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RCARO Staff Seminar on the Future Activities of
the RCARO for Sustainable Development, 1-5
December 2008, Jeju, Republic of Korea Future
activities (strategy) of RCARO by H.G.P.
Karunaratne Head Human Resources Development and
International Cooperation
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• The RCA vision
• Security and Safety of Food and Nutrient
• To produce cheap and nutritious food
• Health Care
• Good Health care at affordable price for mass
  population
• Industrial Development
• To improve economy provide employment
• Energy
• Fuel for the economy
• Depletion of the conventional sources
• Environmental care and protection
• Efficient technology ensuring environmental
  integrity

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• Creation of a Strategic Organization for the
  South East Asia
• The RCA programme has proven to be an effective
  mechanism for increasing regional self-reliance,
  fostering linkages and collaboration among its
  Member States through consensus.
• The RCA has been able to produce tangible output
  from projects, despite participation in well
  designed the varying stages of development and
  diversity among Member States .
• The success of the RCA as a reliable regional
  framework for cooperation is linked to the unique
  benefits provided by the application of nuclear
  science and technology to address regional needs.
• To further develop and strengthen technical
  cooperation among the Regional Member States, and
  to achieve Millennium Development Goals for
  sustainability through mutual regional
  cooperation in radiation technology and the RCARO
  has incepted for the overall benefit of the
  Region.

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• Mandate of RCARO given by the Member States are
• To increase RCA awareness, e.g.. to increase RCA
  visibility
• To promote RCA partnerships, e.g.. RCA viability
• In addition RCARO will also carry out other
  directives given by the Member states.

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• My assumption on future strategy for
  sustainability and development of RCARO.
• Our region is dynamic, population, languages,
  different development stages, literacy and socio
  economy and healthcare (Social indicators)
• Conduction of a situation analysis to identify
  most viable and important areas as per the RCA
  Vision
• Strengthening of close collaboration with the
  regional stake holders, donor agencies, for
  resources and active participation to achieve
  common objectives.

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Strategic Plan should coincide with the
visibility and viability First time in IAEA TC
history RCA became very important by establishing
its own Regional Office in ROK For the RCARO
sustainable Development Strategically important,
regional requirements should be considered.
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Assumption of Nuclear Knowledge base in our
region Some of the RCA countries in the region
could be identified as world leaders in
perfecting nuclear technology How to preserve
manage and distribute the Nuclear Knowledge
should be included in to the strategic plan of
the RCARO. Preserving and enhancing nuclear
knowledge and ensuring the availability of
qualified manpower are vital to all aspects of
human activity related to the continued and
expanded safe and secure utilization of all
nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes.
Preserving and enhancing nuclear knowledge
involves both education and the training for
succession planning and the preservation or
growth of existing knowledge in nuclear science
and technology
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Development of in house capabilities to design
projects for the benefit of the Regional
needs Embark on Nuclear Medicine
Projects Nutrition related activities, Cancer
control programmes will be highly beneficial to
our region
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Thank you for your attention
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