The Agency for Research and Planning (ARP) .

Major functions of the Agency for Research and Planning includes the following:

To serve the World Parliament, the World Executive, the World Administration, and other organs, departments and agencies of the World Government in any matter requiring research and planning within the competence of the agency.

To prepare and maintain a comprehensive inventory of world resources.

To prepare comprehensive long-range plans for the development, conservation, re-cycling and equitable sharing of the resources of Earth for the benefit of all people on Earth, subject to legislative action by the World Parliament.

To prepare and maintain a comprehensive list and description of all world problems, including their inter-relationships, impact time projections and proposed solutions, together with bibliographies.

To do research and help prepare legislative measures at the request of any Member of the World Parliament or of any committee of any House of the World Parliament.

To do research and help prepare proposed legislation or proposed legislative programs and schedules at the request of the Presidium or Executive Cabinet or of any Cabinet Minister.

To do research and prepare reports at the request of any other organ, department or agency of the World Government.

To enlist the help of public and private universities, colleges, research agencies, and other associations and organizations for various research and planning projects.

To contract with public and private universities, colleges, research agencies and other organizations for the preparation of specific reports, studies and proposals.

To maintain a comprehensive World Library for the use of all Members of the World Parliament, and for the use of all other officials and persons in the service of the World Government, as well as for public information.

Head of the Agency:

The Agency for Research and Planning is supervised by a ten member commission in addition to the Senior Administrator and Cabinet Minister or Vice President.

The commission is composed of one commissioner each to be named by the House of Peoples, the House of Nations, the House of Counsellors, the Presidium, the Collegium of World Judges, the Office of World Attorneys General, World Ombudsmus, the Agency for Technological and Environmental Assessment, the Institute on Governmental Procedures and World Problems, and the World Financial Administration. Commissioners shall serve five year terms.

Lists:

• Inventory of world resources
• List and description of all world problems

Other:

• World Library

Contact:

Email: [email protected]

Responsible Government bodies:

Statutory Funding Agency: