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• [New] The UK government and many in the British car industry have long feared that, without enough gigafactories, the UK could lose out on many of the nearly 100,000 jobs linked to making cars and internal combustion engines. The Guardian
• To shift away from fossil fuels, promote resource efficiency and move towards a greener economy, the UK government introduced a target to create two million green jobs by 2030 within new and emerging sectors. GOV.UK
• The next NDC Government seeks to partner with local tech start-ups and businesses to launch a 'Digital Jobs Initiative' to create at least 300,000 skilled employment opportunities for young people. The Herald ghana
• Nigeria's rapidly expanding population, which is in desperate need of employment, could eventually overwhelm the government of the day except changes are implemented now to develop a sustainable economy that creates jobs. Punch Newspaper
• The UK government is running a pay transparency pilot scheme under which participating employers will disclose salary in the job advertisement and not ask about salary history. Travers Smith LLP
• The Nigerian government could leverage technology to improve the ease and cost of doing business, enabling the private sector to create new job opportunities, resulting in improved competitiveness. Leadership News
• The UK UK government and devolved administrations are taking joint action to accelerate the pace of road transport decarbonization, creating thousands of highly skilled jobs, stimulating investment and driving new export opportunities for UK UK businesses. GOV.UK
• Towards the end of last year, the UK government provided £500 million ($634 million) to fund the production of greener steel at the Welsh plant, while saying that 3,000 jobs were still at risk. New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in B
• Over 700 jobs will be created across the UK in a world-leading hydrogen industry from the South West of England to the Highlands of Scotland, backed by £2 billion in government funding over the next 15 years. GOV.UK
• Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs on offer in battery sector alone, as new Battery Strategy includes £50m newly allocated government funding to deliver a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030. GOV.UK
• New investment plans are expected to form part of a slate of announcements, as ministers say the Government strategy will also boost jobs and grow the British economy. Bracknell News
• As Southeast Asia rebuilds from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to promote a recovery that will not only support growth and job creation but also protect the environment. Asian Development Bank
• Toyota could receive hundreds of millions in cash incentives, tax breaks and infrastructure upgrades from the state of North Carolina and local governments for fulfilling its job creation and investment goals. Fortune
• At the highest levels of Pennsylvania government, officials are largely brushing off concerns and are instead celebrating the potential for hydrogen hubs to create new construction jobs and scientific industries. LebTown
• Like Mine Energy, its exploitation has the potential to deliver new jobs and investment into regions of the UK which are central to Government's Levelling Up agenda. North East Local Enterprise Partnership
• President Joe Biden's government is considering a financial renumeration to be added to its federal treasury now that crypto mining is generating job opportunities in the US and is expected to boom in the times to come. Gadgets 360
• People with disabilities face many barriers to education, job opportunities, and participation in government in Nigeria. Opinion Nigeria
• Idaho ($1,742,300) will sub-grant funds to approximately ten local governments, supporting sustainable economic development, job creation, energy savings, and infrastructure deployment. SolarQuarter
• People who are willing to get government jobs in agriculture sector 2023 can grab the opportunity to build their careers. Employeeadda
• A Sir Keir-run government would only borrow to invest in green enterprises, and that Labour expects its plans to create up to half a million jobs in the renewables industry, including 50,000 in Scotland. Evening Standard
• The Welsh government has completed the sale of a 30-acre site on Baglan Industrial Estate to Glass Systems Limited, which will safeguard 500 jobs and also create 100 new positions. Zenoot
• For 14 years, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation, growth and job creation in Canada's most populous region. Hydrogen Optimized
• The advent of generative AI, which includes chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard, has triggered concern that the technology could replace jobs, leading governments around the world to scramble to understand AI tools and respond. The Washington Post

Last updated: 21 April 2024