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• The structural reform agenda is designed to improve the investment climate and reduce costs to businesses, which will make it easier to create jobs while also protecting Jordan's poor and most vulnerable. Fortnightly, 5 February 2020
• While Thailand faces challenges in implementing the circular economy, such as managing waste effectively and innovating in product design, it sees opportunities in creating jobs, fostering new industries, and supporting the green agenda. Thailand Business News
• Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company, designed to drive clean energy deployment, boost energy independence, create jobs and ensure UK taxpayers, billpayers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy. GOV.UK
• HSBC expects the continuation of production-linked incentive schemes designed to stimulate local manufacturing and job creation, which could benefit companies such as Dixon Technologies, Ideaforge Technology, and Biocon. India Today
• Graphic designers can leverage their Adobe Creative Cloud skills to uncover diverse job opportunities, spanning freelance gigs to full-time positions across various industries and design domains. Inkbot Design
• Programs that are designed to increase access to job placement and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, supporting the self-reliance and integration of Venezuelans in host communities will be prioritized. United States Department of State
• Vulnerable and marginalised Australians will benefit from the creation of two new paid work placement programs, designed to support job seekers who have previously faced barriers to enter the workforce by connecting them with new opportunities in businesses and social enterprises. HRM Online
• In the journey towards delivering its Hydrogen Jobs Plan, South Australia's Malinauskas Labor Government is calling for designs and delivery concepts for the construction of its new hydrogen facility in Whyalla. gasworld
• Around 24.8k new graphic design jobs are predicted to become available every year in the US, which suggests skilled designers will still be in demand in the near future. Colorlib
• The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK's world-leading submarine design and will support thousands of jobs in the UK, with many based in the North-West of England. GOV.UK
• The contract with UK firm MBDA for a British-designed air defence system is a major boost for Euro-Atlantic security and will support hundreds of highly skilled jobs across the UK. GOV.UK
• The investments that create jobs in tourism, services, light manufacturing, heavy industry, design, entertainment, retail, shipping, publishing, communications, and finance will have to come from the global private sector. Foreign Affairs Magazine
• Livelihoods: Priority will be given to programs designed to increase access to job placement and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, and support the self-reliance and integration of Venezuelans in host communities. United States Department of State
• The nuclear-powered submarine program will create thousands of jobs in Australia over the coming decades in shipbuilding & sustainment roles, from welding to advanced manufacturing & hi-tech design. ABC (Australia)
• Bloomberg Law is a fully integrated platform designed to meet the needs of legal professionals with a collection of workflow tools and AI-powered technology that go beyond the traditional resources legal professionals expect, helping them get the job done faster and smarter. Bloomberg Law
• Design is going to enter into new constellations with other disciplines and play a new role for innovation, job creation and growth. Danish Design Centre
• There will be 94,000 jobs open each year in arts and design, and more than 20,000 new jobs created in the next decade. eCampus News
• State Opportunity Zones in Georgia enable a state tax credit for businesses that create two or more jobs in the designated area. The Century Foundation
• The creation of jobs in areas including AI, privacy and cloud - all of which need security embedded into their design to be truly beneficial - will boost Australia's international competitiveness and help attract investment from foreign companies. iTWire
• People who design systems for combustion vehicles will either need to be retrained so they can apply their skills to the next generation of EVs or face losing their jobs. Insider

Last updated: 24 November 2024