All posts tagged "infrastructure"

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  Borrowing back better: how to finance major infrastructure projects

  There is increasing awareness that if infrastructure projects are to be successful, they must be climate-friendly, resilient and primed for connectivity. And as the audience of a Global Government Forum

  • Posted November 14, 2022
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  US federal government tasked with delivering Biden’s landmark infrastructure law ‘on time, on task and on budget’

  The US federal government “must take a leadership role” in delivering the Biden administration’s landmark US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package “on time, on task and on budget”, according to a new

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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  Can the UK learn from Australia’s approach to integrated infrastructure planning and funding?

  The forced resignation of a Prime Minister and the resulting powerplay in Westminster are only the tip of the iceberg of the problems the UK is facing at the present

  • Posted August 15, 2022
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  A sustainable roadmap to net zero: interview with WSP’s Rachel Skinner

  WSP’s Executive Director has recently completed her term as ICE President. She speaks to Global Government Forum about how to get to net zero, boosting skills in transport, and meeting

  • Posted July 19, 2022
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  Truths about lies: World Bank governance chief Ed Olowo-Okere on the global threat of corruption

  Ed Olowo-Okere has spent the last three years working to improve public services and financial management in low- and middle-income countries. His greatest challenge is corruption, he tells Matt Ross

  • Posted July 10, 2022
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  US federal staff to be deployed to rural communities to boost economic opportunities

  US president Joe Biden has launched a programme to deploy federal government employees to rural areas to help local leaders access the resources they need to boost their communities.  The

  • Posted April 28, 2022
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  Investing in infrastructure: best practice from Bilbao to New South Wales

  Governments around the globe have focused on infrastructure investment as part of efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and address climate change. How can government maximise the benefits

  • Posted March 8, 2022
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  Investing energy: what’s needed to fund the transition to a green economy?

  At a Global Government Forum webinar, Mia Hunt heard panellists explore the issues around shaping public investments for a net zero world, touching on the need to consider social as

  • Posted February 14, 2022
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  UK launches priorities review of legacy IT systems

  The UK government is piloting a “dynamic” review of its ageing IT legacy systems, and aims by 2022 to roll out a new framework to identify “at risk” infrastructure and

  • Posted October 3, 2021
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  Dawn of a new energy infrastructure

  To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early

  • Posted September 29, 2021
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