Specialist Dispatch Project
One of CLAIR Singapore’s main roles is to promote constructive mutual exchange between local governments in Japan and the ASEAN region, including India and Sri Lanka. In this regard, exchange in terms of knowledge transfer has always been an emphasis in CLAIR Singapore’s programs, and the Specialist Dispatch Project implemented by CLAIR Singapore embodies this vision of further promoting knowledge exchange between local governments in Japan and the ASEAN region, India as well as Sri Lanka.
Under the Specialist Dispatch Project, Japanese local government officials (including retirees) who have knowledge or technical skills in various fields, are dispatched to local governments in the ASEAN region, India and Sri Lanka as specialists. These specialists will contribute to improving the quality of local administration, technical expertise and human resources in the overseas local governments. The specialists’ fields of expertise include fire and disaster prevention, water supply and sewerage, social welfare, health and sanitation, local administration and many more.
International Cooperation in Malaysia
Recent Successful Projects
The following is a list of projects successfully implemented by CLAIR Singapore
| FY | Country | Area of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Philippines (Baguio City) | Disaster Management |
| Thailand (Nakhon Phanom PAO) | Agriculture | |
| 2019 | Malaysia (Selayang City) | Disaster Management and Prevention |
| Philippines (Libjo City) | Tourism | |
| 2018 | Philippines (Baguio City) | Management of Landscape |
| Indonesia (Surabaya City) | Water Supply and Sewage Management | |
| India (Gangtok City) | Disaster Management and Prevention | |
| Thailand (Sisaket City) | Fire and Disaster Prevention | |
| 2017 | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Management of Markets and Food Courts |
| India (Jalgaon Municipal Corporation) | Water Supply and Sewage Management | |
| Indonesia (Jogjakarta) | Agriculture | |
| Thailand (Srakathiem SAO) | Japanese Language | |
| Philippines (Vigan City) | Disaster Management and Prevention | |
| 2016 | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Social Welfare |
| Thailand (Saensuk Municipality) | Public Health and Sanitation | |
| Vietnam (Danang City) | Japanese Language | |
| India (Porbandar Municipality) | Solid Waste Management | |
| 2015 | Brunei | Fire Fighting |
| Indonesia (Surabaya) | Environment Conservation | |
| Thailand (Sisaket) | Public Health and Sanitation | |
| Thailand (Sukhothai) | Urban Planning | |
| 2014 | Indonesia (Surabaya) | Disaster Prevention |
| Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Waste Management | |
| Thailand (Sukhothai) | Tourism | |
| Vietnam (Hanoi) | Fire and Disaster Prevention | |
| 2013 | Indonesia(Surabaya) | Sewerage Management |
| Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Health and Sanitation | |
| Brunei | Fire and Disaster Prevention | |
| Vietnam (Hanoi) | Fire and Disaster Prevention | |
| 2012 | Indonesia (Surabaya) | Environmental Conservation |
| Thailand (Phitsanulok) | Tourism Promotion | |
| Indonesia (Phuket) | Public health management | |
| Thailand (Bangkok) | Fire and Disaster Prevention | |
| 2011 | Thailand (Phitsanulok) | Public health management |
| Thailand (Phatthalung) | Education | |
| Brunei | Agriculture and Commerce | |
| 2010 | Thailand (Phitsanulok) | Preservation of intangible cultural assets |
| Thailand (Bangkok) | Fire and desaster preverntion | |
| India | Water supply and sewerage management | |
| Brunei | Agriculture and commerce | |
| 2011 | Thailand | Firefighting and rescue |
| Malaysia | Health and Sanitation | |
| Malaysia | Firefighting and rescue | |
| 2008 | Thailand | Health and social walfare |
| Brunei | Firefighting and rescue |
Application Process
The Specialist Dispatch Project coordinated by CLAIR Singapore will be opened for application in the period between March to April every year. Local governments and related organizations in the ASEAN region, India, as well as Sri Lanka that are interested to participate in the project are invited to submit their request forms to CLAIR Singapore’s official counterparts as stated below:
| Country | Counterpart |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | Department of Local Government, Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government |
| Indonesia | Directorate General of General Administration, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Brunei | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Cambodia | General Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior |
| Laos | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Philippines | Department of the Interior and Local Government, Ministry of Interior |
| Thailand | Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior |
| Vietnam | International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Myanmar | General Administration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs |
| India | All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) |
Interested local governments and related organizations are advised to directly contact the above counterparts for the relevant guidelines, request forms, and detailed information pertaining to the project. You can also contact CLAIR Singapore for any matters related to the project.
The application documents can be accessed from the following links, should you wish to peruse the detailed information pertaining to the project:
Kindly contact CLAIR Singapore at
TEL: +65-6224-7927
FAX: +65-6224-8376
E-mail: info@clair.org.sg
should you require further information about the project.