[:fr]Santé, transports, espace, agriculture, recherche, tourisme, finances… Le plan approuvé par le Cabinet du Premier ministre israélien constitue la feuille de route des ministères du gouvernement israélien pour renforcer les liens économiques entre Israël et le Japon en investissant des dizaines de millions de shekels sur trois ans. Ce plan repose sur l’identification des domaines d’intérêt commun aux deux pays. Tous les grands ministères prendront une part active à la mise en œuvre du plan, selon la déclaration conjointe des premiers ministres japonais et israéliens de mai 2014.
Ministère de l’Economie : Ouverture d’un bureau commercial à Osaka, qui s’ajoute au bureau commercial de Tokyo ; augmentation du nombre d’agents commerciaux à Tokyo ; renforcement de l’activité économique au Japon ; visibilité accrue des entreprises japonaises et israéliennes ; augmentation de l’activité économique du Chief scientist israélien au Japon ; accroissement du Fonds Inde-Chine, afin d’y inclure le Japon.
Ministère des Finances : Faire progresser les négociations sur un accord bilatéral pour encourager et protéger les investissements.
Science, Technologie et Espace : Augmentation de 50% des subventions de recherche conjoints en 2015 ; coopération accrue pour l’espace ; renforcement des liens entre chercheurs israéliens et japonais.
Ministère des Affaires étrangères : Promotion des plans pour une visite de 500 jeunes leaders du Japon en Israël sur trois ans. Les jeunes leaders seront en Israël pendant environ une semaine au cours de laquelle leur seront présentés divers aspects de l’économie, de la culture, de l’administration et de la vie en Israël.
Ministère du Tourisme : plan pour augmenter le nombre de touristes japonais de 45% en 2017.
Transports et sécurité routière : Renforcement de la coopération sur les technologies et la R&D dans les infrastructures de transport publics.
– Promotion des plans de coopération bilatérale par les ministères de la Santé, de l’Agriculture et du développement rural, de la Culture et des Sports, et les carburants alternatifs.[:en]
The Israeli Cabinet at its weekly meeting has approved (January 4) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed plan to strengthen economic links and cooperation with Japan. The plan constitutes a roadmap for various government ministries regarding a focused effort to strengthen economic links by investing tens of millions of shekels over three years. The plan is based on identifying areas of interest common to both countries.
All major governmental ministries will take an active part in implementing the plan, which follows the principles agreed upon in the joint statement by the Japanese and Israeli Prime Ministers in May 2014. Among them:
Economy Ministry – Opening a trade office in Osaka, in addition to the trade office in Tokyo; increasing the number of commercial officers in Tokyo; strengthening business activity in Japan; branding doing business with Israel in Japan; increasing Israeli companies’ exposure to Japanese firms and vice-versa; expanding the Economy Ministry Chief Scientist’s activity in Japan; enlarging the India-China Fund so as to include Japan.
Finance Ministry – Advancing negotiations on a bilateral agreement to encourage and protect investments.
Science, Technology and Space Ministry – Increasing joint research grants by 50% in 2015; increasing space cooperation; strengthening ties between Israeli and Japanese researchers.
Foreign Ministry – Advancing plans for a visit by 500 young leaders from Japan to Israel over three years. The young leaders will be in Israel for approximately one week during which they will be exposed to various aspects of the economy, culture, administration and life in Israel.
Tourism Ministry – Plan to increase the number of Japanese tourists by 45% by 2017.
Transportation and Road Safety Ministry – Increasing cooperation in various transportation technologies and infrastructures with emphasis on public transportation; transportation research and development.
– Advancing plans for bilateral cooperation by the ministries of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Culture and Sports, as well as regarding alternative fuels.
Against the background of the foregoing and in light of the desire to vary and expand the Israeli economy’s trade targets, Prime Minister Netanyahu has instructed that economic ties and cooperation with Japan be moved forward. This decision constitutes a roadmap for continued activity and expresses the principles that were included in the joint statement by the Israeli and Japanese prime ministers regarding the building of a new and comprehensive partnership between the two countries, which was issued following Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent visit to Japan.
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