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                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">As
                                                      Chair of the Board
                                                      for the <a
                                                        href="https://comms.raeng.org.uk/4S2P-CP4M-P3U0D-9TB6I-1/c.aspx"
style="word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;color: rgb(0, 0,
                                                        238);text-decoration:
                                                        none"
                                                        moz-do-not-send="true">Engineering
                                                        X Safer Complex
                                                        Systems
                                                        programme</a>, I
                                                      wanted to bring
                                                      your attention to
                                                      a call for
                                                      evidence – in the
                                                      form of case
                                                      studies – on
                                                      complex systems
                                                      and what causes
                                                      them to succeed or
                                                      to fail. I hope
                                                      you will give this
                                                      opportunity your
                                                      consideration and
                                                      I encourage you to
                                                      share it with
                                                      others in your
                                                      diverse networks
                                                      globally who may
                                                      be keen to share
                                                      their knowledge
                                                      and experience in
                                                      this important
                                                      area.</p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><br>
                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">You
                                                      may know that <a
href="https://comms.raeng.org.uk/4S2P-CP4M-P3U0D-9T4O3-1/c.aspx"
                                                        style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;color: rgb(0, 0, 238);text-decoration:
                                                        none"
                                                        moz-do-not-send="true">Engineering
                                                        X</a> is a new
                                                      international
                                                      collaboration,
                                                      founded by the
                                                      Royal Academy of
                                                      Engineering and
                                                      Lloyd’s Register
                                                      Foundation, that
                                                      brings together
                                                      some of the
                                                      world’s leading
                                                      problem-solvers to
                                                      address the great
                                                      challenges of our
                                                      age. When I gave a
                                                      presentation about
                                                      the initiative at
                                                      the Academy's
                                                      Fellows’ Day
                                                      earlier this year,
                                                      I was very
                                                      encouraged by the
                                                      enthusiasm with
                                                      which the
                                                      programme’s
                                                      mission was
                                                      received.  </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><br>
                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">The
                                                      ongoing COVID-19
                                                      pandemic has
                                                      demonstrated how
                                                      the increasing
                                                      complexity and
                                                      interconnectedness
                                                      of the world we
                                                      live in has made
                                                      us all more
                                                      vulnerable to
                                                      systemic shocks of
                                                      this nature. A
                                                      major global
                                                      challenge,
                                                      therefore, is how
                                                      to enhance safety
                                                      and resilience in
                                                      complex systems,
                                                      and to understand
                                                      and deal with the
                                                      root causes of
                                                      systemic failure
                                                      in order to
                                                      prevent or
                                                      mitigate against
                                                      future events with
                                                      similar potential
                                                      to harm. </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><br>
                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">The
                                                      Safer Complex
                                                      Systems <a
                                                        href="https://comms.raeng.org.uk/4S2P-CP4M-P3U0D-9T4O5-1/c.aspx"
style="word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;color: rgb(0, 0,
                                                        238);text-decoration:
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                                                        moz-do-not-send="true">Call
                                                        for Case Studies</a>
                                                      is calling for
                                                      research into the
                                                      underlying causes
                                                      of complex system
                                                      failures or
                                                      successes (past,
                                                      present or
                                                      potential)
                                                      presented in the
                                                      form of four-page
                                                      case studies. We
                                                      are looking
                                                      particularly for
                                                      principles and
                                                      methodologies that
                                                      have potential
                                                      wider application
                                                      rather than
                                                      detailed sector or
                                                      discipline
                                                      examples. Our hope
                                                      is that these case
                                                      studies will
                                                      capture important
                                                      lessons and good
                                                      practice that, if
                                                      shared widely, may
                                                      find application
                                                      in new and
                                                      different contexts
                                                      and help ensure
                                                      that future
                                                      complex systems
                                                      are built with a
                                                      greater level of
                                                      resilience and
                                                      with the ability
                                                      to withstand
                                                      pandemics and
                                                      other shocks on a
                                                      similar scale. </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
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                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">Case
                                                      studies are
                                                      welcome from
                                                      industry and
                                                      academia from
                                                      around the world
                                                      and funding of up
                                                      to £50,000 is
                                                      available to
                                                      support their
                                                      development. The
                                                      deadline for
                                                      submissions is <b>27
                                                        July 1pm BST
                                                        (GMT+1)</b>.
                                                      More detailed
                                                      information can be
                                                      found on <a
                                                        href="https://comms.raeng.org.uk/4S2P-CP4M-P3U0D-9T4O5-1/c.aspx"
style="word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;color: rgb(0, 0,
                                                        238);text-decoration:
                                                        none"
                                                        moz-do-not-send="true">the
                                                        Academy’s
                                                        website</a>. </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><br>
                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">Best
                                                      wishes, </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><br>
                                                    </p>
                                                    <p style="word-wrap:
break-word;word-break: break-word;margin: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">Dame
                                                      Judith Hackitt DBE
                                                      FREng </p>
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                                                          House, 3
                                                          Carlton House
                                                          Terrace,
                                                          London SW1Y
                                                          5DG</p>
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                                                          7766 0600</p>
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