Programme F.3 Regional Policy

Regional ICT Policy and Regulation

Regional Policy in the United Kingdom UK regional policy was born during the economic depression of the 1930s, when heavy industries in the north were devastated.

(f) Promoting regional cooperation in strengthening health and development policy and programme capability to address regional health challenges

Regional infrastructure and policy cooperation are essential for supporting economic development.

Regional policy in Italy The major Italian experience of regional policy is the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, set up in the mid 1950s to foster economic development in southern Italy.

14.54 In the biennium 2006 2007, capacities of regional offices will be strengthened to support regional environmental policy dialogue and coordinated policy implementation, and the delivery of UNEP technology transfer and capacity building activities at the regional, subregional and national levels.

When budgets move in different directions, pressures shift to regional policy (to redistribute income) and to monetary policy (to boost growth).

For this to be made concrete, new instruments are needed, such as a Regional Stabilization Fund, a Water and Energy Community, regional social cohesion, and a regional industrial policy.

According to the Estonian regional development strategy, the aim of the regional policy is to achieve the balance of regional development to the extent that in all the counties

They also discussed difficulties encountered in meeting the commitments and policy objectives of the regional strategy, and suggested policy measures to address these difficulties.

Activities entail the implementation of an initial feasibility study of new national and regional approaches to science policy development based on existing policy frameworks and current policy planning in the Pacific member states.

The UNEP regional offices promote intergovernmental policy dialogue and regional cooperation, increase national capacity for environmental management and response to emergencies, raise awareness and enhance information exchange, and translate global policies into regional action.

To untangle the complex policy web surrounding the renminbi s value will demand greater regional stability, not less.

It will include items such as the common agricultural policy, regional structural funds, and research and innovation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has continued to pursue its policy of good neighbourly relations and active regional cooperation.

With Macedonia in NATO, any adventurous policy that undermined regional stability would certainly be stopped in its tracks.

The participation of regional directors in these meetings would facilitate decisions on policy and programme issues (see sect.

It needed to diversify its exports, retain policy space and strengthen regional cooperation to tackle its economic problems.

At the same time, commitments under bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade negotiations on services limit certain policy options.

Organise a sub regional meeting of senior government officials and policy makers for crisis countries in West Africa

With the Arab Spring, regional public opinion has shifted toward prioritizing civil rights and democratic reform over foreign policy.

This economic prowess, together with the government s zero problem foreign policy, have helped make Turkey a leading regional power.

A precondition for any effective change is a shift in policy orientation from the national to the regional level.

(c) Strengthen the vertical linkages between forest policy development and dialogue at the global, regional, national and local levels.

The Millennium Project Task Force 8 benefited from the global and regional estimations, in order to formulate policy suggestions.

For policymakers, it provides regional based policy training courses on the use of biotechnology in addressing socio economic needs.

Furthermore, in July 2004, with the sponsorship of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and ECLAC, the regional commissions organized a policy seminar in New York on regional financial arrangements.

What the US lacks is a coherent regional policy toward Latin America comparable to what exists for Asia and Europe.

By modernizing and democratizing at home, Turkey s politicians gained self confidence in their ability to conduct a successful regional policy.

Turkey seeks to contribute to regional and global peace by facilitating democratic reforms domestically and implementing a principled foreign policy.

Countries note the progress made by regional partnerships and the benefits that their dynamism has brought to national policy development.

The Project to Promote ILO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples undertakes activities at the national, regional and international levels.

UNCTAD also prepared a draft agreement for regional competition policy for member States of the South African Customs Union (SACU).

The focus of Israel s regional policy should be building bridges to those peoples, the true masters of the current Arab awakening.

Chapter I describes different types of bilateral, regional, plurilateral and multilateral cooperation instruments with a bearing on competition law and policy.

The development of policy consensus among developing countries at the regional level might facilitate their diffusion by creating economies of scale.

Currently, a regional policy on orphans and vulnerable children was being developed and would be adopted by the end of 2006.

There are some positive initiatives from the regional bureaux, such as the Asia Pacific Gender Equality Network, a programme in the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific that focuses on engendering' macroeconomic policy.

It has been an aggressive and risky foreign policy, but Al Thani clearly believes that he can fill a regional leadership vacuum.

America has also been frustrated in its desire to obtain regional support for its policy of direct involvement in the Colombia s internal strife.

We are also stepping up our technical assistance to strengthen economic policy making in Africa, and opening two new regional technical assistance centers.

The meetings produced a set of policy recommendations and practical guidelines on regional and cross border disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in West Africa.

Four years ago, Africa adopted NEPAD as a regional policy framework to guide the continent in its quest for economic prosperity and stability.

Competitiveness diagnoses at national and regional levels are prepared using the UNIDO methodology and are discussed in the framework of policy workshops attended by policy makers, government officials, representatives of the private sector and knowledge institutions.