National Broadband Plan Ireland – Policy Advisory

21 Oct National Broadband Plan Ireland – Policy Advisory

Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE) 2016 Advisory prepared to assist in developing a national policy in providing an internationally competitive, ubiquitous, high speed broadband service based on long term planning (30yrs).
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21 Oct Autonomous Systems: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues

Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng) 2009 Autonomous systems are likely to emerge in a number of areas over the coming decades. These technologies can promise great benefits, replacing humans in tasks that are mundane, dangerous and dirty, or detailed and precise. They also have...
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21 Oct The proper use of the Precautionary Principle

National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) 2011 The Precautionary Principle (PP), introduced into the French Constitution in 2004, is the epicentre of a passionate debate involving the whole of society. Is it then possible to identify the “proper use” of this principle which would...
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21 Oct Guidelines for a German Aerospace Policy

National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) 2010 This position paper describes the guidelines for a future German aerospace policy. It is the result of the analysis conducted by a group of authors under the aegis and significant involvement of acatech members. Its predominant purpose...
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21 Oct Innovation plan Sweden

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA) 2011 – A basis for a Swedish innovation strategy INNOVATION FOR GROWTH – from talk to action The key to Sweden’s future prosperity is renewal – innovation. The objective of Innovation for Growth is to use concrete proposals and...
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21 Oct Strategic performance assessment for ESA’s MELiSSA Project

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA) 2011 The Micro Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELiSSA) was first initiated by Claude Chipaux at Matra’s Space Branch in 1986 as a potential life support system project for the French Space Agency, CNES. An initial MELiSSA experiment was...
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21 Oct Philosophy of Engineering (Vol II)

Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng) 2011 This is the second volume of a series of papers presented at The Royal Academy of Engineering, for its series on philosophy and engineering. The first part of this volume tackles some deep philosophical issues on which engineering...
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21 Oct How can sport drive engineering innovation?

Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng) 2012 A report summarising the key points raised at an international and multidisciplinary one-day conference highlighting the links between sporting excellence and innovative engineering. Organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering in partnership with the Science and Innovation Network...
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