Sentences with phrase «global competitiveness as»

Rio Tinto highlights that the project has the potential to transform the Guinean economy and bolster the West African nation's global competitiveness as an attractive and stable investment destination.

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Just this week, Will Carty, manager of public policy for Twitter, wrote a blog post praising reclassification as «critical to American economic aspirations and our nation's global competitiveness» with «important implications for freedom of expression.»

Manufacturing remains underpinned by a firming global economy as well as a weakening U.S. dollar, which is boosting the competitiveness of American - made goods on the global market.

Airlines for America (A4A) vigorously advocates on behalf of the American airline industry as a model of safety, customer service and environmental responsibility and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global competitiveness.

«Perennial rail service challenges have impacted our competitiveness, our national supply chain's long - term economic sustainability and Canada's global reputation as a trading nation,» the company wrote in its briefing to the committee reviewing Bill C - 49, the government's modernization of the Transportation Act.

The new platform appears due to pressure from the Chinese government to more rapid development of technology in the country to maintain global competitiveness, and as a result praise the Blockchain technology for political consultants during the biggest event of the political situation in the country in early March.

Demographic trends and the shift of global economic gravity toward emerging markets pose serious challenges to North American competitiveness; our future standard of living will depend in part on continuous education as well as our ability to recruit and retain talent.

Milwaukee is also home to the international headquarters of six Fortune 500 companies and was recently selected to join the Global Cities Initiative as a result of its commitment to promote global trade and economic competitivGlobal Cities Initiative as a result of its commitment to promote global trade and economic competitivglobal trade and economic competitiveness.

This is hypothesized to happen for many different reasons, including a decline in the competitiveness of other economic sectors (caused by appreciation of the real exchange rate as resource revenues enter an economy, a phenomenon known as Dutch disease), volatility of revenues from the natural resource sector due to exposure to global commodity market swings, government mismanagement of resources, or weak, ineffectual, unstable or corrupt institutions (possibly due to the easily diverted actual or anticipated revenue stream from extractive activities).

Through IARD, leading beverage alcohol producers put our commercial competitiveness aside to create a shared force in our Global Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking — the most ambitious and comprehensive set of initiatives we have undertaken as an industry to date.

This research is valuable to policymakers and to businesses as they attempt to retain the competitiveness of British industry in an increasingly global marketplace.

Deborah Wince - Smith AAAS The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told...

The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told an audience at AAAS recently.

As stated in the legal brief filed by GM in support of the University of Michigan affirmative action case, «only a well - educated, highly diverse workforce, comprised of people who have learned to work productively and creatively with individuals from a multitude of races and ethnic, religious, and cultural histories, can maintain America's global competitiveness in the increasingly diverse and interconnected world economy.»

Most institutions responding to the survey expect the number of students seeking postgraduate study in England to plateau or even decline as a result of the high undergraduate fees introduced in recent years and increasing global competitiveness.

With a view to fostering the global competitiveness of research groups operating in Hungary, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, hereinafter referred to as MTA) launches a call for applications for inviting internationally acclaimed foreign researchers as Visiting Fellows (hereinafter referred to as Visiting Fellow) to conduct joint research work in research groups operating at MTA's research network or in research groups receiving MTA funding and operating at Hungarian universities.

The objective of health research under FP7 is to improve the health of European citizens and boost the competitiveness of health - related industries and businesses, as well as to address global health issues.

«This study suggests that education investment alone is not sufficient to boost educational performance as well as global competitiveness,» the research found.

The combination of sensitive schools and an overarching focus on education as a tool solely to promote global economic competitiveness has seemingly deemphasized the need for civic and moral education in classrooms, according to Levinson.

The reformers define the purpose of education as preparation for global competitiveness, higher education, or the workforce.

As colleagues and I have documented on numerous occasions, rankings on international tests do not relate to international indicators of economic strength, global competitiveness, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, or any other economic indicators that reflect a strong economy (e.g., Tienken, 2008; Tienken & Mullen, 2014).

This is counterproductive to the goal of global competence and competitiveness that we, as Americans, desire for the next generation.

It should be noted, though, that we as a nation have been relying upon similar high - stakes educational policies since the late 1970s (i.e., for now over 35 years); however, we have literally no research evidence that these high - stakes accountability policies have yielded any of their intended effects, as still perpetually conceptualized (see, for example, Nevada's recent legislative ruling here) and as still advanced via large - and small - scale educational policies (e.g., we are still A Nation At Risk in terms of our global competitiveness).

In education, global competitiveness can be characterized as the set of skills and factors that support individuals» personal and professional productivity in their communities and in the world.

The E3 Alliance was formed as a collaborative effort of Austin Community College (ACC), the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO), the University of Texas and others to initiate a regional effort to increase global competitiveness, economic vitality and overall quality of life for Central Texas by aligning our education systems to better fulfill the potential of every citizen.

Develops designs for more economically efficient transportation programs and policies as it relates to FASTLANE grants, to generate national or regional economic benefits and an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the United States.

As U.S. Secretary of Labor, she focused on increasing the competitiveness of America's workforce in a global economy, promoted job creation, and achieved record results in workplace safety and health.

Where fast and accurate identification has become a prerequisite for competitiveness, we have long been established as a global market leader with more than 1,000 installations in 40 countries, and over 150 million textile tags in use.

We vigorously advocate for the American airline industry as a model of safety, customer service and environmental responsibility; and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global competitiveness.

The conference was officially opened by Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), who hailed youth travel as the primary means to promote the long - term competitiveness and sustainability of global tourism.

«The U.S. should approve this pipeline to utilize this resource to enhance our energy and national security, preserve our global competitiveness, and maintain our role as a world economic leader.»

Ultimately business involvement at COP21 will ensure there is no «distortion of competitiveness in the global market» as the International Chamber of Commerce Climate Working Group puts it.

The 2000 - Watt Society can get us there: it's a proven framework based on global equality + local economic benefits for our neighborhood such as increased competitiveness, independence and long - term resilience.

The competition will launch in 2017 and focus on superclusters that enhance Canada's global competitiveness by focusing on highly innovative industries such as clean technology, advanced manufacturing, digital technology, health / bio-sciences, clean resources and agri - food, as well as infrastructure and transportation.

As we recognize and celebrate the contributions small businesses make — like job creation, innovation, and global competitiveness — it's important to think about health care options.

Belgium About Blog European Technology Platform's mission for the Future of Textiles and Clothing is to ensure the long - term competitiveness of the European Textile and Clothing industry and to reinforce the position of Europe as a leading global player in the development and manufacturing of fibres, textiles, textile - based products and apparel.

With growing attention to our nation's global competitiveness, school success with math and science is joining reading as important topic areas for children's early learning.