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Results Achieved and Impact. At the start of the project there were no specific KPIs set. However, the numbers of visitors and of interactions with the tool have demonstrated the success and impact of the case. In the first three months from the official project launch there were about 10.000 unique visitors in the platform. Regarding My2050 there are over 16.000 pathways up to the date. Regarding the stakeholders, about 200 were involved in the initial (building) phase and after the launch about 500 stakeholders were contacted. Moreover, a week-long online debate including 5-6 experts took place with lots of comments from open public. One of the project’s main purposes was (and still is) to inform policy makers in a documented manner; from this point of view, it can be considered as successful. The most concrete example is the UK “Carbon Plan 2011” government document (how will the UK look in 2050), published in late 2011 which included as one of the main pieces of evidence and visualisation the 2050 Pathways Calculator. In addition, the same tool was used in budget Annual Energy Statements. Moreover, the tool was used in General Election briefing work. It is important to note that there are Master’s programs, both in and outside of the UK, that engage the 2050 Pathways models and tools in their courses. In addition, the my2050 game is also communicated to pupils of various schools in the UK; there is a “schools’ toolkit” available and downloadable from the project’s website, as well as from other websites, including the department of Education website. It has to be noted that due to the project’s open source nature, it is quite difficult to tell how many and who exactly are using the platform. In addition, a large number of presentations have been conducted in workshops, schools, conferences, NGOs, international colleagues etc. A presentation was made to the European Commission too. Really positive media coverage has also been noticed (around 15 key articles regarding the project57,58). Other references to the case have also been made (e.g. cultural festivals). The main pillar of the success of the project is definitely the innovations that it brings to life. One of these core innovations is the radical transparency and the ease of use. The model aims to encompass all technically possible futures and form a fruitful debate based on realistic scenarios (and not on guesses). The model provides actually valuable feedback to high-level decision makers relative to communicating and inter...

Results Achieved and Impact. The main achievement of GLEAM so far was the production of the forecast for the H1N1 pandemic in real-time which was a quite successful exercise and showed the power of the model. A validation paper67 has been published in December 2012 showcasing that the GLEAM predictions were quite spot on. Many stakeholders are also using the software and support their policy-making procedures in terms of designing measures to prevent or constrain the spread of diseases. Examples include the US Defence Agency, the JRC, and other corporations that are using the software. It has to be noted that JRC is using the tool in its long-term strategy for studying and responding to the spread of epidemics (through communicating the simulation results to XX XXXXX policy officers), based on the experience that has been accumulated from using the GLEAM toolkit during the H1N1 disease. The core innovation of GLEAM lies within the computational model which can integrate data from various sources and provide a close to real time forecast (by combining various real-time data sources) on the spread of epidemics on a global level, which was not possible before at that level of precision and punctuality. Moreover, through the visual interface users are in a position to create their own models and investigate specific diseases and issues that they are interested in.

Results Achieved and Impact. One of the first and main indicators was the participation rate; users that arrive in the platform for the first time and those that become active participants. People that arrive in websites are always more than those who actually participate (in some projects the rate was close to 50% and in others around 10%). In the State Department instance (of Opinion Space 3.0), more than 2000 different ideas were collected (about US foreign policy). In addition, more than 5000 individual responses were collected. It cannot be said whether the final decisions were based on some of the ideas provided, but a detailed report was provided to the policy makers. The project with a US auto-maker (targeted towards recognising ways of improving their image) resulted to about 1000 ideas and about 100.000 ratings evaluating these ideas (e.g. more specifically they talked about green vehicles). Based on the previous paragraphs and to Opinion Space’s understanding, the results exceeded even the optimistic expectations, taking into consideration that the target groups are specific and limited in most of the implementations. If the cases targeted towards vast amounts of open public, the goal was not met. But in terms of specific target groups, they exceeded expectations. One of the core innovations and successes of Opinion Space is the very fast way to browse (and rate) amongst a large number of ideas (even if this is a visualisation-oriented innovation). From the scientific point of view, the greatest innovation was bringing statistical analysis in structured discussion/ data. One of the best endorsements regarding Opinion Space was Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx’x reference to the initiative. Other endorsements include high level officers of collaborating companies as presented in the Opinion Space website. As far as the Opinion Space team is aware of, Opinion Space has not yet been incorporated in any formal decision making procedures. The State Department, however, uses “informally” Opinion Space in order to get ideas and opinions on specific policies.

Results Achieved and Impact. As far as the impact is concerned, the European case is not at the same level as the US ones. In the US there are quite a number of MPOs that actively utilize the UrbanSim platform. The most indicative application, representing the approach common in the US, is probably the San Francisco Bay one. The results of the aforementioned case have involved examining and analysing five alternative scenarios that required articulating a set of assumptions about land use policies, transport policies and macro- economic growth (the analysis in now complete – relevant publications will be available in the next few months). In one of them, analysing visibility of the proposed policy though reverse engineering was attempted, that made the task much more challenging, both in terms of research and implementation. The agency has now accepted the results, with documentation and visualization supporting them. In the San Francisco case, the 3D visualization system (output shown in Figure 12) was created in order to achieve higher visibility amongst citizens than the plain UrbanSim tool. The intention was to use this system in a number of workshops held during January 2012. User engagement was intense even from the development/testing phase. In addition, the public agencies used it in a series of meetings with community organizations. Each of these meetings had from 15 up to 200 participants each. The point of these meetings was to communicate the different scenarios to the public and to receive feedback on the preferences of the citizens. One of the most innovative elements of UrbanSim is the combination of various technological and theoretical aspects, as well as the withdrawal of strong assumptions regarding urban planning and adoption of less strong assumptions (than markets are an equilibrium). For example, the impacts of transport projects on urban planning are far from being instantaneously realized (in fact they might evolve over decades). In addition, the capacity of being able to support these less strong assumptions can also be considered as a core innovation. The core innovation in the particular case of San Francisco can be found between the following two: (i) the visualization, that resulted to higher community engagement (UrbanVision component) and (ii) the creation of a new approach towards modelling real estate markets, based in pro forma analysis. The case has been recognized by policy makers and incorporated in their formal procedures. Thus, it can be said th...

Results Achieved and Impact. Question 3.1 - What are the main results achieved by the case/initiative? What are the key indicators of the project/ initiative (either impact-oriented or operation/ technology-oriented)? How were they selected/ developed? Were/ Are they met? Question 3.2 - What is the impact achieved (or expected) of the project/ initiative both overall and per stakeholder group? Who were the stakeholders/ stakeholder groups involved / served? How (if) is the case been used in practice to support policy making? Question 3.3 - Which is the core innovation of your project / initiative? Has your case been recognised by policy makers? If so, to what extent? How has it been incorporated in long/short term policy making by decision makers?

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Investment Analysis and Implementation In carrying out its obligations under Section 1 hereof, the Advisor shall: (a) supervise all aspects of the operations of the Funds; (b) obtain and evaluate pertinent information about significant developments and economic, statistical and financial data, domestic, foreign or otherwise, whether affecting the economy generally or the Funds, and whether concerning the individual issuers whose securities are included in the assets of the Funds or the activities in which such issuers engage, or with respect to securities which the Advisor considers desirable for inclusion in the Funds' assets; (c) determine which issuers and securities shall be represented in the Funds' investment portfolios and regularly report thereon to the Board of Trustees; (d) formulate and implement continuing programs for the purchases and sales of the securities of such issuers and regularly report thereon to the Board of Trustees; and (e) take, on behalf of the Trust and the Funds, all actions which appear to the Trust and the Funds necessary to carry into effect such purchase and sale programs and supervisory functions as aforesaid, including but not limited to the placing of orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the Funds.
Financial Condition; No Adverse Change The Borrower has furnished to the Lender its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 and unaudited financial statements for the fiscal-year-to-date period ended March 31, 2002, and those statements fairly present the Borrower's financial condition on the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended and were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Since the date of the most recent financial statements, there has been no change in the Borrower's business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) which has had a Material Adverse Effect.
Quantitative Analysis Quantitative analysts develop and apply financial models designed to enable equity portfolio managers and fundamental analysts to screen potential and current investments, assess relative risk and enhance performance relative to benchmarks and peers. To the extent that such services are to be provided with respect to any Account which is a registered investment company, Categories 3, 4 and 5 above shall be treated as “investment advisory services” for purposes of Section 5(b) of the Agreement.”
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