The International Contractors Association of Korea said on the 30th that it held the "briefing on the 2028 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport official development assistance (ODA) new project call and performance-sharing seminar" on the 29th. A total of 167 people from 97 institutions, including public agencies, research institutes, and private companies, attended the briefing.
The event was organized ahead of the call for new 2028 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ODA projects, which will run from May 4 to Sept. 4, to guide procedures and directions for writing proposals and to share policy directions and best project outcomes for the ministry's ODA.
Since being designated in 2021 as the agency dedicated to the ministry's ODA, the International Contractors Association of Korea has supported the entire project cycle—project identification, planning, tendering, project management, and feedback of outcomes—continuously strengthening the expertise and implementation system of the ministry's ODA.
Since 2013 to date, the ministry's ODA has carried out projects in a total of 32 countries worth about 229.5 billion won, steadily supporting the development of transportation, cities, and infrastructure in developing countries.
Recently, through the fourth comprehensive basic plan for international development cooperation, the government has been strengthening performance management of projects in partner countries and presenting an ODA stance centered on the national interest based on strategic cooperation and mutual reciprocity. In line with this policy stance, the ministry's ODA is also expanding its role as a strategic cooperation tool that simultaneously supports the sustainable growth of partner countries and broadens the foundation for Korea's corporations to enter overseas markets.
Jeong Chang-gu, Deputy Minister at the International Contractors Association of Korea, said, "Going forward, new projects should not remain at single-project support but require a strategic approach that considers partner countries' demand, policy linkages, follow-up scalability, and the potential for private-sector participation," adding, "We will actively support the ministry's ODA so that it can share Korea's accumulated experience in infrastructure development with partner countries and establish itself as a practical cooperation program that expands the foundation for our corporations to enter overseas markets."