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Directions for Enhancing Promotion of RCA Activities

Prepared by John K ChungFor Presentation to RCARO 2010 July Cheju Workshop

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What is Past, is a Prologue. – Hamlet

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Without the past, no present. Present is the basis for the future.

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The Past (1)

1997 Yangon: Recommended establishment of an RCA Regional Office in the Region to enhance RCA ownership by MSs

1998 Taupo: Discussed possible establishment of an RCA office similar to UNDP Project Office in the Region

2000 Mumbai: Korea offered hosting of the RCA Regional Office in Korea. MSs welcomed.

2001 Dhaka: MSs fully supported establishment of RCARO in Korea

2001 Vienna: 30th RCA GCM agreed the establish-ment of the RCA Regional Office in Korea (2-year interim period)

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The Past (2)

2002 Daejeon: The RCA Regional Office was officially opened 2002 Vienna: 31 GCM adopted Working Paper on the establishment and

operation of RCARO in Korea 2003 Vienna: 32 GCM adopted RCA Resolution

Reconfirms roles and function of Dir.-RCARO Requests Government of Korea to continue all necessary support for

RCARO operation Requests all RCA MSs to support and cooperate with RCARO

2007 Vienna: 36 GCM adopted RCA Resolution on the roles and status of RCARO Confirms Dir-RCARO has authority to act on behalf of RCA in order to ful-

fill its mandate as set out in the GOR of RCA Requests all MSs to provide necessary support for Dir-RCARO with their

best capacity Requests IAEA’s RCA Secretariat to continue extending cooperation to

RCARO 2007 Vienna: GOR amended incorporating Appointment, Roles and Re-

sponsibilities of Dir-RCARO as well as RCARO SAC

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Present

Identity Crisis Not yet recognized by the RCA Agreement Still within the framework of KAERI No proper legal status of Dir-RCARO when representing RCA be-

fore international development community No official administrative interactions with IAEA’s

RCA and the MTS Project should suit to RCA priority (No more thematic sectors) The Project: the fewer, the better philosophy Seems more emphasis on non-RCA projects Role of RCA Coordinator (now RCA Focal Person)

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Future

Some good indications of host government of RCARO Korea joined in OECD DAC(Development Assistance

Committee) in 2009: From newly developed industrial country to advanced donor country

Korea will upgrade ODA/GNI from current 0.09% to 0.25% by 2015 (ideally, 0.7%)

Cooperation between KOICA and RCARO envisioned Role of Korea in international development com-

munity Export nuclear power plants to UAE and so on Chair the G-20 Seoul Summit in 2010 Host the Nuclear Security Summit in 2012

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Some suggestions for paradigm change

Recognition of RCARO’s legal personality Enhanced partnership based on ownership of

individual RCARO initiated projects Harmonization among donor countries in RCA

region Alignment of development strategies of devel-

oping RCA MSs Mutual accountability between RCARO and RCA

MSs

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Recognition

Revision of RCA Agreement incorpo-rating RCARO status

Agreement between IAEA and Gov-ernment of Korea regarding the op-eration of RCARO

Recognition of RCARO as an interna-tional-level organization by host government

Restructuring of RCARO (e.g. Intro-ducing Deputy Director)

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Partnership

Contribution by the RCA MSs to the RCARO initiated projects (Financial or in-kind)

Attract fund from other international or regional development organiza-tions to RCARO initiated projects

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Harmonization

Harmonization among RCA donor countries in implementing projects (AUL, JPN etc)

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Alignment

Best reference to the Agency’s CPF(Country Programme Framework)

Coherence for development policy of MSs

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Accountability

Proper system for project evaluation based on outcomes