Improving Global Quality of Life
Improving Global Quality of Life
Improving Global Quality of Life
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Common challenges identified in all sectors and throughout the world include:<br />
Environmental sustainability including addressing global warming, CO 2<br />
emissions, waste disposal,<br />
decommissioning and recycling.<br />
Rapid increase <strong>of</strong> energy and commodities consumption world wide related to population growth,<br />
with associated demands for manufactured products and resources. Forecasts <strong>of</strong> global growth<br />
indicate that vast amounts will be spent on infrastructure projects alone, with enormous economic<br />
growth taking place in countries such as PR China, India, Indonesia, Africa, etc.<br />
Workplace health and safety including management <strong>of</strong> welding to minimise hazards.<br />
Product quality, fitness for purpose and compliance with standards, codes and/or specifications.<br />
Effective technology transfer to industry in developed, emerging and in transition countries.<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> skilled personnel in countries to implement appropriate technologies – though not<br />
necessarily leading-edge technologies. Part <strong>of</strong> this challenge is to improve the image <strong>of</strong> welding as<br />
a career so that it will attract young people.<br />
Establishment <strong>of</strong> national and regional Educational Support Centres Networks and Technology<br />
Support Centres Networks to support technology transfer and implementation.<br />
Research and development in welding and joining technologies, to generate continuous innovation<br />
in areas such as arc welding, high power beam welding technologies (laser and electron beam),<br />
friction stir welding, hybrid welding etc., to provide solutions for various production systems.<br />
Research and development in materials and their weldability, modelling, light-weight design,<br />
structural assessment and extension <strong>of</strong> the life cycle <strong>of</strong> structures.<br />
Integration <strong>of</strong> information technology for knowledge management, modelling, technology diffusion,<br />
data storage and communication.<br />
Promotion <strong>of</strong> international cooperation and harmony for the achievement <strong>of</strong> these goals, linking<br />
with the IIW Project “To Improve the <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> through the Optimum Use <strong>of</strong> Welding<br />
Technology”.<br />
Through Optimum Use and Innovation <strong>of</strong> Welding and Joining Technologies<br />
<strong>Improving</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
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