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Operations
With the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) representing the issue of the moment in terms of
international cooperation and development, the TaiwanICDF not only continues to achieve results based around the
MDGs, but is also seeking to establish a new framework based upon the SDGs as the context for its next phase of
development. This will include projects promoting economic development, job security and good governance, and
global partnerships that promote “global public goods.” We are also developing several other operations designed
to reduce poverty, put an end to hunger, improve health and education systems, and safeguard environmental
sustainability, all in the hope of contributing toward human development.
As Taiwan’s specialist development
assistance organization, over many
years the TaiwanICDF has responded
to the needs of partner countries and
helped them in building capacity via
Taiwan’s comparative advantages,
implementing a range of operations
based around technical cooperation,
lending and investment, international
human resources, humanitarian
a s s i s t a n c e a n d o v e r s e a s
volunteering. As part of this process
we have gradually put the principles
of the Paris Declaration into practice,
including ownership and managing
for results, thereby enhancing aid
effectiveness and supporting the
pursuit of sustainable development.
The Ta i wan I CDF has a l so
undergone its own reforms in
accordance with the practices of
international organizations, and will
continue to pursue complementary
measures. Drawing on objective,
scientific analyses, we are also
better able to pinpoint and resolve
problems encountered during the
implementation of each project,
improving and enhancing our
organization’s operations.
Emphasizing the Supervision
And Appraisal of Projects,
Ensuring Project Quality and
Effectiveness
The TaiwanICDF takes both
financial and technical feasibility
into account when implementing
its projects. We first assess needs,
allocating resources on a results-
oriented basis, and, by following
the project cycle, begin with
project identification, preparation,
appraisal, approval, implementation,
completion and post-evaluation,
providing a solid basis for successful
results. We are striving to make every
project as cost effective as possible
by utilizing systematic considerations
and goal-oriented processes.
In terms of projects and funding,
total expenditures associated
with all TaiwanICDF projects in
2014 amounted to NT$1.73 billion
(including lending and investments
of NT$367 million, and technical
assistance and grants of NT$1.36
billion). The largest share of
expenditures was given over to
technical cooperation (73.3 percent,
or NT$1.27 billion), and then projects
funded by lending (10.8 percent,
or NT$186.1 million), investments
(10.4 percent, or NT$180.9 million)
and grants (5.5 percent, or NT$95.7
million).
Figure 1 Total Expenditures by Project (2014)
73.3% Technical Cooperation
10.8% Lending
10.4% Investments
5.5% Grants
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