Sentences with phrase «boost in government funding»

Gordon Brown has announced that science education and research will receive a huge boost in government funding.

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The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

The federal governments has been making efforts to boost entrepreneurial outcomes, with a new startup visa for foreign - born entrepreneurs and $ 400 million in funding to create venture - capital funds led by the private sector.

Additionally, the International Monetary Fund is calling on leaders of developed countries to boost government expenditures to cover shortfalls in business and consumer spending.

Tait's appointment is the latest in a series of moves the Liberal government has made at the public broadcaster that began in 2016, when it boosted funding to the CBC by $ 675 million over five years.

In a move to boost China's domestic semiconductor industry, the country launched a ¥ 140 billion, state - backed semiconductor investment fund, which was already in progress prior to the U.S. government's ban on ZTIn a move to boost China's domestic semiconductor industry, the country launched a ¥ 140 billion, state - backed semiconductor investment fund, which was already in progress prior to the U.S. government's ban on ZTin progress prior to the U.S. government's ban on ZTE.

That includes funding awards to boost entrepreneurship in communities, the Business Smart Toolkit from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Association for Government Guaranteed Lenders — which will assist new entrepreneurs in building a credit - ready business — and the expansion of the The Innovation Corps program, which provides entrepreneurship training for scientists and engineers.

The government aims to use the funds to boost tourism infrastructure and promote travel destinations in rural Japan.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons lagovernment, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later tBoost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons laGovernment · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later tboost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

The recent increase of the Disability Fund from 2 % to 3 % of the District Common Fund has boosted our confidence in President Mahama and the NDC government»

I am pleased that the Northern Hub will be funded in full as part of the government's plans, which is a significant boost for the major towns and cities of the north, helping to rebalance the UK economy and enabling growth and regeneration throughout the regions.

During the White Plains federal corruption trial of Halloran (R - Queens), defense lawyer Vinoo Varghese tried to shoot down the government's claims that the pol in 2012 offered to dole out $ 80,000 in no - show city consulting work on a Queens YMCA to the wire - wearing undercover agent in exchange for funds to boost what would be a failed congressional run by Halloran.

In addition to providing more choice and opportunity for parents and kids, he said it would boost the cash - starved state's chances of obtaining up to $ 700 million in «Race to the Top» funds from the federal governmenIn addition to providing more choice and opportunity for parents and kids, he said it would boost the cash - starved state's chances of obtaining up to $ 700 million in «Race to the Top» funds from the federal governmenin «Race to the Top» funds from the federal government.

The strategy continued into 2017, reports Elana Schor in Politico, when «All but four of the Senate's 48 Democrats [in December] warned congressional GOP leaders against pursuing a government funding plan that would boost defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year while leaving domestic priorities at current levels... Some Senate Democrats began pushing back... as House conservatives pitched Republican leaders on a full - year hike for the Pentagon paired with a continuing resolution for domestic programs.»

The wide - ranging report, which is funded by several Government departments is based on figures for 2008, the most recently available, but will still come as a boost for David Cameron, the Tory leader, in the run up to the next General Election.

While politicians are still working on the final wording of the amendment, «[t] he agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»»

The German government has boosted funding for new institutes such as the German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ) in Leipzig, as well as existing organisations such as the Berlin - based Helmholtz Association, which operates 18 research centres across the country.

The agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»

All things considered, the NOAA budget released today is «decently healthy,» says Jeff Watters, director of government relations at the Ocean Conservancy in Washington, D.C. Even some areas that weren't highly funded — for example, ocean acidification research — still received a slight boost over the previous fiscal year.

Taking 2010 as the starting point, the government pledges to almost double the representation of Ph.D. - holders among the population age 25 to 34 by 2020 and increase research employment from 11.8 % to 16 %; raise to 10 % the share of publicly - funded Spanish papers ranked among the top 5 % of the most cited publications globally; increase Spain's share of European Union research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % to 25 %.

The agreement will significantly boost the current $ 14 million annual research budget of the Whitehead / MIT center, one hub of the massive government - funded effort to locate and characterize the estimated 60,000 to 100,000 genes in the human genome.

In addition, # 5.7 million will be invested into initiatives that boost literacy and numeracy skills, through the government's Strategic School Improvement Fund along with a # 7.7 million curriculum fund to encourage the development of high - quality teaching resources by organisations, including by leading cultural and scientific institutiFund along with a # 7.7 million curriculum fund to encourage the development of high - quality teaching resources by organisations, including by leading cultural and scientific institutifund to encourage the development of high - quality teaching resources by organisations, including by leading cultural and scientific institutions.

Given the fact that # 35m of lottery funding has been committed until 2014 - 15 the government is promising that # 65m will be available in 2011 - 12 and 2012 - 13 to ensure one PE teacher per school is released for a day a week to ensure efforts to boost competitive sports are «embedded».

The government has announced a boost to this fund in recent months following introduction of the new soft drinks levy.

The Government can make an immediate impact by: introducing a careers leader in every school; boosting funding for Opportunity Areas; and incentivising STEM students to become teachers by offering student loan repayments.

But as Trump seeks to shrink the federal government's role in education, he's trying to claw back that funding, arguing that the programs don't actually boost student achievement like they're supposed to.

Heavier sanctions required for schools that do not boost test scores have previously been shown to be counter-productive; • The requirement that limited English proficient students score «proficient» on English exams is self - contradictory, as is the provision that most children with special needs demonstrate competency in the same manner as other students; • Education is being damaged as students are coached to pass tests rather than taught a rich curriculum that will help prepare them for life in the 21st Century; and • The federal government has failed to adequately fund the law.

Central government should launch a fund to enable schools in rural and coastal areas to partner with other schools to boost attainment

To boost productivity and social mobility, the government must now ensure that the further education sector is properly funded to deliver whatever skills people need to get on in life.»

While the initiative, designed to boost consumer confidence in the wake of the 2011 tsunami, did initially appear to have government backing, funding has now been withdrawn.

Greenpeace notes that the government has offered $ 41 billion in credit to farmers to boost production, or nearly twice the entire amount of the proposed Amazon Fund.

Brian Swan, Partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors, calls for the government to boost funding for restorative justice in The Times Law Brief.

In order to boost the habit of investing in mutual funds and equity shares, the government of India provides income tax exemption on long - term gains offered from the sales of equity shares, on the condition that these shares were held from the span of more than 1 yeaIn order to boost the habit of investing in mutual funds and equity shares, the government of India provides income tax exemption on long - term gains offered from the sales of equity shares, on the condition that these shares were held from the span of more than 1 yeain mutual funds and equity shares, the government of India provides income tax exemption on long - term gains offered from the sales of equity shares, on the condition that these shares were held from the span of more than 1 year.