Taiwan and Indonesia signed a memorandum on the joint development of Mo-ro-tai in December 2012 following two years of discussions. Taiwan then placed its side of the development mission in the hands of the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) in October 2013.
經過 2 年的前期作業，2012 年 12 月中華民國與印尼正式簽署摩洛泰島共同合作開發備忘錄，開啟雙方經貿交流的全新模式；2013 年 10 月，國合會接下開發任務，成為我方的對口執行單位。