Northern Ireland Policy Group

The Northern Ireland Policy Group acts as a two-way link between the profession and local government in Northern Ireland.

Its two main tasks are to provide feedback into government thinking and to proactively raise matters of relevance with government. It is a body of senior advisors chosen to represent the Profession in satisfying these needs specifically for Northern Ireland. The policy group comprises senior members from Northern Ireland industry, academe and professional organisations engaged with Northern Ireland issues.

In fulfilling its role the policy group

Provides via the IET considered answers and steering information to government consultations and other reports on Northern Ireland issues relevant to the Profession.
Undertakes pre-emptive identification of issues applicable to Northern Ireland its industry, educational system, social infrastructure and its engineering professionals.
Provides a definitive IET Policy strategy and position regarding Northern Ireland.
Enables the IET to provide independent professional advice to local government.

The policy group's scope includes:

Economic and political influences on Northern Ireland.
Environmental impact of technology relevant to Northern Ireland.
National and European Community legislation change.
Emerging technologies likely to affect the Northern Ireland economy.
Safety and security issues.
Engineering skills, skills attrition, education and recruitment within Northern Ireland.

Current programme work themes:

NI energy and the environment.
NI IT Skills
Matching school, FE and HE output to the NI workplace needs.

Members of the Northern Ireland Policy Group

Chair
Mr Steve Lusty	Consultant
Members
Mr Chris Conway	Corus Ireland
Dr Sheila Gilheany	Institute of Physics in Ireland
Mr David Hatton	Engineering Training Council, Northern Ireland
Mr Jim Kingsmore	JCP Consulting
Dr Martin Lamb	Queens University, Belfast
Mr Cormac Kelly	Intune Networks
Mr Alan McCartney	Consultant
Mr Robin McCormick	SONI
Mr Kieran McGeown	St Mary's University College
Mr Alan Strong	University of Ulster
Mr John Thompson	Queen's University Belfast
Dr James Uhomoibhi	University of Ulster
Mr Jonathan Wallace	University of Ulster
Dr Alan Webb	University of Ulster
Professor Roger Woods	Queen's University Belfast

Relevant reports and briefings

Mathematics the lingua franca of career opportunities and a strong economy (100 k) Updated June 2008

Relevant submissions

2006

Additional submissions made by the IET may be found in the submissions archive.

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Mathematics the lingua franca of career opportunities and a strong economy (100 k) Updated June 2008