Sentences with phrase «by public government»

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The federal government and private organizations have tried to encourage sharing in recent years through initiatives like the Genomic Data Commons, a «unified data repository» intended to hasten cancer cures by making research public.

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

But prospects will vary by province and even by municipality, since many of these jobs are in the public sector and therefore dependent on government budgets.

One powerful way that Canada's federal government could help female entrepreneurs is by introducing gender - diversity policies for public procurement contracts, Aidis said.

By transferring to the private sector ownership of Canada Post, the federal government can eliminate a major drain on public finances and move closer to the goals of eliminating the fiscal deficit and paying down public sector debt.

It goes beyond being an incentive program,» says Stan Greschner, vice president of government relations at GRID Alternatives, the nonprofit selected by the public utility to administer SASH.

The State Government's role in regional Western Australia was recognised in Perth this week when two of the year's StateWest Achievement Awards were won by public sector employees working in fields that service predominantly regional areas.

Perry Metz, who oversees WFIU and WTIU in Indiana, told Business Insider that he was concerned by the proposed budget and argued that the percent of the federal government's budget that is spent on public media is «tiny.»

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

The country's powerful Interior Minister Horst Seehofer shocked the government and the public opinion last week by saying that «Islam does not belong to Germany.»

Instead, the winning group will have a public - private partnership contract with the government which will allow it use of some state infrastructure, such as sites to build towers on and a fiber optic network owned by the state electricity firm.

As an avowed supporter of open data — or the government freeing the information it gathers to the public — I really wondered how Kundra felt about the issue, especially given that he's now on an advisory panel set up by Tony Clement.

It presented two findings: First, the German public didn't like the reforms passed by Merkel's government in its first year; second, when the public was presented with arguments and data justifying the reforms, it liked them even less.

A Number 10 source said the Government was responding to the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies which are currently reporting to ministers «on a case - by - case basis».

The PSLF, established by President George W. Bush in 2007, allows student loan borrowers who pursue government or non-profit public service jobs to wipe out their remaining debt after 10 years of on - time payments.

Verizon, if it chooses, appears to have a lock on purchasing one or more of the smaller regional Canadian telcos such as Wind Mobile, Public Mobile or Mobilicity, an option so far denied the large Canadian telcos by the Harper government.

As far as some Canadian CEOs are concerned, the voting public made the right decision in electing another Conservative federal government over a Liberal one, according to a web poll conducted by COMPAS Inc..

ACA planners attempted to undermine the insurance company model by proposing a public option - government - managed insurance that officials could deck out with generous benefits while subsidizing coverage to hold down policy prices.

To pay for that, the bill would cut a public health fund in President Barack Obama's health care law, reduce some payments made by Medicaid and Medicare and sell oil held in the government's strategic petroleum reserve.

As an attorney who moved into the public policy and government and now as a university president (all positions in fields dominated by men), I have faced challenges while working my way up.

The government says deferred prosecution agreements (DPA), which were called for in public consultations last fall, will be another tool used by judges to hold companies accountable.

Yet surveys by Pew, Gallup and other polling agencies have confirmed that public confidence in government has slumped to historic lows in the U.S..

«Aside from that, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

Angus responded by arguing that Chan's role as the company's leading public policy person in Canada means he's in charge of engaging with government on a wide range of business issues that affect Facebook, which has 23 million users in the country and more than two billion worldwide.

Even though the traditional auto industry had endured its own near - death experience during the financial crisis, by 2010 General Motors had staged its own IPO, returning to the public markets after a government bailout and bankruptcy.

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 addition, sales of our products are affected by pricing pressure, political and public scrutiny and reimbursement policies imposed by third - party payers, including governments, private insurance plans and managed care providers and may be affected by regulatory, clinical and guideline developments and domestic and international trends toward managed care and healthcare cost containment.

In an era when the pension liabilities of local governments remain a concern, investors may want to consider the debt offered by established public enterprises — airports and utilities, for example — as an attractive alternative to lease revenue and pension obligation bonds.

The federal government, meanwhile, is trying to tame the market by tightening mortgage lending standards and warning the public at every opportunity that Vancouver is a risky city for buying real estate.

5) Religious Clothing in Public Sector: «Do you agree or disagree you feel uncomfortable when served or attended to by a government employee wearing a turban, a hijab or a yarmulke or other religious clothing or symbols in a government institution like a school or hospital?»

Governments have made efforts to improve accountability by requiring lobbyists to register their activity and making campaign contributions public, predicated on the idea that transparency will reduce the risk of undue influence.

Earlier this week, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz also said the federal government's steps to add to the public debt in recent years has helped slow the rise in debt accumulated by Canadians.

In Singapore, we are covered by a government - administered insurance called MediShield Life, which provides coverage for treatments at public hospitals.

But formalized corporate governance is designed to be executed by boards, investors, and government on behalf of the public good, and the active efforts of all three are required.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 - The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs through Nov. 9 for the areas of New York and New Jersey that were hit hard by superstorm Sandy, according to the U.S. senators of the two states.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State's Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that state.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 - The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs through Nov. 9 for the areas of New York and New Jersey that were hit hard by superstorm Sandy, officials said on Thursday.

In addition to their public campaigns, private providers have worked to prevent government competition by seeking state - level legislation that takes away cities» right to build their own services.

«The number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one of the last remaining publicly available indicators for members of Congress — many of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public of how the 16 - year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.

And in 2011, Wisconsin's governor decimated public sector unions by taking away state and local government employee rights to collective bargaining, reversing a policy in place since 1959.

Sopko wrote that historically, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the government has been falling since his office began reporting on it, while the number controlled or influenced by the insurgents has been rising — «a fact that should cause even more concern about its disappearance from public disclosure and discussion.»

She and the authors of the report, «Education to Employment, Designing a System that Works,» call for countries to create the role of «integrator» — a government appointee or someone designated by a public - private partnership, to make sure employers, educators, and students are getting what they need out of the system.

In the beginning of the film, superheroes are forced to retire by the government when public outrage over the heroes» unchecked power reaches new heights.

Attempts by Monti's government to cut spending caused widespread public anger, boosting the support of populist parties in the election.

A separate poll published by the Telegraph on Saturday found public confidence in the government's handling of Brexit at an all - time low, with around two - thirds of people disapproving of how negotiations are being handled.

And by making a corporation the public face of shame for the crisis, the U.S. government can hang on to its record of not having criminally charged one single Wall Street exec for the crisis.

Think about the public calls by Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG) for looser immigration standards — or companies like Apple (AAPL) offshoring jobs and then requesting that the government give them tax breaks to repatriate income.

City of Swan spokesman Charlie Gregorini said that, while the Rothgard proposal sounded impressive, the State Government's plan was just as big or bigger in terms of employment and investment opportunities as the Rothgard proposal, and had been strongly supported by the community through public consultation.

Lastly, the team examined the connection between character and swearing on a larger, cultural level by comparing the 2012 Integrity Analyses of 48 U.S. states from the Center for Public Integrity, which measured the level of transparency and accountability of local governments, to how frequently residents of that state swore in their Facebook posts.