The Evolution of a Legacy
After more than a century as the Boy Scouts of America, the country’s leading scouting group has decided to rebrand itself as Scouting America, marking a significant shift towards inclusivity.
A New Identity
The recent announcement of this rebranding initiative signifies a pivotal moment for the organization, which has faced challenges in recent years and implemented various changes to address declining membership numbers.
Embracing Diversity
The decision to adopt the name Scouting America reflects a fundamental transformation within the organization, particularly highlighted by its groundbreaking choice to integrate girls into all levels of scouting five years ago.
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The Togolese capital is hosting a mutual learning workshop on the creation of national research and innovation funds. Participants come from 20 countries of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). An opportunity for participants to share the experiences of their respective countries.
Nowadays, no society can do without research and innovation. Research and innovation are current solutions. In this regard, it is crucial to invest in this important link in national growth. And the member countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) States are aware of this.
In order to help each member country improve the quality and effectiveness of research and innovation policies and ecosystems, the OACPS has established the Research and Innovation Policy Mechanism.
It is in this sense that they are in the Togolese capital as part of a workshop on the creation of national funds for research and innovation. The workshop, it should be noted, aims to strengthen the capacities of participants in the creation of national funds.
For Alessandro Bello, OACPS expert, “the mutual learning exercise offers countries with funds for research and innovation the opportunity to present their experiences and explore necessary adaptations”
He also indicated that, “countries which plan to set up research and innovation funds (…) will benefit from the exchange. This will help avoid potential pitfalls and ensure efficient use of resources.” For her part, Ms. Amah Djifa, representing the Minister of Higher Education and Research at the workshop, was delighted with what she describes as“a mass of sharing knowledge”. According to her, carrying out “this mutual learning exercise at this time presents a strategic opportunity”.
Seeing Africa advance, progress and be competitive is the dear wish of the organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. Ultimately, a manual to disseminate good practices, pitfalls to avoid and above all the best management of funds will be developed.
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Peak and plaque in Medellín Wednesday, May 8, 2024
This is the rotation of the peak and license plate for Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Remember that this measure applies to private vehicles (cars, trucks, campers, motorcycles and ATVs), as well as motorcycles, motorcycles, tricycles and two- and four-wheeled mopeds. time.
Exempt Routes
Once again there will be roads exempt from peak and plate, these will be the River Road System, composed of the South Highway, Regional Avenue and Paralela Avenue, Las Palmas Avenue and 33rd Avenue (from the river to its connection with Las Palmas) .
Also the cl. 10 (from the river to the South Terminal and its connection with the Enrique Olaya Herrera airport), the sides of the La Iguaná ravine (between Carreras 63 and 80), the North road of the Horacio Toro bridge, between the loops that allow make the return to the south.
The townships of Medellín will be free of this vehicle restriction.
Peak and plate exemption
Hybrid, electric and gas-converted vehicles are exempt.
Also exempt are: vehicles for emergency care, vehicles that provide personalized and/or home medical care, vehicles that carry out work related to the rescue of organs and tissues and their transplantation.
Likewise exempt are vehicles intended for the transportation of food and/or perishable items, duly accredited and linked to the commercial activity, cargo vehicles, vehicles intended for the provision of public services, vehicles owned by media outlets, national security vehicles belonging to to the Military Forces, National Police, INPEC and the Attorney General’s Office.
Also vehicles intended for traffic control, vehicles intended for the transportation of people with illness and/or disability, understood as alternative mobility challenges, vehicles for transporting valuables, vehicles equipped with armor equal to or greater than level 3, funeral cars and vehicles belonging to security companies.
Penalties for failing to comply with the peak and plate
Failure to comply with the peak and license plate measure generates the immobilization of the vehicle and a financial penalty of 15 current legal daily minimum wages, equivalent to $650.000.
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