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GOVERNMENT CONTEXT
8.1 GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT75
Table 123 Government engagement with the Architectural profession Region
Africa
Asia
Country
Government Ministry responsible for the profession
Botswana Kenya
Does the Government consult the profession
Profession role within Government
Government/ Chief Resilience Officer
Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
Y
N
N
Ministry of Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and Urban Development
Y
Y
Y
Mauritius
Ministry of Public Infrastructure
Y
Y
N
Namibia
Ministry of Works and Transport
N
N
N
Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Y
Y
Y
Rwanda
Ministry of Infrastructure
Y
N
Y
South Africa
Department of Public Works
Y
Y
N
Uganda
Ministry of Works, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development
Y
Y
N
Zambia
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development
Y
Y
Y
Bangladesh
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works
Y
Y
N
India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Y
N
N
Malaysia
The Ministry of Works
Y
N
N
Pakistan
Ministry for Housing and Works
Y
Y
N
Singapore
Ministry for National Development
Y
N
N
Sri Lanka
Ministry of Housing and Construction
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
Antigua & Barbuda Ministry of Legal Affairs Caribbean and Americas
Canada Dominica
Public work
Y
Y
N
Trinidad & T.
Ministry of Works and Transport
N
N
N
Cyprus
Ministry of the Interior / Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Y
Y
N
Malta
Ministry for transport, infrastructure and capital projects
Y
N
N
United Kingdom
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, responsible for Architecture and Planning; Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS); and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Y
Y
N
Europe
Other
Pacific
Profession is regulated by each provincial legislature; generally regulated by attorney general of each province
Hong Kong SAR
Development Bureau, HKSAR
Y
Y
N
Australia
Varies from state to state
Y
Y
N
Fiji
Ministry of Infrastructure
Y
Y
N
New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment/ Ministry for Housing and Urban Development
Y
N
N
75 While most countries reported that their government consults the
profession, only 58% report there being a Government Architect, 70% report a Government Planner, 63% a Government Engineer and 60% a Government Surveyor. Even fewer report a Government/Chief resilience Officer; 19%, 40%, 0% and 0% respectively.
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