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Vision
Mission
History of the TaiwanICDF
Operations
1989
1972
1961
1959
The operational scope of the TaiwanICDF covers seven duties and responsibilities.
Introducing
the TaiwanICDF
Partnerships for progress and
sustainable development.
Strengthen international
cooperation and enhance
foreign relations through the
promotion of economic
development, social progress,
and the welfare of all mankind.
Core Values
Progress, development
and humanity.
Republic of China (Taiwan)
initiates overseas technical
assistance, sending its first
group of agricultural
specialists to Vietnam.
Under Operation Vanguard,
technical missions help to
improve agricultural production
in many African countries,
expanding its operations to
become the Sino-Africa
Technical Cooperation Commit-
tee (SATCC) the following year.
SATCC merged into the
Committee of International
Technical Cooperation (CITC),
leading Taiwan’s overseas
technical cooperation work and
assisting partner nations in their
agricultural development.
At a time when Taiwan enters
a period of rapid economic
growth, the government
establishes the International
Economic Cooperation
Development Fund (IECDF)
to provide economic
assistance to developing
partners.
Facilitating social
and economic
development in
our partner
countries.
Promoting better
economic ties to
partner countries.
Cooperating
with international
organizations,
institutions or
governments to
facilitate social
and economic
development
in our partner
countries.
Providing
humanitarian
assistance to
international
refugees or
countries hit by
natural disasters.
Providing technical
and human
resources training
to partner
countries, and
providing technical
assistance or
services in order
to foster industrial
capacity.
Operating overseas
missions to
improve and
develop agricultur-
al, industrial,
economic, medical
and education
sectors in our
partner countries.
Other initiatives
designed to
bolster internation-
al cooperation and
development or
foster good
relations with other
partner countries.