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- Rich Hofmann | Hourglass quickly running out on an era
- THE EAGLES wander in the darkness now, timid and uncertain. They hope rather than act. They aspire to survival rather than excellence. It has all happened so fast. You try to be reasonable about the whole thing. You try to remember their recent history, and their previous determination, and you...
- Research articles 2007-10-22
- INFORMATION SOCIETY : COMMISSION SEEKS TO FOSTER CITIZENS' E-SKILLS.
- The European Commission has invited member states to increase their citizens' e-skills'. In close collaboration with professionals from the sector, notably Microsoft, Cisco, Hewlett Packard or Siemens, it proposed, on 7 September, guidelines to offset the risk of "severe e-skills shortages and mismatches in the...
- Research articles 2007-10-03
- A kite flies while a dark spot grows.
- T here are so many things going on at the moment it is difficult for firms to keep abreast of all the developments. Never has the case for continuing professional development or continuing competence, as the FSA training and competence rules have it, been so clear....
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- THREE QUESTIONS TO MEP JORGO CHATZIMARKAKIS (ALDE, GERMANY) : "COMMISSION LACKS COMPETENCE TO REGULATE SMART TAGS".
- As the European Commission launched its policy strategy on radio frequency identification RFID on 15 March at the CeBIT electronics industry fair in Hanover, MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE, Germany) told Europolitics of the challenges involved with the use of these smart tags, capable of identifying a...
- Research articles 2007-04-10
- Harder demands for auditors.(Developments across the industry)
- A new ISO/IEC standard places rigorous requirements for competence and impartiality on the bodies that offer audit and certifications for ISO 9001:2000 quality management and ISO 14001:2004 environmental management. ISO/IEC 17021:2006 is designed to increase the confidence of organisations, their customers, consumers and regulatory authorities ...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- The 'Independent European Sport Review': a critical overview
- In 2005 the UK Presidency of the European Union initiated a review of European football with a mandate 'to produce a report, independent of the Football Authorities, but commissioned by UEFA, on how the European football authorities, EU institutions and member states can best implement the Nice declaration on European...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- EDUCATION : MEPS DISCUSS SKILLS REFERENCE FRAMEWORK
- Europe Information 06-23-2006 The European Parliament's culture and education committee has adopted a report stressing the urgent need for member states to implement national strategies on the key competences for lifelong learning'. The report, by Helga Trpel (Greens/EFA, DE), was adopted on 21 June. It also urges the Commission...
- Research articles 2006-06-23
- EDUCATION COUNCIL : MINISTERS CALL FOR A EUROPEAN INDICATOR OF LANGUAGE COMPETENCE
- Europe Information 05-23-2006 EU Education Ministers concluded on 19 May that a European indicator of language competence should be created. The Council invited the member states to set up systems of validation of competence in language knowledge based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, as...
- Research articles 2006-05-23
- EDUCATION COUNCIL : MINISTERS OUTLINE SKILLS REFERENCE FRAMEWORK
- Europe Information 05-23-2006 The Council of EU Education Ministers on 19 May reached agreement on a Recommendation on key skills for lifelong learning. Ministers agreed a general approach pending the European Parliament's single reading, scheduled for the 12-15 June plenary session. The aim is to establish "a European reference framework...
- Research articles 2006-05-23
- Interview with Evelyne Lentzen: chairman of the CSA of the French Community of Belgium
- C&S: Does a homogenous model for regulatory bodies exist in Europe? Evelyne LENTZEN: The first regulatory bodies for broadcast content were founded in the mid 1980s, on the morrow of the growth of private radio and television stations and the collapse of public broadcasting monopolies. The parliaments and governments...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Why PART? The institutional politics of presidential budget reform.(PART SYMPOSIUM)
- The George W. Bush administration's Program Assessment Rating Tool, or PART, is ambitious, carefully crafted, and if history is a guide, probably doomed. Since its initiation in 2002, PART's worksheets have guided Office of Management and Budget OMB and agency staff through assessments of the design...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Serbia-Montenegro says ICJ cannot try it for Bosnian genocide claim
- THE HAGUE AFP — Serbia-Montenegro, which is accused by Bosnia of committing genocide during the Balkan wars, questioned the competence of the International Court of Justice ICJ to hear the case. Belgrade's lawyers also raised the question of whether the alleged crimes at the centre of the case constituted...
- Research articles 2006-03-08
- Trade policy: the role of public enquiries
- 1 Trade Policy Trade policy is at once one of the most complex of economic subjects, involving as it does the whole macro-economy of the country and its interrelations with other countries, and a subject about which most Australian households have an opinion. This combination of complexity and common...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- Bishops' group attacks EU's pro-gay declaration
- ROME AFP — The European Parliament exceeded its role by calling on states to crack down on homophobia and to recognise same sex couples, the head of the continent's bishops' organisation said. The adoption by a large majority of Euro deputies Wednesday of the non-binding declaration showed "an aversion...
- Research articles 2006-01-19
- Conducting a 360-degree Appraisal
- A 360-degree appraisal surveys and collects the views of all the appraised employee's colleagues, including the manager, peers, direct reports, and, on occasion, clients. Additionally, the employee will generally rate himself, so that his views of how he impacts his colleagues can be added to the mix.There is no absolute...
- Articles 2007-09-28
- Big four hone audit staff with online testing tools.
- Byline: Damien Lynch Aug 04, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The four global accounting firms use online testing tools to ensure the competence of their Australian...
- Research articles 2005-08-04
- Institutionalizing neutrally competent policy analysis: resources for promoting objectivity and balance in consolidating democracies.(neutral competence )
- Introduction In broad sweep, Herbert Kaufman (1956) saw the evolution of American public administration as a quest for the core values of representativeness, executive leadership, and neutral competence. He defined neutral competence in public administration as the "ability to do the work of...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Neutral competence and political responsiveness: an uneasy relationship.
- Neutral competence has retained a good deal of currency in the public administration literature despite the realization that politics and administration are intertwined. Although it the concept has been developed has been developed its modern version is based most explicitly by scholars lamenting the politicization of...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- ABA seeks to include FCS in GSE legislation
- As Congress considers restructuring GSEs, the American Bankers Association is calling on lawmakers to include the Farm Credit System in reform legislation. The ABA has released a white paper titled, "The Farm Credit System Should be Included in GSE Regulatory Restructuring Legislation."The ABA noted that current GSE reform bills would...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Low cost air companies look for competitiveness.
- MEXICO CITY, Apr 13, 2005 (Corp Mex - Business Brief/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Source: El Economista Empresas y Negocios The Economic Federal Commission of Competence Cofeco wont authorize the restructuring process of Cintra until certifying that low cost...
- Research articles 2005-04-13
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