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Operations
A total of nine technical missions
were in operation in Asia-Pacific,
overseeing projects involving
agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture
and an ima l husband r y ; t wo
technical missions and one medical
mission in Africa oversaw projects
involving agriculture, horticulture
and medicine; and two technical
missions and one trade mission in
Latin America and the Caribbean
o v e r s aw p r o j e c t s i n v o l v i ng
horticulture, agriculture and trade.
By the end of 2014 a total of seven
projects had been successfully
handed over to partner countries
and remained under operation, while
ongoing projects continued to be
implemented according to schedule.
We also continued to enhance the
capacity building of technicians
in cooperating units in the hope
of achieving sustainable project
operations through bilateral technical
cooperation.
To take the Hog-raising Project
imp l emen t ed by t he Ta i wan
Technical Mission in the Solomon
Islands as an example of the
TaiwanICDF’s efforts vis-à-vis
sustainable operations, the project
served as a national development
initiative designed to promote local
pork production, aiming to promote
consumption of pork and strengthen
local technicians’ breeding and feed
production capabilities. The mission
also cooperated with international
organizations such as the Secretariat
of the Pacific Community (SPC)
and Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in providing
comprehensive support to this
partner country.
Elsewhere, the ROC-Burkina Faso
Medical Project implemented by the
Taiwan Medical Mission has adhered
to the principle of managing for
results. In recent years, the project
has provided clinical services,
promoted health education and
held local training courses designed
to build the capacity of local
personnel in the fields of medical
engineering, midwifery and medical
administration.
Projects
MOFA also commissioned the
TaiwanICDF to carry out 29 special
projects. For countries with better
infrastructure and higher project
participation rates, the TaiwanICDF
implements such projects using a
project manager system.
A project manager system
involves dispatching a project
manager to a partner country to
supervise the progress of a project.
Partner countries may designate one
or more technicians to participate
in projects in accordance with the
directions and strategies defined
by project orientation, program
management and the project
cycle. These technicians will also
finalize a project’s content, goals,
implementation schedule and
financing, as well as the tasks of all
cooperating technicians, to ensure
project effectiveness and strengthen
the control of inputs.
In 2014, the TaiwanICDF posted
60 technicians overseas to oversee a
range of projects involving vocational
training, ICT, the production of
local specialties, landscaping
and transport construction, and
hor ticulture and aquaculture.
Some 41 projects were also under
evaluation for the Latin America and
Caribbean region, as were 11 for
Asia-Pacific, and five for Africa.
To t ake ou r ICT Techn i ca l
Cooperation Project in St. Vincent
and the Grenadines as an example
1 Wang Der-lon (third from right), a technician with the
Taiwan Technical Mission in the Solomon Islands,
demonstrating to students the purpose and techniques
involved in operating on pigs.
2 Technical and vocational education and training
programs help to cultivate the expertise of young people
in our partner countries, supporting their future career
development, as well as such countries’ economic
development.
3 The Taiwan Medical Mission in Burkina Faso hosts its first
medical engineering training workshop, including an outdoor
session on the repair and maintenance of operating tables.
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