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The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy institution based in Washington DC, focused on strengthening the transatlantic alliance through cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs. CEPA provides innovative insight on trends affecting democracy, security, and defense to government officials and agencies; we help transatlantic businesses navigate changing strategic landscapes; and we build networks of future leaders versed in Atlanticism.
The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) works to ensure a strong and enduring transatlantic alliance rooted in democratic values and principles with strategic vision, foresight, and policy impact. Through cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs, we provide fresh insight on security, defense, and geopolitics to government officials and agencies; we help transatlantic businesses navigate changing strategic landscapes; we build networks of future Atlanticist leaders. CEPA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy institution.
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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs Denver Public Schools' system-wide education reform strategy from 2008-2019. Co-authored by CEPA director Parker Baxter, SPA Dean and Distinguished Professor Paul Teske and Associate Professor Todd Ely, the study provides a comprehensive, system-level answer to the question of whether Denver's reform strategy led to improved academic outcomes for students.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the vital role that school systems play in supporting children, families, and communities and on the capacity of those systems to respond effectively and equitably to the needs of students. Modern school districts were built to meet the demands of exponential population growth, urbanization, diversification, and industrialization. Yet, as collections of individual schools, districts have since their inception struggled to balance the complexities of governing and operating multiple schools across multiple communities of multiple means and multiple demands. Even as they strive to meet our individual and collective aspirations, they also reflect our local and national failures.
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As Colorado entered a second school year in a pandemic, schools and systems from coast to coast have been forced to figure out how to deliver a high-quality education and effectively address a multitude of student needs all while the nation struggles to fight a deadly disease. Systems were wrestling with many of these difficulties before the pandemic to be sure, but the virus caused a disruption of a different magnitude.
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The impact assessment on the UK-Japan CEPA builds upon the preliminary analysis published in the Japan free trade agreement scoping assessment. The purpose of the impact assessment is to provide parliament and the public with information on the potential economic impacts of the agreement.
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MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs of 21-24 nucleotides in length that acts as important modulators of gene expression related to numerous biological processes including development and defense response in eukaryotes. However, only a limited report on onion (Allium cepa) miRNAs is available and their associated role in growth and development of onion is not yet clear. Therefore, it is of interest to identify miRNAs and their targets in Allium cepa using the genome survey sequences (GSSs) and expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and deduce the functions of the target genes using gene ontology (GO) terms. We report 14 potential miRNAs belonging to 13 different families (miR162, miR168, miR172c, miR172e, miR398, miR400, miR414, miR1134, miR1223, miR6219, miR7725, miR8570, miR8703 and miR8752). BLAST analysis using psRNATarget server predicted 39 potential targets for the identified miRNAs majority of which were transcription factors implicated in plant growth, development, hormone signaling and stress responses. These data forms the basis for further analysis and verification towards understanding the miRNA mediated regulatory mechanism in Allium cepa.
Global Affairs Canada, with the support of other government departmentsFootnote 1, has conducted a comprehensive initial gender-based analysis plus (GBA Plus) to assess the potential impacts of a Canada-Indonesia CEPA on Canadians, taking into account gender and other inclusivity factors. The GBA Plus does not assess the potential impacts of the agreement on populations in Indonesia.
The GBA PlusFootnote 2 is an analytical tool used by the Government of Canada to support the development of responsive and inclusive initiatives, including policies, programs, and other initiatives. GBA Plus is a process for understanding who is impacted by the issue being addressed by the initiative; identifying how the initiative could be tailored to meet diverse needs of the people most impacted; and anticipating and mitigating any barriers to accessing or benefitting from the initiative. In a trade context, GBA Plus helps to inform Canada's position in trade agreement negotiations and to advance the government's inclusive approach to tradeFootnote 3, which seeks to ensure the benefits of trade liberalization are more widely shared, including by groups traditionally underrepresented in international trade, such as women, Indigenous peoples, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on diverse groups have made the GBA Plus an increasingly important tool to help policymakers analyze the potential impact of proposed initiatives.
GBA Plus for trade agreements is an iterative process that is conducted throughout the course of negotiations. The initial GBA Plus contributes to a better understanding of the potential differential impacts of a Canada-Indonesia CEPA on Canadians, and helps negotiators integrate gender and other inclusivity considerations into Canada's negotiating positions from the onset.
The Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development's mandate letter directs her to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to work in partnership with Indigenous peoples to advance their rights. As well, it commits the Minister to ensure that public policies are informed and developed through an intersectional lens, including by applying frameworks such as the GBA Plus and the quality of life indicators in decision-making. These commitments inform the work undertaken in the initial GBA Plus for a Canada-Indonesia CEPA and the enhanced attention to inclusive trade in Canada's FTA negotiations.
In November 2020, the Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch at Global Affairs Canada initiated work on a GBA Plus, using a custom-designed guidance questionnaireFootnote 4 and other supporting material, to guide negotiators in their analysis of the potential effects of a Canada-Indonesia CEPA as it relates to their respective areas.
From June to December 2021, the department consulted the draft initial GBA Plus with gender focal points within the Government of Canada, and then with the GBA Plus Sub-Committee of Global Affairs Canada's Gender and Trade Advisory Group (GTAG), whose mandate is to provide officials with expert recommendations on achieving gender-responsive trade agreements and advancing the government's inclusive approach to trade.
The GBA Plus will be updated throughout negotiations as new data, evidence, research, stakeholder feedback, and negotiating results become available. A final GBA Plus will be conducted following the conclusion of a Canada-Indonesia CEPA to evaluate the potential gender and inclusivity effects based on the agreement's final negotiated outcome.
From January 9 to February 23, 2021, the Government of Canada held public consultations to seek the views of Canadians on a possible CEPA with Indonesia, including the potential effects an agreement may have on the environment, labour, gender, and inclusivity.
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