THE MOTIVES BEHIND KOREA’S LEADING E-GOVERNMENT AID PROGRAM

Authors : James C Schopf

Pages : 32-53

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Publication Date : 2017-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :During the past decade Korea has provided the most Official Development Assistance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ODA); in the field of Information and Communication Technology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICT); among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OECD);’s Development Assistance Committee insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DAC); members. E-government reforms helped South Korea cut corruption and improve government effectiveness, and the Korean ICT ODA programs offer poor countries a similar opportunity to promote economic and social development. Tobit regression analysis of Korean ICT ODA to 153 developing nations reveals, though, that the Korean program has emphasized economic self-interest to the detriment of humanitarian concerns, potentially jeopardizing the program’s mission and effectiveness. To improve aid effectiveness, Korea should direct more Egovernment assistance to recipients with democratic political institutions and greater humanitarian need.
Keywords : Korea, ICT ODA, E government, Motivations, Development