Glossary of Terms

ADHAZ Armagh and Dungannon Health Action Zone

ADM Area Development Management

ADM/CPA Area Development Management/Combat Poverty Alliance

BIM Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Irish Sea Fisheries Board)

BMW Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly

BRA Border Regional Authority

CAFRE College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise

CAWT Co-operation and Working Together

CBI Confederation of British Industry

CBBIC Cross Border Business Innovation Centre

CDB County Development Board (RoI)

CEB County Enterprise Board

CLAR Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais (Programme for Revitalising Rural Areas)

CPA Combat Poverty Agency (RoI)

CTA Community Transport Association (NI)

CTAi Community Transport Association Ireland

DEFRA The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (NI)

DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NI)

DCMNR Department of Communications Marine and Natural Resources (RoI)

DCAL Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (NI)

DEL Department for Employment and Learning (NI)

DET&E Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (RoI)

DETI Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (NI)

DFP Department of Finance and Personnel (NI)

DoE Department of the Environment (NI)

DOEHLG Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (RoI)

DRD Department for Regional Development (NI)

DSD Department of Social Development

EABR European Association of Border Regions

EBRC East Border Region Committee

EC European Commission

EST Energy Saving Trust

ERDF European Regional Development Fund

EU European Union

FDI Foreign Direct Investment

FAS Foras Áiseanna Saothair - Training & Employment Agency (RoI)

Green Box Tourism Initiative to deliver environmentally sustainable products, accommodation and attractions within a context of clean natural resources

HAZ Health Action Zone (NI)

HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationary Office

HR Human Resources

IBEC Irish Business and Employers Confederation

IBEC/CBI Irish Business and Employers Confederation/Confederation of British Industry alliance

ICBAN Irish Central Border Area Network

ICT Information and Communication Technology

ICTU Irish Congress of Trade Unions

IDA Investment Development Agency

Interreg The Interreg Community Initiative, adopted in 1990 was intended to prepare border areas for a Community without internal frontiers. Interreg II (A & B 1994-1999, C 1997-1999).
Interreg III (2000 – 2006)

IT Information Technology

LA Local Authorities

LEADER Community Initiative for Rural Development. Leader I (1991 -1993), LEADER II (1994 – 1999), LEADER+ (2000-2006) Acronym for Liaison Entre Actions du Developpement Economique Rural

LSP Local Strategy Partnerships (NI)

NGO Non-Government Organisation

NI Northern Ireland

NIAO Northern Ireland Audit Office

NILGA Northern Ireland Local Government Association

NIRAN Northern Ireland Regional Area Networking

NISRA Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

NITB Northern Ireland Tourist Board

NRA National Roads Authority

NRRTI Natural Resource Rural Tourism Initiative

NSMC North-South Ministerial Council

NSS National Spatial Strategy (RoI)

NWRCBG North West Region Cross Border Group

OFMDFM Office of First Minister Deputy First Minister

PEACE EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland. PEACE (1995-1999), PEACE II (2000-2006)

PSV Public Service Vehicle

QUB Queen’s University Belfast

PoP Point of Presence

RCN Rural Community Network (NI)

RDC Rural Development Council (NI)

RDP Rural Development Programme (NI)

RDS Regional Development Strategy

R&D Research and Development

RoI Republic of Ireland

RTI Rural Transport Initiatives

RTA Regional Tourism Agencies (RoI)

RTO Regional Tourism Organisation (NI)

SEI Sustainable Energy Ireland

SEUPB Special EU Programmes Body

SIPTU Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union

SME Small to Medium-sized Enterprise

SWaMP Southern Waste Management Partnership

UU University of Ulster

WHAZ Western Health Action Zone

WREAN Western Regional Energy Action

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