For more than a decade, the office has encouraged the development and implementation of effective regional research policies, as well as infrastructure development and collaborative networks for qualitative science communication.
During this meeting, policy-makers, researchers, and civil society actors shared their experiences and mutual practices in order to, notably, develop proposals to strengthen regional cooperation and promote the contribution of regional social science research institutes in the development of public developmentpolicies.
The Conference recommended that regional governments consider harmonising policies and the legal and regulatory framework for the development of public service broadcasting which should be independent of direct political control.