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21 Oct “Called to Serve” (by R.Cox and D. O’Dwyer

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2014
Joint publication, with Engineers Ireland, of biographies and Presidential Addresses of Presidents of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, over the period from the establishment of the Institution in 1835 to 1969, printed in book format
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21 Oct Smart Maintenance for Smart Factories – Driving Industrie 4.0 through smart maintenance

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2015
With Industrie 4.0, Germany is on the brink of a new industrial age in which smart factories – the intelligent factories of the future – will occupy a central role. In order to realise this vision, it will also be necessary to ensure that smart factories benefit from smart maintenance that is equipped to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Smart maintenance will help to secure jobs in industry, manage the complexity within smart factories and drive Industrie 4.0 by acting as an engine of innovation and a source of knowledge.
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21 Oct Thinking like an Engineer: Implications for the education system

Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng)
2014
Written in partnership with the Centre for Real World Learning at the University of Winchester. Offers insights into how engineers think, and how the education system can be designed more effectively to encourage these habits of mind.
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21 Oct Prioritising Investment in National Infrastructure

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2015
Tom Brick, Executive Director (IAE)- 2015 Paper presented at the Dublin Economics Workshop 2015.Recommended the preparation of a 20 year Framework Plan, more rigorous prioritisation process and need to learn from past mistakes.
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21 Oct “Called to Serve”

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE)
2014
Authors –R.Cox and D. O’Dwyer of IAE Heritage Committee - 2014 Joint publication, with Engineers Ireland, of biographies and Presidential Addresses of Presidents of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, over the period from the establishment of the Institution in 1835 to 1969, printed in book format.
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