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Source: Public Service Article Friday, May 14, 2010 It’s time to create strong public/private partnerships which would take forward economic, social and environmental well being for citizens and communities, says the European Federation of Local Government Chief Executives (UDiTE). Many local government chief executives are set to reposition their policies for economic, social and environmental [...]

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By Kevin Knight The air traffic crisis provoked by the Icelandic volcano eruption, with its accompanying economic and societal effects, is analyzed through the lens of the ISO 31000 risk management standard by the leader of the group of ISO experts who developed it. The cloud of ash from the Icelandic volcano which has wreaked [...]

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Our point of view In response to the financial crisis, policymakers around the world are actively considering corporate governance reforms to improve the effectiveness of boards of directors. Ernst & Young believes that effective boards are vital to well-governed and successful companies and strong capital markets. For this reason, boards should make the changes necessary [...]

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This a driving forces for increased focus on risk management in public sector. Conclusions of our survey. A survey of over 200 public entity organisations across has found that the need to deal with catastrophic and project risks is driving an increased focus on risk management by public entities. Over half the respondents to the [...]

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Directorship and Deloitte take a look at the importance of identifying risk in all its forms Source: Bloomberg Businessweek “A critical issue on the agenda for most directors these days is determining the board’s role in overseeing risk. That was the topic of a recent peer-to-peer discussion hosted by Directorship and Deloitte. A group of [...]

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Today risk management seems a booming term. Every day politicians, managers and experts use the term, in close relation to the financial crisis we face today. And every day the term is often mispronounced and not used in the right context. It is wat happened with the term sustainable. It has thousands and thousands of [...]

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An anticipatory view on national security From The Demos Annual Security Lecture 2006 Quote: “I start with the desirability of taking an anticipatory view of national security. ‘Clear and present dangers’ do of course arise unexpectedly. Such dangers have to be faced with whatever weapons and defences are at hand at the time. That will [...]

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On the 22nd of June 2007 John O’Dea, chairman, brought forward at the launch of PRIMO Malta his view on the added value of entreprise wide risk management in the public sector. “Risks are simply a fact of life when the future is uncertain and making important decisions on an uncertain foundation is part and [...]

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