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5 1995 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 Raleigh-Durham Regional Association and others,continue the economic development strategy. Projects may include: • Seek funding for a 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. • Seek funding for a regional economic forecasting model which builds on the above economic analysis; curren t state, national, and international economic trends;and the effects of new public policies and social trends upon businesses • Survey and assess economic development incentives provided by the member governments or available from the State resources. • Survey and assess the region's entrepreneurial environment-how new businesses are allowed or encouraged to start up. • Identify the types of industries that the Triangle j region should support,promote,and recruit. • Promote the development and use of the Triangle J's GIS and Regional Data Center. Goal: Further the Internationalization of the Region's Economy • Support the Research Triangle World Trade Center as corporate secretary and executive board member. • Maintain world trade contacts via the North Carolina World Trade Center, re-elected State Board Secretary. Advisor for the 1995 State NCWTA Annual Conference. • Serve as the grantee for Foreign Trade Zone #93 and meet all continue contractual responsibilities for the Zone and Subzones A, B,&C. Market the general purpose zone and develop new subzones as needed,provide training and make presentations. Goal: Assist the education/school system of the Region to achieve a much higher level of performance-to develop the vision,the resources and the working system that will produce the best high school graduates of any school system in the world. • Explore ways to move our educational system towards a skilled work force model, emphasizing the needs of the student in addition to the needs of the employer. • Identify other groups and funding sources with which to cooperate on this endeavor. Goal: Assist member governments,individually or collectively,to deliver cost- effective services to their citizens. • Continue the push for an affordable, regional telephone system. • Identify funding for access to the information highway (Internet). • Explore new sources for assistance to governments and business,e.g. the Lt. Governor's new health care alliance.