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Futurist looks at computerized policy-making, to tackle engineering challenges

February 20, 2008

Futurist looks at computerized policy-making, to tackle engineering challenges

Daniel W. Rasmus discusses on his futuristic blog some of the Grand engineering challenges identified by a select committee from the National Engineering Academy (NEA).

Mr. Rasmus stressed the necessity of grassroots model of policy making in order to tackle the listed challenges. “I think we need a more distributed, organic method that integrates public policy makers, citizens and the organizations that co-exist in a given area.” He points out the possibilities of technology in policy making. “[S]cience can help depoliticize the planning process and providing transparency into how various constraints: natural, technological and political, were handled in the various models.”

The 14 challenges identified by the NEA are: “Make solar energy economical; Provide energy from fusion; Develop carbon sequestration methods; Manage the nitrogen cycle; Provide access to clean water; Restore and improve urban infrastructure; Advance health informatics; Engineer better medicines; Reverse-engineer the brain; Prevent nuclear terror; Secure cyberspace; Enhance virtual reality; Advance personalized learning; Engineer the tools of scientific discovery.”

Picture: NEA

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