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5 futures of infrastructure: What will we build by 2100? The infrastructure investment gap continues to widen as more funding is redirected towards defence and artificial intelligence (AI) Meanwhile, deferred maintenance costs escalate and ageing infrastructure becomes increasingly unsafe Strategic materials shortages Shortages of strategic materials may slow down decarbonization efforts
4 big infrastructure trends to build a sustainable world While infrastructure is largely publicly funded, private sector financing has played a prominent role in infrastructure development, filling the gap where governments cannot With governments prioritising COVID-related budget expenditures, they will likely start exploring ways to draw more private financing into infrastructure development
Digital public infrastructure is key to a connected future Preparing data infrastructure for quantum computing advancements that will require new security and processing paradigms Without an intentional, future-oriented approach to DPI, societies risk falling behind in the digital transformation race, exacerbating existing inequalities and inefficiencies
What is the US infrastructure bill? An expert explains President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1 trillion infrastructure bill The ‘monumental’ bill promises vital investment in areas from roads, bridges and trains to broadband access and clean drinking water Here, infrastructure expert Joel Moser talks about what the bill could achieve
Public AI infrastructure: What is it, do we need it and will it ever be . . . But with 21-century digital services—think social media, cloud computing, online publishing, AI—things become infrastructure faster than the government can get its socks on 1 The internet makes access to the thing almost ubiquitous The price of the thing often starts at zero (aside from the hidden price of providing your personal data)
Why we must invest in sustainable infrastructure Infrastructure forms the backbone of modern economies but there is an estimated $15 trillion infrastructure investment gap until 2040 Private capital is critical to closing this gap but institutional investors allocate an average of only 5% of their portfolios to infrastructure
Why AI infrastructure and governance must evolve together Infrastructure demands will diverge significantly as AI systems become more complex, spanning general-purpose foundation models and domain-specific deployments Governance frameworks must be flexible enough to accommodate these variations without compromising sustainability goals
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 - The World Economic Forum Emerging Europe advanced most in infrastructure and education and human capital, while emerging Asia saw gains from clean technology investment and innovation Meanwhile, regions like Sub-Saharan Africa improved through stronger political commitment and financial flows, reinforcing the multi-speed nature of transition readiness
What’s behind Tokyo’s massive redevelopment? - The World Economic Forum Public transportation also plays a major role in urban redevelopment and Tokyo’s uplift For example, Shibuya Station, with an average of 3 32 million boardings and disembarkations per day, is served by nine train lines from four companies and has been under construction since 2015 to make access to one of the busiest train stations in Tokyo more convenient
How AI infrastructure could help form a sustainable future However, their broader deployment is often constrained by lengthy permitting processes, infrastructure requirements, ‘NIMBY-ism’ and multi-year development timelines In contrast, dispatchable solar – solar energy paired with thermal storage – is showing promise as a scalable and near-term alternative