Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in the Age of Connectivity. EUC Asia-Europe Meeting 11, 1916

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was launched in 1996 with an inaugural summit in Bangkok. Since then, the Summits have been held biennially, alternating between Asia and Europe. The 11th ASEM Summit which coincides with the 20th anniversary of ASEM will be hosted by Mongolia on 15-16 July 2016. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEM, the European Union Centre in Singapore with the support of the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared this booklet on “Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in the Age of Connectivity”. This booklet gives an analytical account of ASEM’s history and background, assesses ASEM’s developments and achievements since the inaugural summit, and provides some thoughts on the future of ASEM. With political commitment and imagination, ASEM can become a platform to generate new ideas for cooperation and strengthen Asia-Europe connectivity and partnership for a better world

The renewable energy and energy efficiency potential of Waitakere City : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Technology in Energy Management at Massey University

Electricity restrictions and blackouts have occurred in Waitakere City in the past and are likely to occur again in the future unless the city can become more self reliant by meeting, at least in part, the increasing energy requirements for what is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand. In this study the potentials for energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy resources have been broadly quantified and assessed using desktop analysis of publicly available data for stationary final use energy systems (i.e. excluding transportation) within the geographical area of Waitakere City and adjoining waters. It was found that energy efficiency and energy conservation measures can consistently and predictably achieve overall energy savings and reduce daily and seasonal peak demand. The best renewable energy resource potential exists with solar and geothermal for heating applications and wave, offshore and inshore wind and tidal currents for electricity generation. There is very limited potential for hydro and bioenergy systems beyond what already exists. PV solar and land based wind power generation are currently only feasible for limited off-grid applications. This scoping study confirms the achievability of the vision expressed in Waitakere City Council's "Long Term Council Community Plan" (LTCCP) that by 2020 " Waitakere City will be an energy cell, not an energy sink. Air quality supports good health". A range of flagship projects have been identified to progress the achievement of this vision. Waitakere City Council can use this report as part of the development of a comprehensive energy management plan

家族、企業、そして法人 : 近世における泉屋住友の組織

The purpose of this article is to review organizational characteristics of Japanese berchant houses during the Tokugawa period(1600-1868), based on an examination of Izumiya-Sumitomo as a family, enterorise, and corporation. In particular I discuss the ideal of ubduvuded inheritance and single succession, the co-existence of managerial delegation and owner-control, and the cluster of autnomous and semi-independent branches tied to the main house by a moral code of allegiance. I further asses these features through an account of the Sumitomo house feudm which occurres in the second half of the eighteenth century. The findings suggest that joit management centering the pursuit of self-interest. The feud fuyther shed new light on the role of ownership, i.e., the function of the household head as nominal ower of the estate. Finally, the conflict can be considered a benchmark in the evolution toward a managerial enterprise with the household head as symbok of authority

Japan’s normative policy : coalition-building and pragmatism

For the past two decades, values and principles have played an important role in Japan’s foreign policy. Value-oriented diplomacy has served as a tool to strengthen the alliance with the US and cement stronger relations with other partners. Values have only gained in significance after the launch of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) concept in 2016. First, a shared normative basis is seen an important facilitator of cooperation and, for Japan, lies at the core of ‘tailored networking’ with partners in the Indo-Pacific. Second, in the context of competition with China, shared values are key in promoting principles such as the rule of law and freedom of navigation, in order to prevent any challenges to the current regional order. Third, they have an important legitimising role, both domestically and externally. At the same time, Japan is keenly aware that an all too strong emphasis on certain values can have an adverse effect. This has resulted in a focus on realism and national interest, but also a very pragmatic respect for different ways of thinking. The latter is imperative in particular in terms of paying more attention to the interests and views of emerging powers and developing countries in an increasingly post-western world

Der Einfluss leistungskonformer und leistungsexterner Prüfungsbedingungen auf die Notengebung an deutschen Hochschulen: eine empirische Untersuchung der langfristigen Entwicklung von Examensnoten

Die Notengebung an deutschen Hochschulen ist ein bisher kaum untersuchtes Phänomen. Über die deskriptiven Analysen des Wissenschaftsrates (2003, 2007, 2012) hinaus gab es bisher nur einen einzigen Versuch, Unterschiede und Entwicklungen der Notengebung sowie Einflüsse auf sie systematisch zu erfassen (Müller-Benedict/Tsaraouha 2011). Die vorliegende, an der Schnittstelle zwischen Wissenschafts-, Bildungs- und Hochschulforschung angesiedelte Arbeit führt diesen Versuch weiter. Sie geht der Frage nach, wie sich die (abschluss-), fach-, und standortspezifischen Abschlussnoten an deutschen Hochschulen in den letzten 50 Jahren entwickelt haben und welche Faktoren zur Erklärung dieser spezifischen Entwicklungen und ihrer Differenzen beitragen können

Japan, Europe and East Asian Regionalism

「日本研究」再考 : 北欧の実践からRethinking "Japanese Studies" from Practices in the Nordic Region, コペンハーゲン大学, 2012年8月22日-24

THE EU-JAPAN CONNECTIVITY PARTNERSHIP – ROADWAYS AND ROADBLOCKS

Connectivity, including infrastructure development (âhard connectivityâ) as well as regulatory measures, the digital field, people-to-people ties, etc. (Ê»soft connectivityâ), is increasingly becoming an area of great-power competition. A key driver has been Chinaâs Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a large-scale project based on foreign investments and infrastructure development in third countries launched in 2014. This article zooms in on how the European Union and Japan have sought to propose an alternative model by creating a Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure in 2019. The article starts off by defining connectivity and elaborating on its link with geopolitics. It depicts connectivity as a theatre for both cooperation and competition, including by way of an analytical framework comprising six spheres and six logics. After sketching the synergies, complementarities and shared interests, the article surveys the EU-Japan partnershipâs progress on the ground. The concluding sections outline limitations and possible ways forward