COLLABORATIVE • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Collaborative

... statement, identify expectations and goals, measure performance, and determine effectiveness for that fusion center; (2) create a representative governance structure that includes law enforcement officers and other emergency response providers and, as appropriate, the private sector; (3) create a collaborative environment for the sharing of intelligence and information among Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies (including law enforcement officers and other emergency response providers), the private sector, and the public, consistent with any policies, guidelines, ...

— Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Updated Through October 14, 2008 • Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives