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ANNEX A: GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
CPP | Community Planning Partnership |
EAFRD | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
EFF | European Fisheries Fund |
ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
ESF | European Social Fund |
EU-15 | 15 Member States of the pre-May 2004 European Union |
EU-25 | 25 Member States of the post-May 2004 and pre-January 2007 European Union |
FEDS | Framework for Economic Development in Scotland |
FE | further education |
GROS | General Register Office for Scotland |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GVA | gross value added |
HE | higher education |
HIE | Highlands & Islands Enterprise |
ICT | information and communication technologies |
ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
IAB | Intermediate Administration Body |
SDB | Strategic Delivery Body |
JEREMIE | Joint European Resources for Micro-Enterprises |
JESSICA | Joint European Resources for Sustainable Investment in City Areas |
NRP | National Reform Programme |
NUTS | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics |
ONS | Office of National Statistics |
PMC | Programme Monitoring Committee |
RTD | research and technological development |
SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
SRDP | Scottish Rural Development Programme |
SME | small and medium-sized enterprise |
SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
UHI | UHI Millennium Institute (University of the Highlands & Islands) |
VAT | Value Added Tax |
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