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Distinguished Guests‚
Ladies and Gentlemen‚
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you to the 8th Seoul ODA International Conference. The Seoul ODA International Conference‚ the first ever hosted by the Republic of Korea to discuss the issue of global poverty‚ was launched back in 2007. It was a reflection of Korea’s commitment to contribute to promoting the shared growth of both rich and poor members of the global community.
I would like to thank President Kim Young-mok of KOICA and his staff for their hard work to jointly organize this annual event with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I also wish to thank Minister Kim Sung-Hwan and all the other distinguished experts including those from abroad for participating in this important meeting.
Distinguished Guests‚
As you all know‚ Korea has transformed itself from a poverty-stricken aid recipient to a full-fledged donor country within half a century. In 2009‚ Korea even joined the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of OECD -- a club of advanced donor countries. A year later‚ as chair of G20‚ Korea took an initiative for drawing up the Seoul Development Consensus‚ thereby placing development at the heart of the G20 agenda. In 2011‚ as host of the Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness‚ Korea again played a leading role in shifting the paradigm for global development cooperation from ‘aid effectiveness’ to ‘effective development’ and building a more comprehensive and inclusive partnership.
As the first recipient-turned-donor country in the world‚ Korea is now recognized by the global community as an actor to be reckoned with in the area of development cooperation. However‚ with its short history and experience in development cooperation‚ Korea cannot compete with traditional donor countries by expanding the size of its ODA package alone. It must focus its efforts on ways to differentiate its contribution from that of other donor countries with its quality as opposed to quantity. The most effective way for Korea to be a visible and reliable development partner is to fully utilize its unique development experience. Focusing on a certain area of its specialty where its contribution could outperform the other players could be one way of doing so. And I believe that good governance and effective institutions -- the main theme of this year’s Conference -- are the issues on which Korea can make its valuable contributions.
Ladies and Gentlemen‚
To eradicate poverty‚ intangible infrastructure such as governance and institutions has as much important a role to play as tangible assets such as foreign aid. However‚ they had not received the limelight until the 1980s when‚ after going through many trials and errors on the ODA policy‚ the international community began to realize the importance of good governance and effective institutions for development.
“Africa is not poor‚ but just poorly managed.” These are the words of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia‚ Nobel Peace laureate and Africa’s first female president. What an eloquent testimony to the importance of good governance and effective institutions!
Of course‚ there is no clear-cut definition of good governance and effective institutions. However‚ we can benefit from the insight of Aristotle whose primary interest lied in translating the capacity of the members of the society into their growing happiness. We can also be enlightened by the fact that the Greek word kybernatas‚ which is the origin of the word governance‚ means the steersman of a ship. As indicated as such‚ we may define good governance and effective institutions as a social system that provides the way forward to enhance people’s happiness and the quality of their life.
Korea’s experience may provide a good evidence to show how important a tool good governance and effect

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