Archive for category: Opinion
Infrastructure skills in a post-COVID world
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Opinion, People, skills and training, Trends, 0Claire Parry, Managing Director, Infrastructure Skills Advisory discusses the infrastructure skills needed in a post-COVID world.
Finding the fast track for rail innovation
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Construction, Featured, Industry Insight, Opinion, Planning, Rail, 0by Caroline Wilkie, CEO, Australasian Railway Association As COVID-19 restrictions hit Australian supply chains, three quarters of rail businesses...
Construction’s COVID-19 opportunity for reform
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Construction, COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Opinion, Policy, 0by Jon Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association With great optimism, I anticipate 2021 will be the year...
Stimulus for infrastructure: the marshmallow experiment of societies
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Investment, Opinion, Planning, Trends, 0by Dr Nader Naderpajouh, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University With infrastructure set to lead a post-COVID economic recovery, Dr Naderpajouh...
What’s in store for the future of infrastructure?
Jess, , Big Data, communications and connectivity, COVID-19, Digital technologies, Events, Internet of Things (IoT), News, Opinion, Planning, Smart Cities, Software, Technology, Trends, 0By Jessica Dickers, Editor, Infrastructure magazine The last few months have seen a dramatic change in how we live,...
The infrastructure trends in high demand
Jess, , Asset Management, Big Data, communications and connectivity, Construction, COVID-19, Digital technologies, Electric vehicles, Freight, Industry Insight, Intelligent Transport Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), Opinion, Planning, Policy, Risk management, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0The infrastructure sector has moved quickly to adapt to COVID-19 changes and the country is now arguably more settled...
Social licence is integral to infrastructure delivery: report
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, News, Opinion, Planning, Research, Standards, Urban Development, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to put social licence front of mind in the way infrastructure is...
This is the perfect time to go big on infrastructure
chris, , Construction, COVID-19, Industry Insight, Investment, NSW, Opinion, Planning, Project, Trends, 0by Gabriel Metcalf, CEO, The Committee for Sydney. As the world plummets into the biggest drop in GDP since...
Asset ownership in a post-COVID world
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Digital technologies, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, Opinion, Partner Solutions, Planning, Research, Trends, Urban Development, 0By Gordon Baxendale, Business Leader – Program, Cost and Asset Management, Arcadis AusPac As the infrastructure sector faces a...
Construction sector ready for more projects, CCF finds
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, Investment, News, Opinion, Planning, Policy, Project, Urban Development, 0A nationwide survey of members of the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) has concluded that the civil infrastructure sector is...
Australia’s infrastructure and climate targets amidst COVID-19
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, COVID-19, Investment, News, Opinion, Planning, Policy, Renewables, Research, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Urban Development, 0By Suzanne Toumbourou, Executive Director, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Planning infrastructure is all about anticipating the future. How...
Infrastructure outlook: 2020 and beyond
chris, , communications and connectivity, Construction, Featured, Industry Insight, Investment, Opinion, Planning, Policy, Project, Regional, Road, Trends, Urban Development, 2Adrian Hart, Associate Director, BIS Oxford Economics, looks at some of the bigger trends of infrastructure activity and what...
Australia’s future in passenger land transport
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Featured, Opinion, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Regional, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0By Dr Frank Heibel Mobility is an essential requirement of a modern society. Yes, a lot is happening online...
The building blocks for resilient cities
chris, , Disaster Management, Featured, Opinion, People, Planning, Smart Cities, 0Resilience has been a buzz word in the infrastructure industry for quite a while now. But what do we...
How MaaS is reshaping Australia’s transport future
Infrastructure Journalist, , communications and connectivity, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, Opinion, Planning, Road, Signals, Smart Cities, Transport, 0Customers, rather than regulators and transport providers, will be the driving force in determining Australia’s mobility future, according to...
Lack of extractive construction materials challenges planned projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Featured, Freight, Opinion, skills and training, Sustainability, Trends, VIC, 0By John Kilgour, CEO Civil Contractors Federation, Victoria With Victoria’s fast-growing population, the race is on to deliver affordable...
How do we face an uncertain future?
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, News, Opinion, Smart Cities, Technology, 0Professor Ken Maher AO, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) The latest Infrastructure Australia Audit lays it out in...
Infrastructure among deciding issues in NSW election
Infrastructure Journalist, , Investment, News, NSW, Opinion, Policy, Rail, Road, spotlight, Transport, 0Industry think tank Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has credited the NSW Government’s re-election in part to its investment in transport,...
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