Engineering to shape a better world

Each year the ICE President is invited to deliver his Presidential Address to members of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI) and the IEI President is invited to deliver his address to members of the ICE. This year, IEI President Peter Langford chose sustainable development as his theme. His address demonstrated the contribution of engineers to economic and social progress and showed how influential the engineering profession has been in developing the communication networks (infrastructure and electronic), the health and the very fabric of society. He followed up this analysis by identifying the challenges which lie ahead in the twenty-first century and by describing some of the solutions engineers in Ireland have found to help deliver a more sustainable future for us all.