@inproceedings{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00000814,
 author = {Galloway, Patricia D.},
 book = {Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal},
 issue = {1},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {The roles that Engineers have taken on goes well beyond the realm of knowledge and technology. Engineering impacts the health and vitality of a nation as no other profession does. The business competitiveness, health, and standard of living of a nation are intimately connected to engineering. As technology becomes increasingly engrained into every facet of our lives, the convergence between engineering and public policy will also increase. This will require that Engineers develop a stronger sense of how technology and public policy interact. The public is playing a much more active role in both private and public projects alike through more open planning processes, environmental regulations, and elevated community expectations that place greater responsibility of those executing project developments. While Engineers have indirectly pursued connections to public policy through lobbying organizations and their own professional engineering societies, the engagement of Engineers in public policy issues has been haphazard at best. It is both the responsibility of the Engineers and important to the image of the profession that engineers make a better connection with public policy in the future. The Engineer of the 21^<st> Century will need to assume leadership positions from which they can serve as a positive influence in the making of public policy and in the administration of government and industry. Essential public policy and administration fundamentals include the political process, public policy, laws and regulations, funding mechanisms, public education and involvement, government-business interaction, and the public service responsibility of professionals.},
 publisher = {Society for Social Management Systems},
 title = {The Engineer’s Role in Public Policy},
 volume = {3},
 year = {2007}
}