Annual Report of the e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund 2017

Abstract

The e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF) aims to contribute to poverty reduction and foster the economic and social development process in ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) by supporting technical assistance (TA) projects that promote technologies, including information communication technology (ICT) (e-Asia program), and help facilitate the creation and sharing of information and knowledge (knowledge partnership program). For the 2017 Annual Report, the EAKPF (the Fund) marks its 11th year of providing funding support to TAs with development impact and effectiveness. The Fund was established under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 30 June 2006, with a contribution of $20 million from the Government of the Republic of Korea (GOK). The GOK has since made additional contributions to the Fund: $6.37 million in December 2010, $6 million in October 2011, $7.85 million in November 2012, $8 million in November 2013, $8 million in November 2014, $1.2 million in December 2015, $14.5 million in December 2016, and $15 million in November 2017. To date, the total Fund contribution remitted has reached $86,920,000.