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In the two series «The Darkness of the American Dream» (2009) and «Another Day at the Office» (2012), he meditates
on social infrastructure, the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and worldwide economic chaos.
As Nigeria's economy suffers a near recession due to the falling oil prices, with 27 States out of 36 states in the country needing bail - out funds to offset salary arrears, Lagos has been witnessing an unprecedented influx of people from far and near, thereby putting pressure
on social infrastructure and security.
On Social infrastructure, President Mahama said with the efforts employed about eighty percent of Ghanaians have access to electricity and with the expansion of water systems Accra for instance currently has a hundred percent access to water, the first in the history of the country.
He is part of the artist collective, Delusions of Grandeur, a group of emerging artists focused on providing critique and commentary
on social infrastructures within American society, while contributing to the prominence of the collective black voice and presence within contemporary art.
Delusions of Grandeur is a collective of emerging artists brought together by a shared interest and commitment to their art, a need to provide critique and commentary
on social infrastructures within American society and to contribute to the prominence of the collective black voice and presence within contemporary art.
Not exact matches
Given the billions in stimulus dollars that will be spent in coming years
on infrastructure projects, demand for planners is likely to grow in lockstep with the flow of federal and provincial dollars to
social housing, transit, public spaces and recreational amenities.
The article equivocates
on whether we can assign global warming to this particular phenomenon, but there is little doubt that our
social systems, beliefs, mental models, and
infrastructure is contributing to overall global warming.
As we look ahead to building the
social infrastructure for a global community, we will work
on building new tools that encourage thoughtful civic engagement.
At each step, we built
social infrastructure like communities, media and governments to empower us to achieve things we couldn't
on our own.
Facebook (fb) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision
on Thursday of his company serving as a bulwark against rising isolationism, writing in a letter to users that the company's platform could be the «
social infrastructure» for the globe.
So Mr. Bernanke's favored policy is to get banks lending again — not for the government to spend more
on deficit spending
on infrastructure,
social services or other full employment projects.
Imposing higher taxes
on the wealthy is the best way for countries such as Canada to reinvest in their
social safety nets, education, and
infrastructure while protecting the middle class.
In response to these strains, state and local governments have cut
infrastructure investment, slashed support for higher education, cut spending
on K — 12 education, cut spending
on social benefits other than Medicaid, reduced administrative staff and reduced most other areas of the budget.
The deceleration is likely to result from a reduction in government spending
on infrastructure and
social welfare to moderate the fiscal deficit, he explains.
Built
on the strong foundation of
social economy and enterprise activity in Québec, these initiatives will provide valuable
infrastructure to support
social entrepreneurs and impact investing in the region.
The recent federal election featured something of a debate
on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in
infrastructure and
social programs.
Nearly 200 delegates from around the world, representing governments and leading technology company executives, were in attendance at the annual conference and awards presentations to discuss and recognize ways that broadband communications is making a practical but profound impact
on the
infrastructure, economy, businesses, governments and
social growth.
In particular, this means increased focus
on education, immigration,
social infrastructure and the participation of women and indigenous peoples in the economy.
Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council
on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and
social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and
infrastructure.
Non-financial assets are defined as expenditures
on any construction - related work, from road repairs and maintenance jobs, to local parks and buildings, to
social infrastructure spending such as schools, kindergartens or hospitals.
The # 25bn a year for
infrastructure investment, # 8bn over the next Parliament for
social care and yesterday's pledges
on education spending were all more or less as expected.
You must take credit to put in the critical
social infrastructure but you must put it in places where you would get return
on investment.
Passionate about his country and committed to building an enduring legacy, President Mahama who is inspired by such heroes as Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Prof. John Evans Attah Mills revealed that his vision from inception was to focus
on five areas: Electricity, Education, Water, stabilizing the economy as well as restoring
social and economic
infrastructure.
This year, Hillary Clinton's team raised hundreds of millions of dollars online, built a massive data and human
infrastructure to turn out their voters, invested their money in targeted TV advertising, created opportunities for volunteers to work in their own
social circles
on behalf of the candidate — all pieces Obama had shown should work.
And so you have to build
social and economic
infrastructure first and then after that you put livelihood empowerment
on top of it.»
Sue Percy, CIHT Chief Executive said: «Transport
infrastructure plays a vital role across the whole spectrum of society and impacts
on both economic and
social development.
As Issie Lapowsky describes in Wired, to facilitate their
social campaign, they built a data
infrastructure to support multi-variant testing of Facebook content
on a massive scale:
That was a development stall, for the new NCNC government could not match the old AGgovernment's huge investment
on social and physical
infrastructure.
It should tell you that there is something happening with the economy, the economy is becoming more resilient than it was in the past; and what we've done is to lay the basis for more investments by building
on the
social and economic
infrastructure.
The manifesto according to Mahama hinges
on four thematic areas which includes putting people first, strong and resilient economy, responding to
social infrastructure and improving transparent and accountable governance.
The party claimed electoral victory
on the back of many campaign promises aimed at boosting
social infrastructure and providing a convenient economic environment for private businesses to thrive.
The highlight of the launch was the presentation of a cheque for the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Six Million, Three Hundred and Fifty thousand Naira (N176, 350,000) to Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel, the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Jigawa State
on behalf of the 27 Chairmen in the state for the operation of the
social security scheme where a grant of between N50, 000 and N100, 000 would be given to each polling unit across the state for minor
infrastructure repair and
social assistance.
«Transport
infrastructure plays a vital role across the whole spectrum of society with an impact
on both economic and
social development.
Sue Percy said: «Transport
infrastructure plays a vital role across the whole spectrum of society and impacts
on both economic and
social development.
, «
Infrastructure, National Asset Management and National Productivity, Education, Health, Human Capital and
Social Policy», «Taxation, Governance, Democracy and Development», «Intergenerational Discourse
on Getting Government to Work for Development and Democracy in Nigeria.»
He had a clear focus
on expanding the country's economic and
social infrastructure, and also worked to actualise his vision of expanding access to secondary education and also to quality healthcare across the country.
We will focus
on critical things,
infrastructure and
social investments,» he said.
Mounting pension costs, declining tax bases, crumbling
infrastructure and a growing number of out - of - work citizens relying
on social safety nets meant deep budget deficits and tides of red ink.
«We have also committed to investing these recovered funds
on Infrastructure projects and our National
Social Investment Programme.
They campaigned
on this policy without realising that you can not start a free SHS without a commensurate
social infrastructure in place.
He called
on the Federal Government to collaborate with the major mining company in the community to develop road
infrastructure in the area and get their
Social responsibility Agreement signed in 2012 according to the provisions of the 2007 Mining Act to be respected.
It also focused
on what the millionaires called an underinvestment in
social services, including the growing homeless crisis, and
infrastructure.
He said as
social democrats the government can not relent
on its effort to provide greater access to
social services and
infrastructure to the most vulnerable in the societies.
«The country remains impoverished by many indications... In the 20 years between June 12, 1993 election and today, Nigeria has earned enough money to create a Dubai in each of the six geo - political zones and make our citizens some of the most prosperous people
on earth, but what we have instead is collapse of
infrastructure, deepening poverty (70 % rate from 45 % in 1999),
social dislocations, high unemployment rate and violent crimes.»
Diaz Jr. said the focus in recent weeks has been
on the hard
infrastructure of the MTA — but called for attention to the city's «
social infrastructure.»
Speaking at the Inauguration of a one of the Community Day Senior High Schools at Kwaobaah Nyanoa in the Eastern Region, Mahama argued that his first four years in office was spent
on improving the
social infrastructure of the country which has been in dire need of a face - lift for some time now.
With an aging population placing increasing demands
on entitlement programs like
Social Security, and likely federal spending increases for defense and
infrastructure programs, budgets for scientific research could come under intense pressure.
Multi-stressor situations, such as impacts
on vulnerable populations following natural disasters that also damage the
social and physical
infrastructure necessary for resilience and emergency response, are particularly important to consider when preparing for the impacts of climate change
on human health.
«We're now seeing cities really attempting to provide a more holistic lifestyle, a stronger emphasis
on the human capital and
social capital, ICT
infrastructure and being more sustainable.