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Each region has a Government Office (with some responsibility for industry, employment, training, agriculture, transport and the environment)[12] and associated institutions, including a Regional Development Agency. As there are no regional elections, outside London, local representatives on regional assemblies are nominated by the councils within each region and 30% of members represent regional stakeholders.
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"The Baltimore region's momentum as a center for research underscores the potential here for growth in bioscience and technology industry sectors," said Greater Baltimore Committee President and CEO Donald C. Fry. "This report ... clearly affirms the stature of the Baltimore-Washington region as a technology super-corridor."
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Each regional assembly makes proposals for the UK members of the Committee of the Regions, with members drawn from the elected councillors of the local authorities in the region. The final nominations are made by central government.[14]
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