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Public Policy

The public policy goal of The International Society of Automation is to serve the public, and the automation and control professional community, by:

• Promoting automation and control excellence through public policy activities;
• Developing instrumentation, systems, and automation positions on public policy issues;
• Integrating and focusing local, state, national, and global ISA resources to impact public policy efficiently and effectively;
• Maintaining a quick response capability for short notice issues;
• Undertaking agenda-setting and pro-active public policy activities;
• Educating and assisting public policymakers to better understand how the automation and control community impacts on legislative and regulatory proposals;
• Providing coalition-building leadership in order to increase the impact of ISA’s public policy positions;
• Promoting the understanding and participation of ISA members in public policy activities.

How ISA Develops Public Policy Positions

• Why does ISA make policies?
• Who oversees the policy development process?
• What issues warrant an ISA Policy?
• What is a policy document?
• Who develops the policies?
• How are policies approved?
• What happens to policies after they're approved?
• Who uses the policies?
• What is the policy development process?

Engineering, Science, and Technology Policy Committee

• Committee on Engineering, Science, and Technology Policy Charge
• Committee on Engineering, Science, and Technology Policy Organization
• Policy Subcommittees Charge
• Policy Subcommittees Organization