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Purpose: The current scenario is dominated by an urgent need for economic recovery caused by the global health emergency that has been at work since January 2020. Digital transformation plays a crucial role in bringing about this recovery. However, the failure rate of digital transformation projects over the last 10 years is very high. Considering the growing demand for digital transformation from businesses, the digital transformation failure rate, if unchanged, could lead to an exponential growth in technical debt. Technical debt is acquired when the digital transformation to be deployed at a business fails. The accumulation of technical debt will lead not only to economic stalemate but possibly also to yet another setback. Design/methodology/approach: The developed set of methodologies form what has been termed the Digital Transformation Governance Engineering Process (DTGEP). This process can help any business wishing to undertake a digital transformation project to materialize their project in a sustainable, productive and competitive way. Findings: DTGEP prevents the generation of technical debt because organizational knowledge is aligned with the technological solution that best suits the needs of each business in order to support its strategic or business objectives. Research limitations/implications: DTGEP has already been used to successfully discover the relationship between business features and the prospective digital transformation. However, it needs to be applied in case studies on many other businesses across the economy in order to gather more accurate information that could be clustered by sectors. Originality/value: DTGEP was tested on a set of 25 projects, and this paper reports several interesting findings regarding its use, like the impact of the digital transformation on different parts of the business model canvas (BMC) and the intellectual capital of the organization developing the digital transformation, and how the status of the organization's intangible assets affects the decision-making process with respect to the prospective digital transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Urban environments are growing fast. Engineer Anu Ramaswami tells Laura Spinney how we can make our cities more sustainable and better places to live [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the role of engineering explored in principles expected to guide sustainability education. It mentions that sustainable development involves a reflective analysis of ethics, knowledge of our relationship with the environment, and distribution of assets that do not deplete nonrenewable natural resources in society.

The article focuses on challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic faced by Puerto Rico including delivery of industrial engineering courses. Topics discussed include use of education for a sustainable development framework and project-based learning (PBL) methodologies, call for action for the Sustainable development goals (SDGs), and emergence of web technologies for virtual learning.

The article discusses Alfred University's Summer Research Institute program, providing undergraduate engineering students with unique opportunities for hands-on research experiences in sustainability projects. Topics include decreasing carbon emissions in glass manufacturing, recycling glass waste for fertilizer, improving mechanical properties of ultrahigh-temperature ceramics, developing glass for solid-state electrochemical electrolytes, and recycling photovoltaic components.

The article introduces a new Topical Collection titled "Sustainability in glass and ceramic production," which compiles ACerS journal articles focusing on processing methods to enhance sustainability in ceramic and glass manufacturing. Topics covered include glass melting and batching analysis, surface engineering, high-temperature ceramic processing, overcoming membrane bottlenecks, and additional fabrication techniques, all aimed at advancing sustainable practices in the industry.

The article focuses on upcoming events including the Physical Chemistry Division Conference and Hush Symposium in Sydney, ORGANIC24 in Adelaide, and the 24th Australasian Electrochemistry Symposium and the 2nd Australian Conference on Green & Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering in Melbourne.

The article discusses the significance of perovskite solar cells as an alternative to traditional silicon solar cells, highlighting their potential advantages and current challenges. Topics include the environmental concerns associated with toxic solvents used in the manufacturing process, the exploration of eco-friendly alternatives, and the researcher's objectives of achieving stability, environmental friendliness, and scalable production for perovskite solar cells by 2030.

The document titled "MEMBER NEWS" announces various awards given to individuals in the field of civil engineering. David V. Rosowsky received the Ernest E. Howard Award for his contributions to the risk-informed design of wood structures and his influence on engineering students. J. David Rogers was awarded the Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award for his expertise on the history of dam failures. Other recipients include Hui Li for advancements in bridge aerodynamics, Andrew S. Whittaker for contributions to earthquake engineering, and Ross B. Corotis for research in structural reliability theory. The document also mentions the Lick Run Valley Conveyance System and Greenway Project, which received the Innovation in Sustainable Engineering Award for promoting sustainability in large-scale projects. Additionally, several individuals were recognized as Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the efforts in Australia to expand its local precision fermentation knowledge and capabilities to increase its production of sustainably manufactured products. Other topics include Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) efforts to use sophisticated synthetic biology to improve precision fermentation, and the use of engineered biology to replace complex chemical reactions.

Michael Müller, Thomas Krick and Julian Blohmke for Deloitte, "Putting the construction sector at the core of the climate change debate", 2020, www2.deloitte.com/ce/en/ pages/real-estate/articles/putting-the-constructionsector- at-the-core-of-the-climate-change-debate.html (accessed 6 May 2022). Flooding, bushfires and drought: we are seeing the impacts of climate change rapidly increase in Australia, where mandates for reducing carbon emissions fall far short of what is required to realize a decarbonized economy and protect biodiversity. As the director of sustainability at Development Victoria, she is focused on employing a highly collaborative mindset to ensure meaningful change in the built environment sector. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides the list of events in the year 2023 which include European Congress on Chemistry and Applied Sciences 20–21 March 2023, VCE Chemistry Teachers' Professional Learning Day 7 June 2023, 20th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry 16–21 July 2023,.

Choi and Sturgeon both trained in architecture but now work in adjacent fields, while Parry is a sustainability engineer and consultant. We've been writing about the climate emergency in Architecture Australia for a few years now - but as we all know, we need to turn these words into action. Collectively and individually, Stephen Choi, Clare Parry and Amanda Sturgeon have a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising on sustainable development and implementing global environmental assessment methods. [Extracted from the article]