Sentences with phrase «develop national initiatives»

The project, coordinated by the OIS aims to develop national initiatives promoting the safer use of electronic media and ehance protection of the vulnerable, particularly children, against the downside of the Internet.

The CBN member companies meet regularly and share detailed information on insurance and operational aspects of their businesses as well as develop national initiatives and insurance programs.

I would develop a national initiative to create and apply multiple indicators of educational success and development.

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«Through this university - driven initiative, we want to encourage and inspire UAE nationals to pursue and develop their business ideas by being bold and well prepared to pursue their dreams,» he added.

In addition, the party has pledged other key health - related initiatives, such as limiting the commercialization of genetically modified crops; developing national goals for pre-natal care; reducing cigarette smoking through education and taxes; and promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

The national Jewish Council on Public Affairs describes Imam Rauf thus: «The leader behind this initiative is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam, who has spoken at JCPA programs in the past, and, along with his wife Daisy Kahn, has developed close relationships with members of the New York Jewish community.»

The community initiative is a component of the national program developed last fall by the Alliance, The Coca - Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, PepsiCo and the American Beverage Association.

In an initiative being run for the past month by Helsinki Airport and national carrier Finnair, passengers are being canvassed on the best way to «develop the customer experience».

Fairtrade International is the association of producer networks and national labeling initiatives, including Fairtrade America, that develops and reviews the Fairtrade standards.

... it [was] premature to bring forward legislative changes to food and beverage advertising while the [Labor Government «s] National Obesity Strategy is developed by the National Preventative Health Taskforce and before the industry's initiatives in relation to responsible advertising can be properly assessed.

Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.

At the launch of the initiative, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum creating the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to conduct a review of every single program and policy relating to child nutrition and physical activity and develop a national action plan to maximize federal resources and set concrete benchmarks toward the First Lady's national goal.

In conjunction with state and national leadership, we have developed a well designed strategic plan to advance third party reimbursement initiatives in the State of Wisconsin that will implement diverse pilot programs at key locations around the state.

It is through efforts such as these that the WNYREDC, through the Buffalo Billion initiative, is taking several steps to support advanced manufacturing in the region and develop the region as a national hub of advanced manufacturing innovation.

After developing a diversity and inclusion initiative at the National Institute of Justice — the science agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — she began working full - time with AAAS in March.

The KC initiative arose in response to a request from senior policy - makers and national program leaders from several developing countries.

While recent initiatives have attempted to address conservation priorities at global and national scales, most of these focus on developed countries in temperate regions.

That is the hope of Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) project that is part of an initiative at the National Institutes of Health aimed at developing improved antidotes for chemical agents.

Their research is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative announced July 15 to develop the next generation of wireless technologies.

In 2004, the Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) initiative honored the National Graduate Degrees for Minorities for Engineering and Science (GEM) Consortium as a graduate degree milestone program for supporting and developing minority M.S. and Ph.D. recipients.

Still, Sheehan said neuroscience already is one of the leaders in data sharing and management, with such resources as the NIH - funded National Database for Autism Research; an NIH - Defense Department sponsored data base on traumatic brain injury; the NIH - funded Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC), which helps researchers to develop, share and collaborate on software tools for doing functional and structural imaging studies of the brain; and the Neuroscience Information Framework, an NIH initiative that makes neuroscience resources - data, materials, and tools - accessible via any computer connected to the Internet.

Developing countries have resisted enshrining their programs into binding international law because most of these initiatives are rooted in national goals, such as controlling local pollution and increasing the value of forests, which makes them skittish about foreign commitment and monitoring.

The program has three major components: the Director's R&D Fund, which develops new capabilities in support of the Laboratory's research initiatives, the Seed Money Fund, which is open to all innovative ideas that have the potential for enhancing the Laboratory's core scientific and technical disciplines, and the Named Fellowships, open to outstanding doctorate - level candidate scientists and engineers to achieve experience in areas of science and technology of national importance.

Dr. Bovenkamp oversees all of BrightFocus Foundation's research programs, serves as the scientific liaison for the organization in local, national, and international forums, and identifies and develops new research initiatives, partnerships, and funding policies consistent with the mission of BrightFocus.

A proposal from scientists at PPPL has been chosen as part of a national initiative to develop the next generation of supercomputers

Cancer is something that people can relate to personally, so having the opportunity to develop a capability that will eventually help somebody else can be very motivating,» said Eric Stahlberg, director of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research's strategic and data science initiatives.

The lead story describes the latest lab initiative funded by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop foundational capabilities for chemical conversion processes.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undertook a survey on behalf of the Information and Promotion Network (IPN) Working Group 1 that mapped higher education promotion and / or marketing initiatives developed by both national agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in late fall 2010.

Managing and developing NanoMalaysia Centre and other approved Strategic Infrastructure and Facilities for the NND [National Nanotechnology Directorate Division] Pre-commercialisation and commercialisation of nanotechnology products Education and public awareness programmes Bringing in venture funds and international investments in nanotechnology Building capacity and R&D facilities Health, safety and environmental initiatives International linkages and networking

Researchers involved in the initiative are developing, among other things, a way to search high - resolution satellite images to detect the «container» habitats preferred by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, said Paul Bieringer, PhD, a scientist with NCAR's National Security Applications Program.

Her strengths are in developing and launching national inspiring, exciting, engaging integrative health educational programs rooted in policy initiatives and campaigns.

The qualifications and training standards for health or wellness coaches, as well as their skills and competencies, are under debate although some initiatives are underway to develop national standards and certifications to legitimize this profession.

She developed and managed local and national public affairs programming, documentaries, and community outreach initiatives, including national award - winning DO N'T BELIEVE THE HYPE (Emmy), HOOP DREAMS REUNION (NAACP Image Award nominee), Hoop Dreams / Chrysler Hoop Dreams Challenge (national educational and community outreach initiative) and FROM CORRECTIONS TO COMMUNITY, a documentary co-produced by residents of Redwing Correctional Facility.

Events, competitions, whole - school reading initiatives and book corners can all help to develop a culture of reading for enjoyment - the National Literacy Trust Network offers a wealth of resources and ideas to help teachers to promote reading for pleasure across the school.

NACO set on itself to develop a national public health programme in HIV / AIDS prevention and control and set up State AIDS Control Societies as the instrument to support the initiative.

The National Center on Education and the Economy, which developed the plan, compares the wave of innovation that could result from such an initiative to the sweeping experimentation in welfare reform that states engaged in prior to...

The Education Department this month announced two initiatives to help states develop systemic reforms linked to national standards in mathematics and science.

This work was developed to support and inform Ashoka's national Start Empathy campaign, an initiative dedicated to elevated empathy as a core 21st century skill.

Alexandria, Va. (March 18, 2015)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA), the leading advocate for public education, today introduced its new research - based initiative, Leading the Change, developed by its Center for Public Education.

Initiatives and policies that are favorable toward technology implementation — at the local, regional or national level — allow schools and teachers to develop the skills they need to apply technology in ways that address curriculum and learning standards.

Civic Enterprises has worked with a diverse array of international organizations, including Children International, Special Olympics, and the National Peace Corps Association, to develop initiatives and strengthen their work both domestically and internationally.

The Common Core standards were developed by a group of individual states as part of an initiative of the National Governors Association.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative initiatives and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

Since joining The Mind Trust in 2016, White has led The Mind Trust's partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education's National Principals Academy Fellowship and has developed several groundbreaking initiatives that provide educators across Indianapolis with expert instructional, operational, and executive leadership support.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) today introduced its new research - based initiative, «Leading the Change,» developed by its Center for Public Education (CPE).

While education reformers and policy makers grapple with big fixes and the politics of national initiatives, most teachers and parents share the simple and urgent desire for students — especially those from low - income communities — to be on the road to college and ultimately to develop into people who will be equipped to thrive in the unpredictable future ahead of them.

Catalyst for Change is the final summative report for the Denver Pay - for - Performance initiative that focused on developing a link between student achievement and teacher compensation, and launched a national movement in performance - based reform.

For example HOT School principals come together 3 times a year to discuss progress, challenges, new state or national directives or mandates, etc.; related arts teachers meet to share collegial successes / practices / initiatives in their schools; multi-grade teachers convene to investigate, develop or improve a specific concept, plan or practice such as the intersections between science and the arts.

Outlines a national action plan that mayors and local leaders can use as a framework to develop and implement green schools initiatives.

Past fellows have written op - eds for major news publications, participated in state and national - level discussions with policymakers on education initiatives, and developed recommendations and solutions for enhancing teacher effectiveness systems as well as college and career ready standards implementation, as outlined in the Teacher Evaluation Playbook.