Sentences with phrase «public sector projects in»

«We have long - standing experience in designing and building schools, as well as an enduring commitment to public sector projects in the UK.

Some funding for such work is available from the European Commission's Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) fund, set up to provide aid for nuclear safety, distribution and public sector projects in the former Soviet Union.

Not exact matches

What he's not interested in is chasing after low - margin jobs or huge public - sector projects where he has to compete on price with huge global players.

The private sector has matched public funds dollar for dollar in 2017 to support the Historic Heart of Perth project, which aims to revitalise the east end precinct through public art and streetscape improvements.

Even if the big public - sector research projects succeed in sparking up a fusion fire first, the cost of actually building power plants would be prohibitive.

«Similar projects in both the public and private sectors around the world have already shown that shared services deliver significant benefits in terms of cost and efficiency,» Mr Ripper said.

Innovative minds and persistent efforts have led to unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sectors, resulting in the successful completion of important infrastructure projects that otherwise would have been unaffordable.

Although Toronto's SkyDome was a marvel of structural engineering, it is an all too familiar reminder of flawed financial and project planning for major infrastructure in the public sector.

For 30 years, Zen Piotrowski implemented IT projects in an impressive range of industries: healthcare, insurance, banking, financial services, retail, manufacturing, and public sector accounts.

«They are ready to finance projects, be those in the public or private sectors.»

The Labor Department on Friday is also projected to tally 190,000 advances in the public and private sectors.

Drawing off of survey data collected from local tech startup founders and public and private sector leaders, the annual extensive research project, now in its third year, ranks 25 American cities» readiness to capitalize on the shift to the digital economy.

The Saskatchewan Party government announced a 3.5 % wage reduction to public sector employee compensation in last year's budget, amounting to a projected savings of $ 250 million, but that plan does not appear in this year's budget.

«You can appreciate, then, that as our summer upgrade projects wind down, it continues to be an extreme source of frustration to watch over $ 4 million in funds that the public invested in public education make their way to the private sector.»

«New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to take immediate action to create green jobs and incentivize environmental excellence by reinvesting in projects which actually lower the carbon footprint of our public sector.»

As shown in a recent study for the Broadbent Institute by the Centre for Spatial Economics, well - chosen public investment projects can pay for themselves over time by increasing private sector productivity and thus the future tax base.

Funding for the renovation — an almost 50 - 50 split between public and private sectors — has been a problem since the project was announced in July 2008.

«The UK's current financial situation means that there is likely to be limited opportunity for large public spending infrastructure projects and attention may have to shift to user charging and private sector investment in new infrastructure.

Iweriebor assured the players in the private and public sectors in East Africa's largest economy that its Kenyan franchise is ready and committed to finance key projects and business transactions capable of galvanising the economic development of the country and upscale the standard of living of its people.

It's O & M over the project life where the biggest bucks are, and the private sector is hugely more effective, generally, than the public sector in this.

«We have seen in Buffalo and Niagara Falls when you make public investment in infrastructure it is followed by private sector investment,» Higgins said, listing a number of projects.

China is playing an increasingly active investment role in Africa, also obtaining large public sector construction projects which are often completed by Chinese labour and so the investment contributes little to local employment.

Speaking about the survey Stephen Ratcliffe, Director UKCG, said «Providing certainty over the pipeline of forward public sector programmes and working with the industry to get shovel ready projects underway, would be the most helpful thing government could do in the wake of these results.

Professor David Newberry believes that in the current economic environment the public sector should ensure it maintains or increases investment in projects that have a high benefit - cost ratio.

Sue Percy, CIHT Chief Executive said: «We all know that the UK's current financial situation means that there is likely to be limited opportunity for large public spending infrastructure projects and we will need a mature debate about the role of user charging and private sector investment in new infrastructure.»

Independent evaluation of projects before private - sector involvement was recommended by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in a 2013 report, which also calls for the creation of an oversight entity for public - partnership agreements and other changes to the state's P3 policies.

According to him, Jonathan directed the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Okonjo - Iweala, to work along with other relevant stakeholders both in public and private sector including international consultants to come up with what «we believe should be the comparative template about cost of projects particularly civil engineering projects including supply executed in the country to address criticisms on the cost of projects».

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday directed that a template for public sector projects valuation be set up to drive down the cost of contracts in the country which he said was higher than what obtains in other parts of the world.

In undertaking this important project, Omni and our other private and public sector partners are making a real difference in peoples» lives and the overall vitality of the local economy and the city as a whole.&raquIn undertaking this important project, Omni and our other private and public sector partners are making a real difference in peoples» lives and the overall vitality of the local economy and the city as a whole.&raquin peoples» lives and the overall vitality of the local economy and the city as a whole.»

Right now, the priority is to restore full employment and maintain high levels of co-investment in large infrastructure projects, sharing risk and reward equally between private and public sector.

LPCiminelli, whose roots trace back to the founding of the Frank L. Ciminelli Construction Co. in 1961, is one of the largest general contractors in Western New York, with a long history of work on major public - and private - sector projects.

«Now that an increasing number of PFI deals are in their operational stage, and change will inevitably be needed over time, the public sector has to raise its game to get a better outcome and use the guidance and resources available, particularly as changes made to operational projects have not always provided value for money.»

Papa Kow Bartels further explains that the statistics on agriculture will enable policymakers to allocate public resources effectively and to better identify, prepare, implement and evaluate developmental projects aimed at promoting the sector in the rural areas.

Some board members have also questioned whether the corporation should continue to use the «preferred developer» approach — unusual in the public sector — which effectively tamps down competition by awarding one company an open - ended contract rather than bidding individual projects separately.

As a proportion of GDP, public sector pensions are projected to peak at 2 % in 2027 - 28 and will then decline.

When a permanent lectureship in project management became available at Northumbria University, Hope applied, encouraged by his partner and motivated by a desire to teach the people - centered skills he had learned from his private and public sector management experiences.

«By opening The City's dark fibre infrastructure to the private and public sector, non-profit companies, and academia, we help enable the development of projects like quantum encryption and create opportunities for further research, innovation and economic growth in Calgary,» said Tyler Andruschak, project manager with Innovation and Collaboration at The City of Calgary.

So far 28 projects in different sectors including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, IT, energy, and health have been launched under public - private collaboration.

Therefore HFSP wants to share the results of its funded projects in the broadest possible way - not just among researchers but also with other sectors and the general public.

For further study of public sector projects (like the human - caused global warming project), I highly recommend reading Nevil Shute's first - hand account in the 1930's of the competition between private enterprise and government to build a rigid airship (blimp).

I have worked on a variety of grant - funded and grant writing projects in the public health, K - 12 education, and university research sectors.

The Human Genome Project (HGP) catalyzed an explosion of genetic and biological research in both public and private sectors.

February 11, 2011 Research funding to accelerate South Side health and wellness community - mapping project The University of Chicago Medical Center announced $ 500,000 in new public and private - sector support that will help researchers, in partnership with South Side residents, take the next steps in a groundbreaking effort to compile and publish maps of all of the area's health, wellness and commercial resources.

GENYO is the first national centre devoted to genomics that integrates the Public Administration, the University and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical business sector, which would allow the integration of research in all its phases, from the generation of knowledge to its development in clinical and pharmaceutical applications, the development of new projects and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated to human genetic variability, such a cancer and rare diseases, diabetes, hypertension or degenerative diseases, among others.

I have a full - time career in the public sector, where I have been fortunate to have amazing and rewarding opportunities working in marketing, communications, project and program management, policy development and in providing strategic support to senior leadership.

Community Award This award recognises schools working in partnership with other public sector bodies on projects that bring specific benefits to the local community.

Research by Alicia Munnell and colleagues at Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, published in 2011, challenges whether public - sector job security has been greater in recent years, noting that «the peak - to - present drops in employment for state - local and private - sector workers can be projected almost perfectly based on the educational attainment of the respective sectors.»

Carillion is a market leader in the education sector, having delivered some 150 schools over recent years, many of which were Public Private Partnership projects.

The WMCF was launched in September 2010 by a partnership of local authorities to deliver a range of public sector construction projects in a way that aims to reduce spend without sacrificing quality.

Graduates starting work now on average earnings will never have the opportunity of a final salary pension scheme (unless they work in the public sector), will have to save for many years for their first property deposit whilst at the same time paying an additional tax of 9 % of everything they earn in excess of # 21,000 in a 30 - year project to repay their student financing.