ODA Project Research Articles

Influences of critical success factors on nonprofit outcomes of ODA education construction projects: a case of Vietnam

Purpose Official development assistance (ODA) education projects have played a crucial role in improving education and training fields in developing countries, but are often facing several considerable challenges (e.g. long implementation time). Thus, this study aims to identify critical success factors (CSFs) in ODA education projects and investigate the influences of CSFs on ODA project performance measured by 11 nonprofit outcomes (NPOs). Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive literature review and expert interviews were conducted to compile a list of 35 potential success factors for ODA education projects. Using a survey questionnaire, 143 valid responses were collected from practitioners joining ODA projects in Vietnam. Various statistical methods (e.g. mean score method, Spearman rank correlation test, analysis of variance test, factor analysis and regression analysis) were used to analyze the collected data. Findings This research identified seven CSFs for ODA education projects in Vietnam: comprehensive project management competency (C1), clarity and compliance in project execution (C2), transparency and committed funding (C3), external context conditions (C4), well-controlled design and project management procedures (C5), preparations in equipment and complexity insight (C6) and punctual site delivery (C7). Furthermore, the results of regression analysis indicated that comprehensive project management competency (C1) and transparency and committed funding (C3) could significantly affect various NPOs. Originality/value This study offers significant insights for practitioners (e.g. project managers) to improve ODA projects’ performance and effectiveness in the education and training sector of a developing country context (like Vietnam).

How Can Paraguay Promote Skills through Korea TVET ODA?

Korea has continued steady growth in its official development assistance volume. Korea provided USD 2.2 billion, representing 0.14 percent of its gross national income (GNI) in 2020. Korea’s ODA budget has grown steadily. The Korean ODA project is expected to continue to increase in the field of TVET (technical vocational education and training) for developing countries. In early stage, the ODA project has been centered on Asian developing countries, but it is gradually expanding to Latin America and Africa. This paper analyzes the economy and ODA support status of Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru which are Korea's key ODA partners. Among the four countries, Paraguay's TVET and ODA current status are intensively focused. Through this, a plan for improving ODA performance and establishing a vocational education and training system is suggested. Suggestions for the improvement policies are as establishment of goal, vision and strategy for national TVET policy, establishment of comprehensive coordination mechanism between the government and the private sector, and establishment, promotion of TVET system and program.

문화 ODA 참여자의 경험에 관한 연구

In recent years, there have been many studies analyzing on Hallyu as a ‘phenomenon’ but only few studies has viewed Hallyu on a ‘policy level’. This article goes on to discuss what is the proper future direction in terms of government ODA project using K-Pop by analyzing the experiences of participants and presenting the meaning of mutual exchange. The participants of the Project consisted of 10 pop artists and 3 pop-industrial executives from Vietnam and Thailand, and the study analyzed their statements through in-depth interview before and after their participation.
 The Project which made them to have long journey to Korea is The Hallyu: Grow Together Project, inviting artists abroad and providing K-pop training opportunity and ultimately, pursue to interactive exchanges with the targeted country using K-pop.
 The result of analysis suggests major motive of participants was an admiration of K-Pop and a high expectation for K-Pop instructors. The participants satisfied with manualized training schedule and effective program, mostly experiencing increasing affection to Korea. Meanwhile, they also suggested the need of deeper understanding about their own culture throughout the Project as well as longer period of time to stay in Korea.
 Consequently, this study is expected to offer implications in a practical and academic manner, supporting to come up with advanced policy mechanism among Hallyu Project using K-Pop on a governmental level.

ODA 협력국의 감염병 관리 평가지표인 Joint External Evaluation(JEE)과 Self-Assessment Annual Reporting(SPAR)의 비교분석

According to IHR(International Health Regualtion, 2005), WHO requires member countries to evaluate their infectious disease response capabilities, and recommends all WHO member countries to conduct annual SPAR(State Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting) and multi-year JEE(Joint External Evaluation). In this study, we analyze the infectious disease response capabilities of 44 ODA partner countries for SPAR and JEE, and based on this, we intend to provide guidelines necessary for developing programs to strengthen the required infectious disease response capabilities. JEE and SPAR are used as useful data to evaluate and compare health security capabilities by country. It is academically meaningful to analyze how properly the evaluation results of JEE and SPAR as health security indicators are actually reflected in COVID-19 quarantine. The data used here was analyzed by linking JEE and SPAR data with Our World in Data, which can be seen as a result of COVID-19 response capabilities. As a result of this study, comparing JEE and SPAR evaluation results, the two evaluations appeared to be equally vulnerable areas in pharmaceutical support, health and medical personnel deployment, and public health crisis preparation, and as a result, there was no significant difference in the two evaluation tools. As a result of the regression analysis, all evaluation indicators of SPAR and JEE were compared and analyzed with the response effect of Corona 19, and no statistically significant results were obtained. Even as a result of analyzing the combined JEE and SPAR scores, there are many countries with very good evaluation scores even though the loss of life and economic loss due to Corona 19 is very serious. Whether these contradictory results are JEE or SPAR evaluation indexes or evaluation systems needs to be proven through future studies. Even countries with excellent health security capabilities in JEE or SPAR may have problems with reliability of overall infectious disease-related data if they are passive in disclosing information on outbreaks of infectious diseases to the outside. In the future, Korea's health ODA project will be an opportunity to increase effectiveness when JEE & SPAR reports with well-managed quality are used to overcome data reliability issues.

Questionnaire Development for Evaluating the ODA Project of Local Residents in the Recipient Country

Questionnaire Development for Evaluating the ODA Project of Local Residents in the Recipient Country

A Study on Improvement of Construction Cost Estimation Method in the Feasibility Study Stage of Health Facilities in ODA Project

연구목적: 이 연구의 목적은 보건의료분야 ODA 사업 중 의료시설의 타당성 조사에 대한 실증분석을 통해 건축사업 예산 산정과정의 문제점을 도출하고 개선방안을 제시하는 것이다. 연구의 중요성: 이 연구는 국제개발협력의 효율적인 사업진행을 위해 일차적 으로 검토해야 하는 사업예산 산정방식의 문제점을 실증적으로 분석하는데 의 미가 있다. 기존의 수행된 타당성조사의 건축사업 예산방법 검토를 통해 현행 예산산정 방식을 개선함으로써 타당성 조사의 신뢰도 향상에 기여하고자 한다. 연구방법론: 타당성 조사에서의 공사비 산정방법 검토를 위한 기준의 정립을 위해 우선, 기획단계에서의 공사비 산정기준과 EDCF 작성지침의 공사비 산정 기준, 그리고 국내 공공사업의 예정가격 산정방법, 해외건설 견적지침을 검토 했다. 이를 기존 수행된 6개 사업의 타당성 조사의 공사비 산정내용과 비교하여 공사비 추정방법을 비교분석함으로써 건축예산 산정과정의 한계점을 도출하 고 보완방향을 제시했다. 연구결과: 여섯 건의 사례 모두 실적공사비를 활용하여 건축예산을 산정했으 며, 산정과정에서 반영된 항목은 모든 사례가 동일하지 않은 문제가 있었다. 특히, 현지 노무비를 고려한 사례는 두 건에 불과했으며 대지의 인프라 설치비 용, 장비비 등의 항목을 반영한 사업도 전혀 없는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 및 시사점:분석결과타당성조사의공사비산정에있어현지비용을반영 한 동일한 기준의 적용이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 해당 내용을 포함하여 타당 성 조사의 공사비 산정을 위한 세부지침을 수립함으로써 산출된 공사비의 일정 한 수준의 신뢰도를 확보하여 국제개발협력 보건분야 사업의 원활한 추진에 기여할 수 있다.

Feasibility Study of Vietnam Fire and Disaster Prevention Agency Improvement Project through ODA Project I

By matching domestic ODA projects for specific implementation in accordance with the 2020 Fire and Disaster Prevention Agency Facility Infrastructure Master Plan and 2030 Vision, a social safety net construction project in Vietnam, its business feasibility was analyzed. Vietnam is undergoing rapid change and urbanization. As a result, demand in the firefighting sector is expected to increase rapidly. Because there are no domestic manufacturers of firefighting vehicles in Vietnam, the demand is largely satisfied through imports; however, the firefighting vehicles and additional devices provided through this ODA project should greatly contribute to the promotion of domestic exports. To represent the environmental factors that can cause fires in 58 provinces, the selection of project areas to support firefighting vehicles is based on population, jurisdictional area, population density, age of firefighting vehicles, number of firefighting targets, and number of firefighting vehicles in the past four years; the trend of reinforcement of firefighting vehicles and regional characteristics is determined. Twelve provinces in Vietnam were selected in the same way as the selected areas to support firefighting vehicles. This ODA project is expected to provide an opportunity to improve the legal and institutional aspects of the firefighting and disaster prevention field in Vietnam by applying domestic advanced firefighting force deployment standards.

Feasibility Study of Vietnam Fire and Disaster Prevention Agency Improvement Project through ODA Project II

In this report, the results of the selection of firefighting vehicles based on the “Feasibility Study of Vietnam Fire and Disaster Prevention Agency Improvement Project through ODA Project I” are summarized. Population, jurisdictional area, and population density were analyzed in 58 provinces and in terms of fire response. The evidence of the age of firefighting vehicles, the number of firefighting targets, and the trend of reinforcement of firefighting vehicles over the past four years was identified. Because Vietnam is undergoing rapid urbanization and industrialization at the same time, firefighting conditions are changing quickly, and the demand for firefighting is expected to increase rapidly. Such an ODA support project can contribute to improving the supply ratio of firefighting vehicles in Vietnam and reducing damage to life and property resulting from fire. In the long term, the improvement of safety in the field of firefighting and disaster prevention is expected to contribute to the stable growth of the economy of Vietnam, which is undergoing rapid development. As the basis for selection to support firefighting vehicles, the total number of firefighting vehicles in Vietnam was determined based on area, population, population density, number of firefighting vehicles in each region, degree of deterioration, number of firefighting targets by region, and reinforcement performance of firefighting vehicles in each region for the past four years. It was possible to obtain the results for pump trucks, ladder trucks, and wreckers in 12 areas in 58 provinces.

A Case Study for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Professional Development Training in Untact Era: Focusing on Official Development Assistance Project in Botswana

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the TVET professional development training, which was planned to be carried out in a face-to-face manner. This study aims to examine TVET professional development training based on the ADDIE model and provide implications for ODA and TVET professional development training in the post-COVID era. In this case study, a TVET training program for Botswana was developed based on the ADDIE model in an untact environment. Accordingly, the performance activities for each phase of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation were analyzed, and based on this, implications for ODA and TVET were provided. This study identified the applicability of non-face-to-face education in the ODA project. Also, this study explored how to develop systematic and dimensional programs based on the ADDIE model in a non-face-to-face manner. In addition, sustainability could be secured through cooperative partnerships between donor and beneficiary countries from the perspective of SDGs Goal.

Customer value creation in the development of digital health services: discourse analysis

The study’s aim was to describe how customer value creation is reflected in the development of digital health services. To this end, we used discourse analysis to evaluate documentation from the ODA (Self-Treatment and Digital Value Services) project, which provides national-scale digital health services. Three main discourses emerged: 1) a discourse on the active role of the customer, 2) a discourse on technology that activates the customer to create value, and 3) a discourse on the benefits of customer value creation. The research provided new insight into customer value creation in digital health service development. Speech about customer value creation was a part of the social reality of the digital health service’s development. The customer appeared as an active player and a key resource within the service. The role of the active customer was considered demanding and responsible. Our findings suggest that the new digital service changed customer behavior, with technology acting as an enabler of this change. Customer activity and information sharing were seen as enablers of value creation and the associated benefits, and there was a willingness to strengthen the customer’s role as a need determiner.

Economic Evaluation of ODA Project- A Case of Poultry Farm in Uganda -

Economic Evaluation of ODA Project- A Case of Poultry Farm in Uganda -

A Case Study on the Development of Suwon Village in ODA Project in Cambodia

A Case Study on the Development of Suwon Village in ODA Project in Cambodia

Preference Analysis on ODA Project for Dairy Productivity Improvement for Uganda

Preference Analysis on ODA Project for Dairy Productivity Improvement for Uganda

Evaluation of an Appropriate Technology ODA Project and Its Implications to Indonesia

The role of Korea in public development aid in the international community is increasing, as shown in the 2009 OECD DAC (Development Assistance...

Policy Implications of Performance Sharing through E-Government ODA Project- Focusing on the Nigerian e-government master plan project -

Policy Implications of Performance Sharing through E-Government ODA Project- Focusing on the Nigerian e-government master plan project -

ODA 사업의 성공적 추진을 위한 수원국 추진주체의 역량진단 사례연구 : 과테말라 국가기획처 사례를 중심으로

ODA 사업의 성공적 추진을 위한 수원국 추진주체의 역량진단 사례연구 : 과테말라 국가기획처 사례를 중심으로

Analysis of NSP(New Southern Policy) Countries' Edutech Market for Overseas Expansion of Korean ICT-based Educational Services

신남방국가는 성장하는 새로운 시장으로서 또한 생산기지로 각광을 받으면서 해외직접투자를 통한 산업화가 급격히 진행되면서 고등교육과 직업 교육에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있다. 이에 따라 대학 입 시, 영어, 수학, 소프트웨어 교육의 중요성이 높아지고 있으며, 보다 효과적이고 효율적인 교육을 위하 여 이러닝을 포함하여 에듀테크를 도입하기 시작하였다. 신남방국가 11개국 중에서 베트남, 인도네시아와 태국은 시장성이 가장 높은 국가들로서, 우리나라 의 ODA 집중 지원 대상국이면서, 에듀테크 시장은 물론 ICT 기반 교육 서비스 시장의 성장 잠재력이 매우 높기 때문에 한국의 에듀테크 기업이 진출을 선호하는 국가이다. 대학 입학 수요가 급증하고 있 는 베트남과 태국의 경우에는 한국과 유사한 형태의 대학입시 사교육과 영어 교육 분야에 대한 수요 가 매우 많다. 베트남과 인도네시아에는 한국 기업들이 다수 진출하여 양질의 취업 기회를 제공함에 따라 한국어 및 직업 교육 수요가 증가하고 있다. 더욱이 질 높은 교육 서비스를 위하여 강사양성 시 장도 성장하고 있다. 에듀테크 수요자는 학습자, 교수자, 교육기관 및 정부로 구성되므로 기업의 독자 적인 현지 진출을 추진하면서도 정부의 ODA 사업과 연계하여 진출하는 방안도 모색하여야 한다.As the NSP countries are emerging as a growing new market and base of production, the demand for higher education and vocational education is increasing due to the rapid progress of industrialization through foreign direct investment. Accordingly, the importance of college entrance exams, English, mathematics, and software education is increasing, and Edutech, including e-learning, has been introduced for more effective and efficient education. Of the 11 NSP countries, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand are the target countries for Korea s ODA intensive support and as the growth potential of the Edutech market as well as the ICT-based education services market is very high, Korea s Edutech companies prefer to enter the local market. In Vietnam and Thailand, where the demand for university admission is rapidly increasing, there is a great demand for private education and English education similar to Korean private institutions. Many Korean companies have entered Vietnam and Indonesia, providing many employment opportunities. Accordingly, there is a great demand for Korean language and vocational education for employment in Korean companies. Moreover, the market for instructor training is growing for high quality education services. The Edutech consumer consists of learners, instructors, educational institutions and the government, so it is also necessary to seek ways to enter in conjunction with the government s ODA project while promoting the company s own local advancement.

개도국 보건교육 사업에서 e-health의 적용 방안에 관한 연구 : 인도네시아 민관협력 ODA 프로젝트 사례

개도국 보건교육 사업에서 e-health의 적용 방안에 관한 연구 : 인도네시아 민관협력 ODA 프로젝트 사례

관광 ODA사업에 대한 공여기관과 수혜지역주민 평가 비교 : 베트남 사파지역의 지역사회기반관광(CBT) 사업을 중심으로

This study explores and examines how different residents' evaluation and the official evaluation report conducted by the donor on CBT type of tourism ODA project named "Community Tourism Training Exchange Project(CTTEP)" in Sapa, Vietnam. According to comparative analysis, the donor acknowledged that CTTEP reinforced personal capacity of the residents while the residents dissatisfied with some sub-programs whereas the donor assessed them at successful. In sprite of dissatisfaction, the residents strongly agreed with additional or new tourism ODA projects because of significant improvement of personal capacity and their community. The result of the study implies followed three suggestions ; the importance of meticulous preliminary research on attributes of recipient communities, participation of the residents in the whole process and a objective assessment of tourism ODA projects.

The Case Studies on University Leading Higher Education Reform ODA Projects: Sweden, Germany, and Japan

연구목적: 본 연구는 이러한 경향을 반영한 대표적인 ODA 사업유형으로서 대학이 주도하여 수행하는 고등교육 ODA 정책 사업의 전략과 효과를 분석하는데 목적을 두었다. 연구의 중요성: 대학주도 고등교육 혁신 기반의 ODA 정책사업 선진 사례들의 특징과 의의는 국내 대학주도 민관협력 고등교육 ODA 사업(예: 국제협력 선도대학 육성ㆍ지원사업)의 사업유형과 평가방식 등을 개선하는 데 기여할 것이다. 연구방법론: 연구 사례로는 스웨덴-모잠비크, 독일-카메룬, 일본-인도네시아의 고등교육 ODA 사업이 대학이 주도하고 학과개설 및 교육과정 개편의 교육혁신을 핵심 내용으로 하는 사례로 분석되었다. 연구결과: 첫째, 사업 수행 전 단계에서 수원국 대학의 역량 파악이 중요하며, 이중 수원국 교육제도 및 자격증 인ㆍ허가제에 대한 이해가 토대가 되었다. 둘째, 교육과정 및 학과개설을 중심으로 하는 ODA 사업의 경우, 수원국 현지 인력양성에 초점을 두는 것이 중요하다. 이는 해당 전공 졸업생과 진로 진출을 염두에 두고 장기적 목표를 세우는 데 초점을 맞추는 분석대상 사례에서 공통적으로 발견되었다. 마지막으로, 고등교육 혁신을 통한 사업들은 직업훈련 분야 ODA와는 달리 장기적 관점에서 수원국 현지 교수인력 양성 및 연구자 양성으로 이어지는 중장기 사업이나 후속 사업 등으로 기획되는 경우가 많았다. 결론 및 시사점: 연구에서 분석한 스웨덴, 독일, 일본의 사례는 모두 민관협력과 지속가능성에 초점을 맞춘 사업이 증가함을 반영하였고, 특히 사업 수행 전과 후의 현지 역량 강화에 초점을 맞추고 있었다.Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategies and effects of ODA policy projects led by universities as a representative type of ODA project reflecting this tendency. Originality: In the analysis of the contents of the project, the evaluation system, and the governance system, are the precedents for successful higher education reform ODA projects in terms of its effect and meaning. Methods: This study is case study on the selected ODA project; Sweden-Mozambique, Germany-Cameroon, and Japan-Indonesia cooperation practices. Results: First, in the case of ODA projects focusing on curriculum and department opening, it is important to focus on cultivating local manpower. This was commonly found in the analysis cases that focus on establishing long-term goals with the graduates and career advancement in mind. Second, it is important to understand the competence of the recipient university. Understanding of the educational system and licensing and licensing system of the recipient country is the basis. Lastly, projects through higher education reforms are based on long-term and extended projects (vocational training and graduate incubation) leading to bearing native professors and researchers in the recipient country. Conclusions and Implication: The characteristics and significance of ODA policy projects based on university leading higher education innovation derived can be applied to Korea’s ODA policy projects run and driven by university, such as The Leading University Project for International Cooperation(LUPIC).