Author: Chris Brantley
IEEE Fellow Makes Case for Engineering Engagement With Policy-Making
In an op-ed for Open Access Government (17 Nov. 2022), IEEE Fellow Nicholas Jennings, chair of the Engineering Policy Centre Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering, made a case… Read more
Engineers Address Responses to Climate Change at COP27
IEEE joined with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the Engineering Institute of Canada – Institut Canadien des ingenieurs (EIC-ICI) to provide a global engineering perspective on… Read more
IEEE Study Provides Technology Insights
A recently released IEEE study collects insights from global technology leaders from the U.S., U.K., China, India and Brazil, including over 350 CTOs, CIOs and IT Directors, on the… Read more
Spectrum Series Focuses on Issues Posed By Lethal Autonomous Weapons
IEEE Spectrum (Nov. 3) features a series of articles on issues surrounding lethal autonomous weapons, drawn from a Challenges report developed by the IEEE Standards Research Group on Issues of… Read more
Planet Positive 2030 Initiative Seeks to Drive Global Sustainability By Design
Work is progressing on a new IEEE Standards Association initiative — Planet Positive 2030 — that is bringing together an open and multidisciplinary community of global experts to chart… Read more
IEEE Working to Make a Difference on Climate Change
IEEE’s Climate Change website provides a portal into IEEE’s commitment to help combat and mitigate the effects of climate change through pragmatic and accessible technical solutions and by providing engineers… Read more
IEEE-USA Whitepaper Addresses AI/IS Trustworthiness
The IEEE-USA has released a new whitepaper developed by the IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee in collaboration between the Law Committee of the IEEE Global Initiative on the Ethics of… Read more
Energy Statements Released by IEEE European Public Policy Committee
The IEEE European Public Policy Committee has released two new position statements addressing key energy challenges confronting Europe. The statement on “Maintaining and Enhancing Electric Power Grid Stability and… Read more
Engineers to Advise U.N. on Global Energy Transition
The United Nation’s Secretary-General announced the formation of the U.N. Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) in Sept. 2021 and a call for members was released in… Read more
Major Legislation Seeks to Advance USA Tech Competitiveness
On August 9, President Biden signed into law the Chips and Science Act, major new legislation that authorizes over $280b in tax incentives and federal spending over the next… Read more