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Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
OAS in Santo Domingo Reaffirms Its Commitment to Improving Local Competitiveness in the Americas
October 5, 2011
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development and as Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC), reaffirmed today its commitment to the efforts by sub-regions of the Americas to improve local competitiveness, during that mechanism's annual meeting being held in Santo Domingo.
"At the OAS we see competitiveness not strictly as competition or a zero sum game, but rather we understand that it goes far beyond local or national borders and that it can also be built through the efforts of local communities. It is precisely these efforts that we are trying to promote here," said the interim OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Jorge Saggiante.
On this subject, Saggiante explained, the OAS has prioritized the identification of capabilities, possibilities, and difficulties faced by authorities in applying initiatives and policies that stimulate businesses or local economic agents. "While it's the global or national competitiveness policies that determine a national framework, many times there are capabilities in local spheres that can be identified to support and promote competitiveness in enterprise," Saggiante explained.
The OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development added that many times "it is easier to identify possibilities or weaknesses in a sector or group of locally based businesses and not leave them simply within a framework of global or national policies."
Finally, Saggiante reiterated before the representatives of the countries of the Americas that, to the OAS, "competitiveness is an essential aspect of our work, and indeed our Organization has the goal of linking this subject directly with all political processes that take place in the hemisphere," among which he mentioned tourism, security, ports, science and technology, energy, sustainable development and social development, among others.
The RIAC is a high-level mechanism that seeks to promote dialogue, cooperation, the exchange of experiences and best practices and the adoption of joint initiatives to strengthen and develop competitiveness in the Americas. All active member countries of the OAS belong to it.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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