Preliminary data released by the OECD in April 2026 confirmed that official development assistance (ODA) from members of its Development Assistance Committee (DAC) fell 23.1 percent in 2025 to USD 174.3 ... structure one of four overarching goals; the United States has dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID) while sharply expanding the authority and resources of the US International Development Finance ...

...is report examines the increasing prominence of economic and industrial objectives in international development cooperation amid deepening national protectionism. Major nations are prioritizing national interests ... implemented within a government-wide strategic framework that links it to other policy objectives. As development cooperation tied to investment, finance, and trade will likely become mainstream, Korea needs to actively ...

... called Industrial Innovation Talent Growth Support. A competent workforce is crucial for industrial development. Skilled labor plays a leading role in technological innovation and directly contributes to production ... effective regional industrial workforce policies are crucial. Historically, employers, workers, and the finance sector have all heavily favored the Seoul Capital Area (SCA), which includes Seoul and the surrounding ...

... infrastructure while lowering its dependence on U.S. technologies and enhancing domestic research and development. Meanwhile, Japan imposed sanctions on exports of semiconductor materials to Korea for political reasons. ... which is about 21.3 percent of China’s gross domestic product. The service industry, including the finance and logistics sectors, are heavily concentrated in Shanghai, while the information communication technologies ...

With the development of 3G and 4G network technologies and the popularity of smartphones, a distinct mobile Internet has emerged as people access the Internet through their portable devices, and people ... processing for mobile e-commerce, has also emerged as an important industry. This paper summarizes the development stages of mobile finance innovation, and analyzes the basis of the economics underpinning mobile finance ...

... The Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Major Korean Industries · Growth Conditions and Development Strategies in Manufacturing-Service Convergence Industries · A Study on Corporate Restructuring ... Investment and Measures to Facilitate the Overseas Expansion of Service Industries · International Development Cooperation with Blended Finance for Major Social and Economic Sectors · Enhancing the Efficiency ...

The Act on The Promotion of the Development and Distribution of Intelligent Robots (hereafter the Korean Robot Act) was launched in 2008 and under the act, various policies have been adopted to promote ... Korean government, the Chinese government (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, and Ministry of Finance) announced the Robot Industry Development Plan for the ...

... 1,000 SMEs in order to identify their perceived barriers to growth. The survey consists of six parts: finance, human resources, R&D, sales/marketing, exports, and legal institution. In each part of the survey, ... subcontract practices by large companies with superior positions in transactions are major barriers to the development and growth of their businesses. Based on the results, we propose the following policy directions and ...

On the late March, 2013, Russia approved a national program of ‘the Far East/Baikal community development plan by 2025’. The main goals of the plan is to invest 10.7 trillion ruble (381trillion in KRW) ... transportation network, and strengthening stature of the Far East among Asia Pacific regions than resource development. However, controversy of expense supply and finance pressure due to the global economic crisis and ...

... intangible assets and among them, design ownership stands out. A division exclusively for training and development, suggestion system, frequency of human resource development (HRD) program clearly affect firm growth. ... growth based on the theoretical and empirical analysis. In particular, policy alternatives including finance and tax areas that directly influence corporate performance are specified. Most of all, sector-neutral ...