Common use of Means of Achieving Objectives Clause in Contracts

Means of Achieving Objectives. 1. The Parties shall seek to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 (Objective) by means which may include, but are not limited to: a) facilitating a systematic exchange of technologies, personnel, and information derived from or applied to similar and complementary operational Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation; b) collaborating to develop technologies and prototype systems that assist in countering present and anticipated terrorist actions in their respective territories and other domestic and external security threats that satisfy their common strategic interests and requirements; c) integrating or adapting the domestic and external security technologies of each Party to save development costs; d) conducting evaluation and testing of prototype domestic and external security technologies; e) developing an approach to identify shared priorities, including in areas of research for Cooperative Activity; f) ensuring consistent and appropriate measures of effectiveness by development and implementation of appropriate standards and supporting test protocols and methodologies; g) involving, as appropriate, a wide range of public and private sector research and development organisations in Cooperative Activity developed pursuant to this Agreement; h) providing reciprocal opportunities to engage in Cooperative Activity, with shared responsibilities and contributions, which are commensurate with the Parties’ or the Participants’ respective resources; i) providing comparable access to government-sponsored or government- supported programmes and facilities for visiting researchers and experts, and comparable access to and exchange of information and Equipment and Material; j) facilitating prompt exchange of information and Equipment and Material, which may affect Cooperative Activity, and facilitating the dissemination of information and Equipment and Material, consistent with applicable national laws, regulations, policies and directives; and k) utilising and applying Project Foreground Information derived from Cooperative Activity to benefit both Parties. 2. All activities of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement shall be carried out in accordance with their national laws and regulations.

Means of Achieving Objectives. 1. The Parties shall seek to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 (Objective) by means which may include, but are not limited to: a) facilitating a systematic exchange of technologies, personnel, and information derived from or applied to similar and complementary operational Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation; b) collaborating to develop technologies and prototype systems that assist in countering present and anticipated terrorist actions in their respective territories and other homeland/domestic and external security threats that satisfy their common strategic interests and requirements; c) integrating or adapting the homeland/domestic and external security technologies of each Party to save development costs; d) conducting evaluation and testing of prototype homeland/domestic and external security technologies; e) developing an approach to identify shared priorities, including in areas of research for Cooperative Activity; f) ensuring consistent and appropriate measures of effectiveness by development and implementation of appropriate standards and supporting test protocols and methodologies; g) involving, as appropriate, a wide range of public and private sector research and development organisations in Cooperative Activity developed pursuant to this Agreement; h) providing reciprocal opportunities to engage in Cooperative Activity, with shared responsibilities and contributions, which are commensurate with the Parties’ or the Participants’ respective resources; i) providing comparable access to government-sponsored or government- government-supported programmes programs and facilities for visiting researchers and experts, and comparable access to and exchange of information and Equipment and Material; j) facilitating prompt exchange of information and Equipment and Material, which may affect Cooperative Activity, and facilitating the dissemination of information and Equipment and Material, consistent with applicable national laws, regulations, policies and directives; and k) utilising and applying Project Foreground Information derived from Cooperative Activity to benefit both Parties. 2. All activities The right to ownership and exploitation of Project Foreground Information are to be governed by the Parties pursuant to Articles of this Agreement shall be carried out and established in accordance with their national laws and regulationsa Technology Management Plan, taking into account, among other things, the Parties' respective contributions to the Project.

Means of Achieving Objectives. 1. The Parties shall seek to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 (Objective) by means which may include, but are not limited to: a) facilitating a systematic an exchange of technologies, personnel, and information derived from or applied to similar information, both public and complementary operational Research, Development, Testing and Evaluationcontrolled; b) promoting coordinated and joint research and development Projects; c) collaborating to develop technologies and prototype systems that assist in countering present and anticipated terrorist actions in their respective territories territories, and other domestic homeland/civil threats such as natural disasters and external security threats that satisfy their common strategic interests and requirementsmajor accidents; cd) integrating or adapting promoting the domestic and external integration of homeland/civil security technologies of each Party to save development costs; de) conducting evaluation and testing of prototype domestic and external homeland/civil security technologies; ef) developing an approach to identify shared prioritiescommon priorities and capability gaps, including in areas of research for Cooperative Activity; fg) ensuring consistent and appropriate promoting measures of effectiveness by development and implementation of appropriate standards and supporting test protocols and methodologies; gh) involving, as appropriate, a wide range promoting the involvement of relevant public and private sector organizations involved in research and development organisations in Cooperative Activity developed pursuant to this Agreement; hi) providing reciprocal facilitating opportunities to engage in Cooperative Activity, with shared responsibilities and contributions, which are commensurate with the Parties’ or the Participants’ respective resources; ij) providing comparable access to government-sponsored or government- supported programmes and facilities for visiting facilitating visits of researchers and experts, and comparable access experts in order to and exchange of information and Equipment and Material; jk) facilitating prompt exchange of information and Equipment and Material, which may affect related to Cooperative Activity, and facilitating the dissemination of information and Equipment and Material, consistent with applicable national laws, regulations, policies policies, and directives; andand/or kl) utilising utilizing and applying Project Foreground Information derived from Cooperative Activity to benefit both Parties and the Participants. The right to ownership and exploitation of Project Foreground Information are to be governed by the Articles of this Agreement and established in the Technology Management Plan of the applicable Project Arrangement, taking into account, among other things, the Parties’ or Participants’ respective contributions to the Project. 2. All activities The Parties may select or facilitate whatever available mechanisms are appropriate to accomplish the Cooperative Activities. Such mechanisms include but are not limited to grants, Project Arrangements, or other Contracts with public or private entities such as governmental organizations of the federal, state or local level, businesses (including small businesses and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses), government-funded research and development centers and organizations, and universities. 3. Nothing in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article shall preclude the Parties from facilitating other forms of Cooperative Activity or means of achieving the objectives of such Cooperative Activity that they may agree upon, nor shall Cooperative Activity pursuant to this Agreement shall be carried out interpreted in accordance such a manner as to interfere with their national laws and regulationsany other arrangements between the relevant actors of the Parties.