related Japanese development cooperation, they mostly discuss Kaizen standalone rather than from a perspective of the government's industrial policy.</p><p>The experience of Ethiopia is unique and notable for two reasons. First, there exists firm commitment by top national leaders to link Kaizen to the government's industrial policy. The current five-year plan places strong emphasis on Kaizen, with a vision of becoming a light-manufacturing hub in Africa through enhanced quality, productivity and competitiveness. Starting with a pilot project about ten years ago (supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)), now Kaizen is widely spread and practiced not only at factory floors but also at public organizations, being elevated to “national movements.”Furthermore, national leaders regard Kaizen as philosophy and expect its role in transforming the citizen's mindset and stimulating the private sector's dynamism, conducive to the era of industrialization. The core organization responsible for Kaizen dissemination enjoys political support in both staffing and budget.</p><p>Second, Japan has been extending industrial development cooperation to Ethiopia since 2009 by closely linking JICA's Kaizen assistance with bilateral industrial policy dialogue with key policymakers (Japan-Ethiopia Industrial Policy Dialogue). This two-tiered development cooperation has been implemented in an interactive way, producing synergies at the level of policy measures and concrete actions. At the same time, as the implementation of Kaizen progresses, it has become clear that stand-alone approach is not enough for Ethiopian manufacturers to successfully penetrate into the global market. There is a need to develop a full-fledged enterprise support system by strengthening linkages between Kaizen and other instruments. This also highlights the importance of continuous and enhanced policy engagement by Japanese industrial development cooperation.</p>

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