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Description

Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organization. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making. Policies used in subjective decision-making usually assist senior management with decisions that must be based on the relative merits of a number of factors, and as a result, are often hard to test objectively, e.g. work–life balance policy. Moreover, Governments and other institutions have policies in the form of laws, regulations, procedures, administrative actions, incentives and voluntary practices. Frequently, resource allocations mirror policy decisions.

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Organizations relating to Policy

European TRIZ Association / Freiburg, Germany / Est. 2001
Policy Association for an Open Society / Prague, Czechia / Est. 2003
United Nations Committee for Development Policy / New York NY, USA / Est. 1964
Nordic Joint Advisory Group on Refugee Policy / Est. 1986
Committee on Information / New York NY, USA / Est. 1978
European Crisis Management Academy / Leiden, Netherlands / Est. 2000
INFOYOUTH - Worldwide Information Network on Youth Related Issues / Paris, France / Est. 1992
European Institute for Futures Studies / Est. 1990
African Futures Institute / Pretoria, South Africa / Est. 2004
Vienna NGO Committee on the Family / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1985
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1972
Committee on Environmental Policy / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1994
Commission of the Andean Community / Lima, Peru
Committee of Central Bank Governors in the Southern African Development Community / Pretoria, South Africa / Est. 1995
Global Health Cluster / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2005
African Climate Policy Centre / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum
European Factories of the Future Research Association / Brussels, Belgium
International Network for Epidemiology in Policy / Albany NY, USA / Est. 2006
Mangroves for the Future / Bangkok, Thailand / Est. 2006
Institute on Disability and Public Policy / Est. 2011
World Future Council Foundation / Hamburg, Germany / Est. 2007
European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2000
Policy Network / London, UK / Est. 1997
World Forum on Shooting Activities / Rome, Italy / Est. 1997
World Order Models Project / Est. 1966
International Network of Observatories in Cultural Policies / Paris, France
Salzburg Congress on Urban Planning and Development / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1965
Transatlantic Policy Network / Brussels, Belgium
Avaaz Foundation / New York NY, USA / Est. 2007
Central European Initiative / Trieste, Italy / Est. 1989
European Institute of Research on Water Policy / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2007
Nordiskt Alkohol- och Narkotikapolitiskt Samarbete / Türi, Estonia / Est. 2000
Greater Horn Horizon Forum / Djibouti, Djibouti / Est. 2007
European Forecasting Group for the Construction Industry / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1975
International Centre for Science in Drug Policy
G-20Y Association / Geneva, Switzerland
European Nursing Research Foundation / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2013
SIRIUS - Policy Network on Migrant Education / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2012
European Policy Forum / London, UK / Est. 1992
Pakistan Futuristics Foundation and Institute / Islamabad, Pakistan / Est. 1986
Washington Institute for Near East Policy / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1985
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium / St Paul MN, USA / Est. 1980
Global Policy Forum / New York NY, USA / Est. 1993
Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer, Universiteit Antwerpen / Antwerp, Belgium / Est. 2000
Institute for the Future / Palo Alto CA, USA / Est. 1968
International Futures Library, Salzburg - Robert-Jungk Foundation / Salzburg, Austria / Est. 1985
Institute for Development Research and Development Policy / Bochum, Germany / Est. 1966
Future Generations / Franklin WV, USA / Est. 1992
Millennium Institute / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1959

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World Problems relating to Policy

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Corruption
Neglect of environmental consequences of government policies
Government budget deficits
Denial of rights of medical patients
Governmental barriers to a global ethic
Electoral apathy
Discrimination against women in public life
Environmental policy restrictions on economic development
Inadequacy of psychiatry
Environment policy as restriction on trade
Adverse effects of high-yield grain in traditional agricultural settings
Declining birth rate
Forced marriage
Decreasing consumer choice
Inadequate urban political machinery
Diversity of limited local decision-making bodies
Inadequate information systems for international governmental decision-making processes
Physical insecurity of refugees and asylum-seekers
Disruption of domestic social policies by transnational corporations
Nationalistically determined development of natural resources
Covert smear campaigns by government
Parochial family responsibility
Denial of education to minorities
Uncertainty
Parochial national interests

Action Strategies relating to Policy

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Integrating international policy
Promoting renewable energy
Defining goals
Integrating decision-making
Clarifying rules of governance
Abstaining from patient participation in medical decision-making
Creating appropriate transport systems
Revitalizing United Nations policies
Raising vital issues
Exposing immoral public policy
Developing sustainable population policy
Adopting environmental codes of conduct for business
Studying social reform
Integrating transport, environment and health policies
Documenting population trends
Promoting policy coherence in world trade agreements
Demonstrating alternatives
Forming transnational political interdependence
Using non-interference principle
Developing sustainable policy for public procurement
Making coherent government policy
Restoring ethical relations
Integrating national energy efficiency policy
Choosing
Strengthening policies

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