Sentences with phrase «national priorities such»

She works with Government of India on various national priorities such as infrastructure financing.
Nevertheless, President Obama and the new Congress, beginning January 21, need to figure out a way to put funding for climate change, being cast as a national priority, on an even keel with funding for other national priorities such as health care and economic recovery.
Furthermore, federal and state governments are committed to investing in STEM education across Australia through a range of grants and strategies, with the aim of lifting both student engagement and attainment in STEM, leading to improved outcomes across national priorities such as industry and technical fields.
The statement reads, «The central responsibility of the Minister of Finance is to find sources of funding for the financing of approved national priorities such as security, job creation and infrastructure.
«The central responsibility of the Minister of Finance is to find sources of funding for the financing of approved national priorities such as security, job creation and infrastructure» she said.
«Here are the facts: «The central responsibility of the minister of finance IS to find sources of funding for the financing of approved national priorities such as security, job creation and infrastructure.

Not exact matches

Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.
But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.
It explicitly emphasizes such domestic priorities as economic prosperity and jobs as key national security components.
«Dealer and customer satisfaction is a top priority for Volkswagen, as such, we have been actively working with our National Dealer Council to address the immediate needs of our nationwide dealer body,» said Jeannine Ginivan, a spokeswoman for VW of America.
Ms. Wood said the research partnerships that ACIAR builds with organizations, such as IRRI, reflect not only Australian aid priorities and the country's national research strengths, but also the agricultural priorities of developing country partners.
Alhaji Benne, who is also the former Chairman of the National Hajj Committee, said developmental projects such as construction of roads, schools, health facilities, drainages, water among others are the priorities of the NDC government.
We'll focus both on neighborhood issues like transportation and development, as well as national priorities that affect our community, such as immigration rights.
The next priority is to win the Bronze Cup in pursuit of our vision to take the Ghana national teams, the Ghana Eagles, to global tournaments such as the various Rugby World Cups, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics,» Mensah said.
Australia's other main grant funding body, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), invests its A$ 700 million yearly budget in fields that cover the government's health priorities, such as dementia, obesity and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's health.
The GREAT3 challenge is designed to improve methods for measuring weak lensing in preparation for future dark matter / dark energy missions, such as the European Space Agency's Euclid, in which NASA plays an important role, and the National Academy of Science's highest priority for NASA, WFIRST — also known as the WFIRST - AFTA mission, which stands for Wide - Field Infrared Survey Telescope - Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets.
Could such spacecraft address high - priority science of the type identified in decadal science reviews from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine?
That will make it easier for Trump to push through his policy priorities and nominees for key positions — including the leaders of science agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for a current vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Social and political determinants impact how healthcare resources such as direct funding, national educational priorities, societal normative gender role assignment, and other factors all contribute to patient outcomes in varying degrees.
Administration officials have long maintained that the agencies funding the research — such as the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- are best qualified to set their own research priorities to ensure nanotech safety.
«Research partnerships through the newly established Center for UAS Propulsion, such as the one we witnessed at Argonne National Lab, will make these breakthroughs possible in support of the Army modernization priority for Future Vertical Lift,» he said.
Of course, some priorities may be externally imposed, such as changes to national curriculum requirements.
Senator Burns's bill would provide incentives to telephone companies to develop a national, fiber - optic - based «telecommunications highway,» with priority given to extending the reach of such a system to schools...
The PASA group of partners (including key network members like parents, funders, youth, educators, and program providers) reviewed and created a set of standards culled from such existing sources as the National Afterschool Association and from cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, and Washington, DC, but that are reflective of the particular needs and priorities of Rhode Island and the city of Providence.
As such, it is critical that we have a platform for sharing opportunities and information with one another for advancing prevention science in the national priorities for policy and research.
The Center for Educator Compensation Reform also noted that national foundations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Broad Foundation — among others, have «declared performance pay to be among their funding priorities» in certain geographic areas (Guthrie & Prince, 2008).
While they disagreed on some issues, such as the role of the federal government in setting national standards and ensuring compliance with federal regulations, their answers to the question, «Should school reform be a national priority — and if so, why?»
And while a new report by Scholastic on principals and teachers» views on education equity describes that overwhelmingly, educators agree that equity in education for all children should be a national priority, it is also evident that such leadership requires clarity around the nuances of what it means to provide students a well - rounded education — regardless of race, national origin, immigration status, gender identity, disability, or religion.
In five sessions, participants are asked to consider questions such as how to balance competing public education priorities, how to design a lesson plan that meets national, state, and local standards and grade level expectations, and how to recruit, mentor, and retain the best teachers.
Solving the teacher and administrator shortage is now a high - priority on national and state agendas, as witnessed in many popular journals such as Time Magazine (May, 2000) and Newsweek (October, 2000).
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan roundly criticized the supercommittee for its failure to reduce the nation's debt in a «thoughtful and deliberate way that protects national priorities like education at such a critical time.»
Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT), raising student achievement (as measured by standardized assessments) and attainment (as gauged by outcomes such as graduation and postsecondary success) have become national priority.
Publicly, most automakers are ducking the issue and emphasizing potential pitfalls of building hybrid cars with plugs, but pressure is mounting behind the scenes to give the idea some life... «Such development should have the highest research and development priority because it promises to revolutionize transportation economics and to have a dramatic effect on the problems caused by oil dependence,» write George Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state, and James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in a June position paper on oil and U.S. national security... They argue that battery development for plug - in hybrids «should for the time being replace the current research and development emphasis on automotive hydrogen fuel cells.»
... Unexpectedly, some U.S. Democrats and Republicans have become united in the view that building such a superior hybrid is an issue of national security and deserves the highest of priority.
Policymakers in India have recognised the potential of energy storage to help the Indian government meet various policy priorities such as the National Solar Mission, National Electric Mobility Mission and Mission for Energy Access.
These questions are organized according to the most frequent arguments made against climate change policies which are claims that climate change policies: (a) will impose unacceptable costs on a national economy or specific industries or prevent nations from pursuing other national priorities, (b) should not be adopted because of scientific uncertainty about climate change impacts, or (c) are both unfair and ineffective as long as high emitting nations such as China or India do not adopt meaningful ghg emissions reduction policies.
An INDC should also articulate how the country is integrating climate change into other national priorities, such as sustainable development and poverty reduction, and send signals to the private sector to contribute to these efforts.
Law reform commissions as well as self - standing initiatives such as the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters have made this sort of rethinking a priority for moving forward.
Uses and disclosures that would have been permitted without individual authorization included uses and disclosures for national priority purposes such as public health, law enforcement, and research (see proposed § 164.510) and uses and disclosures of protected health information, other than psychotherapy notes and research information unrelated to treatment, for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations (see proposed § 164.506).
We believe it is appropriate to allow disclosure of protected health information without authorization to private entities only: For purposes that the FDA has, in effect, identified as national priorities by issuing regulations or express directions requiring such disclosure; or if such disclosure is necessary for a product recall.
Response: We acknowledge that many of the national priority purposes for which we allow disclosure of protected health information without consent or authorization are for government functions, and that many of the governmental recipients of such information are not governed by this rule.
In determining whether to take action, the ACCC gives enforcement priority to matters that demonstrate one or more of a range of factors such as whether the conduct is of significant public interest or concern, is conduct resulting in a substantial consumer (including small business) detriment, is unconscionable conduct, particularly involving large national companies or traders, or is conduct demonstrating a blatant disregard for the law.
Title Insurance We require an acceptable ALTA Loan Policy (or equivalent in Texas, Florida and California) issued by an approved national title insurer, insuring the Loan as a valid first lien on the security (unless another priority is specified in the loan commitment) without exception other than taxes not yet due and payable and such other exceptions as we approve.
GCA President and CEO Philip Reitinger stated, «Phishing is a priority for everyone, and there are many groups that are working on phishing, such as the Anti-Phishing Working Group, the National Cyber Security Alliance, DMARC.org, the Shadowserver Foundation, law enforcement, and many others.
Indigenous issues are not treated as a national priority, and there are no public commitments to timeframes for achieving results in areas on which there is substantial agreement - such as Indigenous disadvantage.
Recent major legislation, such as the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), has made parents» involvement in their children's education a national priority.
The government must identify overcoming Indigenous disadvantage as a national priority and clearly target the reduction of such disadvantage (from both a deprivation and inequality perspective).
Initiatives such as shifting funding priorities, growing dedicated services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, agreeing to and implementing national targets, and empowering and supporting self - care are all important changes to pursue.
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