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included representatives from all national employer, labor, engineering, foremen, commercial, technology and distribution organizations, and by a 10-member Executive Board drawn from the Council. The decentralized activities of the staff was uniquely assisted and strengthened in its programs by active participation of the Council members. 246. The NPI staff was organized in sections including technical, commercial, information, audio-visual, business management, human relations and liaison responsibilities. The Center, however, operated in a decentralized manner delegating many of its activities to other institutions and firms, and to five Local Productivity Committees located in the various regions. Through these means the Productivity Drive was far-reaching, and successfully influenced most sectors to accept improved up-to-date technology practices and procedures. A parallel program was carried out for agriculture and forestry under the Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries. 247. The Norwegian Productivity Drive was carried out through the implementation of some 200 projects. These projects included 134 Productivity Teams visiting the U.S. with 673 participants; and 13 programs bringing U.S. consultants to Norway. For the agricultural sector there were 58 productivity projects; for public administration and finance, 13; and for the industry sectors, 85 projects. In addition there were Norwegian programs similar to 137

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