| Agenda for Government | An Agenda of actions to improve and modernise Northern Ireland being taken forward by the Executive over the nine months from June 2000 to March 2001. |
| British-Irish Council (BIC) | The Council promotes the harmonious and mutually beneficial development of relationships among the people of these islands. |
| BIIGC | British Irish Inter-Governmental Conference |
| The Capitation Formula Review Group | The Capitation Formula Review Group is a multi-disciplinary committee comprising Health and Social Services Board and Departmental officials. The Group has been taking forward a programme of work designed to improve the capitation formula, which is used by the Department in allocating resources to Health and Social Services Boards. |
| DARD | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| DCAL | Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure |
| DE | Department of Education |
| DETI | Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment |
| DFP | Department of Finance and Personnel |
| DHFETE | Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment |
| DHSSPS | Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety |
| DOE | Department of the Environment |
| DRD | Department for Regional Development |
| DSD | Department for Social Development |
| EPFs | Executive Programme Funds |
| EU | European Union |
| EQUAL | European Union funding programme to promote new approaches to combating all forms of discrimination and inequality in connection with access to the labour market. |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| INTERREG III | European Union funding programme to encourage co-operation either side of a national border. |
| JMC | Joint Ministerial Committee |
| LEADER + | European Union funding programme aimed at stimulating rural economies. |
| New TSN | The New Targeting Social Needs policy, through which the Executive is taking forward its commitment to tackling deprivation. The policy recognises and seeks to reduce inequalities in the life experiences of citizens in terms of poverty, health, housing, educational and economic opportunity and disability. |
| NITB | Northern Ireland Tourist Board |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
| OFMDFM | Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister |
| PEACE II | European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, to reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and to promote reconciliation. |
| Programme for Government | A programme incorporating the Executive's agreed budget linked to policies and programmes which, under the Agreement, is subject to approval by the Assembly, after scrutiny in Assembly Committees, on a cross-community basis. |
| Public Service Agreements | Agreements setting out for each Department its aims, objectives, programme budget allocation and key targets, designed to develop a linking of public funds to the achievement of agreed outcomes. |
| SMEs | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| Strategy 2010 | The Report by the Northern Ireland Economic Development Strategy Review Steering Group in March 1999. |
| URBAN II | European Union funding programme to support revitalisation of inner cities. |
