Sentences with phrase «public transparency about»

The report highlights broad exemptions granted to industry from prohibitions, major delays in the development of recovery strategies for at - risk species, and a complete lack of public transparency about harmful activities occurring in at - risk species» habitats.

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If the financial connection to China, a country whose government typically opposes transparency and political dissent, seems problematic, Hwang isn't concerned: «If anything, we are informing the public about upcoming changes in laws as well as the decision makers behind it, emboldening affected parties to act up and speak up if necessary,» he said.

We would strongly recommend that you support the IMF conclusion in its recent report on» the importance of increasing transparency and communication about these challenges (demographic) and their long - run implications, (and) to increase public awareness and contribute to a debate about possible solutions» [9].

In August 2007, 22 members of the House of Representatives asked George Bush to back away from the SPP because of their concerns that it may undermine U.S. sovereignty and their strong objections about important discussions continuing «out of public view and without congressional oversight or approval» or the «proper transparency and accountability.»

Most of these deals go through a privatized economic development agency called JobsOhio, which doesn't require as much transparency as a public agency about what taxpayers are getting for their money.

I was going to conclude by saying a few things about communicating with the public, or what is now known as transparency.

Not just transparency within the organization... I'm talking about being transparent with the public about all kinds of things.

Publishing an Infrastructure Sunshine List will ensure that decisions about new schools and hospitals are made with public oversight and full transparency.

Leaving aside all the gory details for a minute regarding the merits of his plan, what continues to strike me as discomfiting (but increasingly predictable) about his technocratic leanings is not just a lack of transparency regarding his ultimate intentions but a deeper and more persistant distrust of open public debate.

Improves transparency and public understanding about the differences between different organic standards.

«Making public data available for re-use is about increasing accountability and transparency and letting people create new, innovative ways of using it,» Sir Tim Berners - Lee, the man widely credited with inventing the internet and a key figure in the development on the site, said.

«This bill is about extending that transparency further to give the public more confidence in the way third parties interact with the political system,» he commented.

Vivien Lowndes and I argue it will be essential that the Mayor learns from the good practices of (some) Police and Crime Commissioners and avoids some weaknesses in opening up transparency of decision making — allowing public questions and providing information about the timing and outcomes of decisions.

If, say, questions about austerity or the regulation of banks are in the public eye, different ideologies will try to win the debate by appealing to the virtues of private enterprise, or to the need for public transparency and accountability, or to the greater redistribution of wealth.

Today he commented, «At a time when public concern about the place of religion in schools has never been higher, we need full accountability and transparency with respect to decisions as to which schools are funded.

During her campaign, Curran complained about patronage hiring at NUMC and its lack of transparency in dealing with the public.

He likes to talk about public integrity and transparency.

In a case that could have ramifications for government transparency, New York's top judges may decide whether details about taxpayer - funded teacher pensions should remain hidden or be open to the public.

In echoes of other recent events, there is also need for more transparency about the extent and nature of arrangements made between the biggest beasts in the corporate and public sector.

It is about improving accountability and transparency, increasing public revenue, effective expenditure, improving public financial management and managing debt sustainably.

«He provokes public order, as a tool of attracting the media and making unsubstantiated claims about the transparency and fairness of all the elections he contested, such tactics are dangerous and irresponsible.»

When Bill de Blasio was Public Advocate, he talked a lot about transparency in government.

Many of the problems stem more broadly from what Kaehny called «the black box that is New York state government»: a lack of transparency that leaves the public — and even many legislators — in the dark about how the government works.

«The comptroller's office is to me the independent voice to look out for taxpayers» interests and the issues we raised about oversight, proper checks and balances, transparency, it all speaks to the accountability agenda which I know the public expects the comptroller's office to be a forefront of.»

The College will provide greater transparency to the public about what they can expect from their force and the standards they should meet.

And the College will also provide greater transparency to the public about what they can expect from their force and the standards that it should meet.

Malliotakis said the ruling raises «serious concerns» about the future of «government transparency and public safety.»

But if Mr. Ballone is serious about fiscal transparency — which he should be — he needs to put Suffolk's lengthy operating and capital budgets online in formats that allow the public to understand and assess them.

«The whole process is pretty transparent, they're going into some subgroups that they're not doing public notices on, but it's just an advisory group, that group doesn't have any authority so I'm not too worried about lack of transparency on it,» he said.

«I am a strong proponent of transparency and believe that the public has a right to know about potential FISA abuses that are outlined in this document,» Stefanik said.

By writing Town Hall transparency into law we can make certain every citizen gets open and equal access to information about local public expenditure.

Three men — the Governor, Andrew Cuomo, the Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver and the Senate Majority leader, Dean Skelos — make all the decisions about the state budget with no transparency or participation by other legislators, let alone the public.

In addition, Jackson said he has «personally encouraged the board's leadership to take the appropriate steps to increase transparency to the overall public about its operations, decision making process, and its accomplishments.»

«In this era of expanded transparency, it's important that lobbyists and public officials do everything to be as public about their private transactions as possible to assure the public that all is fair.»

Multi-academy trusts set up as companies funded through the public purse show little transparency about how they spend their money and what they spend it on, according to a research report prepared for the Education Select Committee.

The proposed rules revision provides significantly more information and transparency to the public about the Council's activities and spending, as well as more independence to individual members.

The Commission ensures transparency through public disclosure reporting and holds officers and employees of Albany County accountable for ethical misconduct,» according to information on the county website about the board.

«It's about trying to get as much advance understanding to the public about what, why, when and where,» says Larson, «and having full transparency about the benefits and risks.»

GP - write debuted prematurely in May 2016, when an invitation - only meeting at Harvard became public and sparked a media firestorm about the lack of transparency for an initiative that to some people sounded like a plan to create genetically enhanced humans — the leaders say it isn't, although Church wasn't shy when musing about designer humans in a 2012 book he authored.

There must be a very strong public outreach program so that a community can come to understand why these strategies are necessary or why there may not be any viable alternatives, he said, adding that transparency about how the system works and assurances of its safety are also vital.

«We're concerned about the lack of transparency in science... and a possible ethical breach in not disclosing potential conflicts of interest in an area with important public policy implications,» says Kert Davies, Executive Director of CIC in Alexandria, Virginia.

IARC's absence and refusal to cooperate reinforces concerns about the Agency's commitment to transparency and accountability, and raises questions about its interest in producing cancer hazard assessments, which can have a meaningful impact on public health.»

The article, by Meredith Wadman, noted some of the ways in which US and UK organizations are trying to educate the public about animal experiments including... Continue reading Science Magazine discusses the transparency surrounding animal research

Transparency, as I see it, refers to measuring student performance regularly — annually is how we've been going about it, and should continue doing — and making the results available to the public, as well as to educators and policy leaders.

«Through visual transparency — by looking through a window into something interesting happening in a makerspace, robotic lab, or a classroom — you're creating a public conversation about teaching and learning,» says Stephen.

Personally, I've never found internal transparency meaningful as there isn't really any kind of internal accountability (in fact, «accountability» seems almost meaningless unless there is a public component, but I'll have to think more about that).

This is about improving equity, transparency and access to public schools for all Oakland families.

However, all had deep concerns about the lack of charter transparency, accountability, and their fiscal impact on public schools.

Please let the school board know that public transparency is critical in all major decisions, including decisions about charter schools.

When Bill de Blasio was Public Advocate, he talked a lot about transparency in government.