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Pitch for ISNGI 2016University of Wollongong, Smart Infrastructure Facility, Australia.
1st-2nd September
Dr Tom Dolanthomas.dolan@ucl.ac.uk
Centre Co-ordinator and Research AssociateInternational Centre for Infrastructure (ICIF), UCL, UK
We need Research and Engineering Leadership to develop a Systemic* Toolkit
for Infrastructure Decision Making*(+ collaborative, transparent, structured and flexible)
Infrastructure Characteristics
• The purpose of infrastructure is to enable desired outcomes (including economic growth)
• Infrastructure is a complex interdependent network of networks
• The context (social, political, economic, financial, legal, environmental,
regulatory, local, global, spatial and temporal) directly influences infrastructure performance– Dolan, T. (In Press 2016) Purposeful and Systemic Infrastructure Governance – a pre-requisite for the creation of sustainable and
inclusive cities (societies)?
CST Warning 2009
• “We do not believe National Infrastructure can continue on its current trajectory [because] … delivery and governance are highly fragmented; … resilience against systemic failure is significantly weakening; … climate and socio-demographic change are significant challenges”
(paraphrased from: Council for Science and Technology, 2009: P4)
The Objective
“Do the systemically right thing right not the wrong thing better”
John Beckford
A toolkit for systemic infrastructure and engineering decision making
Engineering Leadership is needed to develop collaborative, transparent, systemic, structured and flexible methodologies for: (i) Systemic Infrastructure Vision, (ii) Performance and Needs Analysis, (iii) Option Identification, and (iv) Option Selection.
A Systemic* Toolkit for Infrastructure Decisions
(ii) Performance
and Needs Analysis
(iii) Identify Options
(iv) Evaluate Options
(i) Systemic Vision
*collaborative, transparent, structured and flexible
Add need to Infrastructure
‘Need’ Pipeline
Invite option proposalsFit for Purpose
REVIEW every 5 years
Add chosen option to
Infrastructure Pipeline
Commission 5 year Needs
Infrastructure TRUE/FALSE? (economic and social infrastructure)A
B
C
D
E
F
G
The distinction between Economic infrastructure (A,B, C, D) and social infrastructure (E, F, G ) is artificial and can lead to disjointed
planning?
Infrastructure TRUE/FALSE? (Engineer – Hybrid - Green)
Infrastructure is man-made. But Green infrastructure, governance and regulation, policy and legal frameworks and other ‘socio’
components can also support outcome delivery
How do we Tackle Congestion/insufficient Capacity? (Or the causes of congestion?)
A
B
C
D
????Other
Innovation
E
A. In SectorB. ICT enhanced SectorC. Multi-ModalD. Other Infrastructure
sectorE. New Infrastructure
System InnovationF. Regulation or
Governance
How we frame a problem directly influences how we solve the problem.Is Congestion merely a ‘symptom’ of a broader need for
connectivity/access to work? Cost effective solutions require a clear understanding of purpose
The Past or the Future?The Bicycle not the rider
Repurpose and Rethink
Outdated Innovation 21st Century Urban Connector?
Can Strategic National Assets be Repurposed?
How do we innovatively maximise the value of the Infrastructure Assets we have?
Infrastructure Enables….. (to be continued………)
Services Education, Healthcare, Security, Tourism,etc
Facilities Residences, Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings, Factories, Hospital, Schools, Recreation facilities etc
Infrastructure Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste, ICT etcEnab
les
…… and Society Emerges (to be continued…)
Services Education, Healthcare, Security, Tourism,etc
Facilities Residences, Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings, Factories, Hospital, Schools, Recreation facilities etc
Infrastructure Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste, ICT etcEnab
les
Emer
ges
….OR Societal Expectations Drive Demand? (to be continued……)En
able
s
SOCIETY
Dictates
……Desired Outcomes give Purpose? (to be continued……)
Enab
les
SOCIETY
Dictates
Give Purpose
……Purpose enables shared Strategic Vision (to be continued……)
Enab
les
SOCIETY
Dictates
Basis for Infrastructure
Decision making
Strategic and Vision (comprising Desired outcomes)
Societal expectations of what it is that infrastructure is expected to enable
Services Education, Healthcare, Security, Tourism,etc
Facilities Residences, Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings, Factories, Hospital, Schools, Recreation facilities etc
Infrastructure Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste, ICT etc
Inform Decisions
……Vision must be systemic (to be continued……)En
able
s
SOCIETY
Dictates
Basis for Infrastructure
Decision making
Strategic and Systemic Vision (comprising Desired outcomes)
Societal expectations of what it is that infrastructure is expected to enable
Services Education, Healthcare, Security, Tourism,etc
Facilities Residences, Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings, Factories, Hospital, Schools, Recreation facilities etc
Infrastructure Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste, ICT etc
Inform Decisions
……All is underpinned by the ‘socio’ and ‘environmental’ context?
Enab
les
SOCIETY
Dictates
Strategic and Systemic Vision (comprising Desired outcomes)
Societal expectations of what it is that infrastructure is expected to enable
Services Education, Healthcare, Security, Tourism,etc
Facilities Residences, Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings, Factories, Hospital, Schools, Recreation facilities etc
Infrastructure Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste, ICT etc
Enabling Context Socio (PESTLE) and Natural Processes
Inform Decisions
A Systemic* Toolkit for Infrastructure Decisions
(ii) Performance and Needs Analysis
(iii) Identify Options
(iv) Evaluate Options
(i) Systemic Vision
*collaborative, transparent, structured and flexible
Add need to Infrastructure
‘Need’ Pipeline
Invite option proposalsFit for Purpose
REVIEW every 5 years
Add chosen option to
Infrastructure Pipeline
Commission 5 year Needs
Purposeful Governance All governance structures are clearly aligned with enabling a strategic vision, with particular focus given to: • identifying and structuring the desired outcomes that
Government, Industry and Society expect infrastructure to play a role in enabling
• structuring and conceptually mapping these desired outcomes through cross-sectoral and citizen engagement,
• establishing a shared strategic infrastructure vision, that comprises these desired outcomes
• using the vision as a framework with which to align, and against which to justify all infrastructure decision making.
Systemic Governance• desired outcomes, and therefore the strategic vision, are framed at the
system level and in ‘option-neutral terms’ independent of specific infrastructure sectors, solutions or technologies.
• infrastructure need is assessed by evaluating the gap between expected system performance and actual system performance
• a clearly defined, transparent, collaborative, inclusive process to identify and evaluate possible options to address infrastructure need is established
• all major infrastructure decisions are made with reference to the impact they will have on the performance and resilience of the system in which they are embedded
• the extent to which infrastructure performance is interdependent with the ‘socio’ elements of the socio-technical system are explicitly considered
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