JANUARY 2001
From the Managing Editor:
Welcome to the Premier Forum for
Technology and Public Policy!
Welcome to IEEE-USA Policy Perspectives.
If you are looking for news and opinion on the myriad issues and events related to
engineering and technology policy, you've come to the right place.
For the first time, IEEE-USA is offering timely articles
and commentary on the topics that are shaping legislation, the technology workplace and
the engineering world. Our on-line format for Policy Perspectives
will allow us to reach you frequently, while issues are "hot" and need your
attention. You’ll have instant access to articles, point-counterpoint discussions,
tips, and reader opinions related to the many technology and public policy issues being
discussed at the local, state and national levels. We’ll also provide you with the
information you need to get involved and to contribute your expertise — and your
voice — to the decision-making process.
With this inaugural issue of Policy
Perspectives, our effort to reach you with the latest information about
technology and public policy has begun. No doubt, this webzine will evolve during the
coming months. We will continue to encourage your feedback and your input as we grow.
Since you know which issues concern or affect you the most and communication among peers
makes for the most useful action, we hope you will make Policy Perspectives
your vehicle for speaking out, contributing knowledge and sharing opinions.
This month’s focus piece discusses electrical power
deregulation. IEEE Life Fellow Jack Casazza gives us all some hard-hitting themes to think
about. We have also included an article about kaizen, a long-standing approach to business
in Japan. Finally, we offer some U.S. IEEE members' opinions about the pros and cons of
licensure and registration for engineers, along with great sources of information and
useful web links. Please keep in touch.
—Catherine S. McGowan
