(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Japan is keen on helping Qatar realise its economic development goals, specifically the Qatar National Vision 2030, an official of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Meti) said.
"I am sure that these developments can be strongly supported by Japanese Information Technology (IT). This time, we can contribute to your efforts to make the Qatari society better by using our technologies," said Meti's Information and Communication Electronics Division director Takatoshi Miura during a business forum hosted by the Qatar Chamber yesterday.
Miura was referring to the economic, human, social, and environmental development, which comprise the four pillars of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
He said nine Information Technology (IT) companies specialising in the fields of environment, health, and security were part of a visiting trade delegation that exhibited various advancements in Japanese technology at the chamber. Miura noted that the IT industry has created more than 1mn jobs in Japan and is considered one of the country's key industries. "We are looking towards achieving growth in relations between Qatari and Japanese private sectors,' he said.
Miura noted that aside from Qatar's energy and infrastructure sector, Japanese IT also could be used in the country's agriculture, healthcare, and automobile industry.
"Each company is keen to expand business opportunities in Qatar and to look for investments, business partners, and customers through the matching sessions and exhibitions that were prepared at the chamber," he said.
Citing many trade delegations are looking for opportunities in the country, Qatar Chamber director-general Remy Rowhani urged both Japanese and Qatar-based businesses to "take advantage" of the exhibition.
"Today, we are under the global spotlight and everyone's attention is on Qatar"There is so much of the pie left that anyone can grab a piece of it. The Japanese have a lot to offer us and we also have a lot to offer them because the opportunities available in Qatar are beyond limit," Rowhani said.
He added, "This is the first time that Japan has sent a large delegation to expose their technology to Qatar and we need to take advantage of that."
Japanese ambassador Shingo Tsuda told Gulf Times the forum reiterates the discussions held between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was in Doha in August 2013.
"We are looking forward to have His Highness the Emir in Japan so we could forge again another comprehensive partnership between Qatar and Japan," the ambassador said.
With a total trade volume of almost $38bn recorded in 2014 ($36bn in imports; $1.5bn, exports), Tsuda said Qatar was Japan's largest trading partner for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other petroleum-based products.
"Another great opportunity for closer co-operation between the two countries would in the preparatory stages for two international events: the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and the FIFA World Cup in 2022. I hope that these two historical events will be another motivating factor to bring both nations closer and ensure their success as host countries," Tsuda added.
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