Sentences with phrase «technology policy advocate»

She has been a technology policy advocate for over a decade.

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About one - fourth of the engineering and technology companies started in the U.S. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one key founder who was an immigrant, according to the Kauffman Foundation, a research group that advocates for entrepreneurial policy.

When announcing the creation of his political advocacy group, Zuckerberg wrote a Washington Post op - ed, saying that technology leaders must band together to «advocate a bipartisan policy agenda to build the knowledge economy the United States needs to ensure more jobs, innovation and investment.»

TweetOctober 26, 2016 The STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum and the Afterschool Alliance have collaborated to develop a toolkit of materials to help advocates make the case at the state and local level for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans -LSB-...]

CCI has previously advocated for fiscal policy measures that recognize the unique ways businesses in the technology space utilize certain tax measures.

In a letter and report sent to MTA board members, advocates said the new technology the authority is installing would allow it to adopt new payment and bus - boarding policies, and could make better use of data on bus and subway crowding.

According to a follow - up e-mail from Teachout spokesperson Kate Albright - Hanna, those advisers included New American Foundation fellow James Losey, open Internet advocate Elizabeth Stark, tech policy consultant Derek Khanna, New America Open Technology Institute Field Operations director Joshua Breitbart and outgoing Sunlight Labs Director Tom Lee.

Kallos, who previously served as director of policy and communication for former Public Advocate Mark Green's 2009 campaign, heads up Kallos Consulting, which has the tagline «Where Technology, Politics and Law Come Together.»

Policy - makers, industry leaders, and human rights advocates will address the human rights responsibilities of businesses that rely heavily on scientific research and technology.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

While the recommendations call for OSTP to develop the science and technology strategy within the first 100 days of the new administration, the speakers stressed that the bipartisan report is intended to put in place a structure to facilitate science policymaking, not to advocate any particular policy position.

As Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, and for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, he advocated for - and was very influential in - promoting the founding of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, regarded as an international and interdisciplinary graduate university with a «best - in - the world» concept in mind.

They advocate and share their thoughts on effective use of technology in education with both peers and policy makers.

For some time now, digital skills champions, digital industry advocates and policy initiatives have recognised that it is no longer sustainable for schools to continue with the traditional use of digital technologies.

Policy makers and technology advocates subsequently identified a new challenge.

I am not an unreflective advocate of technology — I am in favour of schools setting behaviour policies around uses of mobile devices and, while I believe there are some great learning tools, others are gimmicky or have no impact either on learning or workload.

Parents, policy advocates, legislators — and some of brightest minds in the areas of education technology, pedagogy, curriculum, teaching and learning have helped create a vibrant environment for student success among more than 3 million students who annually benefit from charter school education.

The association's mission is as follows: «Educational technologists united for the purpose of advocating for and supporting the visions, policies, practices, and funding for technology within all aspects of teaching, learning, and professional productivity.»

Being a voice for technology leadership throughout Wisconsin, advocating for resources and policies that align with educational priorities.

The national office of CoSN works closely with state chapters to develop and deliver professional development, build capacity among members, provide leadership and policy recommendations, advocate on behalf of technology officers, and much more.

«Schools and districts need to integrate technology, reach out to diverse communities, and advocate for sound policy to ensure we're constantly committed to educating the whole child.

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When you speak up about what your scientific speciality says about climate change, you are speaking as an expert; when you advocate a particular policy, estimation of the impact of which requires knowledge of economics, laws and regulations in foreign lands, trade and technology trends in addition to your scientific speciality, you are speaking as a citizen, and have no more authority than anyone else.

John P. Holdren, the head of Harvard's Program on Science, Technology and Public Policy and a longtime advocate of prompt curbs in greenhouse gases, sent me a note about the reaction he received after the Boston Globe and International Herald Tribune published his opinion piece earlier this month asserting that «climate change skeptics are dangerously wrong.»

I've also seen abundant, and non-partisan, blinders deployed when advocates for various climate policies ignore the ongoing coal boom in Asia when excitedly pointing to a far smaller boom in wind and sun - powered technologies there and here as evidence that massive deployment of today's energy technologies can win the day.

The tie - up with the Electric Power Research Institute will address three issues: guaranteeing safe and convenient vehicle charging, consumer outreach and advocating public policies that support plug - in vehicle technologies, GM said.

The World Coal Association (WCA) advocates for policy parity for carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) alongside all low emission technologies.

It does not directly address which federal ministry should administer climate - change policy, but delegates to the Katoomba meeting clearly advocate a change from the current practice of leaving it up to the Ministry of External Relations (MRE, Ministério das Relações Exteriores) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT, Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia), which critics say are overly concerned with issues of sovereignty and energy.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

In this post we will see how Romm helps Democrats make mental short - cuts about who to trust and distrust, which technologies are promising and which are chimeras, and which policies to advocate and which to oppose.

We advocate for the advancement of clean energy policy, markets, and technology, and believe in their economic and environmental benefits.

Synapse is working with other stakeholders to participate actively in this process and advocate for reasonable policy and technology assumptions.

Recruit others in its industry to shape policies that accelerate markets for low - carbon goods and services: WRI's policy engagement guide, published with the UN and others, highlights how the lighting industry and the information and communications technology industry are advocating strong policies that promote energy efficiency and climate change adaptation.

Advocates for renewable energy are typically consumed with matters such as technology development, cost competitiveness and policy support for deploying solar, wind and other renewables.

To the contrary, we have advocated buying down the price of clean energy technologies through procurement and other incentive policies in order to speed their deployment.

It advocates for federal policies and conducts research in areas such as education, energy, the environment, healthcare, technology and transportation that benefit New England's economy.

Legal Hackers is a global grassroots movement of designers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, policy advocates, researchers, students, teachers, and technologists who explore and develop creative solutions to issues at the intersection of law and technology.

Technology Law and Policy Clinic — Students advocate in the public interest concerning technology issues in front of regulatory entities, courts, legislatures, and standard settiTechnology Law and Policy Clinic — Students advocate in the public interest concerning technology issues in front of regulatory entities, courts, legislatures, and standard settitechnology issues in front of regulatory entities, courts, legislatures, and standard setting bodies.

«I am pleased to bring my experience in financial services to work with the chamber on achieving its goals of advocating policies that promote public trust and confidence in financial infrastructure and fostering the deployment of new technologies to reduce risk and settlement latency.»

yro.slashdot.org - Auto manufacturers, technology companies, road safety advocates and policy makers will attend a March 1 conference over potential government actions that could speed the rollout of autonomous cars, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday.