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OECD 개발협력위원회(DAC) 보도자료 (Press Advisory, 1.30)

Korea: a growing influence in the field of development co- operation

An aid recipient less than two decades ago, Korea is now a donor and sharing its experience of how to use development co- operation as a catalyst to promote long- term sustainable growth in other countries. 

Korea has trebled its official development assistance (ODA) to USD 1,325 million per year, or 0.12% of its gross national income over the past five years and is committed to further doubling it by 2015. The OECD’s first ever Review of the Development Co- operation Policies and Programmes of Korea says that the government must manage this steep increase carefully to make its aid effective. 

The Review commends Korea for the steps it has taken to improve its development co- operation since becoming a member of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in 2010. Building on this progress, the Review recommends that Korea’s aid legislation and forward planning be more transparent, setting out aims, priorities and objectives as well as publishing spending figures in its 26 developing country partners and the sectors it supports. 

Compared to other donors, Korea allocates a high proportion of its aid as loans rather than grants –about 40% of its total support to most countries and 18% to highly indebted poor countries. Based on its own experience, Korea believes that loans encourage fiscal discipline in the recipient countries. However, the Review recommends that when extending loans to the poorest countries and fragile states Korea should consider carefully the economic context and financial governance of these countries to ensure debt sustainability.

As staffing will become a major issue for Korea as it expands its aid programme, the government says it will increase the number of employees working on development. The Review recommends that Korea assesses the skills, training and 

resources needed to run the programme, streamlines procedures, works more with civil society organisations, and supports fewer – but larger – projects. 

The Review also recommends strengthening the committees and mechanisms that ensure coherence amongst the ministries overseeing Korean aid, ensuring better co- ordination both at headquarters and with partner countries.

To further increase the effectiveness of its development efforts, says the Review, Korea should better evaluate the impact of its aid. It should also follow the example of other DAC members which, on average, have untied 88% of their aid to least developed countries compared to Korea’s 27%. 

The Peer Review of Korea took place over an eight month period, including visits to Seoul and Cambodia, culminating on 11 December 2012 with the DAC peer review meeting in Paris. Australia and Germany acted as peer examiners, with supporting analysis provided by the OECD Secretariat.

To receive a copy of The Review of the Development Co- operation Policies and Programmes of Korea, journalists should e- mail news.contact@oecd.org

For more information about this or OECD’s other national development peer reviews, please contact Michael Ward (Michael.Ward@oecd.org or by telephone + 331 45 24 76 47) in the OECD Development Co- operation directorate.

참고

OECD 개발협력위원회(DAC) 보도자료 (참고용 국문 번역)

개발협력 분야에서 영향력이 증대되고 있는 한국

원조 수원국을 졸업한지 채 20년도 지나지 않은 현재 한국은 원조 공여국이 되어 개발협력을 장기적이고 지속가능한 성장의 촉매로 활용하는 노하우를 다른 개도국들에게 전수하고 있다. 

한국은 지난 5년간 원조규모를 세 배로 확대하여 2011년에는 13억2천5백만달러 또는 국민총소득(GNI) 대비 0.12%를 공적개발원조(ODA)에 지출하였으며, 2015년까지 그 규모를 두 배로 늘려나갈 계획이다. 개발원조위원회(DAC, Development Assistance Committee) 가입이후 최초로 시행된 한국의 개발협력정책‧사업평가보고서는 한국정부가 원조의 효과성을 높이기 위해 이러한 급격한 원조규모의 증가를 잘 관리해 나가야 한다고 알렸다. 

보고서는 2010년 OECD DAC 가입이후 개발협력을 개선하기 위해 한국이 취해 온 다양한 노력들을 높이 평가하면서, 이러한 진전을 바탕으로 한국의 원조 법령과 계획들이 26개 중점협력국에 대한 원조지출 현황 및 지원분야를 공표하고 지원목표, 우선순위, 목적을 제시하여 투명성을 강화할 것을 권고하였다. 

다른 공여국들과 비교했을 때 한국은 원조의 상당부분을 유상사업의 형태로 지원하고 있는 바, 전체 원조의 40% 및 고채무빈곤국 지원의 18%를 유상원조가 차지하고 있다. 과거 수원경험에 근거하여 한국은 유상원조(차관)가 수원국의 재정규율을 확립한다는 믿음을 가지고 있다. 그러나 보고서는 최빈국과 취약국에 대한 유상원조 지원시, 부채 지속가능성을 확보하기 위하여 이들 국가의 경제상황과  재정 가버넌스를 면밀히 검토할 것을 권고하였다. 

한국이 원조 프로그램을 늘려감에 따라 (사업수행)인력이 중요한 이슈로 부상할 것으로 전망됨에 따라 한국정부는 개발분야 인력을 증원해 나갈 계획이다. 이와 관련하여 보고서는 한국정부가 ▲사업수행을 위해 필요한 기술, 훈련, 자원의 진단, ▲사업절차의 간소화, ▲민간단체와의 협력 강화, ▲사업 수 축소 및 단위사업 규모 확대를 권고하였다. 

보고서는 또한 한국의 원조를 감독하는 위원회들과 부처들간의 일관성을 확보하여 자국 내 및 수원국과의 조정을 원활히 할 것을 권고하였다. 

개발노력의 효과성을 한층 증대하기 위해, 보고서는 한국이 원조의 효과에 대한 평가를 강화해야함을 지적하였다. 또한 최빈국에 대한 다른 DAC 회원국들의 평균 비구속성 비율이 88%(한국의 경우 27%)임을 감안하여, 회원국들의 사례를 따라야 할 것이라고 권고하였다. 

한국에 대한 동료평가는 한국과 캄보디아 방문실사, 2012년 12월 11일 파리에서 개최된 DAC 동료평가회의를 끝으로 8개월간 실시되었으며, 호주와 독일을 동료검토국으로 하고, OECD 사무국에서 분석업무를 지원하여 이루어졌다.

‘한국의 개발협력 정책 및 집행 평가’ 보고서 책자의 수령을 희망할 경우, 기자들은 news.contact@oecd.org에 전자메일로 요청해야하며, 

한국과 다른 회원국의 동료평가에 관한 정보를 원할 경우, OECD 개발협력부의 마이클 워드 (Michael.Ward@oecd.org), +331 45 24 76 47) 선임정책분석관에게 연락하여 요청할 수 있다.