If we are together, nothing is impossible. If we are divided, all will fail1 During the welcome speech, Trond Markussen, President of ANE has said that ANE was an alliance of similarly minded people, where sharing knowledge and promoting best practices was at core in order to raise awareness of the Scandinavian engineers in the region and beyond. “We, the three organsiations, representing our members’ interests should use the momentum today in anticipating solutions, which our members will be requiring from us tomorrow. Therefore, working together and exchanging our ideas in partnership is more important than ever. While Nordic engineers are improving human lives, we are working together on making their working conditions better,” concluded Trond. The world cannot function without engineers “When it comes to the technological development and automatisation, the engineers have the answers and the world cannot function without them,” - according to Jens Bundvald, General Secretary of Industrianställda i Norden. Further, in his welcome speech, Jens stressed that large Nordic companies had the opportunity to be leaders in technology, while SMEs would need assistance in managing the transition. Their employees will need reskilling, and therefore, the focus of social partners should be on continuous training. "At a time of false news, engineers who have a scientific approach to things are incredibly important. And we must get the rest of society and politicians to understand the important role engineers play in the society,” pointed Jens. Voice of engineers at Nordic level As said by Per Klok, former ANE General Secretary, the priority number one of the ANE back in 2007 was influencing the EU decision-making in relevant policy-areas and building a robust legacy of the engineers’ role and profession at EU level and globally. In addition, creating alliances and partnerships with different stakeholders was a prerequisite for a newly established organisation. According to Inese Podgaiska, current ANE General Secretary, the new ANE strategy prioritises the knowledge building and knowhow sharing in the areas of skills and competence development, new world of work, including artificial intelligence and the role of engineers in reaching the sustainable development goals. In the future, ANE should become bigger (including Finland and Iceland) and revitalised (younger and gender balanced). The focus will be on establishing a strong political dialogue with international organisations both at Nordic and global level to become the real voice and trademark of Nordic engineers! 1 Quote from Winston Churchill Memory book: ANE 10 years anniversary workshop The future perspectives for Nordic engineers in the new world of work
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