What is the importance of being an engineer?

The use of the term "engineer" has been an ongoing issue between professional licensing bodies and the IT industry, where companies typically issue certification titles with word "engineer" as part of the title (such as Certified Novell Engineer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer). Provincial licensing bodies for professional engineering destinations contend that only licensed professional engineers are legally allowed to use the title "Engineer". The IT industry, on the other hand, counters that 1) these title holders never presented themselves as "Professional Engineers", 2) provincial laws mandate only the use of term "Professional Engineer", and not any title with the word "Engineer" in it, and 3) the IT industry has used the term "engineer" since the dawn of the computing industry in the 60s Being Engineer.