A Joint Working Group (JWG) is a temporary or semi-permanent
committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...
or collaborative body formed by representatives from two or more organizations, governments, agencies, or institutions to address a specific issue, conduct joint research, or coordinate activities across institutional boundaries. Such groups are typically established by formal agreement or
memorandum of understanding, and are tasked with achieving defined objectives within a specified scope or timeline.
Examples
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The Alps-Adriatic Working Group
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India–China Joint Working Group on the boundary question
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Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
See also
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Joint committee (diplomatic) A joint committee is used in international relations to facilitate continued cooperation among states and the implementation of treaties by establishing a formal governance structure.
The designation of such governing institutions in international ...
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Joint committee (legislative) A joint committee is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.
Germany
A joint committee ('' Gemeinsamer Ausschuss'') co ...
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