Asset management in the Arctic Circle
Since the remote Canadian territory of Nunavut attained self-government a quarter of a century ago, Pascual Rubio says there has been a resurgence in...
Building Capability Across Queensland: Asset Management Education Supporting Queensland Local Government
Queensland’s 77 councils collectively manage $142 billion of infrastructure assets (roads, bridges, water assets) that are used to provide services to their communities. From...
Health sector a ticking time bomb for New Zealand
By David Jenkins and Steve Mooney
In a recent television interview Geoff Cooper, from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga, used an excellent analogy...
The international gold standard in integrated asset management
Finance managers need a thorough understanding of all aspects of asset management, says GFOA CEO Chris Morrill.
Digital condition assessment tools. The asset manager’s friend
By Steve Mooney
To be in a position to maintain an asset it is first necessary to understand its condition and that is where digitalisation...
Optimising asset accounting for long-term success
By Yogi Patwal, Principal Consultant, Brightly
As the end-of-financial year (EoFY) process closes each year and councils breathe a sigh of relief, it seems in...
IPWEA and the Local Government Association of South Australia team up to deliver asset-management...
Did you know that about two-thirds of the 537 local government areas in Australia contain fewer than 30,000 people? “That’s roughly 350 councils with...
Asset Recycling: A Pragmatic Path for New Zealand?
By Steve Mooney
As New Zealand faces ageing infrastructure and fiscal constraints, asset recycling is re-emerging in policy discussions. The concept is simple: sell or...
Infrastructure planning in a fast changing world
By: David Jenkins
One of the biggest dilemmas in the modern world is between our need for long term planning and adapting to a time...
Why added funding is needed to maintain Australia’s bridges
When a road bridge collapsed in the US city of Pittsburgh in January, injuring four people but thankfully killing no one, there was a...
