However, in response to the developments in the sector, a former Deputy Minister of Education under the John Mahama administration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has observed that there are more pressing challenges confronting TVET having to
do with infrastructure and patronage.
«In principle, what he [Aiden Pearce] is
doing with infrastructure is entirely possible,» McGeorge added.
Broad commercial contracts experience, internationally and in the UK, and specialising in construction, engineering and everything to
do with IT infrastructure (data centres, «Smart Cities» and the like).
«We're working with the district on sustainability measures now, but ultimately the outcomes for each district will depend on what they want to
do with the infrastructure on the buses,» said a Google spokesperson.
Not exact matches
We drag our feet on every
infrastructure project, Elizabeth Quay for example, so why don't we build above the line like Yagan Square and just get on
with it.
Does Salesforce's commitment to spending $ 400 million on AWS
infrastructure over the next four years have anything to
do with Amazon signing a deal to give its employees access to all of Salesforce's products?
How
did you navigate the issues that arose
with poor
infrastructure, limited connectivity and unreliable transportation?
«IBM SoftLayer continues to be a great
infrastructure product but I don't think IBM has enough credibility
with the developer community,» he said via email.
«They, like any other company, [are] moving more and more of their
infrastructure to take advantage of this pay - as - you - go, pay - as - a-service cloud computing capability, whether it's software, hardware or platform, and they
do a lot of that
with Equinix,» he told Cramer.
I've tried to be really controlled
with my company's expansion because when companies expand too quickly, they don't have the right
infrastructure in place.
When Amazon
does come up
with a new idea — like when it first decided to create a business out of its cloud
infrastructure — Bezos says its also important to try different tactics to achieve a certain goal.
As Amazon has
done for technology
infrastructure, as Salesforce has
done for CRM, and as NetSuite has
done for ERP, Twilio is changing how companies communicate
with their customers.»
«You have to be creative, and if you can outsource or you can partner
with someone that has that
infrastructure and then slowly replace the company, you don't have to spend the money,» he says.
«Even if they
did, or if Mr. Trump were able to pass a major
infrastructure spending package, they would prove inflationary, causing the Federal Reserve to respond
with a faster pace of monetary tightening that would offset the positive effect on growth,» the Economist Intelligence Unit report says.
With most solutions,
infrastructure cost is overhead you don't need.
Actual results, including
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with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers
do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated
with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions,
infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements
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with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated
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with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed
with the SEC.
The state
does not have enough
infrastructure in place to coop
with the previous growth projections of population by 2020.
That may be the biggest fear —
do we have the
infrastructure as a country to help factory workers or people
with limited education receive training for these new high - technology jobs?
They
did this by offering a very simplistic service through an existing oversupplied
infrastructure with a fresh batch of interested users.
This raises interesting problems related to the amount of control that corporations have over everyday activities like storing computer files, especially when — as is the case
with many tech companies — their services become part of the
infrastructure of our lives, woven into everything we
do.
Chambers was swayed
with Modi's call to build India's
infrastructure and weaken some government policies that made it more difficult for foreign companies to
do business.
«If the government wheeled out a significant medium - term
infrastructure program, I don't think I'd have a big problem
with it — they can borrow very cheaply and there's a pretty good case to be made that there's lots of demand for
infrastructure.»
And they're moving they don't have the
infrastructure that we inherited here,
with copper wires, even fiber and certain, say, credit cards and so on.
If we consider how increasingly weaponized ad targeting has become, especially since this past summer when Google and Facebook consolidated our browsing histories into their user IDs, and we think about how anybody in the world could target anyone else in the United States
with surgical precision by their susceptibilities and propensities, maybe this election was similar to a 9/11 moment, but non-violent and invisible, where we realize that our commercial
infrastructure was used against us, and we don't realize it until after the catastrophe?
Friday's result didn't get us all the way there, but it
did commit to a «Canada - wide strategy for zero - emission vehicles» by 2018, along
with a promise of more charging
infrastructure for electric cars.
Not only
does Asia offer a new market and consumer base, but a growing entrepreneurial support network in these countries offer the
infrastructure for Canadian companies to dock, learn and collaborate
with new, inventive small businesses in the region.
Even if you don't particularly care which apps your Facebook is linked to, there are several core problems
with this trend — problems that apply equally to Google, which arguably shares much of the internet's
infrastructure with Facebook.
Many cleantech entrepreneurs are building physical
infrastructure products, while many others are focused on creating value and services
with data and predictive analytics — and today more and more of them are
doing both.
This is most visibly seen in
infrastructure, while China also recently surpassed Germany as the main exporter to Russia of machinery.121 Combined
with Western sanctions policies that have made Russia a less attractive place to
do business, China's growing clout in Russia suggests that Chinese companies are able to undercut Western competitors in Russia.
However, the current
infrastructure does not support this goal, since flooding a large area using current MIMO architecture
with signals results in a loss of energy (and connectivity), and leads to signal interference
with others.
It's worth noting that Uber, which has raised billions of dollars, typically doesn't struggle
with infrastructure problems.
This test can ensure, for example, that a technology developed in Canada
with government support and
with important security applications
does not fall under the indirect control of a foreign government, or that foreign investors
do not compromise the security of Canadians, say, by gaining access to critical
infrastructure.
However, Trump's decision to appoint somebody
with whom he has long maintained a financial relationship — his second such appointment, after having named fellow billionaire real - estate developer and business partner Steven Roth to head his
infrastructure program — suggests a continued willingness to blur the lines between his endeavors as a businessman and his duties as president, all while contributing to the perception that the president is willing to reward those who have
done business
with him in the past.
The costs associated
with insufficient roads, bridges, tunnels and more don't end there: The ASCE also found that by 2020, this deteriorating
infrastructure will cost the economy nearly 1 million jobs and hurt GDP growth by $ 1 trillion.
But
with the Senate still locked in negotiations over what to
do about Obamacare, an
infrastructure deal looks as if it's months if not years away.
Experts also said having better
infrastructure and more oversight to keep tabs on facilities that don't comply
with regulations is also critical.
Moreover, because Canada is a landlocked market
with infrastructure that only allows for the export of crude oil to the U.S., the U.S.
does not have to compete
with any other customers for heavy oil from Canada.
RW:
With the current interest in buying electric cars, plus more wind turbines being built and growing Chinese
infrastructure,
does this mean the fundamentals are falling into place for rising copper prices and copper company share values?
Bottom line: Enbridge Inc. (ENB) is the largest energy
infrastructure company in North America,
with most of its cash flow supported by long - term commercial agreements that don't depend on commodity pricing.
The current
infrastructure didn't have the capability to deal
with all the new visitors, which resulted in lots of would - be prospects being unable to open buying and selling accounts on numerous platforms, and induced lengthy delays in transaction velocity on the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.
«I would hope that
with their big advantage of bringing money home at a very low rate that they would invest in
infrastructure and things, but our experience has been that they will
do dividends, they will
do stock buybacks, and things like that,» she said.
Morneau maintains that low - cost financing of public
infrastructure through the BoC would be inflationary, but apparently his own plan — an Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes — does not seem to cause him the
infrastructure through the BoC would be inflationary, but apparently his own plan — an
Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes — does not seem to cause him the
Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors
with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes —
does not seem to cause him the same concerns.
Clement says the incident was a «mistake» and had nothing to
do with recent controversies over his role in G8
infrastructure spending.
Obviously, our focus is folks - orientated as usual: So, how
does the proposed «Canada
Infrastructure Bank» benefit folks
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With new financial processes and
infrastructure being constructed in Iraq,
do you think it could soon become the next big emerging market?
With a severe
infrastructure deficit impacting the productivity of our country, we are hopeful Minister Sohi's connection to Western Canada means that appropriate attention will be given to the ports, rails, and highway network that are crucial to
doing business in B.C. and Canada.
With new technology that has still to peak, more hydrocarbon potential will emerge in Canada's provinces than previously believed, and a pipeline
infrastructure that can take the product to ships on the east and west coasts is something that Canadians must commit to, for they understand their country better than overseas customers and are much better placed to
do the job of filling in the gaps in Canada's pipeline
infrastructure.
Congressman Tom Emmer, on the other hand, fired shots at «elected officials who don't have any concept of what we're dealing
with here and how exciting it is talking about, «Oh my gosh, we've got to run in and regulate and create more government
infrastructure.»»
«Government must be a force for good,» Wynne averred; it must «mak (e) a positive difference in the long and short term»: thus billions in promised
infrastructure spending and the jobs that come
with it; free tuition for 150,000 students; and 100,000 more daycare spaces — all
done «prudent (ly),» mind you,
with a balanced budget to come in the spring.
The way it works is we can send real world items such as money or any kind of value or asset digitally from our phones and computers over a peer to peer network
with no need for a financial
infrastructure so no fees and no controlling powers saying what we can and can't be
done with the currency we earn.