Sentences with phrase «government policy priorities»

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«We believe AI technology will become a priority on the government's agenda, and we expect further national / regional policy and funding support on AI to follow,» the bank said in a report titled «China's Rise in Artificial Intelligence.»

If you believe that a government's first priority should be to do no harm, then you will struggle to support policies designed to correct a situation that isn't yet supported by data.

Modelled on the Alternative Federal Budget, the NS Alternative Budget (NSAB) publications forefront how provincial budgets, like other policy documents, are about priorities and government choices.

The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...

They are asked to consider the economic and security outlook for Asia in 2011, the state of Canada's relations with key countries in Asia, and the priority areas for Canadian government policy in Asia.

«Mr. Speaker, the responsibility of any government is to communicate with the population on plans and priorities and policies that are actually passed by this Parliament,» Mr. Clement explained.

The federal government needs to start using its fiscal flexibility to refocus its policy priorities to help narrow the federal - provincial «fiscal divide».

Since the government of the day has many goals — getting re-elected not the least of them — it can't always be counted on to carry out its promises: everyone knows that other, more pressing priorities may take precedence over monetary policy.

The Government also sets out its policy priorities and new spending initiatives in the budget, many of which ultimately come into effect through the Estimates process.

Federalism is based on shared principles including respect for the constitution and the division of powers, while being aware that Quebec has not agreed to the Constitution Act, 1982, and accepting that there are differences among the provinces and territories and that governments may have different policy priorities and preferences.

This will also present a major communication challenge for the government Lastly, in preparing the 2017 budget proposed new policy actions should be carefully reviewed in terms of their absolute need, their priority and their impact on fiscal sustainability.

We should ask whether government policies encourage people to stay in the labor market, to get married and to stay married — and we should make the answers to those questions a priority.

It is necessary therefore to evaluate this «ideology» of the market - economy if we have to evaluate the commoditisation of education which is now adopted as the government policy as a part of its policy of giving priority to economic growth.

As Scotland's resource efficiency and circular economy experts, their work supports the delivery of the Scottish Government's circular economy and low carbon policy priorities.

Launching the 2015 edition of the ACCC Compliance and Enforcement Policy at CEDA today, Sims announced «cartel conduct in government procurement, truth in advertising, competition and consumer issues in the health sector and industry codes as new priorities».

Zero Waste Scotland leads on the delivery of the Scottish Government's Circular Economy strategy and other low carbon policy priorities, and is at the forefront of efforts to create a resource efficient, circular economy.

Block grants are a favorite tool of conservatives to shrink the role of the federal government and reduce the size of social programs, but as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities well articulated in a statement hastily released yesterday, block grants in the particular context of school food are very likely to put children's health and wellbeing at risk:

«As long as functional ingredients aren't described as preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Priorpolicy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy PriorPolicy Priorities.

How can we balance competing demands of refugees with the needs of existing citizens, and how can we provide principles and concepts which will allow governments to set priorities and policy?

Hyperactive and multi-lateral engagement have been distinctive features of the Iranian foreign policy, particularly under Ahmadinejad, and, apart from the pro forma considerations on who holds the reign of power in Tehran, one can confidently say that there is a wide consensus (beyond the Majles) on what should be Iran's priorities, e.g. support for a sympathetic government in Damascus.

The International Secretary General of MSF, Oberreit, illustrated this method when, at the same time as the tweet was issued about «victims of EU policies», he called on European governments to change their priorities: «rather than maximising the number of people they can push back, they must maximise the number they welcome and protect.»

UKIP's rise really began at the tail end of Tony Blair's second term, when his Government's aggressive pro-Europeanism, liberal immigration policies and lack of interest in the domestic political priorities of working class voters became too much for some.

With time running out, Congress today easily approved a short - term spending bill that would prevent a partial federal government shutdown over the weekend, but departed in advance of the president's first 100 day milestone (tomorrow) with addressing two of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget deal.

In his most recent State of the State address, he listed several priorities, including reforming the criminal justice system, holding pharmaceutical distributors responsible for their role in the opioid crisis and fighting the federal government on its tax plan and policies on immigration, abortion, the environment and health care.

On the latter policy, just 12 % said it should be a priority for the government.

He claimed that his priorities were defending civil liberties; devolving the running of public services to parents, pupils and patients; and protecting the environment, [56] and that he wanted to forge a «liberal alternative to the discredited policies of big government».

Although the Government was «beginning» to understand the priority behind environmental policies, he said, the Green Investment Bank, however, was «not big enough, or soon enough», and it was essential that Treasury got «behind... and turbocharged» the Green Deal.

But the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2016 financial year presented to Parliament on Friday, 13th November 2015, by Mr. Seth E. Terkper has neither the qualities nor the priorities of the Ghanaian people.

The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) has described as a misplaced priority, a new pro-poor policy that will see government provide free digital TV boxes to vulnerable households.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

«There were wide - ranging, intensive and productive discussions during the extended session on this, the government's top foreign policy priority,» a Downing Street spokesperson said.

«So, this new policy framework that was approved today (Wednesday), puts in place a much better opportunity to engage with states, local governments and communities and executing the priorities of the change agenda,» she said.

The government's criminal justice policy came under attack from all sides today as it faced numerous reports criticising its priorities, and objections to Jack Straw's decision to prevent Ronnie Biggs» parole.

Public involvement in research is a key element of Government policy and is increasingly accepted to be an essential part of the research process - from identification of research priorities to dissemination of findings.

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

With the perceived confusion over funding for the government's free Senior High School education policy dominating the news cycle, the New Patriotic Party government needs to outline to citizens its priority areas for development, the Operations Director of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu said.

I am joining with Howie Hawkins, whom I hope the Green Party will nominate to run for Governor of the State of New York, in proposing a campaign that would challenge the policies and priorities of our current state government, of the Democratic AND Republican parties, of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and of the millionaires who support him.

All of which leaves a nagging concern that a Corbyn government would primarily view local government as a platform to deliver its big national policy priorities.

Commending the Nigerian Army for responsively keying into the federal government policy of research, innovation and ensuring a politically stable nation, he said the present administration has given priority to research development through enactment of realistic policies that will re-position the armed forces towards attaining excellence.

In the spirit of Mad Men's Don Draper, we didn't like what was being said about Labour (that the party can't be trusted with public money), so we changed the conversation (by fronting up to enough cuts to create fiscal room for a set of policy priorities distinctly Labour and different from those of the Tory - led government).

Cox raises key questions related to information ethics and policies as well as societal priorities, including: intellectual freedom and censorship; protection and use of intellectual property; truth and recordkeeping; and government control of records and information.

Approved in 2007, the original COMPETES legislation committed the government to providing healthy funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy's Office of Science, while also setting government - wide spending priorities to be coordinated by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

It broadened science education across several agencies, launched the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy at DOE, and set government - wide science priorities to be managed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

So it's understandable why government and foundation officials have started giving the higher education system the «reform treatment» that was once reserved for our K — 12 system; if it's blocking opportunities for young people — especially low - income young people, as Susan Dynarski argued last week — then removing those barriers should be a top priority for U.S. social and education policy.

Financing College Tuition: Government Policies and Social Priorities (Washington: American Enterprise Institute, 1999).

WS: I believe that the main reason of poorness and the high percentage of people living below the poverty line goes back most importantly to state policy, the unfair distribution of estates and the huge differences in the proportion of salaries of the government staff and the priorities go to those in higher positions on the expense of the rest of the nation or most of them.

In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.

Many policy chapters followed as Tory and Labour governments took turns changing priorities and ground rules but, by 1974, the British government was actively pushing for comprehensiveness in secondary schooling while also discouraging student selection.

Shifting policy and fiscal priorities of the federal and state governments are damaging public higher education, the presidents of 16 public colleges and universities warned at a press conference here last week.

Those big national priorities that generally are funded by the federal government should continue to be part of the national policy.