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You can't improve what you don't measure. The 2024 Infrastructure Strategy Monitoring Report is now live. The NZ Infrastructure Strategy was released in May 2022. It lays out a vision for infrastructure and recommendations on how to get there. Two years on, how are we tracking? What’s the current infrastructure environment? What’s going well? Where can we perform better? I encourage you to check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/gFTP9ubX. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss further. #infrastructurestrategy #infrastructure #tewaihanga #nzinfrastructurestrategy #monitoring #newzealand #newzealandinfrastructurecommission #infrastructurecommission #NZInfrastructureStrategyMonitoringReport Thanks to everyone that contributed, especially: Jane Hurst Shelly Farr Biswell Rony Bose Bas van Laanen Brittany Farrant-Smith Geoff Cooper Peter Nunns Jeremy Kingston Hemant Passi Ross Copland Matthew Keir Ryan McGowan

Ontario One Call (ON1Call) provides a crucial service by coordinating the safe excavation process across Ontario. By acting as a centralized hub for “Call Before You Dig” inquiries, it helps excavators, homeowners, and other parties locate buried utilities before digging, preventing accidental damage to infrastructure such as gas lines, electrical cables, water mains, and telecommunications cables. While its mission to protect workers, the public, and infrastructure is commendable, Ontario One Call’s value and effectiveness can be analyzed critically. Ontario One Call has indisputable value in enhancing safety and protecting Ontario’s buried infrastructure, contributing to both worker and public safety. However, its full potential is hindered by issues such as process inefficiencies, response time delays, and limited enforcement capabilities. To maximize its impact, Ontario One Call could benefit from continued investment in process improvements, better alignment with industry needs, and potentially enhanced regulatory authority. Addressing these challenges would solidify its role as a reliable and indispensable safety partner in Ontario’s excavation landscape.

Discussing the evolving nature of the infrastructure industry post-pandemic, this panel discussion at CEDA's Infrastructure Conference highlighted the importance of various levers including migration, modern construction methods, data, housing and more. Facilitated by Infrastructure Australia, Chair, Gabrielle Trainor AO, the discussion illuminated what needs to change for improved industry output. https://lnkd.in/gc-w2bpZ #Infrastructure2024 #ausecon #auspol #migration #construction

Insightful panel discussion at CEDA's Infrastructure Conference highlighted the importance of various levers including #migration, modern construction methods, data, housing and more.

Mr Daleep Thusu (Sr. VP – REPL) was one of the panel members of webinar on “Leveraging Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development” organized by Resurgent Indian. He shared his views on PPP in infrastructure development and a lot more. Check out this exclusive discussion here. #PPP #Infrastructure #development #publicprivatepartnership #ResurgentIndia #globalpractice #expertspeak #infraexpert #experttalk #sustainabledevelopment #urbansector #growth #industrywebinar #insights #REPL 

What Australia does better than NZ in infrastructure - expert | Q+A 2024 great session by Jack Tame and the Q+A team New Zealand face a great infrastructure deficit. Engineers Australia's chief executive Romilly Madew AO FTSE HonFIEAust EngExec, an expert in sustainable building, compares New Zealand and Australia's infrastructure deficit and says Kiwis can take a few lessons from across the ditch. In this session, she shares that both countries face challenges in the capacity and capability of the industry, productivity, culture, managing the infrastructure pipeline and the use of digital tools. She also shares her view that Australia leads in: 1. Collaboration among public bodies and between public bodies and industries. 2. Managing political leadership changes through independent infrastructure agencies. 3. Managing the infrastructure pipeline. Additionally, she shares her opinions on infrastructure funding and financing measures, emphasizing how to be successful in city deals through better governance. She highlights the importance of clarity, clear risk allocation, and proper setup and governance in PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships). Furthermore, she expresses that Australia is also leading in infrastructure planning to adapt to climate change. This includes political leadership & legislation, resilience embedded in business cases, leadership from infrastructure bodies, and the integration of the circular economy in infrastructure and circular procurement. #infrastructure #newzealand #australia #infrastructuredeficit #ppp #citydeals #climatechange #circulareconomy

The importance of feasibility studies in infrastructure development. #government #contracting #rfp #feasibilitystudies https://lnkd.in/dWrfq9tD

The National Infrastructure Commission has published its report investigating cost drivers of major infrastructure projects in the UK. The Commission states that it undertook a systems analysis and identified the following four interrelated factors which act together as a major barrier to the consistent delivery of projects on time and on budget. It believes that through identifying the causes, government and industry can develop solutions to address them. > Lack of consistent infrastructure strategy > Client and sponsorship challenges > Inefficient consenting and compliance > Constrained supply chain Access the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ea5BBBCb #infrastructure

This is really good. Sounds boring but putting in place a pipeline for "unsolicited bids" means good ideas can get to govt. Needs to happen in councils too. One of my greatest frustrations I had as a local govt councillor, was the lack of a mechanism to consider good ideas out aside of the procurement system. One was a cool tech idea for parking which could have saved the council money. It was a real impediment to innovation. #infrastructure #procurement #innovation https://lnkd.in/g9mf3Tqh

🚄📅📘 Last meeting of the year for the UNIRAILINFRA Committee. 💶 🏭 We had a great opportunity to discuss key issues like EU #investment, public procurement and the Revision of TSIs. These topics will remain high on the agenda of UNIRAILINFRA for the foreseeable future. A new priority for the committee was also discussed for the first time - 'The role of rail infrastructure plays in #decarbonisation, resilience and #maintenance', which will become a bigger issue over the coming years. Stay tuned for more in 2025! #EUrail #EuropeanRailSupplyIndustry