| NOTAS: | "... In 2014, IEEE’s global community charted a course forward that will see it evolve and grow in the coming decades of the 21st century. The concerted efforts of our members and volunteers in nations spanning the world continued IEEE’s long-standing tradition of bringing technology and ideas together to benefit humanity. That has always been what has driven engineers, scientists and technologists; that through their efforts, their work can change our world. It is seen firsthand in the work underway to increase engineering capacity in Africa. It is present in the new partnerships we forged this past year with representatives from Jordan, from Egypt, and from the United Arab Emirates, which included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for future work with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. We find it in China and Japan, where IEEE spent much of 2014 increasing our engagement, working with industry leaders in the telecommunications and power industries, as well as leaders within the governmental and standards development communities. …" |
