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International NGO Established in 1989 Supported by UNFPA and the Kobe City Government |
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The Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK) was officially established in 1989 in a cooperative agreement between the City of Kobe and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The aim of AUICK is: Prior to 1989 there were two activities that led up to and were an integral part of the Center's activities. One was a comparative study of Kobe and Singapore, with comments on Tomakomai in 1985/6. Following this, in 1987 Kobe hosted an international conference of urban administrators from medium-sized cities in Asia. Each played a role in shaping AUICK, and must be included in this review. One of the enduring characteristics of AUICK has been its focus on urban administrators as what have often been called the front line managers of the urban scene. AUICK has been concerned with listening to what the urban administrators have to say about their problems, the strategies and tactics they develop to address those problems, and the kinds of assistance they need to do a better job of addressing those problems. It has also been concerned with developing effective training programs for urban administrators throughout Asia. Now after about a decade of activity, this report will review what AUICK has done, attempt to draw out some of the lessons learned, and provide the basis for a view of the future. The report will be organized around these three themes: History, Lessons Learned, and Views of the Future. |
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