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Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World
AbbreviationAETDEW
FoundedMay 16, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-16)
FounderLee Yee Cheong
Founded atKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TypeLearned society
Legal statusNonprofit organization
FocusEngineering sciences, technology
HeadquartersPuchong, Malaysia
OriginsUnited Nations
Region served
World
Members (2018)
190
Official language
English
President
Lee Yee Cheong
Key people
Lee Yee Cheong
Affiliationswww.istic-unesco.org
Websitewww.aetdew.org

The Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World is a learned society which primary focus is to enhance the indigenous engineering and technological human and institutional capacities of Group of 77 nations through the Belt and Road Initiative that has been embraced by nearly the whole of the developing world.[1]

Origin[edit]

At the turn of the twenty-first century, the United Nations adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2001–2015, to lift the world out of poverty. Building on the success of the MDGs, the United Nations adopted in September 2015 a further 15-year global action plan (2016-2030) focused on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve the sustainable development of developing countries. The achievements of the UN MDGs were in no small measure due to the development model of Asia Pacific of building inclusive infrastructure and nurturing indigenous small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing and services sectors. The leaders were the four Asian Tiger economies, followed by other ASEAN nations and China.

In 2005, the Group of G77 and China held the 2nd Summit in Doha and urged UNESCO to enhance engineering and technological human and institutional capacity in developing countries. As a result, the UNESCO International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) was launched in May 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. ISTIC was hosted by Malaysia as her contribution to assist sustainable development of sister developing countries through science, technology and innovation.[2]

As the achievement of the inclusive SDGs would require greater collaborative efforts by South countries through South-South cooperation, ISTIC in 2015 proposed the formation of the Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World (AETDEW) to mobilise the engineering, technological and scientific communities in government, industry, academia and civil societal organisations of G77 nations to help them achieve the UN SDGs based on the SDG premise "Leave No One Behind".[3] AETDEW was registered in Malaysia and launched in Kuala Lumpur on 16 May 2017.[4]

Fellowships[edit]

As of September 2018,[5] AEDTEW membership includes 4 Honorary Fellows, 178 Fellows from G77 countries and 8 Foreign Fellows from OECD countries.[6]

Post-nominal letters[edit]

Each grade of AETDEW Academy Member shall be entitled to use the respective post-nominal letters as follows:[7][8][9]

  1. F.AETDEW for Fellows and Foreign Fellows
  2. Hon.F.AETDEW for Honorary Fellows
  3. A.F.AETDEW for Associate Fellows

References[edit]

  1. ^ "3rd Annual General Meeting of the AETDEW held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "FTI UMI dan PII Cabang Makassar Diundang UNESCO Ikuti Workshop Keinsinyuran". Tribun-Timur. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "One Belt One Road Teenager Maker Camp & Teacher Workshop 2018". Academy of Sciences Malaysia. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Inaugural meeting of the Academy of Engineering and Technology of Developing World (AETDEW) held in KL Malaysia under the auspices of ISTIC, May 16, 2017". Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "AETDEW". Beijing ZhongKeTeRui, Technology Co. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Conferment Ceremony of Medals and Certificates of AFEO, AAET, AETDEW, Fed.MES (Annual Dinner and Award Night)". Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "MoU Signed between UTAR, AAET, AETDEW, MSPC and CNAP". Global Education News. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. ^ "MoU inked between UTAR, AAET, AETDEW, MSPC and CNAP". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ^ "拉曼大学、AAET、AETDEW、MSPC、CNAP签署谅解备忘录 促进知识共享和在线学习". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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