Sentences with phrase «indigenous policy making»

While these considerations are highly relevant to all areas of Indigenous policy making, HREOC further notes that the second half of the Committee's Inquiry is particularly focused on reporting on:

In trying to provide a snapshot of the status of Indigenous policy making and achievements by governments over the past year, it is difficult to see any consistent forward trend.

The relationship between media coverage and Indigenous policy making has been investigated in a comprehensive research project, whose findings were reported at a recent symposium at the University of Canberra.

The relationship between media coverage and Indigenous policy making has been investigated in a comprehensive research project, whose findings were reported at a recent symposium at the Univ...

One of the major problems with Indigenous policy making in Australia is that it is not sufficiently targeted to overcome the existing level of inequality and discrimination experienced by Indigenous peoples.

The compliance mentality that currently permeates Indigenous policy making processes does not address this full sweep of issues.

Finally, good Indigenous policy making also requires a focus on compliance with human rights and action to redress known violations of human rights.

Given the urgent need for sound policy in Indigenous affairs, it is timely to consider what some of the key elements of good Indigenous policy making are.

Not exact matches

Tell us a little about how, in response to dialog with indigenous theologians and activists, InterVarsity made policies to submit to the spiritual authority of original peoples regarding the land.

«It can be difficult for people who want to buy authentic Indigenous art and souvenirs to make informed decisions and support Indigenous artists and communities,» says CHOICE head of campaigns and policy Sarah Agar.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

Indigenous consumers will receive back premiums they paid within the first 5 months if they cancelled the policy or stopped making payments on the policy within that time.

The latter part is more original stuff, as I (i) make the case for how China's clean energy push is in fact consistent with its overall economic reform, e.g. Scientific Development, reduction of excess industrial capacity, natural resource price reform, western development, boosting domestic consumption, and Going Out strategy; (ii) describe China's activities in innovation and R&D and its desire to create, not just produce, energy technologies of the 21st century; (iii) address criticisms that China's «indigenous innovation» policies are protectionist in nature by pointing out the myopia of such observations from a US (or EU for that matter) policymakers point of view; (iv) provide thoughts about what the proper U.S. policy response should be.

To make matters worse, the Federal government promoted policies that encourage deforestation, including stopping efforts to mark the borders of indigenous lands in the Amazon, dismantled FUNAI (the federal organization for indigenous issues), and effectively removing protections of those areas of the country that have the lowest deforestation rates, indigenous people's lands.

A new report «Mapping REDD + and Land Use Financial Flows in Brazil» by research organizations Forest Trends and IDESAM shows how over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies, and highlights new ways to make these investments more effective at reducing emissions, including by making payments directly available to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies such as subnational governments, farmers, local communities and indigenous Peoples of the Amazon.

The Empowering Arctic Indigenous Scholars and Making Connections program creates a space for Indigenous scholars to educate and inform policy - and decision - makers engaged in Arctic Issues while visiting Washington, D.C. and provides a platform for traditional knowledge holders to share their expertise with the wider Arctic research community.

-- In response to Toshiba's failings, one of India's leading nuclear policy experts is calling for the government to scrap existing plans with Areva, Westinghouse and Russia's Rosatom, and «Make Nuclear Indian Again» by scaling up the country's indigenous design.

The OHRC has the power under the Code to request this type of information, and then make further investigations as to whether the «structures, policies, processes, decision - making practices and organizational cultures adversely affect Indigenous and Black families, and potentially violate Ontario's Human Rights Code.»

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This report outlines in detail the importance of ensuring engagement and participation of Indigenous peoples in policy making and decision making processes that directly relate to our interests.

That is because these gains are not the outcomes of government policy or legislation, they are gains deriving from the inherent right of Indigenous people to make decisions in relation to the issues that affect them including decisions over their land and their resources.

To ensure this can occur, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommended that all states ensure Indigenous peoples are well resourced and supported to make those decisions including through providing policy support, technical assistance, funding and capacity - building.

It is now time for us to flesh out these commitments to ensure the full participation of Indigenous peoples in policy making processes.

The Tasmanian Government has made a short - term appointment of an Indigenous officer within the Department of Health and Community Affairs whose remit has been to «develop a policy framework and establish protocols and procedures that ensure that Aboriginal people have appropriate access to personal information held by the Department and other agencies» [76].

Governments and Indigenous peoples must exploit this window of opportunity to build on native title agreement making processes and policies to ensure that sustainable and meaningful improvements and advancements for Indigenous Australians are realised within this generation.

For a review of the importance of Indigenous representation in government policy making and service delivery, see Chapter 3 of the Social Justice Report 2005.

The Native Title Report argues that the new arrangements provide an opportunity to take a fresh look at the way in which native title policies and agreement making are structured, in order to deliver better economic and social outcomes for Indigenous peoples.

The Committee recommends that the State party may reconsider the withdrawal of existing guarantees for the effective representative participation of indigenous peoples in the conduct of public affairs as well as in decision and policy - making relating to their rights and interests.

The Review is being overseen by a Steering Committee made up of the Attorney - General's Department, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, the Registrar of the Federal Court and the President or member of the NNTT.

«The public sector is making significant and radical changes in the way it develops and implements government policy and these new processes and concepts are being tested in the Indigenous policy arena.

My role as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to monitor and report to the federal Parliament on the ability of Indigenous peoples in Australia to enjoy their human rights, and to identify where legal or policy changes could be made to improve such enjoyment.

It is notable that in the absence of a National Indigenous Representative Body, the commitments through COAG and bilateral agreements that set the basis for the relationship between governments and policy directions for Indigenous affairs, have been made without any Indigenous participation or consultation.

In an effort to standardise approaches to policy implementation in the APS, and ultimately improve policy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy implementation in the APS, and ultimately improve policy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thPolicy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across the APS.

The realisation of the challenges discussed above can be minimised if policy is developed that considers the contributions that Indigenous people can make to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The federal government's tendency to deliver important policy decisions in Indigenous affairs as a fait accompli — even to territory and state governments — raises serious concerns about the ability of Indigenous communities to negotiate as equal partners in the many agreement making processes that have been introduced with the new arrangements.

In fact, since the abolition of ATSIC they had moved further and further away from the systemic involvement of Indigenous peoples in policy making processes.

In launching the Best Practice Guide to policy implementation, the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Dr Shergold) made the following comments about the importance of leadership within the public service that are of particular relevance for Indigenous affairs:

The public sector is making significant and radical changes in the way it develops and implements government policy through a «whole of government» approach, and these new processes and concepts are being tested in the Indigenous policy arena.

For an evaluation of the capacity for Indigenous engagement and participation in policy making under the «new arrangements», see Chapter 3 of the Social Justice Report 2006.

Similarly, the basic structure of the new arrangements for service delivery and policy development has now been in place for long enough to assess whether they are capable of meeting the extensive commitments made by all Australian governments to address the social and economic disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians.

The Report covers a broad range of issues extending from the local level (with Indigenous perspectives on Shared Responsibility Agreements), regional and national levels (considering the capacity for Indigenous participation and engagement in federal policy making processes), through to the international level (with a review of developments on Indigenous human rights over the past four years).

This will facilitate the engagement and participation in policies and decision - making that directly or indirectly affects the lives of Indigenous peoples and their ability to exercise and enjoy their human rights.

«However, the lack of reliable and consistent disaggregated data for Indigenous Australians is striking, resulting in the paucity of evidence - based Indigenous policy - making,» she said.

Unlike Gary Banks, I am far from confident that the Report will contribute to better policy making and improved outcomes for Indigenous Australians — as demonstrated already by the political posturing by Macklin and Scullion.

Working in the area of translational research with a population health focus, in which it is a world leader, the HealthInfoNet makes research and other information available in a form that has immediate, practical utility for practitioners and policy - makers in the area of Indigenous health, enabling them to make decisions based on the best available evidence.

Mundine's main messages to the conference were around the coming Federal Budget, saying he was aiming to convince the government not to make any overall cuts to Indigenous spending in return for significant savings to come from an «infrastructure audit» and in cutting a swathe through red tape which he says is the «greatest challenge» to Indigenous health policy and services.

«At some point, be it researching around Indigenous health and wellbeing or policy making around Indigenous health and wellbeing or trying as a society to reconcile what it is to heal, at some point that conversation about sovereignty and proper recognition will be had.

Overall, Indigenous Australians have significantly lower access to mental health services, private or public, than other Australians and it thus makes sound policy and economic sense that investing in mental health services for Indigenous Australians should be one avenue to explore through justice reinvestment programs.

If we're going to make any progress in closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes, we're going to have to start addressing the gap that currently exists between the policies and procedures institutions put in place around cultural safety, and their practices and the lived experiences of Indigenous people in our hospitals and health services.

However, as is clear from the above discussion, native title has not been fully integrated into government policy making as a means of harnessing the power of Indigenous people's identity based on traditional laws and customs to achieve economic and social development.