“Engineering is at the service of man, as always, but in this phase of turning points, engineering is thought of as the tool that takes care of society through all the traditional declinations and through the new declinations: engineering biomedical, robotics, aerospace engineering”. This was underlined by Francesco Gaudini, president of the Order of Engineers of Siena, speaking at the 68th National Congress of Engineers of Italy, entitled ‘Engineering breakthroughs to govern change, underway in Siena. “Breakthroughs – he explained – because we are faced with a continuously evolving society, made up of even sudden changes in direction and trajectories, social, economic and productive turning points. Changes that concern phenomena on a planetary scale: from climate changes to those desired by man with the introduction of new technologies, artificial intelligence. Engineering is not only not immune to these changes but is one of the tools to govern this change”.
Gaudini recalled how “Siena since 1200 has represented an example of ingenuity applied to art, beauty and functionality” with a historic center that is a UNESCO world heritage site. “Hidden treasures also from an engineering point of view, such as the spoils, a medieval aqueduct, still functioning today”. An impressive organizational machine for the Order of Engineers of Siena: “If we have arrived here – said Gaudini – it is also thanks to the synergistic work done by our Order, that of Grosseto and by all the entities present in the city, by the municipal administration , to the world of the Contrade, from the service providers to our musical excellences, to the University, from the Hoteliers’ Federation, and last but not least, the fundamental contribution of the National Council and the Foundation of the National Council”.
“The idea of a widespread Congress is an absolute novelty – he clarified -, i.e. located in several iconic places in the city and with the creation of events also open to non-experts, in line with the propensity of recent years to create events increasingly open to the world of culture, politics and civil society. A Congress that stimulated the sense of belonging in our community of engineers, a community that deployed unexpected resources and energies capable of involving the entire territory and all the institutions until the objective was achieved”.
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