Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process between Highway Agencies and Railroads

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Project Agreement

scholarly journals Integrated strategic model for managing regional projects in the field of ecology

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 12001
Author(s):  
Yuri Shedko ◽  
Nadezhda Alenteva ◽  
Sergey Anokhin ◽  
Marina Lukiyanova ◽  
Vladimir Starovoitov
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Business And Society ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Strategic Model ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Project Agreement ◽  
Regional Projects

The article is devoted to review of authors’ model of project management while executing the strategy of sustainable regional development. The article analyses the essence of social partnership as a collaborative instrument between government, business and society, which influences on economic progress nowadays. It is concluded that improvement of relations between actors of cooperation depends on institutional framework formation as well as on effective methods of management. In this paper there is defined such a condition of economic development as technological progress, which results in resources accumulation in developed regions but intensifies the problem of regional socio-economic inequality. There is proposed and proved the model of cooperation between society and government during implementation the strategy of regional development taking into account the digitalization. Thus resistance of the strategy depends on dimension of project agreement. In this context it becomes important to include into the strategy such a factor as trust. It should be noted that in the article there are defined organization opportunities, which have to be applied during strategic planning of the project to secure sustainable competitive position of the region and business entities. There are also described the reasons for resisting of project management adoption.

Personality traits and engagement in activities - predictors of life satisfaction for ageing persons

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Reine ◽  
E Čama
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Older People ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Baltic Sea Region ◽  
Health Aging ◽  
Project Agreement ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Charity Work ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The aim of the research was to find out, using primary SHARE (Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe) data, how personality traits and involvement in activities predict life satisfaction. Two research questions were raised: (1) Is there a connection between personality traits, engagement in activities and satisfaction with life? (2) How do personality traits and involvement in activities predict life satisfaction? In total, 1479 respondents (36.8% (545) men, 63.2% (934) women) were selected from the Latvian sample, over 50 years old (M = 66,58, SD = 11,21), with permanent residence in the territory of Latvia. The results of the study showed that life satisfaction is predicted by personality traits such as neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness and agreeableness. On the other hand, the types of activities offered predict the impact on life satisfaction by engaging in volunteer/charity work. Conclusions there is a relationship between personality traits, engagement in activities and satisfaction with life. Personality traits such as neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness can predict life satisfaction. Practical application of Results knowing the personality traits and engagement in activities, as predictive factors for life satisfaction for Latvians over 50 years, will probably indicate which personality traits and some of the offered activities will be taken by those who have not reached 50 years of age. The study was performed within the project/agreement No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/540 'Challenges of ageing in the Baltic Sea region'. Key messages Personality traits and engagement in activities may predictit life satisfaction in older people. Volunteer work is one of the best predictors of satisfaction with life among older people.

scholarly journals ACHIEVING PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES THROUGH COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS: THE PROJECT AGREEMENT MODEL FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA’S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

Just Labour ◽  
1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Calvert ◽  
Blair Redlin
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Collective Agreement ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Building Trades ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Government ◽  
Project Agreement

The Construction of the $1.2 billion Vancouver Island Highway Project provided an opportunity for the building trades unions and the Government of BC to negotiate an innovative collective agreement that included union membership, training for local residents and members of equity groups, new employment opportunities for members of designated equity groups and a comprehensive health and safety program.The Project implemented the most comprehensive system of tracking progress in employment equity in BC’s history. By its completion, women, First Nations, persons with disabilities and visible minorities accounted for just under 20% of total hours worked in an industry where 2% representation is the norm. Over 94% of payroll went to local residents, ensuring their communities the benefits of this major capital project. Finally, the health and safety record was significantly better than on any comparable construction project. Far from being an impediment to the efficient and timely completion of this major construction project, the collective agreement made it possible to deliver training, employment opportunities and regional development

scholarly journals Russian Initiatives in Internet Governance

2014 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
S. S. Shirin
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
International System ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Internet Governance ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Political Transformations ◽  
Project Agreement

The article is devoted to the research of Russian initiatives concerning its participation in international system of Internet governance. In the research, conceptual and theoretic basis for participation of state governments in Internet governance is given, academic discourse of this issue is assessed, the review of main Russian initiatives made from 2005 (since the second stage of the World Summit on Information Society) till the present day is carried out. The conclusion is made that the most successful Internet governance initiative of Russia is the implementation of cyrillic top level domains. Much less successful are Russian attempts to reconstruct existing organizational structure of Internet governance. Russian policy is assessed as a policy of preferring loud statements and PR rather than real influence on development of Internet technologies. Russia consideres Internet as political resource and tries to increase its influence on decision making process on a political, not operational level of Internet governance. The author states that federal government of the United States of America has fully lost the control on the domain name systems. These functions are going to be given to the private sector, while ICANN, which was established according to the Memorandum of Understanding/Joint Project Agreement with U.S. Department of Commerce, is becoming a truly independent international organization. Considering this, the author comes to the conclusion that political transformations for the sake of Russia are already made. He also forecast that next initiatives of Russia will be directed to the segmentation of the Internet.

scholarly journals The ecomuseum in theory and practice. The first Chinese ecomuseum established

1970 ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
An Laishun ◽  
John Aage Gjestrum
Keyword(s):  
Minority Group ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
The People ◽  
Head Of State ◽  
Project Agreement ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Mountain Area

The first Chinese ecomuseum was opened on October 31st 1998. This was a result of four years of co-operation between Chinese and Norwegian museum professionals, state authorities on various levels and the people of a local ethnic minority in Guizhou province. At the signing of the official project agreement in 1997 the Chinese head of state Jiang Zemin and the Norwegian King Harald and Queen Sonja, were present. It is very rare for a museum project to attract such high level attention. It is quite a distance from the palaces of Beijing where this event took place to the Soga community and the Qing Miao minority group, with a population of 4,000 living under the poorest conditions in a high mountain area in Guizhou province. 

scholarly journals Potential Impact of Meat Replacers on Health and Environmental Sustainability in European Diets

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 142-142
Author(s):  
Elly Mertens ◽  
Sander Biesbroek ◽  
Marcela Dofkova ◽  
Lorenza Mistura ◽  
Laura D'Addezio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Nutrient Quality ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Dietary Preferences ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Project Agreement

Abstract Objectives Replacing meat by meat replacers could be an important strategy for achieving a more plant-based diet, however their current consumption is rather limited. The present modelling study therefore aimed to elucidate the role of meat replaces in healthier and more environmentally sustainable diets. Methods Using the observed diets from Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy and France (∼6500 adults), we created for each individual a replacement diets by replacing all the meat of the observed diet (in grams) by meat replacers. Starting from the observed diets and meat-replacement diets, diets with improved adherence to food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) were modeled using Data Envelopment analysis. These improved diets were then optimized for dietary preferences (Max P, diet similarity index), nutrient quality (Max H, Nutrient Rich Diet (NRD15.3)) or environmental sustainability (Max S, diet-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE)). Results In all modeled diets, for both men and women, the amount of meat was lower than in the observed diets, in particular around 30% lower in the Max P, 50% lower in the Max H, and 75% lower in the Max S diets. Moreover, when using fortified meat replacers, the amount of meat in the scenarios of Max P, Max H and Max S was lower than in the same scenarios without fortification. In the Max P diet, NRD15.3 was ∼6% higher, GHGE was ∼9% lower, and ∼83% of food intake remained similar. In the Max H diet, NRD15.3 was ∼17% higher, GHGE was ∼15% lower, and ∼66% of food intake remained similar. In the Max S diet, NRD15.3 was ∼9% higher, GHGE was ∼33% lower, and ∼65% of food intake remained similar. Conclusions Guided by FBDGs to improve diets, adopting meat replacers holds potential to achieve additional benefits on the environment, without necessarily compromising nutrient quality. Funding Sources This work was supported by TiFN under Project Agreement number 15SD01 (SHARP-BASIC).

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