One of our important tasks is to conduct research on Australian and New Zealand local governments and make reports for the benefit of Japanese local governments.
We have just published “Local government in Australia and New Zealand” which explains both countries’ local government structure, mayors and councillors, financial situation, election system, local government employee system and recent issues about local government.
When you have a visiting Japanese delegation and would like to explain the outline of local government, just download the guide from here
http://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/pub/docs/j49.pdf and distribute it to your guests.
Our staff, Misa and Hiromi, who have just left our office, have also finalised their reports.
Misa’s report is about gender equality in New Zealand and focuses on how New Zealand has developed women’s participation in society.
http://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/pub/docs/410.pdf
Since one of the challenges the Japanese government faces is to develop women’s participation in the workforce, I am looking forward to Japanese local government executive members and business leaders reading her report and finding something new for their respective female participation strategies.
Hiromi’s report looks at the history and the legacy of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, exploring the development process of Sydney Olympic Park from 2000 to the present, and the lasting legacy the Games has left for the wider Sydney area.
http://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/pub/docs/414.pdf
Japan will host the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games; preparation and planning for the Olympics, including the concept of legacy planning is now under way. I hope this report will have some positive impact on the Tokyo Olympic Games.
I would like to express special thanks to all the people who have supported us in our research activities.
