Participant's Speech at Course Closing Ceremony

Business Innovation (IoT‚ AI)in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) new!


Thanks speech at closing ceremony

Mar.1‚ 2024 Closing Ceremony

Participant：Mr. CABRERA PADILLA Jair Eridan (from Mexico)

Nine trainees from nine countries (Armenia‚ Egypt‚ Ethiopia‚ Laos‚ Mauritius‚ Mexico‚ Mongolia‚ Uganda and Vietnam) gathered at JICA Kyushu in Kitakyushu for one month from January 28th to March 2nd‚ 2024. Technical training on business innovation was carried out.

Thanks speech by Jair-san


Photo after the closing ceremony
Good afternoon.
As group representative of the “Business Innovation in the 4th Industrial Revolution” 2024 course‚ and the youngest‚ we want to sincerely thank the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Thank you to Ms. YOSHINARI‚ Director General of JICA Kyushu and Mr. KITAMURA‚ Director of Training Division from Kitakyushu International Cooperative Association (KITA)‚ for this once in a lifetime opportunity and experience.

For over a month‚ we have studied Japan’s policies and best practice for promoting the Digital Transformation of several economic activities‚ guided by experts from the government‚ private sector‚ and academia. We have realized that the key for a successful DX relies on the triple helix collaboration and coordination (university-industry-government)‚ as well as on having a committed vision to use technology as a means to make people’s work and life easier. Productivity and revenue will increase consequently. It became clear over the past few weeks‚ that Japan has been quite successful at this.


Photo at Nissan Motor
We also had the privilege to enjoy Japanese culture‚ food‚ and traditions. We were amazed by the kindness of its people and astonished by its hard-working culture. We called Kitakyushu our home for a whole month‚ and explored as much as we could in the Kyushu Island. I even learned to write my name in Katakana.
All the lectures were insightful‚ field trips were enlightening‚ cultural activities were delightful‚ and the Action Plan was purposeful.


Photo at Strawberry Farm
The people of Armenia‚ Egypt‚ Ethiopia‚ Laos‚ Mauritius‚ Mexico‚ Mongolia‚ Uganda‚ and Vietnam‚ we sincerely thank you for your trust and support. Especially to Nakano-san‚ Nakashima-san‚ and Nakamura-san‚ who took well care of all of us and guided us into local DX-award winning SMEs‚ innovation centers‚ strawberry fields‚ and even into Nissan’s largest automated factory that has its own seaport. It ships directly to Mexico in the North American Pacific coast. In fact‚ there is an assembly plant in México‚ in Aguascalientes state (which translated from Spanish literally means “hot waters”) producing the Kicks‚ Versa‚ and Sentra car models. To every lecturer and every single worker in JICA Kyushu. Thank you.

We will bring back home the best of Japan. I am taking home‚ in Mexico City not only knowledge to my family‚ friends‚ boss‚ and perhaps to Claudia Sheinbaum‚ soon to be elected as Mexico’s first woman President; but also‚ true friendships and kindness from a diverse young international community from rapidly developing economies.

To you all‚ Thank You.