Engineering for Sustainable Development

The report highlights the crucial role of engineering in achieving each of the 17 SDGs.

It shows how equal opportunities for all is key to ensuring an inclusive and gender balanced profession that can better respond to the shortage of engineers for implementing the SDGs.

It provides a snapshot of the engineering innovations that are shaping our world, especially emerging technologies such as big data and AI, which are crucial for addressing the pressing challenges facing humankind and the planet.

It analyses the transformation of engineering education and capacity-building at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that will enable engineers to tackle the challenges ahead.

It highlights the global effort needed to address the specific regional disparities, while summarizing the trends of engineering across the different regions of the world.