Sentences with phrase «for citizen engagement»

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Last year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problems.

The city, known for its large and diverse pool of skilled workers, also clocked noticeable gains in citizen engagement (which increased by 13.3 percent) and access to startup ecosystem cheerleaders (which jumped by 15.5 percent).

Their interactive platform brings citizens and governments closer together, which allows for enhanced citizen engagement, modern user experience at a reduced cost to taxpayers.

The Board believes it important to increase engagement moving forward, and notes that the precedent for this relationship and two - way communication goes back a century, to the direct benefit of all citizens and businesses in Metro Vancouver.

Without discarding an appropriate regard for political engagement on the part of Christian citizens, I would insist that Christian power and influence are maximized before the altar and in self - abnegating service.

For them, the study of the humanities is meant to form citizens; its ultimate aim is civic engagement.

Democrats want more transparency, accountability, and opportunities for political engagement and popular control by citizens.

After nearly three years of research, community engagement, partnership building and planning by over 5,000 citizens and more than 700 local organizations, One Region Forward will be releasing its Regional Plan for Sustainable Development entitled «A New Way to Plan for Buffalo Niagara»

Congratulations to Governor Cuomo and his staff for his March 11th Executive Order instructing state agencies and authorities controlled by the governor to «Use technology to promote transparency, improve government performance, and enhance citizen engagement» via a new open data initiative and website.

At the outset of his second year on the Town Board, Mike Reynolds expressed enthusiasm for the potential of modern software technology to provide solutions for the challenges of enhancing «government transparency and citizen engagement.»

But the extraordinary levels of public engagement during the referendum campaign in Scotland have created an expectation that for proposals to command legitimacy, there must be greater citizen involvement in producing them.

They use results as a guide for designing and implementing rapid responses as part of their multi-channel citizen engagement campaigns.

Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.

«As the lead community engagement partner in the Participatory Budgeting (PB) effort in NYC, Community Voices Heard was excited that Citizens Union noted its support today for innovative pilot programs such as Participatory Budgeting.

In addition to its ongoing support for the APPGWG the One World Trust conducts independent research into the accountability of global organisations, political engagement of citizens at global level, and international law.

Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, said DeRosa publicly reporting her engagement ring as a gift «showed a sensitivity for the need to disclose anything that can be considered a potential problem even though an engagement ring from your finance should not have to be reported.»

In addition, I currently hold an internship in the Office of Public Science for the NC State College of Sciences, which has allowed me to pursue public outreach and engagement activities and given me a new passion for citizen science.

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

Get a closer look on how Del Mar implemented a curriculum strategy to ensure their students are set up for academic achievement as well as life - long, self - directed learning and engagement — as both global and digital citizens.

Learn about their curriculum - implementation strategy that ensures students are prepared for academic achievement as well as lifelong, self - directed learning and engagement as both global and digital citizens.

In testing whether adolescents attending schools with a strong civic climate were more likely to envision themselves as active citizens, I control for differences in a wide variety of individual and contextual factors that could also affect anticipated engagement.

Because society needs more citizens who are intrinsically motivated to work and able self - regulate, and because I think few of us enjoy being micro-managed, I went searching for ways to give my students more choice in our multiage classroom while also maintaining the type of engagement that principals and teacher coaches expect to see during their frequent drop - ins during the school day.

It is the soft skills, however, of teamwork, acceptance, innovation and engagement that make magnet schools the vibrant environment it is for developing positive citizen children prepared for future careers and successful community engagement.

Citizens Advisory Council, A roadmap for developing a successful family engagement plan (2010).

Place - Based Education uses the local community and environment as the starting place for curriculum learning, strengthening community bonds, appreciation for the natural world, and a commitment to citizen engagement.

Zachary Herrnstadt is government relations associate for the Wisconsin Farmers Union, a member - driven organization committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, rural communities and all citizens through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors and civic engagement.

«By incorporating high academic standards and clear expectations with plans for greater student engagement and achievement, Alabama stands ready to meet the rigorous demands of preparing students for the work force and for their roles as citizens in our democratic system.

REA found that problem - based learning activities increased students» engagement in school, and gave students a sense of ownership for the topics they researched and a deeper awareness of community issues and their roles as citizens.

After the Summit, parents will be able to attend a series of learning webinars on a variety of education topics, and work toward planning engagement opportunities for other parents and citizens as well begin to plan an activity in their community that will help increase student success.

In any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic process.

The Centre for Applied Complexity was established to look at whole of citizen engagement in government and is running active programs in Wales and elsewhere in areas such as social inclusion, self - organizing communities and nudge economics together with a broad range of programs in health.

Inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 speech, «Four Freedoms» (freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear), this project has presented public works from contemporary artists to inspire deeper political engagement for citizens who want to have a greater impact on the American political landscape.

In her text for the exhibition's catalogue, Brito informs us that the concept of cosmopolitanism was in fact introduced by Socrates, who saw himself as «a citizen of the world», and then further refined by the Stoics who saw it as «an aesthetic engagement with cultural differences.»

He would have to push for far more engagement and investment by the United States in developing countries — the main source of such emissions in coming decades — even though many lawmakers and citizens perceive these countries more as economic foes than potential allies on energy innovation.

Washington, DC — The American Independent Business Alliance, a non-profit organization helping communities design and implement programs to support independent locally - owned businesses, today filed a friend - of - the - court brief in Citizens United v. FEC, No. 08 - 205, a case in which the Court has taken the unusual step of requesting reargument to overturn long - standing First Amendment doctrines regulating the engagement of for - profit corporations in political campaigns.

By directly engaging the American public in NASA's plans for future space missions, the project breaks new ground in increasing citizens» understanding of and engagement in the work of a federal agency.

«The best - case scenario here is that it does well,» said Caroline Golin, who specializes in Southeast policy for the advocacy group Vote Solar, «and you have enough customer engagement where the citizens of North Carolina push for greater options for community solar, and that opens the doors for low - income communities.»

Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 — 7:30, 6 pm, Montshire Museum, Norwich, Porter Community Panel Discussion: Decommissioning: A Future Without Vermont Yankee Panel: Deb Katz, Executive Director of the Citizens Awareness Network Chris Williams, Organizer for Vermont Citizens Action Network Robert Stannard, Citizen Lobbyist for the Vermont Citizens Action Network Come learn more about the current status of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, VT: the lawsuits and appeals, the Public Service board process; public engagement and the inevitable nuclear power plant decommissioning.

Rather, the speakers emphasized the need for government organizations to be aware of RSS, Twitter, Facebook and like tools as sources of information and citizen engagement.

I am personally encouraged to see Law Day events in communities outside of major provincial urban centres as engagement with the public in these communities is integral to ensuring that all citizens of Canada are educated about the justice system and that access to justice is equal for all people, no matter where they choose to reside.

Independent, accountable, and transparent regulatory bodies, effective oversight of those bodies, the genuine engagement of citizens in the regulatory process, evidence - based research to fully assess the impact of regulation, and an approach to regulation that is proportionate and targeted to actual risks are essential for effective regulation.

Her evidence also indicates that use of social media, including Twitter, is a necessary and beneficial component of contemporary public sector communications and citizen engagement strategies for various reasons, including the fact that citizens want public service providers to use it.

In this post, Ms. Anderson calls for the addition of citizen - engagement functions to the many free - access - to - law sites now... Continue reading →

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology's citizen - engagement app, MyGov app, asks for permission to access nine data points.

It also encourages the adoption of proactive measures to create an enabling framework for active participation and engagement of all citizens, and particularly for those who are disadvantaged or powerless.

Community based networks comprised of a variety of citizens who have an interest in supporting and promoting quality early learning for Pennsylvania's children through outreach to families with engagement and support, partnering around transitions into early learning and school age settings, and acting as a local resource on quality early learning supports.

The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) has launched a website with the goals of increasing citizen engagement and improving voter turnout for this year's federal election.