A Study on the Sustainability of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Official Development Assitance (ODA) Projects

As the internal technological capacity building in developing countries is critical for the national development, the official development assistance projects of international society are moving to more on the science and technology capacity related subjects. In case of Korean ODA, the topics of the projects vary from consulting S&T policy to establishing related institutions. This study identifies the factors affecting the sustainability of those projects by visiting cases. It is found out that the absorptive capacity and willingness to learn of recipient organizations are critical factors to ensure the success and sustainability of those Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ODA projects. Based on this study, it is suggested that those factors of the recipient organizations should be more considered from the when the projects are designed and planned.