the various phases of its
development. All this would
not have happened had it not
been for the contributions of
our engineering professionals
in enabling Malaysia through
the development of a
comprehensive network of
highways, buildings, seaports,
airports, electrical power, water
and sanitation infrastructures
which are comparable to the
best in the world.
Indeed the roles of
engineers, engineering
technologists and technicians
are an integral part of any
nation’s development. With an
inter-connected world through
trade in goods and services,
the engineering standards and
benchmarking among nations
become more critical for mutual
acceptance of each other’s
services. “Connectivity” among
nations is the order of the day
as evident in the APEC CEO
Summit, BOAO Asian Forum,
World Economic Forum and
ASEAN Economic Community
which is why we must embrace
it religiously in capturing the
essence of its value.
Among the key components of
connectivity is the development
and upgrading of infrastructure
facilities which require massive
engineering inputs. As such
the impact of such connectivity
within the region is the mobility
of engineering professionals in
ensuring the right standards and
competencies of the engineering
profession being employed. This
becomes even more important
as our policy moves towards selfregulation, to promote greater
efficiency and productivity of
our delivery systems by reducing
bureaucracy.
Dr David Kolger, Chairman of IEA Governing Group addressing the
audience
YB Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Minister of Works Malaysia
officiating the International Engineering Alliance Meeting
Group photo of IEA Governing Group
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