Traditional system integrators and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are insulated from commercial IT innovations and vested in the status quo.

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These include a partial redundancy of its IT system and a write-off of development costs on its traditional build centres.

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The system is rooted in respect for the territory and biodiversity, and ensures the conservation and development of traditional activities and crafts linked to fishing and farming in the Mediterranean communities which Soria in Spain, Koroni in Greece, Cilento in Italy and Chefchaouen in Morocco are examples.

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