Citizens' Accessibility to ODA Statistics (KR0034)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: South Korea Third National Action Plan 2016-2018
Action Plan Cycle: 2016
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Office for Government Policy Coordination (Export-Import Bank of Korea)
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Development Policy Division; Ministry of Strategy and Finance / International Financial Cooperation Division; OECD Development Assistance Committee(DAC), Workig Party-Statistics(WP- STAT)
Policy Areas
Aid, Fiscal Openness, Publication of Budget/Fiscal InformationIRM Review
IRM Report: Republic of Korea End-of-Term Report 2016–2018, Republic of Korea Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
Improving citizens’ accessibility to ODA statistics; Commitment Start and End Date: New / 1 July 2016 ~ 30 June 2018; Lead implementing Ministry, Department, Agency: Office for Government Policy Coordination (Export-Import Bank of Korea); Person responsible from implementing agency: Kim, Ha-yeon (Judge of Economic Policy Coordination Office); Title, Department: Office of Director General for Development and Cooperation Policy (EDCF Planning and Cooperation Department, EXIM Bank); Email: [email protected]([email protected]); Phone: +82-44-200-2159(+82-2-3779-6608); Other actors involved: Government Ministries, Department/ Agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Development Policy Division; Ministry of Strategy and Finance / International Financial Cooperation Division; CSOs private sector, multilaterals, working groups: OECD Development Assistance Committee(DAC), Workig Party-Statistics(WP- STAT); Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment: There is an ODA statistics information system, which provides statistical information on the supervising ministries, fund types, aid types, aid areas and regional status, but the information is mostly focused on the aid status only and it is pointed out that it is difficult for citizens to grasp detailed information. Main Objective To improve transparency of ODA project implementation and use the statistics for developing aid strategies or expanding to overseas.; Brief Description of Commitment: The ODA statistics information system will be revamped to provide detailed information and statistics including the objective, description, and period of each ODA project.; OGP challenge addressed by the commitment: Improving public services and more effectively managing public resources. Relevance This commitment is relavant to access to information, civic participation.; Ambition: Expanded accessibility of domestic stakeholders to information on ODA projects will satisfy citizens’ right to know as well as improve efficiency of overseas aid management.