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Challenges and Recommendations. SAIP expertise - The implementation of a Public Expenditure Tracking Survey is a technical exercise, and not all SAIPs have the in-house auditing and research capacity to support the exercise. Despite support from an external consultant, it proved very difficult for SAIPS to obtain access to and study required documents and records. SAIPs were not always clear which documents to ask for, or what to look for if records would have been provided. Nevertheless, the four PETS that were implemented did identify bottlenecks and some system improvements were agreed during interface meetings. More importantly, citizens were empowered through the exercise, and their increased vigilance and demand for more transparency will certainly help service providers in future to make the most of the resources provided. For future use of PETS by CSOs in Ethiopia: • Focus - Use PETS after citizens have expressed concerns about expenditure or quality of goods and services during the CSC or CRC tools. PETS benefit from the good relationship among citizens and service providers that develops during CSC and CRC. • Keep it simple – Involve WoFED/Public Finance Management committee in checking that the selected PETS objective concerns a decentralized funding stream for which the facility, Kebele and/or Woreda are accountable. PETS is difficult for citizens, and requires SAIPs to cooperate with the local government to develop a flow map (see table 6 for an example) of the fund for which expenditures will be checked before engaging citizens in the process. • Know the policies – For instance, is the Woreda allowed to redistribute the school grant allocation based on internal revenue capacity of schools? Note that regions often have room to adjust federal policies to their situation. • Verify expenditure documentation – Ask service providers and WoFED to show store records and accounts. Do a random check on availability of items in the store, or receipts for certain expenditures. Take an interest in contract documents (for bidding) and ask WoFED/PFM to summarize the budget information for use by citizens. • Sustain the effort - One PETS is usually not enough to make sustainable changes in public spending procedures. Involve the participatory sector structures, community management committees, and facility management boards in the PETS implementation, because it is an educative and empowering experience for them. This involvement also builds capacity for subsequent PETS to check that spend...
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Challenges and Recommendations. Despite the large number of WISE-friendly regulations that have been developed all over Europe, WISEs in Europe still often face challenges at national, regional or local level. Some of these barriers have already been publicly addressed by the concerned stakeholders (e.g. in the Netherlands), others are even being taken in consideration in current policy – or law-making procedures (e.g. in France) – others however still remain in the dark or are not yet tackled (e.g. in Romania). Recent development dynamics regarding work-based adult education providers can be illustrated on the basis of the countries below.
Challenges and Recommendations. Within the last five years of active interaction and engagement with decision makers, the following challenges in providing evidence-based advice have been observed and the following recommendations can be provided from this experience: Challenge 1: Policy advice on request takes place on varying time scales. Some requests have been transferred to EU- PolarNet with a noticeably short deadline of a couple of days, while others had deadlines in the order of weeks which warrant structured work and brief reports that needed to be well organised.

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  • Conclusion and Recommendations D. Evaluations for Offenders without a sex offense conviction shall answer the following additional referral questions in the evaluations:

  • Conclusions and Recommendations The demonstration and evaluation process provided an opportunity to test community specific tools with a range of end users from the memory institution domain and to gain greater insight into both the current and future evolution of the SHAMAN prototypes for preservation, access and re-use. Xxxx et al. (2000) in their user evaluation study of the Alexandria Digital Library which incorporated the evaluation of a Web prototype by earth scientists, information specialists and educators raised four key questions in relation to their findings that SHAMAN may be well advised to consider, they are paraphrased here with our conclusions from the investigations. What have we learned about our target organizations and potential users?  Memory institutions are most definitely not a homogenised group; their needs and requirements differ greatly across the domain.  Representatives of the archives community are agreed on the benefits of SHAMAN‟s authenticity validation function.  The representatives of government information services remained unconvinced as to the need or benefit of grid technologies or distributed ingest while librarians saw the value of grid access as an asset of the framework. What have we learned about the evaluation approach for digital preservation?  Within the limits of the exercise, in terms of time-frame and resources, the approach adopted has generated useful information for the further development of demonstrators and for the development of the SHAMAN framework overall. What have we learned about the SHAMAN ISP1 demonstrator?  Respondents to the evaluation questionnaires and the focus groups indicate that, overall, the presentation of the demonstrator worked effectively and that, in general, participants in the demonstration and evaluation events were able to understand the intentions of the demonstration and to apply the ideas presented to their own context. What have we learned about the applicability of the SHAMAN framework to memory institutions?  Respondents to the questionnaires and participants in the focus groups readily identified the value of the SHAMAN framework to their own operations. The majority had not yet established a long-term digital preservation policy, but recognized the need. Generally, the concepts of distributed ingest and grid operations found favour.  Virtually all practitioners in the focus groups, however, drew attention to need of a lower level demonstration that would be closer to their everyday preservation troubles, especially for digital preservation to be applied to non-textual materials, such as film, photographs and sound archives. In addition to the criteria suggested by Xxxx et al., we can add a further project-related question: What have we learned that has implications for the training and dissemination phase of the Project?  It was not part of the remit of the demonstration and evaluation specifically to discover information of relevance to the training and dissemination function. However, a number of factors will affect the efficacy of any training programme in particular. o First, no common understanding of digital preservation can be assumed of the potential target audiences for training. Consequently, it is likely that self-paced learning materials will be most effective in presenting the SHAMAN framework. o Secondly, the aims of SHAMAN as a project must be conveyed clearly: specifically, that it is a kind of „proof-of-concept‟ project and is not intended to deliver a package of programs capable of being implemented by institutions. o Thirdly, it needs to be emphasised that the SHAMAN framework is not limited to text documents; it can be applied to materials of all kinds. However, the demonstrations relate to bodies of material that were actually available for use. o Fourthly, the existing presentation materials are capable of being adapted for use in training activities. o Finally, the target audiences will appreciate the possibility of online access to the demonstrator, which will need to have very great ease of access in order that people with diverse backgrounds are able to use it with equal facility. We believe that, overall, WP14 has met its aims and objectives in this demonstration and evaluation of ISP1. Valuable lessons have been learnt by all parties involved, which will be transferred to the evaluation of ISP2 in the coming months.

  • Representations and Recommendations Unless otherwise stated in writing, neither Xxxxxxxx Realty Inc, nor its brokers or licensees have made, on their own behalf, any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to any element of the Property including but not limited to, the legal sufficiency, legal effect, or tax consequences of this transaction. Any information furnished by either party should be independently verified before that party relies on such information. Xxxxxxxx Realty Inc. recommends that Buyer consult its attorneys and accountants before signing this Agreement regarding the terms and conditions herein and that Seller satisfy itself as to the financial ability of Buyer to perform.

  • Manufacturer's Recommendations All work or materials shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and requirements. The Contractor shall obtain the manufacturer’s recommendations and requirements, for its use at the Site in executing the Work, copies of bulletins, circulars, catalogues, or other publications bearing the manufacturer’s titles, numbers, editions, dates, etc. If the manufacturer’s recommendations and requirements are not available, the Contractor shall request installation instructions from the Design Professional.

  • PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION The purpose of the Agreement is to provide the City with the services for one full-time equivalent senior criminalist from the Department to perform DNA testing, analysis, and forensic-related consulting as requested by the City, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. The City’s current agreement with the County for this position expires on June 30, 2016. This Agreement will not result in the creation of an additional senior criminalist position, as the position was created during the previous agreement.

  • Recommendation The Sheriff recommends approval of the Board Order. The County Administrator concurs with the recommendation of the Sheriff. Should the Board of Commissioners concur with their recommendations, approval of the Board Order will implement that action. Respectfully submitted, /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX Xxxxx Xxxxxx County Administrator

  • JOINT SETTLEMENT RECOMMENDATION 2. Staff conducted an investigation of the Respondent’s activities. The investigation disclosed that the Respondent had engaged in activity for which the Respondent could be penalized on the exercise of the discretion of the Hearing Panel pursuant to s. 24.1 of By-law No. 1.

  • RECOMMENDED ACTION It is respectfully requested that the Procurement Committee recommend to the Aviation Authority Board approval of an Amendment to Addendum 47 to the Continuing Environmental Engineering Consulting Services with Terracon Consultants Inc. for the services contained herein and the amount as shown below: Not-to-Exceed Fees $22,696.00 Lump Sum Fees $0.00 Not-to-Exceed Expenses $7,860.00 TOTAL $30,556.00 AAC – Compliance Review Date 3/14/23 AAC – Funding Eligibility Review Date 3/15/23 ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Finance Form Attachment B: OSBD Memo ATTACHMENT A FINANCE FORM Date: Requestor’s Name: Preparer’s Name: Requestor’s Department: Description: Vendor: March 13, 2023 Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Planning Amd. Add. 47 - Additional FY23 Industrial User Discharge Permit Terracon Consultants, Inc. Requestor’s Extension: Preparer’s Extension: Solicitation #: Contract # / Name: Procurement Committee Date: Agenda Item #: 3463 3463 Terracon Consultants Inc. March 28,2023 NON-PROJECT FUNDS: O&M Account Code Format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx FY 23 Amount FY24 Amount FY25 Amount FY26 Amount FY27 Amount TOTAL CONTRACT 301.712.170.5310010.000.000000 $30,556.00 Total Requisition: $30,556.00 Requisition Number: 93785 Funding Approver: 03/15/23 OMB Notes: 0000 Xxx Xxxx Winter Park, FL 32789 P (000) 000-0000 F (000) 000-0000 Xxxxxxxx.xxx March 8, 2023 Greater Orlando Aviation Authority 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Orlando, Florida 32827 Attention: Xx. Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Telephone: 000-000-0000 E-mail: XXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Re: Proposal for 2023 Industrial User Discharge Compliance Monitoring Activities Orlando International Airport Lift Stations Orlando, Orange County, Florida Terracon Proposal No. XX0000000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx: As per your request, the following is Terracon’s scope of services and associated costs for activities related to the continuation of compliance sampling, analyses and reporting activities at four (4) lift stations at the Orlando International Airport through September 30, 2023. This proposal outlines the project and presents the costs to perform the below described scope of services. The compliance monitoring activities are required pursuant to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) Industrial User Discharge Permit (IUDP) No. CO106TA issued by the City of Orlando (City).

  • Challenges The Experts may be challenged by either Party if circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to any of their impartiality or independence. In such circumstances the challenge shall be brought by written notice to the ICC copied to the other Party within fourteen (14) calendar days of the appointment of the relevant Expert or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the challenging Party becoming aware of the circumstances giving rise to the challenge. Unless the challenged Expert withdraws. or whichever of the Parties that has not brought the challenge agrees to the challenge, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the challenge, the ICC shall decide the challenge and, if appropriate, shall appoint a replacement Expert in accordance with the criteria set out herein.

  • VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS Section 1. The following procedures will be followed in the posting and filling of vacant or newly created permanent positions. The purpose of this system is to inform employees of vacancies and newly created positions and to afford employees, who are interested and who feel they qualify, an equal opportunity to apply for the vacant or newly created position. It is understood that newly hired employees and employees on a leave of absence for any reason may not have the same period of notice as other employees concerning position vacancies.

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