Civil Engineering December 2022 | Vol 30 No 11

Civil Engineering December 2022 55 from various countries. FIDIC plays a leading role in addressing sustainability, organising anti-corruption campaigns, setting standards in consulting engi- neering, and interacting with the World Bank and other funding organisations and structures regarding procurement issues. FIDIC Box 311, CH-1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland T: +41 22 799 4900, F: +41 22 799 4901 E: fidic@fidic.org , W: www.fidic.org World Trade Center 2, Geneva Airport, 29 Route de Prés-Bois, Cointrin, CH-1215 Geneva, Switzerland ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) ICE, the UK-based equivalent of SAICE, was established in 1818, thereby setting the norm for learned societies in engi- neering. It has more than 95 000 members around the world. Since the early nineties ICE and SAICE have been cooperating on many issues. The most important of these to date for SAICE has been that ICE facilitated international reciprocity agreements between itself, ECSA and SAICE, in terms of which South African civil engineering qualifications and professional status are recognised. ICE also facilitated the entry of ECSA into various international accords, including the Washington Accord and the Engineers Mobility Forum. Learned society activities between ICE and SAICE are currently managed by means of an agreement of cooperation. Regular meetings between the two institutions, facilitated by the ICE-SA Division (Joint SAICE-ICE Division), form part of their annual activities, and on several occasions the Brunel Lecture has been presented in South Africa. Alain Jacquet is the current ICE repre- sentative for South Africa. ICE 1 Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA, United Kingdom T: +44 20 7222 7722 W: www.ice.org.uk IStructE (Institution of Structural Engineers) IStructE was originally established in 1908 as the Concrete Institute. Its focus is pri- marily on structural engineering and public safety within the built environment. It has more than 27 000 members in various coun- tries around the world. SAICE and IStructE cooperate via the IStructE Southern African Regional Group (IStructE-SA). Courtesy visits to the IStructE management in London by the SAICE Executive also take place from time to time. IstructE 47–58 Bastwick Street, EC1V 3PS London, United Kingdom T: +44 20 7235 4535 E: mail@istructe.org , W: www.istructe.org ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) ASCE was founded in 1852 and is one of the world’s largest learned engineering societies. ASCE’s global region is its fastest growing, and it currently has a member- ship of more than 150 000 civil engineering professionals in 177 countries. As a leader in the global civil engineering community, ASCE serves as the secretariat for the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council and serves as chair of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations- United Nations Relations Committee. In recent years, ASCE has implemented a variety of global programmes, including an IMAX film called Dream Big screened in more than 20 countries; a new interactive, immersive Future World Vision project, with content and educational materials available online; and a growing number of international student competitions such as the Concrete Canoe Competition. In 1994, ASCE was the first inter- national organisation to offer SAICE an agreement of cooperation. Its International Round Table (IRT) on a number of occa- sions provided SAICE with a valuable plat- form for communication and networking, including the ASCE Vision 2025 strategic planning exercise, where SAICE made sig- nificant contributions in terms of sustain- ability and a developing-world perspective. ASCE 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, Virginia, VA 20191, USA T: +1 703 295 6300 / 800 548 2723 (toll free) W: www.asce.org FAEO (Federation of African Engineering Organisations) and SAFEO (Southern African Federation of Engineering Organisations) In order to achieve engineering excellence and to create a better quality of life for all in Africa, leaders and representatives of engineering institutions in Africa held a General Assembly on 8 May 2012 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, and unanimously agreed to establish a central united home for African engineering organisations in solidarity under the name Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO). The organisational model of FAEO comprises: Q Q Central African Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO) Q Q Eastern African Federation of Engineering Organisations (EAFEO) Q Q North African Federation of Engineering Organisations (NAFEO) Q Q Southern African Federation of Engineering Organisations (SAFEO) Q Q West African Federation of Engineering Organisations (WAFEO). These various regional groups work under the FAEO, which represents Africa at the WFEO, AU (African Union) and any other relevant international organisations. SAFEO represents Southern Africa in COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), SADC (Southern African Development Community), NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) and other regional bodies with engineering and sustainable develop- ment interests in the region. The SAFEO arm of FAEO strives to promote and extend the exchange of technical, scientific and professional knowledge to better service the interests and welfare of engineering practitioners in member countries, as well as to en- courage and support members to uphold and advance the integrity, honour and dignity of engineering in order to achieve the following outcomes: Q Q Excellence in engineering technology in Africa. Q Q Informed and intelligent decision- making about built environment infra- structure by all government structures and private sector entities, by utilising human capacity building orientation programmes and projects. Q Q A sufficient pool of competent profes- sionals by and through: Q Q offering and pursuing awareness and orientation programmes, projects and activities regarding the role of engineering and technology Q Q promotion of interest in mathe- matics and science at higher grades in primary and secondary schools Q Q offering career guidance pro- grammes and activities