# International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

The International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) is an independent nonpolitical and non-governmental international organization of engineering and technological sciences academies, one member academy per country, that advances the following objectives:
| Provide an independent nonpolitical and non-governmental international forum for enlightened dialog and communication of engineering and technological sciences;
| Contribute to advancing engineering and technological sciences in order to promote economic growth, sustainable development, and societal well-being throughout the world;
| Foster collaboration and the development of bi- and multi-lateral programs between the member academies;
| Prepare science-based proposals in order to advise governments and international organizations on policy issues related to engineering and technology development;
| Promote diversity and inclusion in the global engineering profession;
| Promote ethics in engineering education, research and practice;
| Contribute to continuous improvement and modernization of engineering education and practice internationally;
| Foster a balanced public understanding of the applications of engineering and technology; and
| Foster establishment of additional engineering academies in countries where none exist.

## History

CAETS was founded in 1978 by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Academy of Engineering of Mexico [es], the US National Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. As of 2022, CAETS has 31 member academies. CAETS is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in the District of Columbia, US. From 1985 till 2000 the name “Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS)” was used, and upon 2000, the current name “International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences, Inc. (CAETS) is in usage.

## Organization

CAETS has Council (meets annually), Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
The CAETS Board of Directors includes four Officers (President: Denis Ranque; President-Elect: Neven Duić; Past-President: Manuel Solanet; Secretary/Treasurer: Ruth David) together with eight additional members elected by the Council to serve two year terms.
CAETS Member Academies:
Argentina: Academia Nacional de Ingenieria (ANI) - Elected to CAETS 1999 - website
Australia: Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) - Elected to CAETS 1978 (Founding Member) - website
Belgium: Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS) - Elected to CAETS 1990 - website
Canada: Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) - Elected to CAETS 1991 - website
China: Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) - Elected to CAETS 1997 - website
Croatia: Croatian Academy of Engineering (HATZ) - Elected to CAETS 2000 - website
Czech Republic: Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic - Elected to CAETS 1999 - website
Denmark: Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) - Elected to CAETS 1987 - website
Finland: Council of Finnish Academies (CoFA) - Elected to CAETS 1989 - website
France: National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) - Elected to CAETS 1989 - website
Germany: National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) - Elected to CAETS 2005 - website
Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Engineering (HAE) - Elected to CAETS 1995 - website
India: Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) - Elected to CAETS 1999 - website
Ireland: Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE) - Elected to CAETS 2020 - website
Japan: Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ) - Elected to CAETS 1990 - website
Korea: National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) - Elected to CAETS 2000 - website
Mexico: Academy of Engineering of Mexico (AIM) - Elected to CAETS 1978 (Founding Member) - website
Netherlands: Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI) - Elected to CAETS 1993 - website
New Zealand: Royal Society Te Aparangi (RSNZ) - Elected to CAETS 2019 - website
Nigeria: Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) - Elected to CAETS 2019 - website Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
Norway: Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences - Elected to CAETS 1990 - website
Pakistan: Pakistan Academy of Engineering (PAE) - Elected to CAETS 2018 - website
Serbia: Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS) - Elected to CAETS 2019 - website Archived 2022-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
Slovenia: Slovenian Academy of Engineering (IAS) - Elected to CAETS 2000 - website
South Africa: South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) - Elected to CAETS 2009 - website
Spain: Real Academia de Ingenieria (RAI) - Elected to CAETS 1999 - website
Sweden: Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) - Elected to CAETS 1978 (Founding Member) - website
Switzerland: Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) - Elected to CAETS 1988 - website
United Kingdom: Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) - Elected to CAETS 1978 (Founding Member) - website
United States: National Academy of Engineering (NAE) - Elected to CAETS 1978 (Founding Member) - website
Uruguay: National Academy of Engineering of Uruguay - Elected to CAETS 2000 - website

## Statements

In October 2007, CAETS issued a Statement on Environment and Sustainable Growth:
    As reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), most of the observed global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human-produced emission of greenhouse gases and this warming will continue unabated if present anthropogenic emissions continue or, worse, expand without control.
    CAETS, therefore, endorses the many recent calls to decrease and control greenhouse gas emissions to an acceptable level as quickly as possible.
In following years, CAETS has issued statements as listed:
2008: Delta Technology for a Sustainable and Habitable Planet
2009: Global Natural Resources – Management and Sustainability
2010: Sustainable Food Systems – Toward Food for All
2011: Engineering Analysis and Management to Reduce Risks
2012: Urban Development and Public Transportation: Improved Understanding of the Interdependencies
2013: Educating Engineers
2014: Engineering and the Future of Humankind
2015: Pathways to Sustainability in the Energy, Mobility and Health Care Sectors
2018: Sustainable Development of Agricultural and Forestry Systems
2019: Engineering a Better World – The Next 100 Years
2020: Engineering a Better World – Smart Society
2021: CAETS Statement on COP26
2022: CAETS Statement on Invasion of Ukraine