776 research outputs found
Playbook for the G20 Brisbane summit
No full textAustralia will chair the G20 for 12 months from 1 December 2013. It will be the largest international economic meeting ever held in Australia. This paper outlines the strategy, priorities and steps required for the Brisbane G20 summit to be a success – it is a ‘playbook’ for Australia’s G20 presidency.Key findings:For the Brisbane summit to be a success, Australia will need to improve the way the G20 works, define a focused agenda and directly engage leaders. A pragmatic, business-like approach is required. Priorities for the Brisbane leaders’ summit should include: developing a ‘G20 coordinated growth strategy’; breathing life back into the multilateral trading system; tackling climate change financing; delivering tangible progress in the international effort to combat tax evasion and avoidance; and, mainstreaming development into the G20 agenda. To achieve these outcomes will require a strategic game plan and a co-ordinated 12 month campaign, led by the Prime Minister and involving all aspects of Australian society
PBDAY. Steering Committee Meeting. Final Draft Reports. Report from the Siena Reference Centre.
No full textAuthor presents and discusses results from the Siena Reference Center ( PBDAY study) during the Steering Committee Meeting
The Global Summit of Refugees and the importance of refugee self-representation
No full textIn June 2018, 72 refugee representatives from 27 refugee-hosting countries gathered in Geneva for the first-ever Global Summit of Refugees
Leading by example : Connecticut collaborates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
No full text"This report was prepared by the Governor's Steering Committee."; "A report based on a summit at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, October 2-4, 2002."; Includes bibliographical references.; Harvested from the web on 4/20/0
UW Tacoma Advisory Board Summit Progress Report (2013)
No full textOne of two annual reports outlining accomplishments since the Summit reviewed by Strategic Planning Steering Committee
UW Tacoma Advisory Board Summit Progress Report (2014)
No full textOne of two annual reports outlining accomplishments since the Summit reviewed by Strategic Planning Steering Committee
The G20 Chair and the Case of the Global Economic Steering Committee
No full textGlobal and regional summits occur regularly, yet we know little about the factors supporting an effective summit. This article reviews knowledge about the chair, agenda building and prenegotiation preparation within an institutionalised régime, and then turns to our venue, the G20, and our specific case, the 2014 G20 Australian presidency. Through case analysis, we develop a Prenegotiation Framework, identifying tasks and key issues that are usefully addressed during summit preparation. Furthermore, we identify a linked relationship between the chair, their management of prenegotiation planning, the agenda that is adopted and the way in which that agenda determines public perception of the fundamental nature or “identity” of a particular international organisation. Thus, the prenegotiation process can have significant consequences for our understanding of those institutions engaged in global governance. We conclude that data no longer support a characterisation of the G20 as a global crisis committee, as an analysis of G20 Summit agendas demonstrates that it has evolved into a global steering committee. With its identity established, the effectiveness of the G20 as a global steering committee is the key question, while régime continuity and change constitute the real long-term G20 challenge.The Griffith Business
School at Griffith University, the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, the University of New South Wales and the Australian National University each offered
valuable support to this research programme
Australia 2020 Summit background papers
No full textThese papers, prepared by the steering committee of the Australia 2020 Summit in consultation with ministerial co-chairs and their departments, explore the themes set out in each stream and provide background information on some of the major areas to be discussed at the Summit. They cover topics ranging from climate change to the future of our cities, from Australia\u27s ageing population to family carer responsibilities, from skills shortages to the intergenerational change in rural and regional communities
The G20 Chair and the Case of the Global Economic Steering Committee
No full textGlobal and regional summits occur regularly, yet we know little about the factors supporting an effective summit. This article reviews knowledge about the chair, agenda building and prenegotiation preparation within an institutionalised régime, and then turns to our venue, the G20, and our specific case, the 2014 G20 Australian presidency. Through case analysis, we develop a Prenegotiation Framework, identifying tasks and key issues that are usefully addressed during summit preparation. Furthermore, we identify a linked relationship between the chair, their management of prenegotiation planning, the agenda that is adopted and the way in which that agenda determines public perception of the fundamental nature or “identity” of a particular international organisation. Thus, the prenegotiation process can have significant consequences for our understanding of those institutions engaged in global governance. We conclude that data no longer support a characterisation of the G20 as a global crisis committee, as an analysis of G20 Summit agendas demonstrates that it has evolved into a global steering committee. With its identity established, the effectiveness of the G20 as a global steering committee is the key question, while régime continuity and change constitute the real long-term G20 challenge.Griffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian StudiesNo Full Tex
Real-time Vehicle Steering Sensitivity Adaptation based on Time-Frequency Analysis of Individual Drivers' Steering Behaviour
No full textConventional steering systems in passenger vehicles have a mechanically fixed steering ratio. The steering sensitivity, defined as the amount of vehicle response to the driver's steering wheel input, remains fixed with changing road environments. Research has shown that driving comfort and safety can be improved when the vehicle's steering sensitivity is adapted to the road curvature profile. Current vehicle models can adapt the vehicle's steering sensitivity based on vehicle's speed and driver's steering wheel angle (i.e variable gear-ratio systems), or on individual selection of driving mode (i.e sport, comfort). It is hypothesised that adaptation of the steering sensitivity based on frequency measures of individual drivers' steering behaviour could improve driving comfort and safety. In a fixed-base driving simulator experiment involving 24 participants, real-time adaptation of steering wheel sensitivity based on individual drivers' steering behaviour was compared to three different fixed steering sensitivity settings on a road with changing road curvature. Here I show that intermittent switching frequency in drivers' steering movements can be used to adapt the vehicle's steering response to a varying road curvature. Significant differences in intermittent switching were found between different road curvature sections and between different steering sensitivity settings. Driver's positional control and comfort ratings did not significantly increase with the steering sensitivity adaptation strategy
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