October 2, 2025
OC Global Employees Speak at the 2025 EASTS International Conference on Transportation in Asia
From September 1 to 4, 2025, Mr. Yuma Tsumura, Manager of the Transport Planning & ICT Department, Planning Division; and Mr. Hiroki Ito from the Urban & Regional Development Department at Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) took the stage at the 16th international conference of the East Asian Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) held in Solo (Surakarta), Indonesia.
[Related Link] The 16th EASTS (EASTS 2025): https://easts.uns.ac.id/
Presentation by Mr. Tsumura
Presentation by Mr. Ito
Titled “Bridging between Perceived Walkability and Urban Design Perspectives: Context-Specific Insights from Jakarta, Indonesia”, and “Adapting Link and Place Framework to Transform Urban Streets into Inclusive Spaces in an Emerging Asian City: A Case Study in Jakarta, Indonesia” respectively, Mr. Tsumura and Mr. Ito presented the outcomes of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) technical cooperation project, the JABODETABEK Urban Transportation Policy Integration Project Phase 3 (JUTPI-3) in Indonesia, in which OC Global is engaged in as a lead company of the joint venture*. Following the presentation, both speakers exchanged opinions with the participants.
*Joint venture composition: Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd., Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd.
EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies) is an international academic society established in 1994, with the objective of promoting discussions, research, and human exchange among experts from industry, government, and academia in Asian countries and regions on transportation issues. At present, academic societies from 19 countries and regions are members. The international conference, held every two years, is one of the largest academic events in the field of transportation in Asia, providing a venue where researchers and professionals engaged in transportation gather to share and discuss the latest issues and solutions. This year’s conference, the 16th edition, was held at Sebelas Maret University (UNS) in Solo (Surakarta), Indonesia.
OC Global contributes to the realization of a society that is fair to all through the urban planning and transportation planning projects that we develop in emerging countries.
