Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

The Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) is managed by the Technical Cooperation Directorate of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Singapore has provided technical assistance to other developing countries since the 1960s.  As a country whose only resource is its people, Singapore believes that human resource development is vital for economic and social progress.  Singapore itself has benefited from training provided by other countries and international organisations.  Through the SCP, Singapore can contribute to the development of other developing countries.

In 1992, the SCP was established, bringing together under one framework the various technical assistance programmes offered by Singapore.  Through the SCP, the range and number of training programmes have increased to meet the needs of developing countries. Since 1992, Singapore has sponsored training courses and study visits for over 65,000 officials from 169 countries.

For more information on the SCP, please visit http://app.scp.gov.sg.

 

Ministry of Commerce, China

Since 1950, China has provided assistance to more than 100 countries through out Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the South- Pacific region. The Chinese government has helped these countries complete about 2,000 projects closely linked with local people’s production activity and daily life, touching upon various fields such as industry, agriculture, culture and education, sanitation, communication, electric power, energy, transportation and social and public facilities. Besides, China offered large quantities of goods and materials and a small amount of foreign currency cash assistance.

China began to work with United Nations under the framework of Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries to carry out multilateral technical cooperation with other developing countries in 1983. Up to now, about 100,000 officials, managerial and technical personnel have been to China, receiving training and professional instruction. Ministry of Commerce of China is the competent department of China’s Aid to Foreign Countries.

For more information on MOFCOM, please visit http://english.mofcom.gov.cn.