Canada

Working Group on Public Service Productivity: Overview

The Working Group on Public Service Productivity was appointed by the President of the Treasury Board of Canada in the autumn of 2024 to “examine productivity in Canada’s federal public service and ...
Canada

Working Group on Public Service Productivity: Recommendations

Accurate and transparent measurement of public service productivity is essential to improving outcomes for Canadians. Without reliable data, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness and efficiency ...
IEEE

A New Multitask Joint Learning Framework for Expensive Multi-Objective Optimization Problems

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a multi-objective optimization algorithm based on multitask conditional neural processes (MTCNPs) to deal with expensive multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Defence briefs Pacific nations on China's naval flotilla but 'final destination' unknown

Defence officials have briefed Pacific nations on the offensive capabilities of China's naval task group in the Indo-Pacific. Analysts believe the naval flotilla is likely to sail further east into ...
Tallahassee Democrat

DeSantis declares Muslim advocacy group a 'terrorist' organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation prevents the civil rights group from receiving state ...