Process and Lessons of International Development Cooperation Through Multi Industry Cluster Project

Abstract

The focus of this study is to examine efficient ways of promoting the project and implications in international development cooperation project with analysis of participants’ organizations and roles. This study would like to share the lessons and experiences from main issues of each phases of international development cooperation project through Feasibility Study for Philippines Multi-industry Cluster Project. The specific goals of this study are as follow. The first, consideration on the roles of Korea and Philippine government in the process of international development cooperation project based on demands and needs of recipient country. The second, examining the strategic countermeasures for main issues in the process of cooperation between agencies; recipient country, Department of Agriculture and planning team of donor country, F/S Team. The third, reviewing the model and the project structure in order to secure the realizability of the project in planning level of implementation strategy and examining the political tasks and strategic proposals in order to attract private investments. The implication of this study shows the model of win-win strategy for both recipient country and donor country in international development cooperation with presentation of packaged strategic approach from the establishment of regional plan to the establishment of specific plan for project area. It could be benchmarked as a successful case in international development cooperation, presenting the project model which private investment cooperation could be made in international development cooperation through the establishment of specific implementation strategy after master plan.