Profile

Our Goal: Intellectual Contributions to the World

The Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) aims to make intellectual contributions to the world as a leading center of social-science research on developing regions. We accumulate locally-grounded knowledge on these areas, clarify the conditions and issues they are facing, and disseminate a better understanding of these areas both domestically and abroad. These activities provide an intellectual foundation to facilitate cooperation between Japan and the international community for addressing development issues.

Name

Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
(A research institution affiliated with JETRO, which is an incorporated administrative agency)

President

KIMURA Fukunari

Address

Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Wakaba 3-2-2, Mihamaku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, 261-8545, Japan
TEL: +81-43-299-9500 FAX: +81-43-299-9724
http://www.ide.go.jp/ E-mail: info

Brief History

1958: Institute of Developing Economies (juridical foundation) established.
1960: The institute reorganized into a semi-governmental body under the "Institute of Developing Economies Law."
1998: July 1st, merged with JETRO.
1999: December 1st, moved to the metropolitan center of Makuhari City, Chiba Prefecture.
2003: October 1st, reorganized into an incorporated administrative agency.

Organization Chart

Activities

Research　―Creating new value through original, groundbreaking research―

The Institute of Developing Economies' research spans the world's emerging and developing regions, including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Research topics range from economic issues such as international trade, industry, finance, and technological innovation; political and international relations issues such as democracy, political systems, diplomacy, and international politics; and social issues such as environmental issues, population and labor, disability and gender, poverty reduction, and business and human rights.

At the initiative of individual researchers, and taking into account the interests of governments, industry, and civil society in Japan as well as in emerging and developing countries and regions, nearly 200 research projects^*1 are undertaken each year.

*1 Including research projects founded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

＞ Research Activity

Dissemination　―Returning research findings to society, making intellectual contributions to the world―

The Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) makes almost all of its research findings available to the public on an open-access basis through the Academic Research Repository (ARRIDE) and J-STAGE. These findings are used in various ways and returned to society. We also hold around 50 seminars and symposiums a year across a variety of formats (in-person, online, and hybrid) to disseminate research findings, comment on current issues, and address themes tailored to the needs of both companies and students.

Network　―International Research Hub Functions―

Interaction and exchanges with domestic and international experts and research institutions

We actively promote forming agreements for research and collaboration with research institutions and universities, both domestically and abroad; through the mutual recognition of researchers and jointly organized workshops, we seek to encourage collaborative activities and raise the level of research.

＞ Research Network

IDEAS Program

We offer training programs for domestic personnel and mid-career government officials from developing countries in Asia and Africa, which offer opportunities to learn about international trade and investment, socio-economic development, and finance and development issues. These programs contribute to the upskilling of people involved in policymaking and development in developing countries, as well as to cultivating professional and personal networks.

＞ IDEAS

ERIA collaborative Activity

Using our many years of accumulated research as well as our network of researchers across East Asia, we support the collaborative research activities conducted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), together with the Bangkok Research Center (BRC), JETRO Bangkok.

As a member (IDE-JETRO) and secretariat (BRC) of the Research Institutes Network (RIN), a network of research institutes across 16 East Asian nations^*2 established to support ERIA’s research activities, we also support RIN’s activities.

*2 Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand

＞ RIN

Library　―An Open Library Specializing in Materials on Developing Countries―

The IDE Library is a specialist library with an extensive collection of more than 700,000 volumes on Asia as well as emerging and developing economies. It is open to the public and can be used by anyone after a simple registration process. (Excludes some materials)

＞ Library

Award for the Promotion of Studies on Developing Countries

In order to promote studies on developing countries, and to encourage researchers in Japan who are engaged in such studies, each year IDE-JETRO grants awards for outstanding publications on economic and other issues concerning developing countries.

＞ Award