Infrastructure digitalisation refers to the use of digital practices, processes, technologies and the associated data to optimise the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of built infrastructure assets. Through improved coordination and decision-making, it enables organizations to enhance efficiency and optimise the performance of infrastructure projects and built assets across their entire lifecycle.
Digitalisation is key to achieving government priorities such as increasing housing supply, decarbonising infrastructure delivery and boosting domestic manufacturing. It also enables the delivery of infrastructure in a faster, smarter and more innovative way.
The Infrastructure Digitalisation Program
The NSW Government is delivering its billion-dollar infrastructure program and managing a significant portfolio of infrastructure assets to meet the future needs of the growing community. To do this, the government is embracing infrastructure digitalisation and more efficient, innovative ways to deliver, operate and maintain public infrastructure assets.
The Infrastructure Digitalisation Program (IDP) aims to expedite the adoption of digital practices, systems and technologies, across the built infrastructure lifecycle to deliver improvements in productivity, sustainability, social outcomes, and service levels.
The benefits of infrastructure digitalisation and robust data management include productivity gains such as capital project cost and time savings, planning, delivery and operational efficiencies, improved decision making, collaboration and stakeholder engagement, improved risk management and safety, and better maintenance practices, leading to more reliable and resilient infrastructure and better performance.
NSW Infrastructure Digitalisation and Data Policy
The NSW Infrastructure Digitalisation and Data Policy expedites adoption of digital practices and technologies across NSW Government infrastructure projects and assets. To ensure consistent standards across agencies, the Policy requires agencies to commit to, prioritise, manage, and invest in digitally enabled practices and technologies.
The Policy is framed around 4 principles:
Principle 1: Commit to digitalisation to improve infrastructure delivery and asset management outcomes.
Principle 2: Prioritise the adoption, application, and enablement of digital practices, processes, and technologies.
Principle 3: Manage technology and data as an asset throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
Principle 4: Invest in capability to advance infrastructure digitalisation.
Agencies have an 18-month transition period, from Policy release to the effective date, to meet these requirements, with all actions under Principle 1 to be completed as a minimum.
