Scotland Policy Panel
The Scotland Policy Panel (known as the Engineering Policy Group Scotland) acts as a two-way link between the profession and government in Scotland.
The Scotland Policy Panel acts as a two-way link between the profession and government in Scotland. Its main tasks are to provide feedback into government thinking and to proactively raise matters of relevance with government. The policy group comprises senior members from Scottish industry, academe and professional organisations engaged with Scottish issues.
In fulfilling its role the policy panel:
- Provides via the IET considered answers and steering information to Scottish Executive consultations and other reports on Scottish issues relevant to the profession.
- Undertakes pre-emptive identification of issues applicable to Scotland's industry, educational system, social infrastructure and its engineering professionals.
- Provides a definitive IET Policy strategy and position regarding Scotland.
- Enables the IET to provide independent professional advice to Scotland's government.
The policy panel's scope includes:
- Economic and political influences on Scotland.
- Environmental impact of technology relevant to Scotland.
- National and European Community legislation change.
- Emerging technologies likely to impinge on the Scottish economy.
- Safety and security issues.
- Engineering skills, skills attrition, education and recruitment within Scotland.
Members of the Engineering Policy Group Scotland
Relevant submissions
2010
2008
2007
- S784 - Scottish Strategy Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration June 2007
- S775 - Science and Innovation Strategy for Scotland January 2007
Holyrood Briefings
- September 2009 - Tackling Scotland's Electrical Energy Challenge
- December 2008 - Electronics and Science: Relevance to the Scottish Economy
- April 2008 - Energy Challenge
Additional submissions made by the IET may be found in the submissions archive.