Sentences with phrase «targeted public investments»

It is the next logical step in a cohesive innovation strategy implemented by the federal government and supplemented with small but targeted public investments.

And it means adopting a new era of innovation policies to ensure the U.S. economy is the most competitive in the world, directing targeted public investments into strategic technologies, infrastructure, and high - tech education programs.

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In an email to Business Insider, Block.one CEO Brendan Blumer said the advert was targeted at attendees of the conference, «many of whom were developers and not to the wider public,» and was not an attempt to solicit investment.

But if it does drop that target, the California Public Employees» Retirement System will be only the latest pension fund to lower investment projections.

Another assumption that public pension funds are making in setting lower investment target rates is that inflation will remain low for some time.

Unfortunately, the plan presented by his advisers, Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross, suggests an approach based on tax credits for equity investment and total private sector participation that will not cover the most important projects, not reach many of the most important investors, and involve substantial mis - targeting of public resources.

We invest much less in young children, and that stems largely from the fact that most other advanced economies view early childhood education, child care and other benefits targeted at parents with young children as «public goods,» meaning investments that, absent public support, would be insufficiently made from the perspective of society's well - being.

However, to sustain the significant adjustment, fiscal consolidation should rely on better targeted and more permanent structural reforms to the pension system, tax exemptions, and subsidies, while protecting public and human capital investment.

The conclusions, backed by all 27 leaders including Ms Merkel, endorsed «short - term targeted measures to boost growth and support job creation» and the need to «balance productive public investment needs with fiscal discipline».

The government should start thinking about additional «critical public sector investments» that will maintain a deficit target of 1 per cent of GDP and a stable debt ratio of around 30 per cent of GDP

This is a first - of - its - kind investment vehicle leveraging public money to raise private capital for sustainable land management and landscape restoration activities worldwide that contribute to the achievement of land degradation neutrality, one of the global targets under Sustainable Development Goal no. 15 «Life on Land».

Furthermore, it might well be time for a reviewed public investment strategy targeting highly value - added sectors of the economy, where Spain can be most competitive in the future.

Our target investments in public and private partnerships are working we want to keep the momentum going with a second round of the yogurt summit, the regional beer wine and spirits summit, the tourism summit, the path through history summit.

The plan itemizes the approach towards investing in people, including promoting social inclusion through social investment programmes for the vulnerable and targeted programmes for the North - East and Niger - Delta, job creation and youth empowerment and investments in human capital while outlining the competitiveness imperatives as enhancing infrastructure (power, roads, rail, ports and broadband services, and leveraging public - private partnerships (PPPs)-RRB-, improving the business environment through the initiatives under the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and promoting digital - led growth.

State lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would invest millions of dollars in public and private money in Wisconsin startups despite criticism that the investment targets only limited industries.

The governor's office said the anti-poverty program will make targeted investments in capital projects to improve services that address poverty, including job training, public safety, and health and nutrition programs.

It makes targeted additional investments in the city's youth, seniors, immigrants, cultural institutions, public safety, healthcare, social services, and education, among other areas.

Trustees of Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish organization, told Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, a Sheepshead Bay Democrat, during an Albany meeting in April that he would be the target of a 2016 primary if the education investment tax credit, a bill that would give a tax break to people and companies donating money to public schools and private school scholarship funds, does not become law this session.

Until last year, public investment in stem cells in South Korea was relatively low and targeted mainly at basic research.

«This gives confidence that the Government's plan is to keep rising public R&D investment on target over the next 10 years to reach parity with our international competitors,» said Sarah Main, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering London.

«The report's call for greater targeted investment in public health is welcome, but sadly echoes calls made by the International Longevity Centre and other experts that have gone unheeded for far too long.

However, optimal development for the African continent has been constrained by low foreign investments and by levels of public aid from developed countries that have remained below the targets set during the 1970s.

Now, more than ever, it is imperative that stakeholders, education providers, public bodies and employers work together to ensure that skills investment is targeted effectively and provides Scotland's young people with the maximum potential to flourish.

«As the Senate reaches the home stretch for consideration of ESEA, NSBA will continue to advocate on behalf of America's 90,000 school board members for an education law that restores local governance, allocates targeted investments in Title I, and authorizes the resources needed to improve academic achievement for all public school students.»

«We commend the Governor for his commitment to restore K - 12 education funding and maintain investments in targeted programs, which provide stability to all of our public schools.

The Chamberlin Family Foundation «has focused on public education as its investment priority, hoping to create a lasting impact for students in targeted communities,» according to its website.

This week, Senate Republicans also touted their rising investment in public schools while diverting money from bureaucracies like DPI, a frequent target of the chamber's GOP lawmakers in recent years.

This point of view is driven into the public consciousness by the frequency of ads we see for investment services targeting DIYers vs. those targeting delegators.

Consulting assignments have ranged from helping investment managers design innovative retirement income solution programs for defined contribution plans, writing public policy and market landscape papers, serving as program manager for an industry - led coalition to increase American's savings, speaking engagements at client conferences, researching specific target - date fund market opportunities, and strategic initiative development.

Since 2009, average target allocations to public equities declined by 14 percentage points, while average target allocations to fixed - income investments rose by 12 percentage points.

-- A combination of targeted public policies allied to research and development investments could reduce fuel and financing costs leading to lower additional costs for renewable energy technologies.

«The potential value of legal industrial hemp in rural economic development should be targeted for investment by the Department of Agriculture,» says Dr. Jon Gettman, a researcher in Public Policy and author of a new comprehensive report highlighting that marijuana valued at $ 35.8 billion is America's number - one cash crop.

Governments need to create the political, economic, and social atmosphere that would direct private and public investments towards sustainable low - carbon development, such as developing LCDS, reforming FFS, creating RE / EE targets, etc..

As a result, public investments in and control of compliance with targets falter, while the expansion of a global CO2 market is legitimized as a new form of financial capital investment and a means to ensure the survival of a failed production and consumption model.

In a climate discourse dominated by targets and carbon caps, Gates has provided a refreshing and clear - eyed look at the first - order importance of direct public investment to develop clean, affordable technologies to replace fossil fuels on a global scale.

The state has targeted solar investments at affordable housing properties since the landmark environmental policy year of 2006, when Multifamily Affordable Solar Homes (MASH) program rebates were first offered to the public through the California Solar Incentive (CSI) program.

Beyond pricing instruments, the other approaches include regulation under the Clean Air Act, energy policies not targeted exclusively at climate change, public nuisance litigation, and NIMBY and other public interventions to block permits for new fossil - fuel related investments.

There are a host of reasons why targeted policies and smart public investments in emerging clean tech sectors are justified.

At this meeting the chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association looked closely at investment in the legal sector and Lyceum Capital has already made public its intention to target the legal market.

The investment model has proven to be remarkably generalizable across a range of commitment targets, including commitment toward both interpersonal (e.g., abusive relationships, friendships) and non-interpersonal (e.g., job, sports participation, support for public policies) targets.

For example, the MAP service enables investors such as the California Public Employees» Retirement System (CalPERS), one of the largest institutional investors in real estate, to target markets for future investment and monitor the performance of properties in their existing portfolios.