Japanese based private, non-profit organisation, training development professionals and to assist Japan to implement its foreign aid programs more effectively. In addition, it works to promote research and education in development assistance in Japanese universities and institutes of advanced research. Its research disvision is the FASID International Development Research Institute (FASID-IDRI). WWW site includes project activities information and publication details, including some full-text of Occasional Papers. Also includes a catalogue of case-study materials developed for teaching purposes (materials can be ordered in print format) Maintains databases including:
- databases of information of Japanese specialists in the field of development assistance. Japanese version accessible by modem to FASID-DB(http://db.fasid.or.jp). English version available via IDIN
- Directory of Japanese Institutions in Development Assistance” (in English) and “Directory of Graduate Schools in the Field of International Development” (in Japanese). Available as print publications