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THAILAND As an Emerging DonorTHAILAND As an Emerging Donor

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ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Department ofTechnical and Economic Cooperation(DTEC)

Department ofTechnical and Economic Cooperation(DTEC)

ThailandInternational Development CooperationAgency (TICA)

Office of the Prime Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1963 - 2002 2002 - 2004 2004 -

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TICA Organization Chart

Office of the Director General

Director General

Deputy D-G

Partnership Bureau

Development Cooperation

Bureau

Human Resources

Development Bureau

Project Procurement and Privileges

Bureau

Deputy D-G

Technical Support and Evaluation Unit

ICT and Public Relation Unit

HRD Branch I

HRD Branch II

Planning & Monitoring Branch

Thai Cooperation Branch I

Thai Cooperation Branch II

Planning & Monitoring for

Partnership Branch

Countries Partnership Branch

International Organization

Partnership Branch

General Affairs UnitProject

Procurement and Privileges Branch

Project Budget Branch

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Our ExperiencesOur Experiences

ODA BeneficiaryODA Beneficiary

Sense of Ownership Sense of Ownership

Alignment of aid Alignment of aid

Absorptive Capacity Absorptive Capacity

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Emerging DonorEmerging Donor

Demand driven approach Demand driven approach

Participation to sustainability Participation to sustainability

Capacity Building Capacity Building

Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation

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Cabinet Resolutions

Strategy According

to Economic Cooperation Frame

Strategy According

to Economic Cooperation Frame

Cooperating

Partner’s Policy

Cooperating

Partner’s Policy

Committee on Technical

and Economic

Cooperation’s Policy

Thai Government’s Policy on

Foreign Affairs Developmen

t Cooperation

Strategic Plan

Development

Cooperation Strategic

Plan

Key Supporting Factors

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Strategic Plan Strategic Plan

Enhancing S-S Cooperation Enhancing S-S Cooperation

Exploring N-S-S Cooperation Exploring N-S-S Cooperation

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South – South CooperationSouth – South Cooperation

People – assets for National Development

People – assets for National Development

SustainabilitySustainability

MDGs MDGs

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Key Areas of CooperationKey Areas of Cooperation

Agriculture Agriculture

Education Education

Public Health Public Health

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Potential Areas Potential Areas

Sufficiency economy Sufficiency economy

Public Administration Public Administration

Tourism Tourism

Economics Economics

Science & Technology Science & Technology

Social Development & Welfare

Social Development & Welfare

Trade, Service & Investment

Trade, Service & Investment

Natural Resources & Environment

Natural Resources & Environment

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1. Neighboring Countries (Cambodia Laos Myanmar Vietnam)

2. Strategic Countries

3. Post Conflict Countries

4. Other Developing Countries

Target Countries

5. Countries to be Explored Further Cooperation

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Thai International Cooperation Programme(TICP)

Thai International Cooperation Programme(TICP)

Annual International Training Courses (AITC) Annual International Training Courses (AITC)

Thai International Post – graduate Programme (TIPP) Thai International Post – graduate Programme (TIPP)

Third Country Training Program (TCTP) Third Country Training Program (TCTP)

Annual Training Programmes Annual Training Programmes

Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC)

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(TICP)(TICP)

Development Projects Development Projects

Experts Experts

Fellowships Fellowships

Bilateral Cooperation Programme Bilateral Cooperation Programme

Equipments Equipments

DEMAND- DRIVEN APPROCH

Volunteer Volunteer

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TICP by Programmes 2005 unit: million US$

Bilateral 4.00AITC 1.00 TIPP 0.50TCTP 0.45 Total 5.95

Bilateral 4.00AITC 1.00 TIPP 0.50TCTP 0.45 Total 5.95

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TICP by Country 2005 unit: million us$

Lao PDR 1.35Cambodia 1.00Vietnam 0.86 Myanmar 0.39 Nepal 0.20 Bhutan 0.15 Others 2.00 Total 5.95

Lao PDR 1.35Cambodia 1.00Vietnam 0.86 Myanmar 0.39 Nepal 0.20 Bhutan 0.15 Others 2.00 Total 5.95

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TICP by Region 2005 unit: million

us$

South Asia and Middle East, 0.77 CLMV, 3.66

East Asia, 0.26

S/E Asia, 0.39

Africa, 0.48

CIS & Latin America, 0.14

The Pacific, 0.006

Eastern Europe 0.003

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TICP Budget unit: million us$

2005 5.95 2006 8.28 2007 8.85

2005 5.95 2006 8.28 2007 8.85

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North – South - South CooperationNorth – South - South Cooperation

Emerging middle – income aid Provider Emerging middle – income aid Provider

Intermediary role Intermediary role

Maintain relationships with development Partners explore more to provide

Maintain relationships with development Partners explore more to provide

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Other Developin

g Countries

Other Developin

g Countries

Thailand

Thailand

Development

Partners

Development

Partners

Trilateral Cooperation

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AusAID, CIDA, JICA France, Germany, Luxemburg, Hungary UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ESCAP, CPS

AusAID, CIDA, JICA France, Germany, Luxemburg, Hungary UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ESCAP, CPS

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ACD

NEPADAAF

Regional Cooperation

Colombo PlanAPEC

ASEM

ASEANGMS

IMT-GTBIMST-EC

MGCACMECS

ACMECS :

REGIONAL COOPERATION

Ayeyawady- Chao Phraya- Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy

GMS : Greater Mekong Sub-Region

IMT-GT: Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Growth Triangle

BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation

ASEAN IAI: Initiative for Association of South - East Asian Nations Integration

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Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency

Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency

Financial and Technical Assistance Financial and Technical Assistance

Basic Infrastructure Development Projects Basic Infrastructure Development Projects

89.4 million US$ in 2005 (Laos, Cambodia) 89.4 million US$ in 2005 (Laos, Cambodia)

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Constraints Constraints

Budget - annual basis Budget - annual basis

Mutual Understanding – coordination, regulation Mutual Understanding – coordination, regulation

Thailand as an Emerging Donor Thailand as an Emerging Donor

Data and Information Systems Data and Information Systems

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ConstraintsConstraints

Unprepared Unprepared Absorptive Capacity Absorptive Capacity

Participation Participation

Cooperating Countries Cooperating Countries

Knowledge and Skills Knowledge and Skills

Attitude Attitude

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CHALLENGECHALLENGE

Matching of Demand and Supply Matching of Demand and Supply

Avoiding Duplication Avoiding Duplication

HarmonizationHarmonization

NGOs & Private Sectors Participation

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