Traduction de «delivers information supporting » (Anglais → Français) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 422 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to nutrition in child and adolescent populations in Canada: (a) does government policy include recognition and acceptance of the principle that Canada’s children and adolescents are entitled to nutritious food (i) regardless of where they live, (ii) regardless of their family income, (iii) particularly when economic forces undermine efforts by parents and caregivers to ensure healthy eating; (b) given that the 1992 World Declaration on Nutrition, to which Canada was a signatory, states that access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is a right of each individual, what specific actions have the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Health Canada undertaken for ...[+++]children and adolescents in order to fulfill this commitment; (c) what percentage of children and adolescents in Canada is food insecure, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (d) what percentage of children and adolescents lives below the poverty line, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (e) what percentage of children and adolescents has, as a result of living below the poverty line, (i) poor nutritional status, (ii) poor health outcomes due to their poor nutritional status; (f) what percentage of members of each of the following groups is food insecure, (i) child and adolescent newcomers, (ii) children and adolescents who live in poverty, (iii) children and adolescents who live in priority neighbourhoods, (iv) Aboriginal children and adolescents; (g) what percentage of children and adolescents (i) involuntarily misses meals, (ii) lacks healthy variety in its diet; (h) does the government have information, and, if so, what is that information, concerning (i) how (g)(i) and (g)(ii) impact the caloric a ...

31. Draws attention to Article 25(1)(b) of the DCI, which requires that budget support programmes be accompanied by support for partner countries' efforts to develop parliamentary control and audit capacity and increase transparency and public access to information; points out that work in this area should also be carried out when budget support is delivered by other donors or MDTFs, and stresses the important role that civil soci ...[+++]ety organisations can play in the monitoring of such budget support;

31. Draws attention to Article 25(1)(b) of the DCI, which requires that budget support programmes be accompanied by support for partner countries' efforts to develop parliamentary control and audit capacity and increase transparency and public access to information; points out that work in this area should also be carried out when budget support is delivered by other donors or MDTFs, and stresses the important role that civil soci ...[+++]ety organisations can play in the monitoring of such budget support;

52. Remains concerned that previous innovation and competitiveness programmes have failed to deliver the necessary link between fundamental and applied research and industrial innovation partly due to the fact that the financial resources were rather limited; believes that the support of the European public is indispensable for realising the Lisbon goals; considers that the Commission should propose a simplification of its financial procedures with a view to facilitating the implementation of research policy; considers that financial instruments need to be rethought in a more fine-tuned, targeted way and that the establishment of an a ...[+++]mbitious programme for competitiveness and innovation endowed with adequate financial resources is vital for supporting a "prosperity" oriented industrial policy, notably for SMEs, that would successfully capitalise on research through industrial applications, such as technology transfer from universities and research centres into industrial application; considers that further steps should be taken to foster development of the information society as proposed by the Commission, developing and promoting international standards for ICT and mobile telecommunication technology, monitoring the implementation of the electronic communications legislative framework, supporting EU benchmarking activities in the field of eEurope action plan initiatives and further enhancing EU security research; regards such a programme as essential in order to achieve the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy in the sphere of new technologies and ecotechnologies; considers that adequate funding must be secured through the 7th EU Research Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) for the EU Action Plan for Environmental Technologies (ETAP); calls for adequate funding for the support of innovative SMEs and initiatives aimed at helping the commercialisation of research and the transfer of technology, notably through the Euro ...

The mandate of the new department is outlined in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Act and can be summarized as follows: manage Canada's diplomatic and consular relations with foreign governments and international organizations; engage and influence international players to advance Canada's political and economic interests and the values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law; improve and maintain market access for Canadian businesses through the negotiation and management of international trade agreements; provide advice and services to help Canadian businesses succeed abroad; foster foreign direct investment in Canada and support ...[+++] international innovation, science and technology; deliver consular services and travel information to Canadians to help them travel safely abroad; support global peace and stability and lead coordinated Canadian responses to crises and natural disasters abroad, including the provision of humanitarian assistance; and alleviate global poverty and enhance prosperity and stability in the developing world through the management of Canada's Official Development Assistance to deliver sustainable development programming.

Although I deliver and manage the strategic systems and support the information technology infrastructure in the National Capital Region, my group does not manage or deliver the information technology infrastructure outside of Ottawa.