Dr. Gordon Day, Chair of IEEE’s Global Public Policy Committee (GPPC), delivered a webinar briefing for IEEE Technical Activities volunteer leaders on IEEE’s Global Public Policy activities and the new IEEE policies and processes that govern public policy activity by IEEE’s technical societies, councils and other TA organizations.   The webinar was held on 26 April… Read more →

  The U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s 2018 Convocation of Professional Engineering Societies, held in concert with the American Association of Engineering Societies, is being webcast on Monday, April 23.  The Convocation features panels of experts including many IEEE notables, addressing  “Cybersecurity – Challenges for the Engineering Profession and Society”, and “Enhancing the Resilience of the… Read more →

The first three in a planned five part series of orientation videos related to the IEEE Global Public Policy program, its purposes, structures and processes, are now available.  Narrated by GPPC Chair Gordon Day, the short (12-15 minute) videos cover the following topics: Part 1 – Introduction to IEEE’s Global Public Policy Activities Part 2 – The… Read more →

  IEEE is looking to hire a public policy professional with 3-5 years experience to support and promote the IEEE European Public Policy Program (EPPP) and its efforts to expand the dialogue between the European engineering community and European public authorities on public policy matters relating to IEEE’s fields of interest.  To be based out of… Read more →

  IEEE’s is an active participant at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2017), currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland (18-21 Dec.), including sponsorship of a “Day Zero” event that brings together several IEEE global internet inclusion working groups focused on digital literacy, public access and community networks, innovative and alternative business models, finance and investment, evidence-based… Read more →

  The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems) is seeking comments on the second edition of its Ethically Aligned Design: A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, (EADv2), the most comprehensive, crowd-sourced global treatise on the ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems available today.  Developed with input from more… Read more →

  On Tuesday, 5 December 2017 in Brussels, Belgium, IEEE and its European Public Policy Initiative is hosting a major European Summit on Technology for Health: Transforming Healthcare and Wellbeing.  The Summit will bring together policymakers, leaders in the healthcare, medical technology and electronics industries as well as expert patients in order to facilitate a dialogue on… Read more →

  Both the IEEE-USA and the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative have released position statements offering policy recommendations directed at U.S. and European policy-makers respectively. The IEEE-USA statement outlines four key priorities for development of U.S. policy related to artificial intelligence: Develop and make available to government, industry, and academia a workforce of well qualified… Read more →

The IEEE Internet Initiative is organizing three sessions in conjunction with the 12th Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), 18-21 December at the United Nations Office in Geneva. “Shape Your Digital Future!” is the theme for this year’s multi-stakeholder event for dialogue regarding internet policies, which was initially convened in 2006 by the UN General Secretariat.  … Read more →

  On 16 Oct. 2017, IEEE held its Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions (IIAS) event at The George Washington University, Marvin Center in Washington, DC.  The full-day meeting, featured working sessions of the seven IIAS working groups to progress their work, share information, report on new developments, and work toward collective action for advancing solutions for internet inclusion… Read more →