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Combination of sensors and machine learning to predict timelines and modes of failure for physical and mechanical assets such as pipes, pumps, and motors.
Automated Robot Cranes (ARC) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to perform tasks autonomously to avoid collisions, accidents and delays during operations.
Automated welding technologies used for pre-fabrication of pipes, tanks and treatment plants to reduce construction costs and project timeframes.
Artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise water and wastewater treatment processes through automated control and/or provision of decision support for plant operators.
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) can be integrated in all stages of infrastructure planning and design to transport users into virtual environments that reveal what designs could look like when constructed and how they would impact upon the existing environment.
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to deploy training programs and assist workers in performing asset inspections and maintenance works.
A water height and flood management system enables local authorities to predict flooding and avoid building infrastructure in high risk areas.
Artificial intelligence (AI) that streamlines processes, documents and data in the flow of goods to reduce duplication, automate handshakes, and improve status accuracy.
The iRAP case studies showcase activities that are saving lives and preventing serious injuries on roads.
FOR CONSULTATION The draft Guidance Note on National Infrastructure Banks and Similar Financing Facilities is open for public consultation to capture your insights and feedback for the final version.
The Brazilian government sought to diversify its energy mix and planned to add c. 10GW of power from renewable sources to its national grid by 2018
The use of innovation mechanisms to enable investors to hedge their currency risk can attract capital to markets
The São Paulo government sought to expand the a 720km NE-SW road across the state of São Paolo, which had one of the highest traffic volumes in the country
As of April 2019, the IFC successfully raised USD 7.1B from eight global investors through the MCPP, USD 3.6B worth of funds
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has a mandate to mobilize private financing and is looking to do this through various syndicated products including: B Loans, Parallel Loans and A Loan Participations
UN ESCAP supports governments in Asia-Pacific in implementing measures to efficiently involve the private sector in infrastructure development.
The municipality of Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, was planning to build a new transit artery connecting 20 neighborhoods across the city, including dedicated lanes for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service
This paper presents a case study of the Brazilian Power Sector