Critical Infrastructure in Harmony with Nations and Nature
Builders of Civilization
Critical infrastructure is the backbone of the modern world. Every society depends on the expertise of engineers whose profession can rightly be called the builders of civilization.
Engineers are responsible for planning, designing, building, operating, and retrofitting critical infrastructure to ensure that it is safe, resilient, sustainable, socially beneficial, long-lasting, and reliable.
The Atlas Initiative is the advocacy partner of the 30-million-member World Federation of Engineering Organizations, providing thought leadership and outreach to governments and the private sector to promote advancements in engineering which will raise the quality of life and leave no one behind. The Atlas Initiative is also a co-founder with the National Quantum Literacy Network and Cultiva Solutions of the Health Cure Research Alliance.
Goal
Transform critical infrastructure for society through a global renaissance in engineering.
Mission Statement
- Promote a constant stream of innovations to critical infrastructure sectors.
- Act as an indispensable infrastructure partner to enable the safe and ethical growth of Al
and the supercluster of technologies which it will transform. - Launch a new application era of Al and quantum computing for infrastructure and health.
- Unveil a new vision and strategy to create critical infrastructure in harmony with nature
and all nations.
Defining Critical Infrastructure
The 17 critical infrastructure sectors are defined by the United States Department of Homeland Security and include: Health Care and Public Health, Energy, Information Technology, Transportation Systems, Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Government Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Chemical, Dams, Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste, Water and Wastewater, Food and Agriculture, and Financial Services.
21st Century Challenges
Biodiversity protection and all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals represent the basic needs of humanity. In the coming years, human values may be defined yet anew, but the needs of people and the planet will remain. As the promise and peril of technology rise at astounding speeds, it will be a task of supreme civilizational importance to hold onto the values that have sustained us from ancient times and find in each generation the finest ideals which are worthy of our admiration and common humanity.
Jan Hartke
“Atlas will empower and mark the rise of a new Golden Age of Infrastructure and showcase the builders of civilization who make it possible.”