Sentences with phrase «of open governance»

Despite claims of open governance and fair access to information, the B.C. Liberal government has failed to provide transparency.

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Brown [Google's vice president of diversity, integrity & governance] acknowledged that when she wrote that «an open, inclusive environment means fostering a culture in which those with alternative views, including different political views, feel safe sharing their opinions.»

These are all good governance practices and the proxy advisory firms need to open up the kimono and err on the side of abundance of caution.»

One answer has to be that the governance professionals at pension funds and mutual funds now favor (or at least are open to) the idea of a divided, factionalized board.

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However, dissimilar to other altcoins, the prime focus of this crypto coin revolves around community input, open governance and sustainable financing and development.

Barhydt went on to point out that these sorts of issues with decentralized governance have not necessarily existed on this scale in the past, using Linus Torvalds's benevolent dictatorship over Linux as an example of how things are usually operate in open - source software projects.

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Under open questioning later from journalists, Zuckerberg was asked if Facebook's board discussed his posting as the Facebook chairman and chief executive in light of investors raising concerns over its corporate governance.

He added: «For any kind of blockchain technology to prevail it has to be open: it has to be built around a community where this is a governance model, similar to the governance model with OpenStack Cloud Foundry, Docker and Linux.»

The project wants to build an open and progressive cryptocurrency with a system of community - based governance integrated into its blockchain, including a hybrid consensus system to ensure that no group can control the flow of transactions or make changes to the currency without the input of the community.

I want an open politics, and of course that means working with others to resolve governance issues that have dogged the council long before my predecessor was on the scene.

And in response to criticism from the likes of Oxfam, Global Witness, and the Open Society Foundations, they instituted some limited governance reforms that increased, albeit marginally, the transparency around opaque oil dealings.

Some of the contributions APRM had made to Ghana's development is opening up the political space for citizens» participation, good governance and the passage of a number of legislations including the national gender policy and the establishment of the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, and SADA.

While the accused are certainly innocent until proven guilty, these sort of backroom double dealings are exactly why I have been pushing to bring open and honest governance to this county, with the same ethical leadership I have demonstrated in police departments and the corporate world.

It must break with tradition, improve its culture, separate politics from governance and open itself to the input and scrutiny of its residents.

The goal of the Open Government Partnership is to get governments to make (and carry out) concrete commitments that promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.

As President Buhari said in the opening address during the retreat that took place last week, «You are coming on board the ship of governance at an interesting time.

On Friday, Moskowitz released an «open letter» to de Blasio, detailing his «poor management and lack of control over the governance of city schools [and] his neglect of public charter school student needs.»

Democracies are generally preferred because of the protection of human rights, transparent and accountable governance, open government, free speech and stability.

«The Democratic Party needs to refocus on the fact that it serves people and unless it does that and opens up the process so that regular people can have an input into the governance of the party, it's not going to be very successful in the future.»

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, says the Ghanaian people will continue to defend the right to free expression to the very end, because of their determination to build a free, open society with accountable governance.

On Monday, the Center for Public Integrity and open - governance group Global Integrity released the 2015 State Integrity Investigation, a comprehensive, data - driven assessment of the systems in place to deter corruption in state government, and gave New York a D - grade, a drop from the previous 2012 State Integrity Investigation, when New York received a D.

While democratic and open governments are held up as the best system and dictatorships are frowned upon, I wish to state with emphasis, that there is no «one size fits all» system of governance.

They have done an excellent job of making sure the Library is on the path of good governance and the highest standards of fiscal accountability, including opening up its books to city auditors and starting construction on long - delayed branch renovations.

Henshaw urged the state government to make its budgets open for the sake of transparency and accountability, adding that members of the public should be allowed to participate in governance of their state.

The bylaws for the two boards are also being rewritten to include more stringent conflict of interest rules and other corporate governance enhancements such a whistleblower policies, audit committees and rules to comply with state open meetings laws.

The full study, titled Energy Governance, Transnational Rules and the Resource Curse: Exploring the Effectiveness of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has been published as an open source piece in the journal World Development, and is available online.

In the spirit of Lombardy's open innovation model, the Forum will feature professionals from diverse areas: responsible research and innovation; science and technology studies; public communication of science; participative and deliberative methods; public engagement; social innovation; social impact and its assessment; sociology of risk; sociology of science; technology assessment and governance; open innovation, science, and data; data ethics; and bioethics.

Candidates must absolutely have proven professional experience in the overall field of the relationship between technology / science and society, including: RRI, Responsible Research and Innovation; STS, Science and Technologies Studies; Public Communication of Science; Participative and Deliberative Methods; Public Engagement; Social Innovation; Social impact and Social Impact Assessment; Sociology of Risk; Sociology of Science; Technology Assessment and Governance; Open Innovation; Open Science; Open Data; Data Ethics; Bioethics.

About Forum for a New World Governance «An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come» Victor Hugo Why have we opened this Forum for a new World Governance?

Build peace and effective, open and accountable institutions for all: Need to recognize peace and good governance as core elements of wellbeing, not optional extras.

Open exchange of opinions is necessary for any democratic procedure and good governance.

More fundamental new governance ideas from both sides of the political spectrum also have flaws, from even more open town - meeting style control of schools on the left to total abandonment of governance in preference for market mechanisms on the right.

Not only do they create competing local school authorities, but they also open alternative opportunities for the participation in school governance that the courts have proclaimed to be the normative value at the core of local autonomy.

Just before we opened, staff and parents met for a three - day working retreat to articulate a common mission for Alice Carlson and invent its system of shared governance.

Since the school opened, Eton's role as educational sponsor is developing but involves involvement in governance, a visible and meaningful collaboration among staff and pupils, and the provision of advice and expertise.

His unprecedented autonomy allowed him to engage in bold experiments regarding the governance and operation of the city's schools, expanding choice at all levels of the system by closing failing schools and opening charter schools, decentralizing authority, and creating a new accountability system to drive innovation.

Corporate and Tax - Exempt Fundamentals Best Practices for Open Meetings and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest; Laws Affecting Governance and Transparency in Charter Schools: Brown Act, Government Code 1090; Political Reform Act; Determining Which Governance and Public Transparency Laws Apply to Your School; Tax Exempt Facilities Financing; Prop 39; Commercial Space to School Use; Lease Negotiations; Compliance Related Legal Updates; HR Compliance; Pupil Fees; Student Privacy Laws; Student Expulsions and Dismissals; Admissions Practices and Lottery Preferences; Renewal; Revocation; Closure; Risk Management and Internet Safety

In an open letter to Hartford Board of Education members, Clark School Governance Parent Chair Millie Soto added that «We are frustrated and hurt by the disrespectful method and tone in which this «plan» was presented.»

It was a time when the decentralization of Chicago Public Schools opened the door to diverse approaches to governance and organization.

Public Impact goes on to propose a new model of school governance — Mayoral Academies — in which a mayor - led board of trustees would contract with high - quality school providers to open new, regional public schools.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Joseph «Joe» Hoffer's practice areas include: (1) civil litigation; (2) labor and employment; (3) board governance including due process hearings and grievances, open meetings act and public information act; (4) business transactions including public procurement and contracting, False Claims Act, trademark and copyright, and inter-local and shared services arrangements; (5) student law including special education, discipline, civil rights and grievances; and (6) administrative law, including appeals of state agency action.

While charter school expansion is part of an education privatization movement favored by Republicans in particular, who say families need more choice when it comes to kids» educational options, the movement has been dogged by controversy as several charter schools have abruptly closed almost as soon as they opened due to financial and governance problems.

The role of the RSD in managing its charter schools consists largely of directing the open enrollment process, while allowing each school to operate with a high degree of autonomy; in contrast, the OPSB still operates traditional schools with local governance structures while also managing its selective, priority, and open enrollment charter schools (Adamson et al., 2015).

Providing learners with active student voice in democratic governance, powerful opportunities for cultural expression, and meaningful experiences of freedom of speech throughout their community can open the doors for students.

A warm welcome to Nairobi for the 2016 open science conference of the Earth System Governance research alliance!

Despite what you might think of Jerome Powell's inclination to follow Janet Yellen's steps, the question of whether the selected path of the monetary policy tightening will remain the same remains open at least until we see the first statement released under the new governance.

She works on the governance of emerging technologies — particularly artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and open science.