The prize rewards up to three candidates that have made an outstanding contribution to the development of knowledge and society through art, teaching and research in the social sciences and humanities.
The current discussion about 21st century skills leads classrooms and other learning environments to encourage the development of core subject knowledge as well as new media literacies, critical and systems thinking, interpersonal and self-directional skills.
The Global Platform for Disaster Reduction was established in 2007 as a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest development and knowledge and partnership building across sectors, with the goal to improve implementation of disaster risk reduction through better communication and coordination amongst stakeholders.
Pilar Alvarez-Laso, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, stressed in her opening words that the idea of sustainable development depends on the availability of a knowledge base and the capacity to make use of it.
The Royal Society, which is the UK's academy of science, founded in 1660, works to encourage the development of scientific research and knowledge.
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Specialists were well aware that public funding was the only source of support for the early development of scientific and cultural knowledge, for fundamental experimentation, for breakthrough creativity.
Regardless of the hyperbole, when the former head of the CIA, who most probably has intimate knowledge of the development of Stuxnet and the potential harm that could be caused by attacks against critical infrastructure talks about cataclysmic risks it may be well to pay attention.
The philosophy behind it is called anthroposophy, "a source of spiritual knowledge and a practice of inner development, " according to The Anthroposophical Society in America.
The prize rewards significant contributions to the development, knowledge and spread of Arab culture by means of artistic, intellectual or promotional outreach aimed at enhancing intercultural dialogue and understanding.
With the generous support of Wendy Schmidt, we will be launching a global competition for the development of effective and affordable pH sensors to profoundly improve our knowledge of ocean chemistry and the understanding of the global effects of ocean acidification.
Stimulate strategic thinking in higher education development at both global and national levels taking into account state of the art knowledge, needs of the Governments, as well as initiatives and services provided by international development agencies.
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Good knowledge of science development agencies.
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Crisp will also host to the Scottish Privacy Forum, which gives academics, senior Scottish policy-makers and professionals the opportunity to share knowledge about the development of information processes and their consequences for privacy in public policy and service delivery.
He is also Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development, in recognition of his global role in mountain research and knowledge exchange.
Its mission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building to learn more about the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas, and to apply this knowledge to improved management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision making processes of its 144 Member States.
'promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision-making process of its Member States'.
Now, a huge opportunity exists for these industry experts to deploy their knowledge culled from years of development work into the ideation process of a potential product.
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During the High-Level Forum, she participated in sessions on education, capacity development and knowledge sharing, and the impact of internationally agreed norms, goals and standards on aid effectiveness.
Deepening the knowledge on the origin and development of such kind of phenomena and strengthening the conceptual and methodological bases of the actions leading to a better response.
The recommendations include the development on an online register of people with the knowledge of traditional crafts, and suggest that an effort should be made to employ them.
Under the terms of the initiative, the Varkey GEMS Foundation, in close cooperation wiith UNESCO, will provide leadership and professional development courses to improve the skills and knowledge of the school principals.
The network facilitates the sharing of experience, knowledge and resources among the member cities as a means of promoting the development of local creative industries and fostering worldwide co-operation for sustainable urban development.
One component of this project is development of a Hydro-meteorological data sharing information system called PIFMIS. Main theme of PIFMIS aka knowledge platform is Hydro-meteorological data entry, analysis, and display of flood related information in a user-friendly way.
Her fan base was only expected to grow with a show in development with ABC, confirmed a source with knowledge of the deal to CNN Entertainment.
As the figure below shows, a higher percentage of Americans than Europeans told the Gallup Organization that the schools in their country help kids to understand the role of entrepreneurs in society, interest people in becoming entrepreneurs, facilitate the development of entrepreneurial attitudes, and provided the skills and knowledge to run a business.
Stimulate strategic thinking in the area of education planning and management taking into account state of the art knowledge, needs of the Governments, as well as initiatives and services provided by international development agencies.
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Media and information literacy (MIL) empowers citizens with skills to become the centre of the knowledge society and the democratic, development and good governance processes.
It is a foundation of wisdom and knowledge upon which to build sustainable development for all.
So their corporate learning strategy has been heavily focused on deep expertise development, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the continuous reinforcement of expertise as a key to success.
So my side of your life is that side that says John Doe, carve out a career you can control using my real estate development knowledge and your unique skills along with that spark of entrepreneurial fire inside of you.
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