Sentences with phrase «sector works on»

Already, there are a variety of sectors working on different, grassroots solutions to move away from the current extractive economy.

Not exact matches

From 1998 to 2001, he worked for the Department of Justice's antitrust division, focusing on the telecommunications sector.

And it follows that Notley's climate plan and the popular zeitgeist it represents will have significant impacts not just on the hydrocarbon sector but where people choose to live and work and how they get around.

Ottawa's big bet on government - designated superclusters was designed to encourage academia, not - for - profit organizations and companies of all sizes to work together on strategies to boost high - growth sectors.

The Silicon Valley worker benefits and perks — the free, fresh produce and transcendental meditation pods — have become symbols of the riches created in the tech sector and how good it has been to workers, but the hype belies the truth that many of the employees operating within big tech companies are working on second - class contract terms.

The reality, however, is that these on - demand platforms are doing a great job at supplying needed work to the unskilled workforce (i.e., delivery, transportation, etc.), however for skilled small business owners («SMBs»)-- like in the home services sector — the jobs are low paying and the clients are «owned» by the platforms themselves.

The British government assured employees working on the company's public - sector contracts that they'd be paid, but no such promises were made to workers on Carillion's contracts in the private sector.

If you're intrigued by the idea of working on applications that millions of people could potentially use, then you'll want to take a look at the growing group of software engineers who are researching, designing, evaluating, integrating and maintaining software applications, technical environments, operating systems (you can thank these guys for all those Apple iOS updates), embedded software, information warehouses and telecommunications software in both the private and public sectors.

The self - described «inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector» write in the letter published on Huffington Post, «We believe in an inclusive country that fosters opportunity, creativity and a level playing field.

Agil8 draws on experience of working with organizations across all industry sectors over many years, and the management and delivery of some of the world's largest and most complex Agile implementations.

«Amazon is on its own path and will not just keep on buying for the sake of it,» says a banker working in the retail sector.

Most people in the sector only work part - time and often have no indication from week to week whether they'll mostly be on site in the morning, evening or the middle of the day.

The project, which will name up to five government - designated superclusters, was designed to encourage academia and businesses to work together on strategies to boost fast - growing sectors.

You also have the opportunity to work on private and public sector clients» toughest challenges alongside truly incredible colleagues.»

With the health - care sector going through massive innovation and disruption, we wanted to get the skinny on what it was like working on a startup in this industry.

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

«The future of the company is to make sure that we diversify, go heavily into private sector work, and grow nationwide and internationally,» says the entrepreneur, who's been able to focus his talent for construction and engineering on building a thriving business.

So she sought out opportunities among suppliers exiting the sector, took over the work and produced it on Linamar's equipment, rejigging existing machinery so she didn't have to spend new capital.

Means testing for Social Security benefits could have the greatest impact on those who work hardest and provide the most jobs of any sector of the American economy: entrepreneurs.

There are many socio - economic issues where families can't afford high - speed internet, so we'll work with the telecommunications sector on this.

As North America's largest steel producer, Nucor has engaged with several administrations to work on policies that help strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector and provide opportunities for American workers.

We're working with the telecommunications sector on that.

Or maybe you're launching a new venture in a particular sector, and you want the eyes of the world on it - but do you have to do that by disregarding (read as «disrespecting») the work of others already in that realm?

Obama praised the work iTriage has done in a speech Monday from the White House on ways private - sector entrepreneurs have made government bureaucratic processes more efficient.

They are operating on a fraction of the budget of the big public - sector fusion experiments (see my briefing from last August), yet the consensus among scientists who've reviewed its design for «magnetized target fusion» is that, to borrow a phrase from Captain James T. Kirk, it just might work.

She says she is also currently working on a book about her professional experiences in the public and private sectors, due out sometime next year.

The latter is available at various levels by subscriptions ranging from $ 2.99 for two days to $ 24.99 per month, and provides an overall view of sales on eBay, including the hottest categories and which selling formats are working best across sectors.

Working backward, I know that businesses in my sector sell on average for two times revenues.

Kurian: There will be multiple innovations, multiple cloud providers, and what we see based on all of the cloud customer sectors that we work with is that they are typically using multiple clouds.

The transportation sector is «too big an opportunity not to work on,» he says, noting that the potential market for automobile fuels is greater than all the natural gas produced in North America today.

But nowcasts might offer a check on the work of Bay Street and Wall Street economists; Bartlett said research suggests nowcasting produces better predictions than calculating the consensus view of private - sector analysts.

Roughly half of the fellows go on to work in the nonprofit sector.

If you're looking for work in agricultural or manufacturing, you should concentrate your search on Saskatoon, for instance, where almost two out of every five job openings are for work in that sector.

Build on its record as the first government to achieve an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by working with provinces to reduce emissions from the oil and gas sectors while ensuring Canadian companies remain competitive.

We are continually impressed by NRStor's innovation and leadership in the energy storage sector, as well as their progressive work on microgrids, and are very pleased to be welcoming them as our new partner,» said Ron Dizy, Managing Director of MaRS Advanced Energy Centre.

The CIBC Live Labs team is already working in the MaRS C Suite on the next wave of fintech solutions, having recently conceived and developed two firsts in the Canadian banking sector, the CIBC Apple Watch app and Hello Home Mortgage app.

«We look forward to working with our Members and Metro Vancouver on building an integrated solid waste management plan that will continue to increase diversion from landfill, maximize recycling rates, and harnesses the competitive power of the private sector,» he added.

Singapore's central bank and a state government in India have signed an agreement indicating that they will jointly promote innovation in the financial technology sector and consider working together on projects that involve blockchain technology.

The team has worked together for over a decade with deep knowledge across numerous sectors and a primary focus on Business Services, Industrial Services and Consumer.

You may disagree with Krugman's analysis, but it's a little disingenuous to try to denigrate and dismiss Thomas Mulcair's economic ideas when they're based on Nobel prize winning work in economics (the intellectual case, that is; the factual case that this phenomenon is occurring today, in Canada, is purely a question of whether the appreciation of our currency is based on the oil and gas boom and whether a high dollar results in lower exports in other sectors, both of which you seem to have admitted are accurate.)

It is suggested that the federal government take the lead on this and work collaboratively with MaRS Innovation or other incubators as well as more established Internet security companies to develop an export program geared specifically to this sector.

MaRS Venture Services has created three new advisory groups, each focused on a priority sector and comprised of six to eight entrepreneurs, to provide strategic guidance on MaRS» work with high growth, high impact firms.

In the United States last year, close to 20 percent of private - sector employees owned stock, and 7 percent held stock options, in the companies where they worked, while about one - third participated in some kind of cash profit - sharing and one - fourth in gain - sharing (when workers get additional compensation based on improvement on a metric other than profits, like sales or customer satisfaction).

The budget checks off some of the requests on the clean tech sector's wish list, starting with «nearly $ 1.4 billion in new financing, on a cash basis» for clean tech (a mix of equity investments, working capital, and project finance to come from Export Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada.)

Vince has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Michigan State University and worked for over a decade in the manufacturing sector with an emphasis on automation, robotics and machine vision.

It is important to understand the advantages of working with sector - specific secondary funds, as many funds focus on specific transactions, such as:

As the «pay for work» practice is especially prevalent at the commodity - sourcing level of the food supply chain, the «No Fees» initiative initially focused on promoting ethical recruitment in palm oil and seafood sourcing, and has now scaled up to include companies in the electronics, apparel, and extractives sectors.

Having previously worked across the corporate governance, equities research, private equity and strategy consulting sectors, Michael now advises ASX boards and senior managers on governance - related matters and in the execution of corporate actions and vote - related company meetings, including shareholder activism campaigns and proxy battles both in Australia and abroad.

He works with companies across the technology sector with specific focus on identifying category - leading, high - growth businesses in enterprise software, cybersecurity, internet and financial technology.

While at Lazard, he worked on a variety of transactions in the power, energy, and infrastructure sectors, including strategic advisory and merger and acquisition assignments totaling over $ 35 billion in aggregate transaction value.