Production Transformation Policy Review of the Dominican Republic

Abbreviations and acronyms

ADOZONA	Dominican Association of SEZs
AIRD	Dominican Republic Industries Association
ANATER	National Agency of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension
ANII	National Innovation and Research Agency of Uruguay
ASCM	Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
CAFTA-DR	Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
CEDAF	Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Development
CEI-RD	Export and Investments Centre of the Dominican Republic
CFI	Industrial Development Corporation
CIAT	International Advisory Commission of Science and Technology
CIDT	Council for Innovation and Technological Development
CIS	Community Innovation Surveys
CNC	National Competitiveness Council
CNZFE	National Council of Free Trade Zones
CODOCA	Dominican Council for Quality
CONARE	National Council for State Reform
CONEP	National Council of Private Enterprise
CONESCYT	National Council of Higher Education, Science and Technology
CONFUTUR	Tourism Promotion Council
CONIAF	National Agricultural and Forestry Research Council
DIGENOR	General Direction for Norms and Quality System
ECLAC	United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
EDF	European Development Fund
EMBRAPA	Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
EPA	Economic Partnership Agreement
ESR	export share requirement
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization
FDI	Foreign direct investment
FEDA	Special Fund for the Agricultural Development
FONDEC	Competitiveness Fund
FONIAF	National Agricultural and Forestry Research Fund
FONTAGRO	Latin America’s Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology
FTAs	Free trade agreements
FTZs	Free Trade Zones
GDP	Gross domestic product
GFCF	Gross fixed capital formation
GVCs	Global value chains
IADB	Inter-American Development Bank
ICT	information and communication technology
IDIAF	Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research
IIBI	National Institute for Biotechnology and Industry
INDOCAL	Dominican Institute for Quality
INFOTEP	National Institute of Vocational Technical Training
IP	Intellectual Property
JAD	Agro Entrepreneurial board of the Dominican Republic
KOICA	Korea International Cooperation Agency
LAC	Latin America and the Caribbean
MEPyD	Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development
MESCyT	Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
MFA	Multifiber Agreement
MICM	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Micro and SMEs
MINAGRI	Ministry of Agriculture
MSMEs	Micro, small and medium enterprises
NDS	National Development Strategy
NIST	United States National Institute of Standards and Technology
ODAC	Dominican Accreditation Body
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ONE	Dominican National Statistical Office
PROMIPYME	National Council for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
PTB	German National Metrology Institute
PUCMM	Pontifical Catholic University
R&D	Research and development
RICYT	Ibero-American Network for Science and Technology Indicators
SBIR	Small Business Innovation Research Program
SIDOCAL	Dominican System of Quality
SINASSAN	National System for Food and Nutrition Independency and Safety
SNESCYT	National System for Higher Education, Science and Technology
SNIDT	National System of Innovation and Technological Development
STI	Science technology and innovation
TFP	Total factor productivity
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization
USDA	United States Agency for International Development
WB	World Bank
WTO	World Trade Organisation