The Gist of the IDEA Joint Ministerial Statement
August 12, 2002
I. Preamble
- Background and objectives
- Theme of the discussion
II. Key Factors in the Success of the East Asian Development
- Features of the East Asian development experience
- Development as a national agenda
- Three prerequisites to sustainable growth
- Building economic infrastructure
- Human resources development and the enhancement of institutional capacities in both the public and private sectors
- Linkage through trade and investment
- Roles and features of development cooperation in East Asia
- An appropriate combination and sequencing of various ODA schemes
- Dissemination of development experience through South-South cooperation
- Development cooperation in creating a favorable macroeconomic environment, financial stability, technology transfer, market access and FDI
III. Current Development Challenges Facing East Asia
- Formation of a robust economic and social foundation and the response to globalisation
- Good governance
- Promotion of regional peace and stability
- Pursuit of stable, harmonious and human-centred development
IV. Regional Cooperation and the Role of ODA
- Regional cooperation for peace and prosperity
- Further promotion of regional cooperation
- Significance of maintaining adequate ODA and making more effective use of ODA
- Coordination with other development resources
- Promotion of economic partnership and South-South cooperation
V. Conclusion
- Reaffirmation of the East Asian development experience and strengthening of regional cooperation
- Sharing of the East Asian development approach and experiences with other regions
- Report to ASEAN+3 Summit and further analysis by the intellectual community
- IDEA projects (guidance for identifying future cooperation programs)
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