Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy / Vers La Diversification De L’Économie Gabonaise2013
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Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy / Vers la diversification de l’économie gabonaise l’économie de diversification la Vers / Economy Gabonese the of Diversification the to Moving Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy/ Vers la diversification de l’économie .go.kr gabonaise ksp 2013 www. Ministry of Strategy and Finance Government Complex-Sejong, 477, Galmae-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City 339-012, Korea Tel. 82-44-215-7732 www.mosf.go.kr Korea Development Institute 130-740, P.O.Box 113 Hoegiro 47, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul Tel. 82-2-958-4114 www.kdi.re.kr Korea Institute for Development Strategy 135-867, WIZ Building 5F, 429, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea Tel. 82-2-539-0072 www.kds.re.kr Knowledge Sharing Program Center for International Development, KDI ƔP.O. Box 113 Hoegiro 47, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-740 2013 ƔTel. 82-2-958-4224 Ɣcid.kdi.re.kr Ɣwww.facebook.com/cidkdi Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy Project Title Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy Prepared by Korea Institute for Development Strategy (KDS) Supported by Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), Republic of Korea Korea Development Institute (KDI) Prepared for Republic of Gabon In Cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie, Republic of Gabon Program Directors Hong Tack Chun, Executive Director, Center for International Development (CID), KDI MoonJoong Tcha, Senior Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, Former Executive Director, CID, KDI Taihee Lee, Director, Division of Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) Consultation, CID, KDI Program Officers Mikang Kwak, Senior Research Associate, Division of KSP Consultation, CID, KDI Soyen Park, Program Officer, KDS Senior Advisor Kyoshik Kim, Former Minister of Gender Equality and Family Project Manager Jaeho Song, Professor, Jeju National University Authors Chapter 1. Jaeho Song, Professor, Jeju National University Cesar Assele, Ministry for the Equipment, Infrastructures and the Town and Country Planning Chapter 2. Hyunseok Oh, President, Academy of Territorial Development SienoLingombe Ponga, Ministry of Agriculture, Breeding and Rural Development Chapter 3. Sungyoun Oh, Senior Researcher, P&J Vivianne Nguema Ondo, Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Small Business Craft Chapter 4. Hongmin Chun, Research Fellow, KDS Simon Pierre Ndombi, National Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies English Editor Ji Hyun Lee, Research Assistant, KDS Enkoline.co., Ltd. Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000341-01 ISBN 978-89-8063-757-7 94320 978-89-8063-739-3 (set) Copyright ⓒ 2013 by Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000341-01 Knowledge Sharing Program Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy 2013 Preface In the 21st century, knowledge is one of the key determinants of a country’s level of socio- economic development. Based on this recognition, Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) was launched in 2004 by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) and the Korea Development Institute (KDI). KSP aims to share Korea’s development experience and knowledge accumulated over the past decades to assist socio-economic development of partner countries. Former high-ranking government officials are directly involved in policy consultations to share their intimate knowledge of development challenges, and they complement the analytical work of policy experts and specialists who have extensive experience in their fields. The government officials and practitioners effectively pair up with their counterparts in developing partner countries to work jointly on pressing policy challenges and share development knowledge in the process. The program includes policy research, consultation and capacity-building activities, all in all to provide comprehensive, tailor-made assistance to the partner country in building a stable foundation and fostering capabilities to pursue self-sustainable growth. 2012 is the second year to conduct KSP with Gabon. Based on the written demand survey form as well as the discussion with the Gabonese government, the program entitled ‘Moving to the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy’ was re-launched in June 2012, continuing from the 2011 KSP with Gabon and focusing on the following four sectors: tourism, agriculture, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and information communication and technology (ICT). I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the Senior Advisor Mr. Kyosik Kim, the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Project Manager Dr. Jaeho Song, as well as all the project consultants including Dr. Hyunseok Oh, Dr. Sungyoun Oh and Mr. Hongmin Chun for their immense efforts in successfully completing the 2012 KSP with Gabon. I am also grateful to Director Dr. Sungil Bae, Team Manager Ms. Hyejin Kim and Program Officer Ms. Soyen Park, all of the members of the Economic Development Division, KDS for their hard work and dedication to this program. Lastly, I extend my warmest thanks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Gabon and other related Gabonese government agencies, local consultants, program officers and participants for showing active cooperation and great support. In your hands is the publication of the results of the 2012 KSP with Gabon. I believe that KSP will serve as a valuable opportunity to further elevate mutual economic cooperation of Gabon and Korea to a new level. I sincerely hope the final research results including policy recommendations on the selected areas could be fully utilized to help Gabon in achieving economic development in priority areas in the near future. Seung-Hun Chun President Korea Institute for Development Strategy Abbreviations AfDB African Development Bank ANPN Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (National Agency for National Park) APIP Private Investment Promotion Agency APZ Agricultural Production Zone B.I. Business Incubator BGD Gabonese Development Bank CFAF Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (African Financial Community Franc) EUR Euro; the official currency of the Eurozone FAGA Gabon Assistance and Guarantee Fund FDI Foreign Direct Investment FEZ Free Economy Zone FODEX Development and Expansion Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GNI Gross National Income GTO Gabon Tourism Organization HDI Human Development Index ICT Information Communication Technology IGAD Insitut Gabonais d'Appul au Development (Gabonese Institute for the support of Development) ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification IT Information Technology KCTI Korea Culture and Tourism Institute KTA Korea Tourism Association KTO Korea Tourism Organization MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions MOA Ministry of Agriculture MOAF Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry MOCST Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism MOSF Ministry of Strategy and Finance NACF National Agricultural Cooperative Federation NTC National Tourism Committee OHADA L'Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (Organisation for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) PPP Public-Private Partnership PTDPME Plan Triennal de Developpement de Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (Triennial Plan for the development of SMEs/SMIs Gabon) R&D Research and Development RDA Rural Development Administration SBC Small and Medium Business Corporation SEZ Special Economic Zone SME Small and Medium Enterprises SMEPA Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Agency SOC Social Overhead Capital TP Techno-Park TSA Tourism Satellite Account UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization Contents 2012 KSP with Gabon ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 016 Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 018 Chapter 1 Developing the Gabonese Tourism Governance System: Centered on the ‘Visit Gabon Year’ Campaign Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 028 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 031 2. Current Condition of Gabonese Tourism and Evaluation of the Government’s Policy Expectation ……… 033 2.1. Current Condition of Gabonese Tourism ……………………………………………………… 033 2.2. Understanding the Tourism Policy Expectations of the Gabonese Government ………… 039 3. Korean Experience in Establishing a Governance System for Tourism …………………………… 040 3.1. Theory of Tourism Governance ………………………………………………………………… 040 3.2. Korean Development Experience ……………………………………………………………… 042 4. Pilot Project Proposal for Tourism Governance in Gabon: ‘Visit Gabon Year’ Campaign ……… 046 4.1. Organization of the Tourism Governance System …………………………………………… 046 4.2. ‘Visit Gabon Year’ Campaign Program ………………………………………………………… 047 4.3. ‘Visit Gabon Year’ Project’s Promotion Process and Marketing …………………………… 050 4.4. Organization to Promote the ‘Visit Gabon Year’ (Tentative Organization of Tourism Governance) …………………………………………… 053 4.5. Budget for the Project …………………………………………………………………………… 056 4.6. Training and Use of Experts……………………………………………………………………… 058 5. Expansion in the Future: Establishment of the Gabonese Tourism Governance System ………… 058 References