It cannot really influence policies in any substantive way".
As such, we have found that only a few self-motivated people use results data to influence policies or programmes.
In particular, government ideology still seems to influence policies such as privatization and market deregulation.
"The Koch brothers embody this ability to tap vast corporate profits and influence policies that undermine the public welfare".
The main areas in which these companies can influence policies are science, education, politics, and society in general.
His attempts to fix crises abroad and influence policies for development have consistently directed the attention of experts and ordinary people to pressing economic problems.
One goal in the agency's 2013 budget request was to "influence policies, standards and specifications for commercial public key technologies," the most common encryption method.
These are the very institutions that supposedly lobby the government, influence policies and pay less taxes, yet collude to underpay hard-working employees.
While the NSA points to vulnerabilities of American business networks and communications, it works with companies to "insert vulnerabilities into commercial encryption systems" and "influence policies, standards and specification for commercial public key technology".
Tuppy Owens - therapist, consultant, campaigner and author - started the Outsiders Trust in the 1980s and Sexual Health and Disability Alliance (Shada) in 2005 to influence policies so that more disabled people can explore their sexuality and enjoy healthy relationships.
Since November, Russia has been more explicit about cutting natural gas supplies not just to collect on debts, but to influence policies in countries like Ukraine and Georgia, European and NATO officials say.
