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0 4 1995/96 Work Plan Triangle J Council of Governments Board of Delegates Goals to Improve the Economic Competitiveness of the Region Goal: Identify the key factors that will keep this Region economically competitive and promote actions on the part of local,state and federal governments that will strengthen the Region's economy. • With the staff of the Greater Triangle Regional Council and with the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, pursue a regional economic development strategy. Pmts may include: • Regional economic analysis which describes the region's major employers, the major types of employment, how manufactured goods are imported into and exported from the region,wage and work-force skill levels, trends in the size and composition of the work force, and trends in major types of businesses. • Regional economic forecasting model which builds on the above economic analysis, current state,national and international economic trends, and the effects of new public policies and social trends upon businesses. • Undertake cooperative demographic forecasting. • Identify long-term development alternatives and assessment of the costs associated with various development patterns. • Conduct a long-term study of water supplies. • Promote the development and use of the Triangle J GIS and Regional Data Center. Goal: Further the Internationalization of the Region's Economy • Support the World Trade Center North Carolina (formerly RTWTC) as corporate secretary and executive board member. • Maintain world trade contacts via the North Carolina World Trade Association,re-elected State Executive Board Secretary. • Serve as 1995/96 NCWTA Triangle Chapter President. • Advisor for the 1996 State NCWTA Annual Conference in Wilmington. • Serve as the grantee for Foreign Trade Zone #93 and meet all contractual responsibilities for Zone #93 and Subzones; market the general purpose zone and develop new subzones as needed,provide training and make public presentations. • Meet the contractual responsibilities of FTZ grantee representative for the NC Department of Commerce and develop other contracts along this line. Goal: Assist member governments,individually or collectively,to deliver cost-effective services to their citizens. • Continue the push for an affordable,regional telephone system. • Conduct a survey of local governments to ascertain the extent of use of the Internet and the extent of infrastructure available to access to the information highway. • Explore new sources for assistance to governments and business. • Seek alternative sources& funds for the COG. • Lobby for the interests of the Region. 10/95