About GECR
The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) 2024 builds on the first iteration of the GECR, produced in 2019, that highlighted the breadth and diversity of engineering strengths and weaknesses by investigating the barriers that inhibit safe and innovative engineering practices in 99 countries around the world. Since commissioning the first review, occupational accident data has shown an increase in the safety gap between low-and middle-income economies and more advanced economies. The Academy wanted to understand the drivers behind this trend.
The GECR 2024 introduces a new framework for understanding and assessing engineering capacity. It takes a systems approach, highlighting the relationships between different capacity areas, and exploring the roles of different stakeholders from individuals to industry and governments, that are required to build and maintain capacity across the system. Through an analysis of engineering capacity against safe and quality outcomes, the GECR 2024 also provides strong evidence that investment in the engineering skills ecosystem correlates to reduced risk in the engineered environment and is a key component of a safe and prosperous society. The report can contribute to understanding a country’s relative engineering capacity strengths, weaknesses, and gaps, and encourages stakeholders across the system to work together to identify where the most promising and effective interventions may be to build capacity and reduce the risk of harm.