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Technical Cooperation
Taiwan has been promoting
international agricultural assistance
projects ever since 1959, even
during its time as a recipient of
international aid, implementing such
initiatives over many years through
overseas technical missions and
project-based technical support
provided by project managers.
Taiwan’s professional know-how and
experience of agriculture, public
health and medicine, education,
ICT and environmental protection
are passed on to partner countries
in order to expand their potential
for national development within the
context of their existing infrastructure.
The TaiwanICDF operates Taiwan
Technical Missions and carries out
specially commissioned projects
on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, besides engaging in its own
public health and medical projects.
The planning of the TaiwanICDF’s
projects follows the principle of
ownership espoused in the Paris
Declaration. The TaiwanICDF
understands the specific needs of
partner countries and integrates
these countries’ economic, social
and environmental protection
development strategies, providing
ass i s t ance v i a Ta iwan ’s own
comparative advantages, and invites
associated institutions and experts
to participate in the appraisal and
examination of projects. Meanwhile,
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specialists to every partner country to
carry out on-site evaluations, during
which specialists negotiate with
the government and stakeholders
to identify core issues, to appraise
project feasibility and to develop
strategies. Projects are approved
and then implemented by our
partner countries, with TaiwanICDF
specialists providing the necessary
technical support and consultation
during this phase, as well as
assisting cooperating units to carry
out basic training that builds capacity
and ensures project effectiveness,
thereby maximizing the effectiveness
with which resources are utilized,
and promoting the sustainable
development of projects.
In recent years, the TaiwanICDF
has striven to upgrade the technical
level of projects, integrating issues
such as the prevention of agricultural
epidemics, the conservation of
biodiversity, e-government and GIS
into its cooperative initiatives. The
transfer of skills taking place as part
of these projects is of great help to
the overall development of partner
countries.
Overseas Missions
In 2014, MOFA commissioned
the TaiwanICDF to oversee the
operations of 15 technical, medical
and trade missions and one other
branch office, staffed by a total of 82
technicians (including seven resident
officers), and to handle 25 projects
and new projects under preparation
in 29 partner countries.
Given the differing conditions
and capacities of different areas,
the TaiwanICDF follows the principle
of taking measures suited to local
conditions, and pursues only the
most appropriate approaches toward
implementation. Technical missions
have been stationed in areas where
infrastructure is poor and technical
human resources are lacking, with such
missions serving as the driving force
behind project implementation, and
with specialists at cooperating units
and technicians implementing themore
straightforward aspects of projects
and gradually building capacity in the
project implementation process.
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