Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lamis J. Behbehani, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

the policy process [Experts 2, 5]  The inherently political nature of technology [Experts 2,5]  How technology influences national security and foreign policy [Experts 1, 4]  The diversity of policy vehicles that affect technology [Experts 4, 5]  The scales at which policies exist i.e. local, regional, national, international, and how policy differs across these scales [Experts 2, 4]  The responsibility of engineers for the consequences of technology and the ethics related to technology creation and use [Experts 2, 5]  The economic considerations that affect policy decisions [Experts 3, 4]  How to craft convincing and concise arguments [Experts 1, 3]In the same way, the following topics didn’t

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

world’s nationaleconomies based on a global competitiveness index (GCI). The GCI is structured around twelvepillars covering the three themes of Basic Requirements, Efficiency Enhancers and Innovationand Sophistication factors. Basic Requirements include measures such as ethics, crime, laws,infrastructure, health, etc. Efficiency Enhancers include higher education and training andtechnological readiness. Innovation and Sophistication factors include innovation as a significantset of measures. This comprises capacity for innovation, quality of scientific researchinstitutions, company spending on R&D, university-industry collaboration in R&D, governmentprocurement of advanced technology products, availability of scientists and engineers