Sovereign development funds (SDFs) and strategic investment funds (SIFs) have become increasingly important investment vehicles for sustainable development. This paper explores how the design and governance of these funds aligns institutional capital with large, long-term investments such as infrastructure, all while yielding high commercial returns for institutional investors.
This report provides a summary of the (IoT) internet of things and its impact on governments, policy, how to utlise the technology and the risks and challenges of the technology.
The Global Briefing Report Review looks at the outcomes and discussions of the Indonesian G20 Presidency and provides an in-depth review of the Summit that gives readers insights into how it will influence global affairs in the future.
This paper reviews the literature on the impact of physical infrastructure on development and issues surrounding the analysis of the effects of infrastructure on development indicators such as poverty.
This paper studies the impacts of providing an efficient and affordable transport system within a country through the experience of the Philippines.
This report thus attempts to address the economic impact of road safety, while providing a comprehensive overview of the challenge in estimating the social impact of road traffic injuries (RTIs).
The Guide to Guidance is principally aimed at public procurement authorities considering the use of public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements.
HM Treasury in the UK publishes its Green Book to provide guidance to UK public servants, including decisionmakers, about how to appraise policies, programs, and projects. It publishes this guidance for all public servants (not only analysts) and notes that "key specialisms involved in public policy creation and delivery, from policy at a strategic level to analysis, commercial strategy, procurement, finance, and implementation must work together from the outset to deliver best public value."
The Five Case Model guidance provides an approach to preparing business cases for infrastructure projects.
RAND researchers used a six-step scenario development process to develop two thought-provoking scenarios that address the future of mobility in the US in 2030. Three driving forces caused one path to emerge over another: (1) the price of oil, (2) the development of environmental regulation, and (3) the amount of highway revenues and expenditures.
What might one expect for the future of mobility in China in 2030? Mobility is defined as the ability to travel from one location to another, regardless of mode or purpose. RAND researchers used a six-step scenario development process to develop two thought-provoking scenarios that address this question.
The Future of Infrastructure report (Annual edition) is based on a survey covering more than 10,000 people in 10 major global cities to ask about their everyday experiences with infrastructure services.
Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), physical assets are turning into participants in real-time global digital markets.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) calculates the economic returns of its projects using internationally accepted methods.
The European Investment Bank adopted the EIB Group Gender Strategy on 13th December 2016, building upon an extensive review of and alignment with relevant EU legislation and policy documentation.
The European Investment Bank adopted the EIB Group Gender Strategy on 13th December 2016, building upon an extensive review of and alignment with relevant EU legislation and policy documentation.
This publication aims to estimate the direct and indirect effects of infrastructure on firm productivity using firm level data from the People’s Republic of China using multiple regression techniques.
This report looks into the area of Congqing, benchmarking its performance against other regions within China and outlining pillars to achieve Chongqing's vision and the risks associated with this vision.
The Decision Tree Framework is a robust decision scaling approach from the World Bank that provides resource-limited project planners and program managers with a cost-effective and effort-efficient, scientifically defensible, repeatable, and clear method for demonstrating the robustness of a project to climate change.