OECD Toyama City: International Roundtable for Cities

RESILIENT CITIES IN AGEING SOCIETIES

Agenda

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Toyama International Conference Center 17 October, 2014.

OECD・Toyama City: International Roundtable for Cities

～Resilient Cities in Ageing Societies～

Objective:

Ageing is a global phenomenon with implications for sustainable urban development. In OECD countries, the elderly share (aged 65 and over) accounted for 19.0% of the total population in 2010, and is expected to increase to 23.7% in 2050. By framing the ageing trend not only as a challenge but also as an opportunity for growth, cities are able to become more resilient. The OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (May, 2014) recognised the importance of addressing ageing societies as a long term challenge and confirmed that urban policies can play a key role in building resilience at all levels of our economies and societies. Despite the fact that cities and regions show different ageing patterns because of their unique economic and social contexts, learning from successful policy experiences of cities and drawing common lessons are crucial. In order to address the key challenges of ageing and make the best use of untapped opportunities, it is critical that cities promote best practices in co-operation with national governments and other municipalities, as well as the private sector, civil society and academia. This International Roundtable aims to provide a stimulating platform for policy dialogue between various stakeholders, such as cities currently challenged by ageing, the private sector, academia, national governments and international organisations. It will be an important contribution to the OECD project “Sustainable Urban Development Policies in Ageing Societies”, which seeks to propose evidence-based policy recommendations drawn from a thorough assessment of ageing trends and key policy practices in cities and regions. The deliberate choice of organising such an event in Toyama City - both a case study of this project and an experienced city in addressing population decline and ageing through compact city policies - provides a meaningful venue for policy dialogue. Participants of this International Roundtable are able to share their experiences of dealing with ageing societies to build resilient economies and inclusive societies, and to discuss future actions through collective efforts by all stakeholders.

Organisers: Toyama City, OECD

Place: Toyama International Conference Center (1-2 Otemachi, Toyama City, 930-0084, JAPAN)

Date: 17 October, 2014 (Fri)

Language: Japanese-English simultaneous translation

AGENDA (17 October, 2014 (Fri))

08:30 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee Welcome

9:00 – 9:45 Opening Session

Welcome remark

Masashi Mori, Mayor, Toyama City

Opening Remarks João Carlos Afonso, Deputy Mayor, Lisbon City Salin Geevarghese, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Opening presentation

Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD

Facilitator

Setsuko Saya, Head of Division, Regional Policy for Sustainable Development, Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD

9:45 – 11:15 Session 1: Implications of ageing societies for sustainable urban development

OBJECTIVES

The session aims to discuss the socio-economic implications of ageing societies for cities and their urban function. What are the main challenges for cities regarding urban labour markets, employment opportunities and industries, as well as infrastructures, public services and inclusive societies? What are the sources for growth? How do they differ among various urban contexts?

Chair

Masayuki Kanda, Vice Mayor, Toyama City

Lead Speakers

Masato Nobutoki, Executive Director for FutureCity Promotion, Climate Change Policy Headquaters, Yokohama City

Timo Cantell, Director, Helsinki City Urban Facts

Hakaru Tamura, Deputy-Director General, City Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Jose Viegas, Secretary General, International Transport Forum

Yoshinori Hiroi, Professor, Faculty of Law and Economics, Chiba University

Interventions

Minako Nakabayashi, Associate Professor, Graduate school of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science for Research, Toyama University

Noboru Takemura, Executive General Manager, Principal Consultant, Nikken Sekkei Research Institute

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: How approaches to ageing societies can contribute to build resilient cities

OBJECTIVES

Following up the discussion in Session 1, this session aims to discuss how cities contribute to socio-economic resilience in ageing societies. What kind of actions should cities undertake in policy areas such as urban land use, public transport, housing, employment, industry, innovation and social cohesion?

Chair

Hiroko Akiyama, Professor, The Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, Lead Speakers

Muneharu Nakagai, Mayor, Toyooka City

João Carlos Afonso, Deputy Mayor, Lisbon City

Morio Huruyama, Vice Mayor, Higashimatsushima City

Joseph Runzo Inada, Senior Policy Advisor for Internationalization, Toyama City

Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Senior Chief Engineer, International Standardization Office, Hitachi, Ltd.

Interventions

Takayuki Takami, Director for Project Management, Walkable City Promotion Office, City Planning Bureau, Kyoto City

Aisa Tobing, Senior Adviser to the Governor, Jakarta Research Council, Jakarta Capital City Government

Sadayuki Ishii, Senior Managing Director, INTEC Inc.

13:00 – 14:00 Photo session and Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Session 3: Working together for future action

OBJECTIVES

This session aims to discuss how to realise resilient cities in ageing societies through developing good governance structure. What measures and instruments help to enhance co-operation between key stakeholders from the public and private sector, citizens and academia both at the national and local level?

Chair

Rolf Alter, OECD

Lead Speakers

Salin Geevarghese, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA

Koichi Shiota, Counsellor, Regional Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet Secretariat

Ahamad Zainuddin, Deputy Director General, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Malaysia

Gerard Devereux, Health Improvement Manager, Greater Manchester, Public Health England

Alex Ross, Director, WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre)

Tomoo Matsuda, Chief Researcher, Platinum Society Association, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

Interventions

Marin Tamura, Student, Seibu Junior High School, Toyama City

Hirokatsu Kuwana, President, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Toyama Chihou Tetsudou, inc.,

Akira Oshida, Vice-Chair , OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee

15:30 – 16:00 Closing session

OBJECTIVES

This session aims to wrap up the discussion of the day in the form of a “chair’s summary” which will pronounce the importance of collaborative action in order to realize resilient cities in ageing societies and the need to share a common understanding among global actors.

Co-Chair

Masashi Mori, Mayor, Toyama City

Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD

16:00－16:15

Press Conference

Masashi Mori, Mayor, Toyama City

Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD

16:15－18:00 Site Visit

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Public Governance and Territorial Development

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Contact InformationSetsuko SayaHead of DivisionRegional Policy for Sustainable DevelopmentPublic Governance and Territorial DevelopmentOECDSetsuko.Saya@oecd.org