Joint Working Group
for Drafting the Motorbike Master Plan



Schedule-Content-Members
| Key documents | Preliminary study meetings
Brainstorming sessions | Drafting Works | Hearings | Expert Dispatch

(Updated Dec. 2007)

The establishment of the Joint Working Group (JWG) to draft the motorbike master plan was requested by the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative Phase 2, a bilateral effort to improve Vietnam's business conditions. In Sep. 2006, VDF and the Ministry of Industry (MOI) signed an agreement to cooperate in drafting this master plan.

JWG aims to innovate the methodology and upgrade the quality of this master plan by involving related businesses in the entire drafting process and interacting actively with major stakeholders, including consumers, assemblers and parts makers, related ministries and other official bodies, and experts and researchers.

VDF plays the role of facilitator as well as provider of information and analysis.

Work schedule
(as of Oct. 2006)
 

Proposed content
(as of Oct.2006)

Members
(as of Apr.2007, * core members)

  • Apr.-May 2006 - Preliminary meetings (done)

  • May-Aug. 2006 - Brainstorming sessions (done)

  • Sep.2006 - Skeleton draft and assignment of main chapter drafters (done)

  • Oct. 2006 - Start drafting chapters

  • Nov. 2006 - Mission to HCMC & South

  • Mid Dec. 2006 - Submit preliminary draft to MOI

  • End Dec. 2006 - MOI review & approval

  • End May 2007 - Submit final draft to MOI

  • Jun. 2007 - MOI review & approval

Throughout the drafting process, information and opinions of relevant experts, researchers, officials and businesses will be heard and analyzed as inputs.

 

Introduction

  1. The role of motorbikes in Vietnamese society

  2. Industrial structure and production orientation

  3. Forecasting demand

  4. Promotion of supporting industries and industrial human resources

  5. Urban planning and means of transport

  6. Reducing traffic accidents

  7. Environmental protection

  8. Industrial property rights

  9. Policy measures


This structure has the following features:

  • User/demand side concerns are included

  • Official roles and policy objectives are clarified

  • Options for industrial capability enhancement


Major Thrusts:

  • Motorbikes should continue to be used in Vietnam provided that policy deals effectively with traffic, environment, and intellectual property problems.

  • Motorbike industry should play key roles in promoting supporting industries and industrial human resources

  • Nguyen Anh Nam (IPSI/MOI)*
  • Ngo Van Tru (MOI)*
  • Pham Gia Thuc (IPSI/MOI)*
  • Duong Hong Quan (IPSI/MOI)*
  • Koji Orishi (Honda)*
  • Masaki Asano (Yamaha)*
  • Yoshihiko Kakei(Suzuki)*
  • Kyoshiro Ichikawa (expert)*
  • Shizuo Iwata (expert)*
  • Kenichi Ohno (VDF)*
  • Atsushi Kikuchi (Honda)
  • Kazushige Sasaki (Yamaha)
  • Tetsuji Masujima (expert)
  • Yoshito Nakajima (Japanese Embassy)
  • Mai The Cuong (VDF)
  • Ngo Duc Anh (VDF)
  • Le Ha Thanh (VDF)

 


Key documents

          Approved Master Plan (August 2007) Vietnamese (PDF1.1MB) English (PDF513KB)

          JWG final draft
(May 2007) English
(1.0MB) (1.4MB); Vietnamese   (1.5MB) (1.6MB)

             The two documents are also available in hardcopy from VDF.

          Skeleton draft (Sep. 2006) Eng
(PDF29KB); VN (PDF173KB); JP (PDF27KB)

          Progress report slides (Oct. 2006) Eng
(PDF125KB); VN (PDF431KB)

          Producer and supplier meeting slides (Nov. 2006) Eng (PDF102KB); VN (PDF263KB)

          First hearing report (Nov.2006) Eng  VN  JP


Preliminary study meetings

No.1 (10-4-2006)  Broad scope and rough working schedule discussed.

No.2 (26-4-2006)  New methodology and the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative Phase 2 (VJJI2) discussed. Mr. Iwata presented his views on motorbike use in Vietnam.

No.3 (10-5-2006)  The official status by VJJI2 reported. Budget and work plan considered.


Brainstorming sessions

No.1 (31-5-2006)  Overview of international data and studies   summary

No.2 (14-6-2006) International comparison (Thailand, Indonesia, VN) summary

No.3 (21-6-2006)  Motorcycles and road safety  summary 

No.4 (3-7-2006) Future Urban Transportation Development Orientation  and Roles of Motorcycles in Hanoi summary

No.5 (28-7-2006) Motorbike use and urban air pollution summary

No.6 (2-8-2006) Motorbike use and urban air pollution, part 2  summary

No.7 (10-8-2006) Forecasting motorbike demand summary

No.8 (16-8-2006) Industrial property infringement of motorbike summary

No.9 (23-8-2006) Road traffic safety in Vietnam summary


Drafting Works

No.1 (25-9-2006) Discussion of skeleton draft and assignment of main drafters   Skeleton draft Eng (PDF29KB); VN (PDF173KB); JP (PDF27KB)

No.2 (16-10-2006) MOI seminar with Vice Minister Do Huu Hao   Slides Eng (PDF125KB); VN (PDF431KB)

No.3 (2-11-2006) Reviewing ideas for ch.7 (environment) and ch.8 (industrial property) Eng (PDF14KB)

No.4 (8-11-2006) Reviewing ideas for Intro and ch.1 (social role) Eng (PDF29KB)

No.5 (30-11-2006) Discussion of preliminary draft writing and review of ch.5 and ch.6 drafts

No.6 (7-12-2006) Discussion of ideas for ch.2 and ch.3

No.7 (18-12-2006) Discussion of ideas for ch.2 and ch.3, continued

No.8 (9-1-2007) Discussion of ideas for ch.7 (air pollution)

No.9 (12-1-2007) Second discussion for drafting ch.7

No.10 (31-1-2007) Discussion of ideas for ch.4 (supporting industries and industrial human resource)

No.11 (5-3-2007) Work schedule for March to May.

No.12 (15-3-2007) Discussion of drafting strategy for ch.4

No.13 (17-4-2007) Review of progress in drafting

No.14 (24-5-2007) Review of final draft and discussion of next steps


Hearings

No.1 (Nov.2006) Stakeholder hearings in Hanoi (8th), Dong Nai (13th) and HCMC (14th) Eng  VN  JP

No.2 (6&9-3-2007) Hearings on part procurement of major assemblers

No.3 (5 to 20-3-2007) Consumer survey in Hanoi, HCMC, Cantho and onlines Results (PDF40KB)

No.4 (21-3-2007) VDF Motorbike Symposium in Melia Hanoi More


Expert Dispatch

No.1 (8 to 12-1-2007) Mr. Kiyoyuki Minato (Japan Automobile Research Institute) for air pollution analysis

No.2 (30-1 to 2-2-2007) Mr. Shosei Hiroe (Expect Consulting) for supporting industries paperE paperV

No.3 (5 to 7-2-2007) Mr. Taisuke Kawashima (Yamaha), Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa (Honda) and JAMA officials for intellectual property rights

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