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Strategic Planning and Direction

partner countries improve their public health care systems. international community to improve the contents of our
These are efforts that echo SDG 3, to ensure healthy lives projects.
and promote well-being for all at all ages. In the last 20 years since its establishment, the
In education, we continued to link Taiwan’s development TaiwanICDF has actively integrated capital, talent
experience and advantages through our International and technology, as well as made good use of our
Higher Education Scholarship Program and professional methodologies in the four areas of lending and investment,
workshops to address our partner countries’ needs to education and training, technical cooperation, and
foster talent, maintaining a people-centered approach humanitarian assistance, accumulating abundant
to assist in the development of a solid foundation for experience and growing together with our partner
human capital, echoing SDG 4, to ensure inclusive and countries. In the face of challenges related to the SGDs
equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning and global climate governance, it has now become even
opportunities for all. more necessary to strengthen partnerships between the
In environment, we promoted the development of government, private sector, civil society and academia. Only
sustainable energy through loans, training programs and through these new forms of collaboration, the joint review of
humanitarian aid based on our partner countries’ needs. results with partner countries, and the active engagement
In addition, the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF), in the follow-up and review mechanisms of the SDGs and
established in partnership with the European Bank for the Paris Agreement, can Taiwan become an indispensable
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), provided partner for the international community.
funding for projects on light-emitting diode (LED) streetlight
in cities as well as urban solid waste disposal. Through
these design mechanisms, we aimed to encourage the
use of clean energy and thereby reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, echoing SDG 8, to promote sustained, inclusive
and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all.
With regard to ICT, we continued to assist partner
countries in their transition to e-government with Taiwan’s
mature technology and diverse IT capabilities, in line with
SDG 17, to strengthen the means of implementation
and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development.

Meaningful participation and recognition in the
international community
The progress of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement
signal the advent of an era of global governance.
Given its difficult diplomatic status, Taiwan faces more
difficulties in participating in international affairs compared
with other democratic nations. To achieve meaningful
participation, in addition to reinforcing linkages between
our strategies and the common goals of the international
community, the TaiwanICDF will continue to internalize
the common language and guidelines shared by the

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