Sentences with phrase «government research institutions»

But of even more significance to the research community, it ends altogether quotas for scientists and engineers employed by universities, nonprofit organizations, and government research institutions.

Key players: academic institutions, Australian Government research institutions, private sector.

Not exact matches

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.

More than 140 local health and medical research institutions are set to benefit from an $ 8 million grant provided by the state government.

For example, we have directors who draw on their multinational business experience; those who bring entrepreneurial perspectives; those who have been devoted to academic, research, government service, and philanthropic endeavors; and those who lead financial institutions, to name a few.

«In the short to medium term, Angola may have to struggle with a weakening current - account deficit, lower fiscal revenue and likely cuts in government spending,» says Abiola Rasaq, head of research and strategy at Lagos - based financial institution Associated Discount House.

Launching in 2016, the CCTX will share information about cyber threats and vulnerabilities among businesses, government and research institutions.

We have many advantages — a highly educated population, strong research clusters, world - class post-secondary institutions, an open economy and society, stable government.

Finally, GFI works with grant - making institutions, corporations, and governments to mobilize resources for research in synthetic and plant biology and tissue engineering.

We also partner with other research organisations to ensure the best capability is brought to bear on a problem, such as leading a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded project involving institutions around the world to develop self - reproducing hybrid crops for African farmers or working with the University of Queensland and Queensland State Government researchers to solve challenges faced by the Northern Australian beef industry.

Governments, research institutions, producers, distributors, retailers and consumers have all different ideas about the problem — the solutions — and the ability to change.

Brian also serves as part of the secretariat for Champions 12.3, a unique coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward reducing food loss and waste.

The conference brought together 66 distinguished speakers and 300 high ‐ level stakeholders from 30 countries, representing a broad spectrum of rice sector actors and development professionals, including senior ‐ level representatives from UN and international agencies, governments, private sector supply chain actors, research institutions, farmer groups, equipment and service providers and civil society organizations from around the world.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) was created in 1997 with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to provide a venue for linkages among national agricultural research and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the privateResearch Consortium (IRRC) was created in 1997 with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to provide a venue for linkages among national agricultural research and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the privateresearch and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector.

Dave Lewis, chief executive of Tesco, was recently appointed chair of a coalition of leaders from government, businesses, international organisations, research institutions, and civil society called Champions 12.3.

Champions 12.3 — which includes CEOs of major food companies Nestlé, Tesco and Unilever, along with government ministers, executives of research and intergovernmental institutions, foundations, farm organizations, and civil society groups — will work to create political, business and social momentum to reduce food loss and waste around the world.

[PARAGRAPH BREAK] The Champions include CEOs of major companies, government ministers, and executives of research and intergovernmental institutions, foundations, farmer organizations, and civil society groups.

Champions 12.3 is a coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum: «Champions 12.3 is a unique coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organisations, research institutions and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition and action.

Governments, companies, research institutions, and international agencies should refine methods for quantifying the economic, environmental, and social benefits of food loss and waste reduction.

Governments, companies, research institutions, and civil society need to articulate both quantitatively and qualitatively the political and business case for action.

Governments, companies, and research institutions should accelerate programs to exchange information, share know - how and good practice, and build technical capacity in food loss and waste prevention and reduction across the food supply chain.

Governments, development banks, other financial institutions, businesses, and philanthropic organizations should increase financing for food loss and waste reduction technologies, processes, and research and help make projects more investment - ready.

These projects are led by Indian research institutions, with additional funding sought from the government of India.

The Ho Polytechnic Chapter of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana, (POTAG), has asked Government to speed up the payment of this year's book and research allowances, in order to avoid the distraction of the 2016/2017 academic year for tertiary institutions, as has been recorded in the past.

President Mahama said government had released GHC 37 million cedis to the Controller and Accountant General's Department to be paid to appropriate recipients as their books and research allowance as part of government's resolve to facilitate teaching and learning at the tertiary institutions.

The exercise, he noted was necessary for the provision of accurate data to help government and institutions with planning and research.

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education explained that, in selecting Bunso, government took into consideration a pre-existing hub of agriculture related institutions that could network and transform the location into a formidable research triangle and a centre of excellence.

The particular skepticism of government / University research stems from a perceived liberal bias in universities and a political bias in government institutions.

He named the challenges militating against cocoa production in the country as the unreliable supply of inputs to farmers as a direct result of the «free» input policy adopted by the government, new brands of chemical inputs released to cocoa farmers in Ghana without adequate trials and research by designated institutions, low producer prices paid to farmers and the politicisation of the mass spraying and fertiliser distribution programme.

Other non-profits: for research institutions, government bodies, and private non-profit organizations, the total FTE count includes all current employees, whether on a permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis, at all sites covered by the license.

The Fellow will benefit from the APO network of researchers and research institutions throughout the Asia Pacific region, including contacts with governments, to facilitate access to data and needed references for their research.

The nation has about 5000 research institutions that carry out animal experiments, according to the Animal Welfare Board of India, a government agency that enforces animal treatment rules.

This session will highlight current approaches to science diplomacy education at universities, research institutions, scientific societies, government agencies, think tanks, and international organizations at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.

Workshop participants stressed the «collective responsibility» of individuals, institutions and governments in the region to promote secure research collaborations.

He then opened a consulting firm, EED Inc., to advise industry, government and academic institutions on the management of technology, research and innovation, according to the family statement.

The Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF) program can place applicants in any one of the 13 governmental departments or institutions that participate in the program, such as Agriculture Canada, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Ocean, National Research Council, and Natural Resources Canada, to name just a few.

In recent years, a resurgence of interest has prompted governments, industries, and institutions to step up their efforts into the research and development of CAM.

«We [the government] have made certain priorities: firstly to reduce indirect costs of research that academic institutions face, and secondly to help the commercialization of research discoveries at the academic, industry, and provincial levels,» he tells Next Wave.

As more and more departments begin to realise the value of enterprise for their subject areas, I believe there will be more demand for enterprise lecturers from a range of backgrounds, including Ph.D.'s, particularly if the Research Assessment Exercises (RAE, a U.K. government measurement of the quality of an institution's research) begins to recognise patents and spin - off companies as a valuable part of university productivity, rather than counting only researchResearch Assessment Exercises (RAE, a U.K. government measurement of the quality of an institution's research) begins to recognise patents and spin - off companies as a valuable part of university productivity, rather than counting only researchresearch) begins to recognise patents and spin - off companies as a valuable part of university productivity, rather than counting only researchresearch papers.

«We [at NSERC] are offering young scientists the opportunity to work with top government institutions and the best research leaders around,» says Robinson.

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, nonpolitical organisation that arranges paid, course - related technical training abroad in industrial and commercial organisations, research institutes, local government bodies, state enterprises, consultancies, laboratories, and academic institutions.

In Universities as Businesses — FASEB Spring 2001 Policy Conference, university and government administrators, as well as industry executives, debated issues facing today's research institutions and universities, which are beginning to look more and more like companies.

Whether the work is done at government institutions, universities or drug companies, the biotechnology boost to vaccine research is creating new opportunities to do vital work.

McGill receives over $ 235 million in research funding annually; currently the university is involved in more than 100 international projects worth in excess of $ 70 million, funded by federal and provincial government agencies, foreign governments, international financial institutions, and private foundations.

The specific duties of staff scientists — who can work in core facilities as well as in labs in academia, non-profit research institutions, and government — generally include both doing independent research and helping others get work done, though the specifics vary.

Private funders such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, Washington, and the Tata Trusts, a Mumbai - based charity, have spent tens of millions on gene - drive research, but this funding has been directed to specific projects or institutions; other government funders have not yet made large contributions to the field.

Because some hiring government institutions are so large — the intramural program at the NIH consists of about 1,100 research groups — opportunities abound for collaborations and interactions.

Although the U.S. government took steps last week to limit the impact of economic sanctions, individual agencies began suspending all interactions with scientists from a long list of Indian and Pakistani research institutions, denying entry to some and questioning the status of others already in the country, restricting the exchange of lab materials, and canceling ongoing projects.