The Concept of Cooperation

 

 

 

This concept involves a set of actions carried out by public and private players between countries with a different level of income, to promote the economic development of the countries of the South, with the purpose of having more balanced ties with the North and increased sustainability.

 

Through cooperation for development, the intent is to contribute to have an international setting increasingly stable, peaceful and safe for all of the planet’s population.

 

 

Cooperation is effective only if it metes common priorities, strategies and goals which are defined based on the discussions made by the parties involves assuming their corresponding responsibilities and roles.Consequently, a true cooperation for development implies an association which can only be possible based on mutual respect and equality of the parties.

 

 

 

This involves transferring technical, technological, knowledge and experiences in particular areas which a country or organization is strong in.

 

 

The recent changes experienced in the international system have forced developing countries to establish increased political, commercial and cooperation ties among them.

 

Based to the level of development reached, several of these ties are observed as possible offerors of technical cooperation. Colombia is not far from this setting and since 2002 has an entity in charge of its coordination.

 

The TCDC is known as well as “Horizontal” or “South-South” Cooperation, and may be backed by bilateral or multilateral sources. In this type of cooperation, a country requests assistance and in turn offers those projects in which it is has major developments, be it successful experiences, knowledge or particular technologies which are worth being implemented in other nations.

 

These actions are also conducted in the foreign policy setting and made closely with the Foreign Affairs Chancellorships. Today, Colombia has entered TCDC agreements with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and is expanding to countries in South-East Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.

 

 

This is provided by several sources by assigning financial resources or funds to back development projects. This type of cooperation is either reimbursable or non-reimbursable.

 

 

The purpose of this aid is to attend those affected by human catastrophes (wars, disturbances) or natural catastrophes (earthquakes, droughts, plagues), by sending goods and basic equipment (medicine, food, clothes, relief supplies, among others).

 

To deem a donation as an Aid for Emergencies, it must respond to an abnormal situation.

 

 

This is the contribution of food products to poor countries to trigger their self-supply and to guarantee their food safety, as a basis of their economic growth process.

 

 

This is used to conduct activities in several cultural areas involving the delivery of equipment, donation of supplies, training or exchanges. The main goal is to provide the population of developing countries the means or the proper training base to enhance their culture.

 

 

Scholarships are offered by developed countries to train technical personnel, researchers or public servants of developing nations to perform a significant role for their region’s progress.

 

 

This is the chance provided to public servants to travel to another country to learn about its experiences, procedures and capabilities.

 

 

These involve academic events which train a group of officers on a technical matter for the nation’s progress. Attendance to courses or seminars abroad must be linked to a cooperation project or to a particular offer provided by the offering country.