Closing the Gap

Forescout Delivers New Levels of Cyber Confidence and Control for Connected Assets

Retrieved on:

星期一, 五月 6, 2024

Data Management, Security, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Mitigation, RSA Conference, Risk, Conference, Risk management, Human, REM, Closing the Gap, Multimedia, Narration, Organization

The enterprise attack surface from connected assets, including unmanaged devices, is outpacing security teams’ ability to protect critical digital assets.

Key Points:

The enterprise attack surface from connected assets, including unmanaged devices, is outpacing security teams’ ability to protect critical digital assets.
Identifies Exposures: Forescout REM continuously identifies vulnerabilities across all cyber assets, managed and unmanaged, for real-time visibility into attack surface exposures.
With Forescout REM, security leaders can maximize efficiency and align security strategies with business objectives by providing intuitive, time-based insights into cyber asset risk history.
Detailed descriptions of risk factors associated with specific assets, including vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and threats lead to more precise risk management strategies.

Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government show muscle in Indigenous policy? One test is coming next week

Retrieved on:

星期四, 二月 8, 2024

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says Tuesday’s statement will “commit to new actions that focus on making a practical difference”.

Key Points:

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says Tuesday’s statement will “commit to new actions that focus on making a practical difference”.
Equally, ambitions to transform how decisions are made and delivered have so far proved beyond governments.
But the review’s “overarching finding” is that there’s been “no systematic approach to determining what strategies need to be implemented to disrupt business-as-usual of governments”.
He points out that the 1967 referendum was about giving the Commonwealth power to make policy for Australia’s Indigenous people.
Another initiative he suggests is expanding the Indigenous workforce in the community services sector, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
On another front, Albanese has it in his power to make one desirable gesture.
The governor-generalship comes up soon, and an Indigenous appointment would be appropriate and welcome.

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds

Retrieved on:

星期二, 七月 25, 2023

Agreement, Employment, Housing, Education, Coalition, Aborigine, Policy, Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Gap, Government, Human voice, Parliament, Closing the Gap, Productivity Commission, Health, Pharmaceutical industry, Management, Whaling

Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so, according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.

Key Points:

Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so, according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.
The commission says too many government agencies consult Indigenous people “on a pre-determined solution, rather than collaborating on the problem and co-designing a solution”.
The broad-ranging criticism is contained in the commission’s first review of the 2020 “National Agreement on Closing the Gap”.
Federal, state, territory and local governments and the Coalition of Peaks share accountability for the agreement’s implementation.
But Productivity Commission chair Michael Brennan says while the agreement holds significant promise, “so far we are seeing too much business as usual and too little transformation”.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle

Retrieved on:

星期四, 七月 20, 2023

Human, Aborigine, Gap, Human voice, Parliament, ATSIC, Constitution, Closing the Gap, Australian Electoral Commission, First Nations, Indigenous Voice to Parliament, No, Indigenous Australians, Mobile phone, Whaling, Liddle

In this podcast, we talk with two Indigenous senators, The Greens’ Dorinda Cox, and Liberal Kerrynne Liddle.

Key Points:

In this podcast, we talk with two Indigenous senators, The Greens’ Dorinda Cox, and Liberal Kerrynne Liddle.
Cox is campaigning for the Voice, while Liddle does not believe a Voice will achieve the practical outcomes those in favour are championing.
Cox, from Western Australia, believes a Voice will deliver more and better practical results for First Nations peoples compared to the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
She would rather see an Indigenous Voice legislated, with the “executive government” clause removed.

In the 1800s, colonisers attempted to listen to First Nations people. It didn't stop the massacres

Retrieved on:

星期四, 六月 1, 2023

Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images.

Key Points:

Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images.
Words attributed to them and images in the article are already in the public domain.
Also, historical language is used in this article that may cause offence.

Spotlight on the treatment of Indigenous people

During the 1830s, slave rebellions in Britain’s colonies and a growing humanitarian movement in the UK pushed the government to abolish slavery.
The spotlight was then turned on the treatment of Indigenous peoples, both within and on the edges of the rapidly expanding British Empire.
[had] directed their anxious attention to the adoption of some plan for the better protection and civilisation of the native tribes.
shewn [sic] himself to be eminently qualified by his charge of the Aboriginal Establishment at Flinders Island.

An aim to convey ‘wants, wishes or grievances’

Protectors were to “watch over the rights and interests of the natives” and protect them from “acts of cruelty, of oppression or injustice”.
The protector was also to be a kind of conduit to express the “wants, wishes or grievances” of Aboriginal peoples to the colonial governments.
Read more:
90 years ago, Yorta Yorta leader William Cooper petitioned the king for Aboriginal representation in parliament

A failure from the beginning

The protectorates scheme was also bound up in the supposed superiority of the colonisers’ race and Christian religion.
The ultimate goal was for Aboriginal people to become “civilised” and Christian – just like white people apparently were.
It was a paternalistic concept that ultimately turned humanitarian ideals into an even more violent and coercive colonial system.

How this history feeds into failed policies today

These supposedly moral standards around “protection” and “civilisation” ultimately forced Indigenous people to become less Indigenous.
These beliefs continue to permeate our government today through failed paternalistic policies such as Closing the Gap.
Such racialised policies draw on Australia’s history of containment of Aboriginal land and the ongoing colonial violence of “protection”.

MCCC's Annual Day of Giving Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises $32k for Students in Need

Retrieved on:

星期三, 十一月 16, 2022

County Route 535 (New Jersey), Technology, Population, Closing the Gap, Student, Mercer County Community College, Úna Claffey, MCCC, Housing, Gap, Foundation, Education, Policy, Food, Cryptocurrency, Tutoring, Mercer

WEST WINDSOR, N.J., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercer County Community College is excited to share the success of its latest annual day of giving, Mercer Tuesday, held on November 15th.

Key Points:

MCCC set an ambitious goal to fundraise $25,000 by Mercer Tuesday for its Closing the Gap campaign, which provides financial support to the college's most vulnerable students.
Mercer County Community College serves a diverse population of students across two campuses in West Windsor and Trenton.
In a recent poll, 89 percent of Mercer students expressed that they were in dire need of some type of financial assistance.
Studies show that students who defer their education seldom return to complete their degrees, leading to undesirable lifelong economic ramifications.

Groundbreaking Research Identifies Opportunities to Increase Educational Equity in Israel

Retrieved on:

星期二, 六月 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, reGeneration Education announced the results of its 21-month study of systemic barriers that prevent children in Israel from accessing trauma-informed early childhood and elementary education. The authors of reGeneration's study, "Closing the Gap: Increasing Access to Trauma-Informed Education for PCI/Arab Communities in Israel Through Waldorf Education," identified Israeli governmental policies and societal phenomena that prevent trauma-informed Waldorf kindergartens and schools from opening in communities where Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) live. At a time when Israel's new governing coalition has signaled receptivity to positive reform, reGeneration's report charts a visionary path forward by uniting parents and teachers who are Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israelis to work together to close barriers to trauma-informed education.

Key Points:

Trauma-informed education creates the conditions for peace in the Holy Land; reGeneration's first-of-its-kind research identifies solutions to increasing much needed access to trauma-informed education.
Research shows that trauma-informed education can play a key role in supporting children's healthy development in a diverse society.
"reGeneration's research illuminates the challenges that Palestinian citizens of Israel face when trying to access healing trauma-informed Waldorf education.
Less than three kindergartens and only one trauma-informed Waldorf school serve Palestinian citizens of Israel in Israel.

Thinkific Releases First-of-its-kind Online Learning Trends Report Revealing Key Trends in the Knowledge Economy from Top Creators

Retrieved on:

星期二, 四月 12, 2022

Online, Gap, Ebook, Ownership, TSX, Tech, Appetite, Exercise, Student, TikTok, Instagram, Closing the Gap, Television broadcasting, Social media, E-commerce, Rest, Public relations, Hatmaking, BC

Top course creators are 400% more likely to bring in their students from other platforms or databases (e.g.

Key Points:

Top course creators are 400% more likely to bring in their students from other platforms or databases (e.g.
VANCOUVER, BC, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Thinkific Labs Inc. ("Thinkific" or the "Company") (TSX: THNC), the platform shaking up the knowledge economy by empowering creators to create, market and sell their online learning products, today released Closing the Gap , an online learning trends report offering a unique look at the state of the knowledge economy, its industry leaders, and what's next.
The report analyzes 50,000+ data points, unveils survey data polling 2,000+ US adults, and shares insights from 7-figure-earning course creators.
"Course creators who are building hyper-successful online businesses aren't doing it by accident," said Henk Campher, Chief Marketing Officer at Thinkific.

Gap Inc. & Harlem’s Fashion Row Announce Award Winners for ‘Closing the Gap’ Initiative

Retrieved on:

星期一, 六月 21, 2021

In an ongoing effort to bridge the gap between education and fashion's new generation of Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders, Gap Inc., Harlem's Fashion Row (HFR), and ICON360, a nonprofit subsidiary of HFR, announced today the winners of the 'Closing the Gap' scholarships.

Key Points:

In an ongoing effort to bridge the gap between education and fashion's new generation of Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders, Gap Inc., Harlem's Fashion Row (HFR), and ICON360, a nonprofit subsidiary of HFR, announced today the winners of the 'Closing the Gap' scholarships.
Launched through Gap Inc.s ongoing partnership with Harlems Fashion Row, Closing the Gap aims to strengthen educational opportunities for the next generation of Black fashion leaders and provide a platform that empowers Black students to propel their studies and drive innovation within the fashion industry.
For more information about the 'Closing the Gap' initiatives or learn more about the award recipients, visit HFR ICON 360 .
Harlems Fashion Row (HFR) engages audiences and aligns brand partners with emerging designers of color in Fashion.

ADoH SCIENTIFIC Teams With Closing the Gap in Healthcare To Launch Vaccine-Focused Public Health Partnership for Black Communities in the Carolinas

Retrieved on:

星期二, 三月 9, 2021

Articles, Health, Determinants of health, Public health, Health Economics, Health care quality, Health equity, Health literacy, Closing the Gap

The growing body of data from ADoH SCIENTIFIC will be used by a consortium of South Carolina-based community organizations, including SCDHEC and Closing the Gap in Healthcare , to inform a public health education campaign called I Got It!

Key Points:

The growing body of data from ADoH SCIENTIFIC will be used by a consortium of South Carolina-based community organizations, including SCDHEC and Closing the Gap in Healthcare , to inform a public health education campaign called I Got It!
The study collected data via ADoH SCIENTIFICs Digital Affect Mirror technology, which uses adjustable-graphic images to quantify emotional states and other feelings.
ADoH SCIENTIFIC is a new data-driven mental and behavioral health analytic assessment company based in Charleston, SC.
Closing the Gap in Healthcares mission is to decrease health disparities and increase the health literacy of African Americans and the underserved communities throughout the Carolinas.