Africa is embarking on a new path to technological innovation led by regional integration and organization.

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In the regional sphere, they further underscored the relevance of regional integration, highlighting the Organization of American States as the main hemispheric forum, as well as the importance of strengthening the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

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On November 30, 2012 the heads of state from South America gathered in Peru, for a meeting under the banner of UNASUR, an international organization that promotes economic integration and regional dialogue between countries in South America.

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In 35 years the field of fiscal sponsorship has evolved to include a variety of structural approaches that determine levels of service from, integration with, and financial relationship with the sponsoring organization.

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The next phase of our growth will be driven in significant measure by the completion of that integration, the creation of a single and indissoluble news organization uniquely equipped to supply a continuous stream of scoops, analysis, features and penetrating investigations: in real time, on our digital platforms and in the newspaper, to a global audience of hundreds of millions.

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The organization offers consulting services in seven areas: strategy and integration, human rights, sustainable local benefits, stakeholder engagement, supply chain sustainability, reporting and communications, and climate change.

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Soon it will take another step closer to integration into the world community when it joins the WTO, the World Trade Organization.

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