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Division of the Arts Announces New Focus for Two FY2021 Grant Categories

Grants from community-based organizations and schools that have a trauma-informed focus will receive funding priority Wilmington, Del. (January 24, 2020) – As part of its FY2021 grant application cycle, the Division of the Arts invites grant proposals from community-based organizations and schools that demonstrate the utilization of the arts to address trauma-related issues and challenges […]




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Agency versus consultantcy is the wrong focus: Nikki Mendonca, Global President, Accenture Interactive Operations | Interview

Success in today’s digital-first world depends on a marketing organisation’s ability to create and activate hyper-relevant, data-driven and omnichannel customer experiences, says Nikki Mendonca.




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Canada Inspires Australia to Focus on Regional Immigration

The minister accountable for maintaining Australia's population levels is watching to Canada for motivation to shift more immigrants to regional areas. Alan Tudge aspires to follow Canada's success in providing provinces a more prominent role…




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April 1, 9:30 a.m. Live Event: Focusing on Issues Affecting Seniors

Watch an update on coronavirus and seniors from Dr. Rattay and others at 9:30am live from the State Health Operations Center in Smyrna.   




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Recovery Town Hall – April 29, 6:00pm – Kent County Focus

April 29 at 6:00 p.m. – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long will host a virtual town hall meetings with stakeholder groups and members of the public to collect public feedback that will inform Delaware’s recovery effort.  Learn more and submit feedback online: de.gov/economy     Upcoming Recovery Town Halls with Lieutenant Governor Hall-Long: Recovery Town Hall […]




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Recovery Town Hall – May 4, 6:00pm – Northern New Castle County focus

May 4 at 6:00 p.m. – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long will host a virtual town hall meetings with stakeholder groups and members of the public to collect public feedback that will inform Delaware’s recovery effort.  Learn more and submit feedback online: de.gov/economy     Upcoming Recovery Town Halls with Lieutenant Governor Hall-Long: Recovery Town Hall […]



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Recovery Town Hall – May 6, 7:30pm – Sussex County focus

May 6 at 7:30 p.m. – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long will host a virtual town hall meetings with stakeholder groups and members of the public to collect public feedback that will inform Delaware’s recovery effort.  Learn more and submit feedback online: de.gov/economy   Upcoming Recovery Town Hall with Lieutenant Governor Hall-Long: Recovery Town Hall – […]



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Recovery Town Hall – May 7, 6:00pm – Southern New Castle County focus

May 7 at 6:00 p.m. – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long will host a virtual town hall meetings with stakeholder groups and members of the public to collect public feedback that will inform Delaware’s recovery effort.  Learn more and submit feedback online: de.gov/economy  



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Persistent focus on hi-tech & health saves the day in Q4

Persistent Systems will not implement salary cuts, large-scale layoffs or furloughs but they may, at best, be deferring the wage hikes scheduled to take place in July, Sapre said.




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Pakistan Focusing to Reform its Tourism Industry

After Pakistan planned to reform its tourism industry, it can already see changes. The government recently announced that it will allow citizens of 24 countries to enter Pakistan on a visa-on-arrival basis. These 24 countries include Singapore, South…




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Future of learning: Focus on cooperation, not competition

Critical thinking and creativity must be at the core of the curriculum, along with problem-solving. For example, by introducing ‘coding’ and ‘AI’ as a structured curriculum in Adani Schools, we have taken a step to get our students ready for the future.




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Why institutions must focus on organisational behaviour

A better understanding of the relation between an organisation and its employees helps create better human resource strategies aimed at creating a better working atmosphere, employee commitment, and strengthening the overall value of the human capital.



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Budget 2020: Focus is on furthering employability of Indians

Budget 2020: Focus is on furthering employability of Indians




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IKEA to cut 7,500 jobs, focus on e-commerce

Ikea Group, the owner of most IKEA furniture stores worldwide, plans to cut 7,500 jobs over the next couple of years, mainly administrative staff in central support functions, it said on Wednesday.




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World Water Day 2020: India shifts focus to providing piped water to every home at household level by 2024

The report on World Water Day 2020 explains that in order to tackle climate change, a lot of marginalised communities need clean water and decent toilets as a front line defense.




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Banknet News App focused on Financial World launched

Banknet launches First News App focused on Financial World for Mobiles and Tablets




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Indian IT companies in focus at India-US Business Summit

India-US Business Summit addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Barack Obama.




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Micro Focus Rumba 9.3 Active-X Stack Buffer Overflow

Micro Focus Rumba versions 9.3 and below suffer from an active-x stack buffer overflow vulnerability.




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Event Focus: SolarVision highlights Asia renewables potential

Southeast Asia is poised for a long-overdue and much-needed boom in solar.




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Hydro technology news and information focusing on Canada

The latest hydropower industry news from Canada




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Australian Clean Energy Deadlock Spurs Companies to Focus Abroad

Political deadlock over Australia’s clean energy future is prompting companies such as Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Acciona SA to increasingly turn to rival markets for growth.




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Climate Change Shifts Focus for Energy System

The U.S. National Climate Assessment report states bluntly that streets in coastal cities are flooding more readily, that hotter and drier weather in the West means earlier starts to wildfire seasons, and that every region of the nation already is seeing real effects of climate change.




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Renewable Year-end Focus: Thailand

As the renewable energy market shifts and evolves each year, industry experts need to know where the next hot region will be in order to keep up with the changing tides.




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Renewable Year-end Focus: Poland

As the renewable energy market shifts and evolves each year, industry experts need to know where the next hot region will be in order to keep up with the changing tides.




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German Utility EON To Ditch Fossil Fuel Arm, Focus on Renewables

EON SE’s plan to spin off its fossil fuel plants marks a watershed moment in Germany’s renewables effort that will likely bolster the country’s already leading position in clean energy.




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Australian Clean Energy Deadlock Spurs Companies to Focus Abroad

Political deadlock over Australia’s clean energy future is prompting companies such as Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Acciona SA to increasingly turn to rival markets for growth.




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New Journalist Exchange Focuses on China’s Growing Clout

New Journalist Exchange Focuses on China’s Growing Clout

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (center, left) with participants in the EWC’s China-U.S. Journalists Exchange program discussing Chinese investment in Los Angeles.

The East-West Center’s first China-United States Journalists Exchange focused on China’s more assertive role in regional issues and its increasing economic might.




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Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference

Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk




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Focus on Women's Leadership

HONOLULU (July 5, 2017) -- The East-West Center played host to several women's leadership programs in the last week of June, bringing together participants from around the world to meet and collaborate on issues of women's advancement and equality.




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Bank in focus as comedian’s feud fuels privacy row

A DISPUTE between a comedian and his former employer ignited social media yesterday when it turned into an issue relevant to everyone — privacy protection.




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Experts Focus on Coastal Inundation at Pacific Hazards Meeting

Experts Focus on Coastal Inundation at Pacific Hazards Meeting
Flooded houses. Inundated farmland. A collapsed seawall. Mud-filled roads. Contaminated taro patches. These were among the graphic images of devastating high-tide coastal inundation events in the Pacific that were presented at the annual Pacific Partners meeting of the Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (PRiMO), held in Tumon, Guam, on the 18th and 19th of March, 2009.




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Emerging Importance of Social Entrepreneurship to be Focus of Service Learning Fair

Emerging Importance of Social Entrepreneurship to be Focus of Service Learning Fair
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Derek Ferrar

Media Relations Specialist
808-944-7204; email: ferrard@eastwestcenter.org
Source Contact: Stuart H. Coleman
Leadership Certificate Program Coordinator
(808) 944-7229, colemans@eastwestcenter.org

HONOLULU (Nov. 14) -- A panel of Honolulu community leaders will discuss the emerging importance of social entrepreneurship in the non-profit and business sectors at the first annual Fall Service Learning Fair, presented on Nov. 17 by the East-West Center (EWC) Leadership Certificate Program.




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East-West Center Hosts Inaugural Asia Pacific-Focused Sports Summit

East-West Center Hosts Inaugural Asia Pacific-Focused Sports Summit
HONOLULU (September 13) --  The East-West Center (EWC) teams up with Sports Marketing Japan to launch its inaugural East-West Sports Summit held from November 7-9 at the EWC’s Imin International Conference Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Designed for sports marketing executives, media professionals, and others working in sports-related enterprises in government, NGO, and business sectors, this conference brings together the industry’s top leaders in the field to discuss the changing dynamics of sports markets in the Asia Pacific region.
 




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2012 EWC Media Conference in Seoul to Focus on Impact of New Media

The East-West Center is pleased to announce its 2012 International Media Conference, to be held June 22-24 in Seoul. The conference theme is “Networked News: How New Media is Shaping Stories in Asia and the Pacific.”

Online registration will open later this month. You will receive another announcement once registration is available. In the meantime, we encourage you to bookmark the conference site and subscribe to the conference RSS feed to keep up with event details as they develop.




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Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment to Be a Focus of Climate Services Forum in Fiji

HONOLULU (Jan.16, 2013) — The Pacific Islands Climate Services Forum to be held next week in Suva, Fiji, will feature discussion of the recently released 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) report, titled Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts.  The Forum provides an opportunity for dialogue between climate experts and decision makers, including resource and disaster risk managers and community planners, as well as government ministries and policy makers from across the region. PIRCA editors will present a summary of the report, which incorporates findings of the more than 100 scientists who assessed climate change impacts in Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.




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New Pacific RISA ‘Documoment’ Video Focuses on Climate Change Impacts ‘From Ridge to Reef’ on Maui

HONOLULU (July 14, 2017) – Researchers with the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) program housed at the East-West Center have released the latest in a series of “Climate Matters” ‘documoment’ videos. The new seven-minute video, titled “Climate Matters for Ridge to Reef Ecosystems,” focuses on climate change impacts in West Maui forest watersheds and reef ecosystems. The video features interviews with two Pacific RISA stakeholders from the Maui Future Climate Scenarios project, each representing part of the ridge-to-reef climate and ecosystem connection.




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Real Estate Litigation's Eversheds In Focus... August 2011

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HIV/AIDS in Asia: We Need to Keep the Focus on Key Population Groups

By Tim Brown and Wiwat Peerapatanapokin HONOLULU (September 17, 2019)—In 2018, roughly 6 million people were living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific, and 310,000 were newly infected, according to UNAIDS estimates. Despite these troubling numbers, financial support for the fight against AIDS is stagnant, and international resources for HIV programs in the region are declining. Given the continued HIV infection levels and limited funds for halting the epidemic, it is more important than ever for prevention efforts to achieve maximum impact with the resources available. This means that programs need to target the key populations most at risk of contracting HIV. In Asia, these key populations are female sex workers and their clients, people who inject drugs, and men who have sex with men....

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Regulating firms’ culture - The increasing focus by financial regulators internationally on supervising firms’ culture

Introduction Financial services firms’ corporate governance and risk cultures is a ‘hot’ topic with financial regulators globally. Regulators have noted that serious corporate governance and conduct failings of financial services f...




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Sterling LIBOR Transition: Focus on Term SONIA

New LIBOR transition publications On 16 January 2020, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates published a set of documents outlining priorities and milestones for sterling LIBOR transi...




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