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The Uruguayan government planned to diversify its energy mix, reducing its heavy reliance on hydropower and imported fossil fuels during drought seasons

An introduction to our new blog series on policy implications related to key data findings from Infrastructure Monitor.

Drone technologies can enable remote inspection of infrastructure, thereby improving safety by eliminating hazardous tasks previously done by humans.

3D printers can produce components on-site to enable a faster response to maintenance needs, reducing environmental impact from transportation and reducing service downtime.

Digital knowledge platforms that share data and knowledge on-site during construction and maintenance, making it readily accessible to all workers thereby reducing project time while also improving work quality and safety.

Combination of sensors and machine learning to predict timelines and modes of failure for physical and mechanical assets such as pipes, pumps, and motors.

The use of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and 5G to enable Smart-Cities-as-a-Service (SCcaas) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) model to optimize the provision of existing public services.

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.

Developing infrastructure that is sustainable, resilient and inclusive is a complex endeavour and it is even more so in emerging markets.

Private investment in infrastructure through primary market transactions remains low at around US$100 billion per year and has been declining over the past decade according to a new Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) report, Infrastructure Monitor 2020.

COVID-19 is the worst crisis since the Great Depression, and it will take significant innovation on the policy front to recover from this calamity.

Infrastructure development should demonstrate social outcomes, argues Marie Lam-Frendo, CEO of the Global Infrastructure Hub.

Training program to upskill African infrastructure public servants commences

Good governance is key to excellence in infrastructure development. These five countries are showing the way.