Society must value creative engineers

摘要

Measures must be taken to ensure that excellent, creative engineers should be valued for what they deliver to society. This was one of a number of recommendations in a statement, Staying the Course, recently published by The Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (ACSTI). The statement highlights the main areas that need to be addressed to ensure Ireland continues to support research and innovation as key priorities for economic and employment stability and growth. "We must maintain our commitment to science and technology as a central element of our enterprise policy," said Tom McCarthy, chairman of ACSTI. In