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Global infrastructure is increasingly going digital, but progress needs to be faster and more comprehensive to fully benefit projects and improve performance<\/h2>\n

Turner & Townsend<\/a> recently surveyed over 100 global infrastructure professionals to assess their use of digitalisation and cyber maturity. This survey is part of Turner & Townsend’s year-long ‘Transforming Performance of Major Programs’ project, focusing on the theme ‘Digital First.’<\/p>\n

The survey also examined the role of digital in their programmes and strategies.<\/p>\n

While digital was a key area of focus, the researchers found weaknesses in the respondent’s understanding of how to implement cybersecurity measures.<\/p>\n

62% of participants had a digital strategy in place, showing its central role in the global infrastructure sector. Of this group, 75% of these strategies held long-term value.<\/p>\n

Is there a digital skills gap?<\/h3>\n

Those lacking a digital strategy or feeling it has not been properly integrated cite skills gaps as a key challenge (83%). Nearly a third of participants believe data is underused, with only 42% of respondents using it for performance management.<\/p>\n

Only 10% said they treated data as a tangible asset on their balance sheets, missing an opportunity to use its commercial value to attract new investors.<\/p>\n

Safety was cited as a key concern for global infrastructure<\/h3>\n

Cybersecurity was cited as a \u00a0significant concern for many, with 80% of participants feeling their safety measures were not good enough. Fewer than 30% have cyber and disaster management plans in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current expectations being placed on infrastructure to transform our world are considerable \u2013 from powering economic growth to tackling the climate crisis and equalling out societal outcomes.\u00a0 Achieving this means using every lever at our disposal, and it\u2019s clear there is more the industry can be doing to harness the power of digital,\u201d said Murray Rowden, global head of infrastructure at Turner & Townsend.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur survey findings have reinforced this view and are confident in the capacity of digitalisation<\/a>\u00a0to unlock greater productivity, security and sustainability.\u00a0 To reach this full potential, clients need to think \u2018digital first\u2019 \u2013 embedding digital from the earliest stages, integrating it throughout programmes, and ensuring it is fundamental to business strategy,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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