Sentences with phrase «advocates say the technology»

Advocates say the technology offers greater security and simplicity when compared to techniques such as using pin codes to confirm identification.

Advocates say the technology can speed the day that scientists are able to prevent heritable diseases.

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«For better or for worse, technology has made it easier for people to split,» said Avvo's general counsel and consumer advocate, Josh King.

While 3 - D printing technology is still in its infancy, advocates say it promises to revolutionize manufacturing and that the fashion industry needs to adapt.

Advocates for the technology say transparency is ensured by the encrypted audit trail and because blockchains are open and decentralised, allowing different parties to share information.

When announcing the creation of his political advocacy group, Zuckerberg wrote a Washington Post op - ed, saying that technology leaders must band together to «advocate a bipartisan policy agenda to build the knowledge economy the United States needs to ensure more jobs, innovation and investment.»

«A fake story claiming Pope Francis — actually a refugee advocate — endorsed Mr. Trump was shared almost a million times, likely visible to tens of millions,» Zeynep Tufekci, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina who studies the social impact of technology, said of a recent post on Facebook.

«It's undeniable that a celebrity endorsement brings a new audience into the world of crypto currencies,» said Peter Van Valkenburgh, the director of research at Coin Center, a nonprofit that advocates for Bitcoin and related technology.

«IRRI's rice science and technology program has only contributed in aggravating the state of food insecurity and agricultural underdevelopment in the Philippines and other Third World countries,» said Finsa Cosico, secretary - general of AGHAM (Advocates of Science and Technology for thtechnology program has only contributed in aggravating the state of food insecurity and agricultural underdevelopment in the Philippines and other Third World countries,» said Finsa Cosico, secretary - general of AGHAM (Advocates of Science and Technology for thTechnology for the People).

In a letter and report sent to MTA board members, advocates said the new technology the authority is installing would allow it to adopt new payment and bus - boarding policies, and could make better use of data on bus and subway crowding.

Flow control found support, however, on the Ulster County Legislature's Environmental, Energy and Technology Committee where Chairman Carl Belfiglio said he had advocated for the new rules since July.

Katko campaign spokesperson Erin O'Connor said he has been «a steady environmental advocate in Congress by voting to incentivize green energy technology, improve water infrastructure and ensure that land is set aside and preserved for environmental purposes.»

And while the Administration says they are still looking for the right technology, a leading gun control advocate says it appears to have been put on a back burner, at least for the foreseeable future.

Asked how he intended to support the technology community as it faced numerous regulatory challenges on the federal level, De Blasio pointed to his experience working under Andrew Cuomo as the HUD Secretary and as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's first Senate campaign, and said he would be a forceful advocate in Washington for New York City interests.

And, she noted, that while Cuomo said teachers and bus drivers had lobbyists, he did not mention hedge fund managers, representatives of testing and technology companies, and privatization advocates, all of whom have weighed in on education and who have lobbyists.

Said John Kaehny of Reinvent Albany, a watchdog group that advocates for using technology to improve government.

However, fast and cheap rarely succeeds, especially in introducing research results into society, says Boy, who advocates for STEAM education — science, technology, engineering, and math — with art and creativity.

Although EPRI's technology judgments are based on its extensive research capabilities, its assumptions about the future for energy conservation and wind power are more restricted than advocates of conservation and renewable power say are possible.

The Obama administration has made assurances that the U.S. will make a strong push toward renewable energy sources, but the country is likely 50 years away from shedding its reliance on oil, says Drew Michel, chairman of the ROV executive committee for the Marine Technology Society (MTS), a Columbia, Md., organization that advocates for ocean engineering tTechnology Society (MTS), a Columbia, Md., organization that advocates for ocean engineering technologytechnology.

But transparency raises awareness about the cost of publishing and helps boost competition, says Leo Waaijers, an OA advocate and retired librarian at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

The chief executive officer of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit group that advocates upgraded Internet access for schools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Marwell.

But what students may lack in Shakespeare, WHEA's advocates say, they make up for in top - notch skills in research, writing, public speaking, data collection, and technology for a purpose.

Advocates also say that the availability of technology that can call up the knowledge of the world's best thinkers with the click of a mouse, that can graph in two seconds what once took hours, and that can put scientific instrumentation in a pocket - sized computer further argues for moving away from century - old models of instruction.

Curtis says she is an advocate of technology.

«We were trying to solve the problem of so much research being inaccessible,» said Karen Cator, president and CEO of Digital Promise, a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that advocates for schools to devise and share methods for using education technology effectively.

But some digital advocates say the shift toward more technology doesn't have to mean significantly higher costs.

Bringing LEAF to some of the most enthusiastic EV advocates just days after its global debut is the perfect way to kick things off for this technology - packed car,» said Brian Maragno, director, Nissan EV Marketing and Sales Strategy.

When you speak up about what your scientific speciality says about climate change, you are speaking as an expert; when you advocate a particular policy, estimation of the impact of which requires knowledge of economics, laws and regulations in foreign lands, trade and technology trends in addition to your scientific speciality, you are speaking as a citizen, and have no more authority than anyone else.

«By handling out phantom RECs, the government is putting homeowners in the difficult and perverse position of either forgoing any financial support to install solar or increasing the amount of dirty electricity in Australia,» says Alternative Technology Association Energy Advocate Damien Moyse.

It also advocates for the removal of infrastructure access barriers for thermal storage, saying that some market incentive structures and regulatory frameworks are not geared up to best recognise the efficiency of thermal energy storage, with some barriers seen by EASE as technology - specific.

The tie - up with the Electric Power Research Institute will address three issues: guaranteeing safe and convenient vehicle charging, consumer outreach and advocating public policies that support plug - in vehicle technologies, GM said.

It does not directly address which federal ministry should administer climate - change policy, but delegates to the Katoomba meeting clearly advocate a change from the current practice of leaving it up to the Ministry of External Relations (MRE, Ministério das Relações Exteriores) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT, Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia), which critics say are overly concerned with issues of sovereignty and energy.

Along with the list, which advocated various incentives to accelerate the proliferation of clean technologies, Clinton suggested some more controversial plans: he raised the idea of a single state, like Nevada, or an area like Puerto Rico becoming energy independent — he said this could «rock the world.»

Solar advocates have increased their forecasts for the amount of electricity that could be supplied by a technology known as concentrating solar power, saying that C.S.P. may be able to deliver up to 7 percent electricity demand worldwide by 2030 and up to a quarter of those needs by mid-century.

«The Breakthrough Institute has been the biggest advocate of making large and sustainable investments in technology,» he said in a private interview.

Stop the Cyborgs says that it isn't calling for a total ban on Glass and any similar technology, but is advocating that lawmakers and makers of the device guarantee that it won't be used in conjunction with a facial recognition system; that a do - not - track system is put into place; and that the data will be encrypted «so that it is impossible for it to be data - mined, made available to security services or used for commercial purposes.»

... Indeed, if weblogs are even half as important in the world of legal services as everybody says, it may be malpractice for consumer advocates, proponents of universal access to justice, law - and - technology gurus, or law firm management mavens to start the day without seeking a weblog dose of pro se and self - help news and punditry.»

While Professors Remus and Levy say a little more than this, it's fair to say even the most fervent technology advocates are not predicting near - term automation of courtroom advocacy.

Each new cryptocurrency that comes forward benefits from the groundwork that bitcoin advocates have already done, said Mastercoin Foundation executive director Ron Gross, speaking at the Future of Money and Technology Summit in San Francisco.

Companies racing to develop autonomous vehicles — vocal advocates of a technology they say will reduce fatal car accidents — now face questions about public safety.

Rimer advocated for more regulation, saying that any truly innovative technology would need to work within existing regulatory frameworks - or at least push against them «responsibly» - in order to leave a lasting impact.

yro.slashdot.org - Auto manufacturers, technology companies, road safety advocates and policy makers will attend a March 1 conference over potential government actions that could speed the rollout of autonomous cars, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday.

But safety advocates say that the features and apps created to use while driving are sending misguided messages that voice - activated technology is safe and acceptable.