Japan's Official Development Assistance White Paper 2006
Next PageBox I-3. Ten New Measures by "Examination and Improvement of ODA"
I. Planning aid policy for strategic implementation (selection and concentration)
1. Enhancement of Country Assistance Programs
2. Introduction of "Implementation Guidelines" to realize strategic implementation based on Country Assistance Programs (improvement of promptness)
3. Promotion of coordination among different schemes including loans, grants and technical cooperation, and promotion of program-based approach
4. Strengthening of reviews by Country-Based ODA Task Forces
5. Further enhancement of collaboration between government and private sector
II. Increasing efficiency through cost reduction
6. Reduction of time between study and bidding of loan aid
7. Setting of numerical targets for reductions in the cost of grant aid (in specific sectors and regions)
8. Active use of local designs and local industries (introduction of grant aid for community development)
III. Improving checking systems
9. Introduction and enhancement of level ex-post evaluation for grant aid (including third-party participation)
10. Extensive participation of domestic universities and research institutions in evaluations