President's column
The Government has released a report by the House of Representatives Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities on the inquiry into the role of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure. The report calls for a more coordinated and integrated approach to the development and application of smart ICT to infrastructure, with many of the recommendations set to have some impact on Local Government if taken up by the Commonwealth. Local Government has had several years of experience in working with technology and has developed a number of initiatives in this area.
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Smart infrastructure is the future
A report by the House of Representatives Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities on the inquiry into the role of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure released by the Government this week has revealed Smart ICT has the capacity to transform the design, construction and management of infrastructure assets, the management and use of existing assets, and the operation of transport, communications, energy and utility systems. "These technologies are transformational with the capacity to dramatically increase the productivity of the Australian economy," Committee Chair, Mr John Alexander MP, said.
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