Andy Green - Commissioner
UK’s freight is fast & efficient but it needs our help to deliver cleanly
Every day, all of us rely on the efficiency of our freight industry to deliver goods to our homes and businesses: the manufacturer dependent on just-in-time delivery of crucial parts; the family that avoids the weekly trip to the supermarket in favour of getting their groceries dropped off at their doorstep; or the shopper looking...
Learning from Australia’s infrastructure challenges
In July, we published our inaugural National Infrastructure Assessment. A world-first in size and scope, it has sparked international interest, with a growing number of countries taking inspiration from the vision we have set out for our nation’s infrastructure. Last month, I was pleased to represent the Commission at the Australian British Infrastructure Catalyst, held...
Making the most of the UK’s infrastructure through new technology
Whether it’s bridges, canals, railways or roads, much of what we use today can be traced back to pioneering British engineers such as Brunel and Telford. But visionary though they were, they could not have predicted the demands that the user of the 21st century places on our infrastructure . As our interim National Infrastructure...
Driving innovation in infrastructure through artificial intelligence
Whether City Mapper or Google Maps; Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, artificial intelligence is fast becoming an integral part of people’s everyday lives. The challenge over the coming years will be to exploit every possible opportunity that this new technology presents, and to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation and change to ensure...