Sentences with phrase «serving the public sector»

Ideaforge, which has made deep inroads into defence and police forces with its unmanned aerial vehicle system, NETRA, is now gearing up to serve public sector companies.

This news comes as a great relief to many employees who have been serving the public sector for 10 years and are making consistent monthly student loan payments.

Not exact matches

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

The fellows serve 12 - month terms as entrepreneurs - in - residence, applying their problem - solving chops to public sector challenges.

These are Americans with vast private sector technology expertise who have volunteered to come serve their country in the private [public] sector.

Having served in various public sector roles, Mr. Friedman offers a seasoned perspective on government, regulation and risk management, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk Committee.

We have over 80,000 full and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 36 other countries.

We have approximately 81,000 full - and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 35 other countries.

We employ approximately 81,000 full - and part - time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 37 other countries.

Theresia serves on the boards of several private and public companies and led the first investment rounds in the Consumer Internet / Mobile sector (Birchbox, HotelTonight, LearnVest, Trulia, Joyus) and Security sector (Imperva, ForeScout, TRUSTe).

Originally, Quest concentrated its efforts on serving high - end parochial schools in the Chicago area, but in time the company discovered that there was need for its services in the public school sector.

Finpro is a public sector operator with 240 experts serving in 37 export centres in 31 countries and 6 regional offices in Finland.

Catering for Everyone is a campaign that aims to ensure the needs of vegans are met in public sector institutions, and that more vegan options are served on public sector menus.

A briefing document produced by the Good Food for Our Money campaign calling for legally binding sustainability standards for seafood served in public sector institutions such as government departments, hospitals, schools, prisons and the armed forces.

Through its strong central buying position in government, saving money is an integral part of its work - the department secured record savings for the government departments and public sector bodies it served in 2008/2009.

Watchdog groups sent a letter to JCOPE calling on the commission to revise its rules so authority heads (like MTA Chairman Joe Lhota) must get the approval of their boards by a public vote before they serve on private sector boards or take an outside job, in addition to getting approval from JCOPE.

He had served as executive director of the New York Empire State Development Corporation's (ESDC) Division of Minority and Women Business Development, one of the nation's largest public sector supplier diversity programs.

He later served as President of the Information Security Forum («ISF»), a nonprofit consortium of corporations and public - sector organizations working to resolve cybercrime and cyber security issues.

«I am pleased to welcome Mark Gearan, a proven leader with years of management experience in the public and private sectors, to serve as Chair of the Gaming Commission,» Cuomo said in a statement.

«In February the AFPRB recommendations were accepted in full by the MoD to give all serving personnel a pay increase of 2.8 per cent, the third year running that armed forces pay increases have been amongst the best in the public sector.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., joined by Rome Mayor James Brown and Utica Mayor David Roefaro, today announced that Oneida County served as lead partner for a group of local public sector partners that participated in an innovative reverse energy auction on Thursday August 6th.

Ensure full citizenship rights to Ghanaians Abroad so that they can vote and serve in public sector positions.

The pain for millions of workers in the public sector will continue as they lose automatic pay rises awarded for time served.

«I will continue, at the pleasure of the next president and the next secretary of Homeland Security, to serve as the vice chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee... But I have no interest or desire to return full time to the public sector.

He described the new pension deal for state employees as «a proper reward for a lifetime's commitment to serving the public» — yet to get the same reward, a private sector worker would have to pay a third of their salary into their pension pot.

Senator Smith brings unique skills and a diverse background in both the private and public sector to the State Senate, where he has served the 14th Senate District since 2000.

Schneider has been working in economic development since 2000, with extensive background serving the public, private and not - for - profit sectors of Saratoga County and the Capital Region.

As DOE's Costlow explained, the mission is to take charge in energy curtailment and serve as a guide to the private sector and the general public.

Although ANSI is not a regulatory body, it has important partnerships with the public sector and serves as an information provider to bridge the gap between standards developers and the government agencies that create legislation affecting the standards community.

The study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and motivation to serve the public of public sector workers on the one hand and the mutual influence of these factors on three indicators of their performance: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and the quality of service, on the other.

We employ approximately 80,000 full - and part - time employees who serve more than 15 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 49 other countries.

Ms. Lau serves on the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council which represents the North American electric sector with the U.S. government and has been highlighted as one of the most successful public - private partnerships.

I am proud to stand up my professional relationships to such scrutiny as serving the best interests of my academic science and role as a public - sector educator.

Besides coordinating and facilitating dating activities offered by the private sector, it also serves to educate the public on singlehood issues..

It is globally recognised as an independent and impartial body serving both the private and public sectors, working with manufacturing and service industries, businesses and governments to facilitate the production of British, European and international Standards.

Both Detroit's charter and traditional public - school sectors serve predominantly African American families (roughly 85 percent) with limited economic resources (in charters, 84.5 percent qualify for free or reduced - price lunch versus 81.6 percent in district schools).

Chartering empowers thousands of African American families to create a vibrant new public - school sector in Harlem; it liberates a group of Minnesota teachers to start and run their own schools; and it provides a Teach for America alum the freedom to start a network of college - prep charters serving Mexican immigrants in Texas.

The D.C. charter sector has grown methodically for almost two decades, now serving nearly half the city's public school students.

Our well - intentioned Open Meeting Law, with its strict provisions for conducting public business with the greatest possible transparency, generally serves us well in the public sector.

In states like Colorado, where charters are perceived as public schools serving local students, advocates may find they can build bipartisan support, especially in light of traditional conservative support for charter schools and the sector's continued focus on serving disadvantaged, urban students, which appeals to liberals.

Charter Schools at the Crossroads begins with the first charter - school law (Minnesota, 1991) and chronicles the sector's growth to today's 6,800 schools serving 3 million students, or 6 percent of the K — 12 public - school enrollment.

Florida has the third - largest charter sector in the nation — with more than 650 schools serving almost 300,000 students — but half of its charters are operated by for - profit companies, fostering negative public perceptions and greater reluctance to share tax dollars.

Florida has the third - largest charter sector in the nation, with more than 650 schools serving almost 300,000 students — over 10 percent of the state's public - school population (see Figure 2).

Prior to her most recent position as New Mexico's education Chief, Secretary Skandera's record of service in the education sector includes serving as Florida's Deputy Commissioner of Education for former Governor Jeb Bush, senior policy advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education under former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and Undersecretary for Education for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in addition to teaching Education Policy courses at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy.

His team worked to transform how the public sector protects, serves and educates by leveraging the network and technology to connect, innovate and lead.

He was a founding member of Booz & Company's North American education practice, serving clients across the public and private sectors.

Today, too many public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children.

If recent growth trends continue, the sector could double in size by 2025, serving 4.6 million children and representing nearly 10 % of all public school students.

Founded in 1995, the Arizona Charter Schools Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving Arizona's thriving public charter school sector.

Both have solid records as urban education reformers, particularly with regard to charter schools, which are built on the belief that parents need sound education options and that the common good is well served by schools run under various auspices, not just by large public - sector bureaucracies.