"It has been a major public-health undertaking to make sure the devices are available, " says Raina Merchant, an emergency-medicine doctor at Penn who is spearheading the project.

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Transforming public education would be a major undertaking, but the means are well within our grasp, and many other innovative programs at all levels of education are employing technology in new and exciting ways.

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Sir Patrick took every opportunity to meet his audience, undertaking lectures, tours, public appearances and more.

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Private firms are expected to put up a large chunk of the initial cost and, in June, a public-private body known as the Joint Undertaking was set up to carry the project to completion.

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Raising public awareness of any issue is not an easy undertaking and achieving lasting behavioural change is harder still.

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First has responded to local concerns saying it was undertaking a review of bus fares and promised to consult the public.

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People who subsisted on public resources were known as "paupers, " and provision for them was a local undertaking.

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Activities include undertaking pilot projects on intangible cultural heritage, improving educational and cultural policies, holding public debates and providing technical assistance to the tourism and handicrafts industries.

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Security forces across the country are "undertaking pre-emptive and precautionary measures" to ensure people's safety and protect public and private property, he said.

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