Financing Cascades: Sequencing Public and Private Funding in University Spinoffs

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Belz ◽  
Sara Gong ◽  
Fernando Zapatero
Keyword(s):  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
University Spinoffs

scholarly journals (IN) ACCESS TO ARTIFICIAL LIMBS: THE PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE WAR AMPS OF CANADA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelise Petlock ◽  
Keana DiMario
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Limbs ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Attitudinal Barriers ◽  
Private Healthcare ◽  
Patient’S Perspective ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Advocacy Program

Funding agencies, both public and private, do not adequately meet the needs of Canadian amputees. This often leaves amputees without access to appropriate prosthetic care due to outstanding balances that are to be paid out of pocket, or by charitable organizations. There are several factors that result in these inadequacies. As healthcare is a provincial responsibility in Canada, provinces and territories have the authority to create individual public regimes, each with their own weaknesses. In fact, there are a few provincial regimes which do not include prosthetic funding at all. Private healthcare is meant to offset the remaining balance; however, their lack of knowledge regarding amputation has resulted in the creation of policies with ambiguous language, limiting the funding available for prosthetic care. Attitudinal barriers and missed legislative opportunities further exacerbate the shortcomings of prosthetic funding provided by public and private funding agencies, requiring action. Article PDF Link:https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/35972/28331 How To Cite: Petlock A, DiMario K. (In) Access to artificial limbs: the patient’s perspective according to the WAR AMPS of Canada. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2021; Volume 4, Issue 2, No.13. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v4i2.35972 Corresponding Author: Annelise PetlockThe War Amps Advocacy Program/ 2827 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.E-Mail: [email protected] ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-4527

Fish Habitat: Essential Fish Habitat and Rehabilitation

1999 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Coho Salmon ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Fish Habitat ◽  
Coast Range ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Fish Stocks ◽  
Habitat Alterations ◽  
European Settlement

<em>Abstract.</em> —The Coquille watershed contains the largest coastal river originating within the Coast Range of Oregon. The Coquille River presently supports over 57 species of fish including coho salmon <em>Oncorhynchus kisutch</em> , spring and fall chinook salmon <em>O. tshawytscha</em> , resident and sea-run cutthroat trout <em>O. clarki</em> , winter steelhead trout <em>O. mykiss</em> , and a remnant population of chum salmon <em>O. keta</em> . Coho salmon have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Many factors including habitat alterations, harvests, hatchery introductions, and ocean conditions have led to the decline of many Coquille River fish stocks. Habitat changes since European settlement began in the mid- 1800s include logging and log transport, road building, draining and diking for agriculture, and urbanization, which have all contributed to the decline of fish stocks and water quality within the watershed. The recognition of habitat problems as a key limiting factor for fish production and water quality led to the formation of the Coquille Watershed Association (CWA) in early 1994. The formation of the CWA was another step in a 20-year local effort to address habitat problems through restoration of natural processes. The CWA is organized as a nonprofit corporation and is governed by a 26-member executive council representing landowners and stakeholders within the watershed. The goals of the CWA, which arrives at decisions through consensus, include creating water quality conditions that will meet Clean Water Act standards and enhancing native fish survival and production through public and private partnerships. To reach those goals, the CWA has organized a technical advisory group and developed an Action Plan that address limiting factors and sets priorities for identifying, prioritizing, coordinating, accomplishing, and monitoring restoration projects and educational efforts. To date the CWA has generated over US$2.5 million in public and private funding to implement projects including riparian restoration through fencing and planting, wetland development, the addition of large-channel wood and rock, off-channel livestock watering, and over 40 educational tours.

scholarly journals Romania’s Research and Innovation Area: The Beginning of a SWOT Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
Radu-Dan Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Power Role

AbstractThe global, “soft-power” role of research, development and innovation (R&D) has increased drastically over the last decades and the expectations regarding the societal and economic benefits of R&D as a natural effect of investment are greater than ever. Although Romania has implemented some of the most up-to-date concepts and strategies in the R&D field, the results are still modest and far below expectations, the country ranging last places among international scoreboards.This study briefly surveys some of the most relevant indicators and statistics in the field and builds the fundamentals of a more complex SWOT analysis of the Romanian R&D area. It highlights key interconnected aspects like research national policies, public and private funding, human resources, key players in the field, R&D output and infrastructure.Some of the strong points in the area are generated by a handful of poles of excellence – performing research entities based on highly qualified personnel and state-of-the-art infrastructure, stimulated by funding instruments under competitive conditions. The weaknesses belong to a complex of shortcomings and malfunctions related to the system’s funding and overall structure. These raise serious questions regarding the participation of the national R&D system to the sustainable development of Romania.

scholarly journals Rural Transportation Conference Participants’ Opinions and Concerns Pertaining to Transit for Older Adults

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092403
Author(s):  
James W. Mjelde ◽  
Rebekka M. Dudensing ◽  
Geoffrey Battista ◽  
Jonathan Brooks ◽  
Maria Carrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Transportation Disadvantaged

Mobility remains a vital part of the well-being of rural-living, older adults and transportation disadvantaged persons. This study seeks to identify research and policy needs related to rural transit for older people and the transportation disadvantaged. To obtain this goal, the multidisciplinary study team conducted two activities as part of a 2016 rural transportation conference: a survey of conference attendees and open discussion to elicit additional information. Results suggest the attendees felt the need for rural transit for older adults would continue to increase with public and private funding being critical issues. Respondents had similar opinions about challenges and opportunities across socioeconomic characteristics including age, gender, political leaning, rurality, and organizational function. This suggests an opportunity to mobilize support for public transportation.

scholarly journals PARTICIPATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN SCIENCE POLICY MAKING IN EU

2019 ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Inga Jekabsone
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Science Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Nowadays the importance of involvement of citizens in decision-making processes is underlined in most recent research on effectiveness of public administration. Taking into consideration that development of science and research is fundamental for economic growth as well as sustainable development, the process of policy making in science should involve relevant stakeholders building effective relationships with key stakeholders. In case of EU, Ministries responsible for science have developed Smart Specialization Strategies for transformation of economies towards higher added value. For successful implementation of the strategies, Ministries have identified different initiatives towards involvement of key stakeholders in science policy making. In circumstances of low public and private funding to research and development in EU-13, the communication with science community has been challenging. Taking into account all mentioned before, the purpose of the study is to analyse the approaches on involvement of stakeholders in science policy making, especially in EU countries with relatively low budget for research and development. In order to achieve the purpose, the tasks are formulated as follows: 1) to review the theoretical background for involvement of stakeholders in science policy making in EU; 2) to analyse the best practice in ensuring the participation of key stakeholders in science policy making in EU, special focusing on case of Latvia; 3) to provide the recommendations for the ministries in EU responsible for science in ensuring the participation of key stakeholders in policy making. Research methods used: scientific literature studies, statistical data analysis, expert survey. The research showed that effective involvement of key stakeholders in science policy making process is topical challenge for policy makers in EU, especially in countries with low share of budget for research and development. Successful strategy of involvement of key stakeholders in science policy includes effective communication at different levels, development of high-quality services as well as development of participatory administrative culture for civil servants.  

Revolutionary discoveries from Bronze Age Iberia: recent work on the Argaric world

Antiquity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (355) ◽  
pp. 254-256
Author(s):  
Antonio Blanco-González
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Key Sites ◽  
Mediterranean Archaeology

In the Mediterranean region there are relatively few integrated, specialist research teams enga- ged in long-term and ongoing field- work. One of these rare and productive scientific collaborations is the ASOME (Arqueoecología Social Mediterránea, or Mediterranean Social Archaeoecology) group from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. The three volumes under review are authored by this team's lead researchers, and represent the first book-length publications from a long-term research project (2009–) on the Earlier Bronze Age El Argar culture (2200–1550 BC). They report the results of several excavations in the province of Murcia, Spain, supported by a combination of public and private funding. This ambitious initiative addresses ground-breaking research questions and offers solid and sustainable solutions for the conservation and preservation of these formerly neglected sites. Its aims, as summarised on the project's website, are: to create a systematic archive of information on the dispersed collections from earlier investigations; to undertake large-scale fieldwork on a series of key sites and to develop their public presentation; and to lay the foundations for an interdisciplinary research centre on prehistoric and Mediterranean archaeology (http://www.la-bastida.com).

Equity in health care: the Irish perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Smith ◽  
Charles Normand
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Private Funding ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Equity In Health ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Equity In Health Care ◽  
Care System

AbstractEquity is espoused in many national health policy statements but is a complex concept and is difficult to define. The way in which equity is defined in policy has implications for how the health-care system should be structured. Conflicts between different definitions of equity are identified in theory and policy. This paper discusses these issues, with specific focus on the equity principles underpinning the Irish health-care system. The complex mix of public and private funding in the Irish system brings the challenges in identifying (and achieving) equity objectives more sharply into view, and serves as a warning system for other countries.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document