Memorandum 45
Submission from the British Computer Society
The British Computer Society (BCS) is pleased
to endorse the Professional Engineering Community's response to
the above consultation. For detailed input relating to the IT/computing
sector of engineering, BCS would also like to refer the Select
Committee to the response submitted by the UKCRC-an Expert Panel
of the British Computer Society, the Council of Professors and
Heads of Computing and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
The British Computer Society is the leading
professional body for the IT industry. With over 60,000 members,
the BCS is the Professional and Learned Society in the field of
computers and information systems.
The BCS is responsible for setting standards
for the IT profession. It is also leading the change in the public
perception and appreciation of the economic and social importance
of professionally managed IT projects and programmes. In this
capacity, the Society advises, informs and persuades industry
and government on successful IT implementation.
IT affects us all in our everyday lives, and
that is why BCS is committed to advance IT knowledge and deliver
professionalism at the highest standards by `Creating the IT Profession'
for the 21st century.
March 2008
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