Sentences with phrase «public innovation efforts»
Disregarding the role of the public sector in the U.S. shale revolution erases Mitchell's crucial strengths as a collaborator, scholar, and champion of public innovation efforts.
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The area's boosters brag of a culture of innovation unmatched in the world, and the globe is scattered with public and private efforts to recreate the Valley's magic.
Presidential debates, increased public affairs, innovations in news coverage, fewer commercials on children «s programs, more female and minority on - air employment, greater minority ownership of stations, «free speech messages» in many cities, greater responsiveness to viewer «s letters, and a temporary reduction in violent programs — all were brought about through the efforts of the broadcast reform groups.9.
Simultaneously, I want to resist two relatively recent innovations: efforts to banish God from the public square, and efforts to turn public talk of God into public talk of Christ.
As federal «dysfunction» forces them to step up regulatory efforts, state and local governments need to develop new policies for the growing tech sectors in order to balance the need for protecting public interests and supporting innovation, AG Eric Schneiderman told a NY Tech Meetup event.
A Deputy Minister of Health, Tina Mensah, signed on behalf of Ghana while Keller Rinaudo, CEO of Zipline, signed for his company in Accra on Monday 23rd April, 2018, in the presence of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who has championed the governmental effort to ensure the use of innovation and technology in public service delivery.
«We hope this report will support agency efforts to effectively evaluate these future products in ways that ensure public safety, protect the environment, build public confidence, and support innovation.»
They will also talk about how federal investments are revolutionizing biotechnology, efforts to ensure that this field innovates responsibly, and how public - private partnerships will solidify the nation's leadership in the bioeconomy and speed innovations from the lab bench to the public.
In addition to his public service at NIH, he did his postdoctoral training within the NIH - NIEHS Superfund Research Program Center at the University of Kentucky, where he directed the Center's graduate and postdoctoral transdisciplinary training efforts and translated the Center's ongoing environmental health - related research innovations to relevant stakeholders, including state and federal policymakers and regulators, industry partners for technology transfer, and at - risk populations across Kentucky.
In spite of the sincere efforts that have been made to date to spur innovation in teaching and learning in the traditional public school sector, the data show that just infusing more per - pupil public school spending in the past has failed to propel the U.S. beyond its peer countries on international rankings of student achievement.
As Idaho marks 20 years since its first charter schools opened, the recently released Shackled Education Pioneers looks back at how the public charter school movement started in the Gem State — and how that effort has strayed from its original intent of allowing significant space for education innovation, a progression that led the alliance to downgrade Idaho's charter school law from 20th to 21st nationwide this year.
We supported the efforts of legislators to advance student learning and school innovation, increase student choice within the public school system, and strengthen access, transparency, local autonomy, and democratic accountability.
2004: Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan launch Renaissance 2010, an effort to increase performance and parent options by opening 100 new schools of innovation.
WHEREAS, the over-reliance on high - stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public schools by hampering educators» efforts to focus on the broad range of learning experiences that promote the innovation, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and deep subject - matter knowledge that will allow students to contribute and thrive in a democracy and an increasingly global society and economy; and
Released Monday, September 30, 2013, In School + On Track, the Attorney General's 2013 Report on California's Elementary School Truancy & Absenteeism Crisis sites detailed attendance data that School Innovations & Achievement (SI&A) shared with Kamala D. Harris in an effort to help the state cope with the public school attendance crisis.
Given the need to improve public schooling across the U.S. and the critical role of its surrounding ecosystem in that effort, the federal Department of Education has a unique and important role to play in creating and sustaining a cycle of innovation and learning for public education.
Resolved, That the House of Representatives commits to working constructively, using our tradition of American ingenuity, innovation, and exceptionalism, to create and support economically viable, and broadly supported private and public solutions to study and address the causes and effects of measured changes to our global and regional climates, including mitigation efforts and efforts to balance human activities that have been found to have an impact.
«[The] House of Representatives commits to working constructively, using our tradition of American ingenuity, innovation, and exceptionalism, to create and support economically viable, and broadly supported private and public solutions to study and address the causes and effects of measured changes to our global and regional climates, including mitigation efforts and efforts to balance human activities that have been found to have an impact.»
The California Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) and Federal Stimulus Program (Ad Hoc) Committees will conduct a joint workshop to discuss clean technology innovation efforts funded through U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) competitive solicitations with a focus on projects receiving cost - share funding from the Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research and Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Programs.
On June 10, a group of technology - focused business leaders — including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr1, and the current or former chief executives of General Electric2, DuPont3, Lockheed Martin, and Xerox — issued a mayday manifesto urging a massive public - private effort to accelerate research into clean - energy innovations.
It's not a surprise — it never really was — but the just - released House FY2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill predictably seeks hefty cuts to the nation's innovative capacity in clean energy, in a continuation of efforts by opponentsof public - private innovation and clean energy alike.
The pace of innovation matters far more than efforts to boost public support for climate mitigation, we will contend, even though such efforts are also important.
Companies that set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction efforts today will gain a competitive advantage in the years to come, for a few reasons: Gains in efficiency lead to cost savings; credible targets bolster a company's reputation; ambitious goals spur innovation and transformational change, which can unlock opportunities for growth; and science - based targets will help companies stay ahead of shifting public policies.
«The Clean Power Plan, by providing such a framework, would enhance ongoing local efforts and enable new local initiatives to improve public health, increase air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy innovation.»
How can public and private energy innovation efforts achieve future technological breakthroughs that are similarly disruptive?
The American public faces significant, unmet legal needs that require considerably more innovation and other efforts to bolster access to affordable legal services, the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services said in a report.
The commission presented three main findings: «(A) despite sustained efforts to expand the public's access to legal services, significant unmet needs persist; (B) advancements in technology and other innovations continue to change how legal services can be accessed and delivered; and (C) public trust and confidence in obtaining justice and in accessing legal services is compromised by bias, discrimination, complexity, and lack of resources.»
Today is an exciting day for Lex Machina, as we announce our efforts to support the American innovation community through a new initiative to provide free, public information to businesses and everyday consumers who may receive patent infringement demand letters.
New Capabilities Help Deliver on President Obama's Executive Actions to Assist Recipients of Patent Infringement Demand Letters Today is an exciting day for Lex Machina, as we announce our efforts to support the American innovation community through a new initiative to provide free, public information to businesses and everyday consumers who may receive patent infringement demand letters.