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SmallGovCon Week in Review: Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2024

SmallGovCon

Government Software and Databases Agencies are losing out on software savings, GAO finds Government Contractors Agree to Pay $3.9

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NSW Department of Education works with AWS to transform tech skills and the digital jobs landscape

AWS Public Sector

The feedback reflected this, with 89 percent of participants recommending the training to fellow educators. Students upskilled on the AWS Educate learning platform, attended seminars on topics including cybersecurity, generative AI, and data analytics, and cumulatively received more than 50 hours of small group mentoring from AWS employees.

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The Global Minimum Tax is a Game Changer: Learn About the Main Tax Policy Trade-offs

Inter-American Development Bank

These topics were the focus of a three-day Regional Seminar on International Taxation, held in Brasilia on June 11-13, 2024, which marked a significant milestone in the work of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its partners in helping Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) address critical tax policy challenges.

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Interview with Our Editors: In Conversation with Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll, Co-Director of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Kluwer Arbitration

Today the majority of teams have participated in numerous pre-moots either in person or online. We see organizations like the American CLDP-program or Africa in the Moot providing support to such teams on a large scale with former Mooties as outside coaches and by organizing seminars and training sessions.

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Climate Change or Change of Climate?

Kluwer Arbitration

Conclusion The seminar underlined the impact of climate change and ESG issues on business, commercial contracts, and investments, with implications for international arbitration. Argentina , or pursuant to the Bangladesh Accord post-Rana Plaza catastrophe.

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Interview with Our Editors: Nigeria and Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre in the Spotlight with Abimbola Akeredolu SAN

Kluwer Arbitration

The Centre has had four editions since 2019, with the fourth being a hybrid event with physical participation in Accra, Ghana. The volunteers are given the opportunity to coordinate and / or contribute to the coordination of initiatives, such as the LACIAC Live Debates, and the Centre’s newsletter events and seminars.

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Treating Symptoms or Root Causes? The Draft Statute of an Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution

Kluwer Arbitration

The Advisory Centre’s Mandate Participating in ISDS proceedings requires time and money. Article 6 deals with general technical assistance and “capacity building”, such as advice on dispute prevention, trainings, seminars, exchange of experience and serving as a repository of information.

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