ABSTRACT

The effects of digital change, demographic forces, political momentum and ecological concerns are rewriting the rules of global economic competition and sustainability. Public and private financing models for sustainable infrastructure systems are being explored to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. Investment products tend to evolve with changes in the economy and industries, regulations and technological advances. Publicly financed and knowledge infrastructure are the backbone of any economy. New financial products are needed to target institutional investment towards economic growth. Infrastructure investments are generally associated with significant economic benefits. Infrastructure resilience, whether defined as operational function, adaptation to external factors, or economic productivity metrics, is thus driven by - and dependent on - decision making to provide the best possible function in any given situation. Decision-making and pricing are central for all entities dependent on the intelligent system.