ntra Good Morning, News: City Council to Vote on Clean & Safe Contract, Vision Zero Gets an Audit, and Trump Taps Elon Musk to Lead DOGE (Do You Even Want to Know?) By www.portlandmercury.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:20:00 -0800 by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! There's rain on the menu for today, but you probably didn't need me to tell you that. Hopefully you know how to layer for November in Portland by now. Anddddd that's all the small talk we have time for this morning, so chop chop. It's news time. IN LOCAL NEWS: • Portland City Council is set to vote today on a five-year contract renewal for the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe district, as well as a major expansion of the service area it covers and a fee hike. A couple weeks ago, when this item was first brought to the council, many Portlanders testified against the contract renewal. Now, four incoming city councilors (Mitch Green, Sameer Kanal, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo)—along with community organizations and dozens of residents, have penned a letter to the current City Council asking them to postpone the contract renewal. Why the negativity for Clean & Safe? Well, as an excellent new article from our Courtney Vaughn details, the Clean & Safe district is overseen by an organization that has significant overlap in its management with the Portland Metro Chamber, AKA the Portland Business Alliance. The new contract would funnel a good portion of the $58 million contract to the Metro Chamber, which they will spend on lobbying efforts for private business interests. The program is also convoluted and lacks oversight, and it contributes majorly to the criminalization of homeless people in downtown Portland. So there's a lot wrong with it. Read the article for more of the details, and stay tuned for City Council's decision today. • The Portland Auditor's Office has released a much-anticipated (by me, at least) report on the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) Vision Zero Action Plan, which the city adopted in 2016 in an effort to eliminate traffic crash fatalities and serious injuries. But in the eight years since the Vision Zero plan was adopted (and been updated twice), traffic crash deaths have increased in Portland, especially in the last four years. In 2023, 69 people were killed in traffic crashes on Portland streets. Given the current reality, it's understandable that people are questioning how effective the Vision Zero program is. While the Auditor's Office isn't seeking an overhaul of the program, the report recommends PBOT makes several key changes to improve Vision Zero outcomes. The audit report says PBOT should create a better project evaluation system, install more speed cameras, and use more qualitative data to determine the most equitable safety projects. According to PBOT, most of the concerns expressed in the audit report have already been addressed in the most recent Vision Zero update. PBOT leaders did say they are hopeful more traffic safety improvements will be possible when Portland finally (fully) transitions to its new, less-siloed form of government in January. The report just came out this morning, so there hasn't been much in the way of community response yet, but I'm sure it will spark some Thoughts, capital "T." • On a related note, the World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims is this Sunday, an annual day to honor the many lives lost prematurely to traffic violence. Community organizations Families for Safe Streets, BikeLoud PDX, and Oregon Walks will join PBOT, elected leaders, and community members for a gathering at Portland City Hall. Find out more about the event here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Families for Safe Streets PDX (@fss_pdx) • Here's a painful fact, courtesy of a new investigation from OPB and ProPublica: Despite President Biden's repeated promises to save old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, the Bureau of Land Management is allowing timber companies to log such forests now more than in the last 10 years. Biden's BLM is on track to log 47,000 acres of public lands during his four years in office— about the same amount that Trump oversaw during his first term in office. And, get this: This is after Biden made an executive order to protect mature and old-growth forests in 2022! Considering the rare beauty of these forests—and, more importantly, their importance to ecosystems and ability to mitigate carbon emission—this is very unfortunate. The Biden administration hasn't answered for the BLM's actions, or if they're planning to take steps to further protect old growth forests in preparation for the next Trump administration. Let's hope he makes some changes while he still can, because we all know Trump will be a lot worse. • Rene Gonzalez, after losing his bid for mayor, is seeking donations of up to $579 because his campaign is in debt. I wonder if anyone will pay him. Stealing this from the other site because y’all need to see it. Anyone gonna donate $579 to Rene Gonzalez’s failed campaign for mayor??? @pradapdx.bsky.social[image or embed] — Taylor Griggs (@taylorgriggs.bsky.social) November 12, 2024 at 5:11 PM IN NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS: • President-elect Donald Trump (ouch) has asked Vivek Ramaswamy (ouch again) and Elon Musk (commentary unnecessary here) to lead a new government agency that he plans to create in order to regulate federal spending. The new agency will be called the Department of Government Efficiency, which just happens to create the acronym DOGE, a reference to the Shiba Inu meme of the mid-2010s and the joke cryptocurrency by the same name that Musk promoted. Apparently, a Department of Government Efficiency needs to be run by two people. I hope I am adequately conveying my tone of contempt here. As ridiculous as this all is, it's also extremely bad. Trump, Musk, and Ramaswamy's plan is to fire thousands of federal employees, cut necessary regulations, and ultimately destroy many of the most crucial components of the federal government. All we can do is hope that SOME Republicans in Congress (we don't need all of them!) will realize how idiotic this is and block Trump's attempt to create a new government agency, which he can't do without congressional approval. Or can he? The limit to this idiocy knows no bounds. However, given these men's volatility—which is replicated in many others in Trump's sphere—it does seem pretty likely that they'll all be in a huge fight by the time Trump takes office. I do think there are some major catfights on the horizon, if that gives you any comfort in these trying times. fundamentally this is what Trump administrations are all about: the guys. there will be new guys every week. they will startle you, you'll be astounded by them, and then as quickly as they appeared they will fade into an indistinguishable mass, leaves on the forest floor.[image or embed] — Peter (@notalawyer.bsky.social) November 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM • Here's something that will NOT give you comfort in these trying times: Despite the hope last year would mark a global carbon dioxide emissions peak, humans are burning more fossil fuels this year than we did last year. The world is on track to put 0.8 percent more carbon into the atmosphere than in 2023. Though this is not surprising, it IS actually crazy behavior from humanity (and let me be clear, it's a tiny minority of humans leading the charge on this, though a substantially larger minority are eagerly/mindlessly participating in burning fossil fuels at a rate incompatible with the future of life on this planet). Good thing we will have strong climate leadership in the White House come January. NOT!!!! • One way people are attempting to #resist Elon Musk after he helped Trump get into office and will now seemingly play a key role in his administration? Leaving Twitter, AKA X, the social media site he bought and ruined. Bluesky may be the place to be now. (I am finding it much more pleasant.) In the week since the U.S. presidential election, Elon Musk has used X, the social media platform he owns, to reiterate his support for President-elect Donald Trump. Some of X’s users have decided they want to post elsewhere. Among the largest beneficiaries of that desire is Bluesky. nyti.ms/48JtYAt[image or embed] — The New York Times (@nytimes.com) November 12, 2024 at 10:46 PM • Okay, here's some actual good news: The U.S. House voted down a bill that would've helped Trump censor and persecute his political opponents. The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act had previously received bipartisan support, but after Trump was elected, some Democratic lawmakers (and The Intercept) raised alarm bells. The bill would give the U.S. Treasury Department complete authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it deems are "terrorist supporting organizations," which Trump could use to enable the destruction of nonprofits that the future president doesn't politically align with. WHEW. • Finally, please watch this video of a little boy and his crow friend. ???????? Bye bye! 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ntra University of Central Florida's A Team with A Dream secures gold at the DOE's 10th CyberForce Competition(r) By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:40:08 EST University of Central Florida's A Team with A Dream wins the 2024 CyberForce Competition(r). The mission of the competition is to equip the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with hands-on experience defending critical infrastructure. Full Article
ntra National College Entrance Exam Set for Thursday By world.kbs.co.kr Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:40:17 +0900 [Domestic] : The annual College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) is taking place at some 13-hundred test sites across the nation on Thursday. The state-administered college entrance exam, known in Korean as the Suneung, begins with a Korean language test at 8:40 a.m., followed by tests on math, English, Korean history ...[more...] Full Article Domestic
ntra ‘Killer Questions’ Excluded from 2025 College Entrance Exam By world.kbs.co.kr Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:37:12 +0900 [Domestic] : The head of the panel that devised the college entrance exam said this year’s test excluded so-called killer questions. Choe Joong-chul, chief of the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) committee, made the statement Thursday in a press briefing, saying this year’s questions maintained an ...[more...] Full Article Domestic
ntra Annual National College Entrance Exam Underway By world.kbs.co.kr Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:06:31 +0900 [Domestic] : The 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) is underway at some 13-hundred test sites across the nation on Thursday, with some 522-thousand taking part in the exams. The state-administered college entrance exam, known in Korean as the Suneung, began with a Korean language test at 8:40 a.m. Subjects also ...[more...] Full Article Domestic
ntra Annual College Entrance Exam Sees Record Number of Retakers By world.kbs.co.kr Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:58:57 +0900 [Politics] : Anchor: The annual state-administered College Scholastic Aptitude Test took place Thursday. This year, around 522-thousand people registered to take the exam at one-thousand-282 locations across the country. That includes a record number of retakers, after the quota increased for medical school ...[more...] Full Article Politics
ntra MoonPay brings fiat balances to decentralized crypto By thepaypers.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:09:00 +0100 MoonPay, a crypto payments... Full Article
ntra Solar Heating From A Radiant Contractor's Perspective By www.pmmag.com Published On :: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:16:00 -0500 Solar thermal systems have plenty in common with traditional hydronic heating systems. Full Article
ntra Brian McCann with Braves Unlikely to Get Contract Extension, Notes Atlanta Auto Repair Experts, Express Oil By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT Express Oil Change & Service Center is concerned that Brian McCann's performance in the 2012 season will result in his contract not being extended with the Atlanta Braves. Full Article
ntra Chevo IRS Win: Prime BPA Contract for Enterprise Program Project Integration Services By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT Chevo one of eleven awardees of this 7-year, $1.9B BPA Full Article
ntra Women's Basketball vs Central Michigan (November 14, 2024 7:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:15:32 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:00pm Location: Crisler Arena Organized By: Michigan Athletics Women's Basketball vs Central Michigan Full Article Sporting Event
ntra Women's Basketball vs Central Michigan (November 14, 2024 7:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:15:56 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:00pm Location: Crisler Arena Organized By: Michigan Athletics Women's Basketball vs Central Michigan Full Article Sporting Event
ntra Navy Awards Kongsberg $961 Million Contract For Naval Strike Missiles By www.defensedaily.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:00:16 +0000 The Navy awarded Norway’s Kongsberg a $961 million multiyear contract for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), also known as the Over the Horizon-Weapons System encanistered missiles. NSMs are currently deployed […] Full Article Navy/USMC Weapons Naval Strike Missile
ntra Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Launch Contract, Posts 55% Growth in Q3 By www.defensedaily.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:08:34 +0000 Rocket Lab [RKLB] announced its first launch deal for the upcoming medium-lift Neutron rocket — a multi-launch agreement with an unnamed commercial satellite constellation operator. Rocket Lab announced the deal […] Full Article Business/Financial
ntra Airtron Canada Awarded Major HVAC and Building Automation Contract By www.achrnews.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:15:00 -0400 Airtron Canada announced that it has been selected to perform HVAC and building automation systems (BAS) maintenance services for more than 600 Ontario government buildings. That translates into 21 million square feet of facilities in buildings such as office buildings, laboratories, and correctional facilities. Full Article
ntra County to Reduce Energy, Water Consumption with Performance Contract By www.achrnews.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:10:00 -0400 The County of Bruce has selected Ecosystem as the winning bidder to provide integrated energy performance contracting (IEPC) services in four of the county’s buildings. The $3.4 million project is expected to generate annual energy savings of $273,288 and receive $251,800 in incentives. Full Article
ntra Re: [manrs-community] Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:19:13 GMT Posted by Brandon Z. on Nov 13Hi guys, In technical terms, RIRs can indeed configure IPs to become RPKI invalid. However, my point is not to remove RPKI but to make it invalid. This could happen; for example, RIPE was required to remove all IRRs related to Russia (I'm glad RIPE has not done this). Decentralization can address this issue; it's not just a hype concept. Best, *Brandon Z.* HUIZE LTD www.huize.asia <https://huize.asia/>| www.ixp.su | Twitter... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:44:28 GMT Posted by Roman Tatarnikov on Nov 13Brandon, I blockchain and BGP were discussed on NANOG some years ago, back when the deployment of RPKI was brought up. Short answer - it won't solve jack and will use tons of computation power. I'm not really going to go into details, but essentially adding a band-aid instead of adopting RPKI and addressing the issues with RIR is not the best course of action. Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:47:26 GMT Posted by Francis Booth via NANOG on Nov 13In such a scenario I’d argue for less automation to prevent such a rogue RIR from being able to cause such a disruption to the Internet. To expand on what Tom mentioned, Networks are not yet rejecting announcements with a NotFound validation. Even if such an event did occur I’d be willing to bet most network operators are going to be leaning on their interpersonal connections rather than automation to reestablish peering with networks.... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:18:54 GMT Posted by William Herrin on Nov 13Hi Brandon, That's not how blockchain works. Validation is time-bound and irrevocable. Only the current key-holder can transfer the validated material to another entity. Effecting such transfers requires minimal computation, on the order of a few HTTPS transfers. Under block chain, an RIR would not be able to revoke number resources, not even for non-payment or fraud. And if the keys associated with an address block were lost or stolen,... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:38:35 GMT Posted by Jason Iannone on Nov 13Imagine decentralizing x.509. On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 11:42 AM Roman Tatarnikov <r.tatarnikov () intlos org> wrote: Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:41:24 GMT Posted by Brandon Z. on Nov 13Hi William, Okay, this would lead to a permanent loss of resources, whereas cryptocurrency does not have this issue. the rules for NANOG and I presume it's against the rules for MANRS as well. Noticed that; sorry for posting twice as well. Best, *Brandon Z.* HUIZE LTD www.huize.asia <https://huize.asia/>| www.ixp.su | Twitter This e-mail and any attachments or any reproduction of this e-mail in whatever manner are confidential... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:15:37 GMT Posted by Jason R. Rokeach via NANOG on Nov 13For what it's worth, this is quite implementation specific and leaves a lot of room for intentional and appropriate design decisions. Custom smart contract (think "decentralized program") code could be used to enable the functionality desired for an RIR, without other functionality. Let's extrapolate: An RIR could use smart contracts with immutable code to allow an entity to register a specific block and retain certain... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:01:30 GMT Posted by Tom Beecher on Nov 13Incorrect. If the RIR revokes the resource certificate used to sign the ROA, the ROA is also then revoked. Validator software will then remove the VRPs that had been created from that previously valid ROA. If there are no other VRPs that cover the BGP message parameters, the validator will return NOTFOUND. If the RIR refused to publish or deleted the ROA, validators will eventually delete them, which also removes the VRP previously created. If... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:09:30 GMT Posted by William Herrin on Nov 13Not really. If it's technically feasible to override or roll back transactions, you've violated one of the central tenets of block chain. You can design a system that allows transactions to be rolled back or changed by a central authority but the result would not be a block chain and would not have the desired characteristic of resistance against government compulsion. Regards, Bill Herrin Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:34:28 GMT Posted by Jason R. Rokeach via NANOG on Nov 13transactions, you've violated one of the central tenets of block chain. To be clear, I did not state such. Ownership can be transferred by smart contract. This does not violate a core tenet of blockchains and is a key feature of almost all blockchains which still exhibit signs of life. Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:48:01 GMT Posted by William Herrin on Nov 13If the RIR can institute a revocation via smart contract, for any reason, then you haven't achieved any resilience against government compulsion applied to the RIR, which was Brandon's reason for considering blockchain in the first place. Regards, Bill Herrin Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:04:52 GMT Posted by Matt Corallo on Nov 13Thanks for raising this topic. In all the rush to deploy RPKI I fear these issues are not talked about enough. A variant of this could make some sense, the issue is that it doesn't do you a whole lot of good to have a local RPKI anchor that you and your local community look to if the global internet community isn't looking at it - sure, your IPs are routable to a few of your friends, but they can't reach Google...oops.... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:47:39 GMT Posted by Seth David Schoen on Nov 13Matt Corallo writes: There are some tools out there either directly using or inspired by Certificate Transparency that facilitate transparency logging of other kinds of events. It might be interesting to put RPKI events into one of those. The big difference between blockchains and systems like CT is that the latter do have single points of failure (an operator can shut down the log completely, or break it in other ways), or at least relatively... Full Article
ntra Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology By seclists.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:25:30 GMT Posted by David Conrad via NANOG on Nov 14Tom, Something I’ve been curious about for some time: since deployment of RPKI is (mostly) hosted by the RIRs and ultimately, the RIRs control the validation chain, what would happen if the RIR creates (or, if you prefer, is directed by court order to create) INVALIDs? Regards, -drc Full Article
ntra European Central Bank President Lagarde and VP de Guindos speaking Thursday, Schnabel too By www.forexlive.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:39:02 GMT 0830 GMT / 0330 US Eastern time - Remarks by European Central Bank's vice president Luis de Guindos at 31 Encuentro del Sector Financiero organised by ABC and Deloitte in Madrid, Spain1830 GMT / 1330 US Eastern time - Participation by ECB Board member Isabel Schnabel in policy panel "Reassessing Policy Tools for Current and Future Challenges" at 25th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference "Rethinking the Policy Toolkit in a Turbulent Global Economy" in Washington, DC1900 GMT / 1400 Remarks by ECB President Christine Lagarde at Choiseul Sovereignty Awards 2024 ceremonyI posted yesterday on the prospect of deeper than expected ECB rate cuts yet to come:ECB Interest Rate Forecast: Deutsche Bank's 7 reasons for projecting a lower terminal rateMeanwhile, EUR is struggling near a one-year low: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Full Article Central Banks
ntra OSCE Project Co-ordinator lights up central Tashkent with 20 solar-powered street lamps By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:49:50 +0000 TASHKENT, 29 July 2016 - A central area of Tashkent is to be lit by 20 autonomous street light systems fully powered by solar energy as part of a pilot project officially launched today by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Co-ordinator is supporting the host country in the area of green economy policies, including the analysis of costs and benefits in using environmentally-friendly and sustainable systems in street lighting and urban planning. Senior Project Officer at the OSCE Project Co-ordinator Hans-Ullrich Ihm said that urban street lighting powered by solar energy is one of many possibilities that contribute to preserving our environment by reducing the consumption of fossil fuel and emissions. He added that the Project Co-ordinator strives to support the government in implementing policies advocating for such technologies.Related StoriesOSCE launches training seminar for Uzbek journalists on human traffickingOSCE promotes implementation of effective traffic safety measures in UzbekistanOSCE-supported training course in Uzbekistan focuses on addressing and preventing human trafficking in the tourism sector Full Article OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan Environmental activities Central Asia Press release
ntra OSCE and UNECE join forces in promoting trade facilitation in Central Asia By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:19:51 +0000 DUSHANBE, 15 June 2016 – A three-day regional trade facilitation and border management workshop gathering senior trade and customs officials from UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) countries Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan concluded today at the Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe. The workshop was co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Trade Division. “This workshop enabled participants to exchange national experiences and explore the scope for closer co-operation at the regional level. Trade facilitation is a key condition for the economic development of Central Asia,” said Martin Rossmann, Senior Economic and Environmental Officer at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan The practice-oriented and interactive workshop combined expert presentations, roundtable discussions and group work. It aimed at equipping participants with an array of tools and approaches needed for the simplification and harmonization of procedures for international trade. Roel Janssens, Economic Adviser at the OSCE Secretariat said: “Landlocked developing countries, in this region, and elsewhere, face higher trade transaction costs due to complexities of multimodal transportation and the multiple border-crossings, transit arrangements and documentation requirements involved. The challenge for countries along Euro-Asian trade corridors is to turn this geographical challenge into an opportunity.” Particular attention was paid to implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in the region; the establishment of National Trade Facilitation Committees; and the development of a roadmap for implementing comprehensive trade facilitation reforms. All of this in support of governments’ efforts to reduce delays at border-crossings and speed up customs clearance, transit, import, and export procedures. Participants also learnt about the development of Authorised Economic Operator programmes and tools aimed at improving inter-agency cooperation both domestically and internationally. Mario Apostolov, Regional Adviser at the UNECE said: “Trade facilitation is not just a matter of one agency but can only be successful when adopting a ‘whole of government’ approach where customs and border authorities, trade and transport ministries as well as private sector and other relevant actors coordinate their tasks, conduct joint controls and exchange documents and data.” On the second day of the workshop, the participants paid a study visit to the Tursunzade border crossing-point between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Related StoriesWinners of OSCE design contest challenge violent extremism with creative cartoonsOSCE organizes field study in sustainable energy for the OSCE Mediterranean Partner Countries.Concluding Meeting of the 24th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum Full Article Secretariat OSCE Office in Tajikistan Border management Economic activities Press release
ntra OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds fifth regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:00:13 +0000 254846 A week-long regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education was held from 10 July to 16 July 2016 in Cholponata in Kyrgyzstan - the fifth regional summer school organized as part of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ (HCNM) Central Asia Education Programme. Organized by the HCNM in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Education and Science, UNICEF and the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in Kyrgyzstan, the summer school brought together 86 participants representing education institutions of the Central Asian States and of the wider region, including teacher trainers, methodological experts, university and pilot school managers and teachers, as well as international experts. The summer school was aimed at providing practical expert support to further develop the capacity of education authorities and practitioners within multilingual and multicultural education. Opening the summer school, Deputy Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan Toktobubu Ashymbaeva highlighted the important role of the teacher in multilingual education programmes. During the week, participants discussed pre-service and in-service teacher training, as well as facilitating the implementation of multilingual education programmes. Participants also developed training materials aimed at monitoring and evaluating multilingual and multicultural education programmes. As a result, eleven thematic materials were developed with the aim to further adapt them for practical use within the education institutions of the region. Flera Saifulina, Head of the National Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation, found that the diverse forms of activities enabled participants to express their opinions, raise concerns and receive comprehensive answers from fellow experts. She also expressed satisfaction to see how education is used for the integration of societies in the Central Asian countries. Tatiana Aderikhina, Co-ordinator of Education and Child Protection Issues at UNICEF Kazakhstan, said: “I am glad that the cooperation between HCNM and UNICEF Kyrgyzstan continues as it brings synergies and benefits the target country.” Zaiyrbek Ergeshev, representative of the Department of the Ethnic and Religious Issues of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan, concluded that multilingual and multicultural education is an important factor for forming a civic identity. Since 2012, the High Commissioner has been implementing the Central Asia Education Programme, aimed at promoting multilingual and multicultural education and developing bilateral and multilateral co‑operation in the region to improve the education of national minorities and promote the integration of society.Related StoriesOSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports conference on education in multilingual and multicultural contexts in Central AsiaHigh Commissioner on National Minorities visits Bosnia and Herzegovina and calls for quality inclusive education for allLanguage rights, participation, security and access to justice fundamental to welfare of communities in Kosovo, says High Commissioner Thors Full Article High Commissioner on National Minorities Conflict prevention and resolution Education Minority rights Central Asia News
ntra Institutional dialogue between central and Gagauz authorities in focus of OSCE Mission to Moldova-supported roundtable discussion By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:06:23 +0000 248851 Rachel Bending As part of a one-year project to support the engagement of national minority youth and civil society in public discussions and public service, a roundtable discussion was held at the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 24 June 2016. The event brought together 23 representatives of the Moldovan Parliament, the authorities of Gagauz-Yeri, civil society and the international community to discuss institutional dialogue between central and Gagauz authorities. Independent researchers from the Comrat-based NGO Piligrim-Demo presented a recent report detailing the joint commissions formed over the years to initiate dialogue on the implementation of Gagauzia’s status as an Autonomous Territorial Unit. They outlined their recommendations for improving the functioning of the current working group established between the Parliament of Moldova and the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia. “Such discussions on the process of dialogue between civil society, the expert community and members of the Parliament and People's Assembly are important as they provide critical input to the process and build common understanding of issues,” said Jale Sultanli, Country Manager Moldova of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI). Participants from Comrat and Chisinau welcomed the opportunity to study past and present practices to strengthen co-operation between the central and regional authorities in Moldova.Related StoriesLaw students hone their public presentation skills on legal aid at OSCE-supported training course in MoldovaLaw students and paralegals trained to raise awareness about state guaranteed legal aid at OSCE event in MoldovaOSCE Mission to Moldova supports youth engagement in second debate tournament of 2015 Full Article OSCE Mission to Moldova Good governance Minority rights Eastern Europe News
ntra OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds fifth regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:00:13 +0000 254846 A week-long regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education was held from 10 July to 16 July 2016 in Cholponata in Kyrgyzstan - the fifth regional summer school organized as part of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ (HCNM) Central Asia Education Programme. Organized by the HCNM in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Education and Science, UNICEF and the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in Kyrgyzstan, the summer school brought together 86 participants representing education institutions of the Central Asian States and of the wider region, including teacher trainers, methodological experts, university and pilot school managers and teachers, as well as international experts. The summer school was aimed at providing practical expert support to further develop the capacity of education authorities and practitioners within multilingual and multicultural education. Opening the summer school, Deputy Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan Toktobubu Ashymbaeva highlighted the important role of the teacher in multilingual education programmes. During the week, participants discussed pre-service and in-service teacher training, as well as facilitating the implementation of multilingual education programmes. Participants also developed training materials aimed at monitoring and evaluating multilingual and multicultural education programmes. As a result, eleven thematic materials were developed with the aim to further adapt them for practical use within the education institutions of the region. Flera Saifulina, Head of the National Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation, found that the diverse forms of activities enabled participants to express their opinions, raise concerns and receive comprehensive answers from fellow experts. She also expressed satisfaction to see how education is used for the integration of societies in the Central Asian countries. Tatiana Aderikhina, Co-ordinator of Education and Child Protection Issues at UNICEF Kazakhstan, said: “I am glad that the cooperation between HCNM and UNICEF Kyrgyzstan continues as it brings synergies and benefits the target country.” Zaiyrbek Ergeshev, representative of the Department of the Ethnic and Religious Issues of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan, concluded that multilingual and multicultural education is an important factor for forming a civic identity. Since 2012, the High Commissioner has been implementing the Central Asia Education Programme, aimed at promoting multilingual and multicultural education and developing bilateral and multilateral co‑operation in the region to improve the education of national minorities and promote the integration of society.Related StoriesPreservation, inspiration and dialogue: Twenty years of The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National MinoritiesLanguage rights, participation, security and access to justice fundamental to welfare of communities in Kosovo, says High Commissioner ThorsHigh Commissioner Thors, in her OSCE Permanent Council address, discusses country engagement and highlights the increase in hate speech targeting national minorities Full Article High Commissioner on National Minorities Conflict prevention and resolution Education Minority rights Central Asia News
ntra OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network focuses on renewing dialogue, rebuilding trust and restoring security By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:02:34 +0000 ALMATY, 5 July 2016 – The annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) forum and seminar began today in Almaty. The three-day event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana for some 35 university students and CAYN alumni from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia. Representatives of the OSCE and expert speakers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway and the Russian Federation are also taking part. The topic of this year’s forum “Renewing dialogue, rebuilding trust, restoring security” was selected to reflect the priorities of Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship. The participants will discuss the key challenges for comprehensive security in Central Asia and beyond, and explore ways to address them in their communities and together with co-operation from neighbouring countries. They will also address the issue of civil society’s role in promoting fundamental freedoms and human rights, and re-examine co-operation in Central Asia on its way to integration with a special emphasis on connectivity and multilateral co-operation. “Through CAYN we hope that when you begin to take responsibility for your communities and your countries you can say with confidence that you have learned about key security challenges in the region,” said Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana György Szabó. “Moreover, you have heard perspectives from some of the best minds in the region and experts from around the world on how to address them.” Renate Schimkoreit, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany to Almaty presented the priorities of the German OSCE Chairmanship. Pal Dunay, Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and Milena Stošić, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office on Youth and Security, will focus on engaging youth in promoting OSCE values and principles and in addressing security challenges and threats in the wider region. Special attention will be paid to youth involvement in the OSCE's 'United in Countering Violent Extremism' campaign. The forum will be followed by training workshops focused on using technology for governance, civil society development, networking and data utilization. The event will culminate with an outdoor exercise to promote team building. Nurlan Dulatbekov, a Member of Kazakhstan’s Parliament spoke about the role of promoting social security as part of national and regional security as well as initiatives to counter violent extremism through engaging youth at the grassroots level. The event is part of the Office’s efforts to enhance young people’s understanding of contemporary security threats and challenges and to explain the OSCE’s role in addressing them.Related StoriesOSCE Programme Office supports training for defence lawyers in Kazakhstan on the new criminal procedure legislationOSCE Programme Office supports public hearings on libel and slander legislation in KazakhstanOSCE promotes ‘green’ women’s entrepreneurship in rural areas of Kazakhstan Full Article OSCE Programme Office in Astana Democratization Education Central Asia Press release
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