Foresight/January 2017
Special edition a January 2017
Foresight
A global infrastructure perspective
Trends that will change the
world of infrastructure.
Ten emerging trends in 2017
Around the world, uncertainty is
rife. Political agendas and social
expectations are changing. Global,
regional and national institutions are
weakening. Power is shifting. And
technology is disrupting everything.
In 2016, we led our
Emerging Trends
report with the prediction that no
normal will become the new normalˉ.
This year, we see a continuation
of many of those trends. Political
uncertainty will undoubtedly continue,
both in the developed and the emerging
markets. Funding, as opposed to
fnance, will continue to be a key
challenge, even while governments
strive to develop innovative
mechanisms to unlock their pipelines.
The demand to get more from existing
investments will only heighten.
At the same time, new trends are
emerging (or, in some cases, evolving).
Governments are rethinking their
approach to funding and capital
investment. Transparency in public
sector decision making is increasing as
public discourse rises. And access to
new technologies is changing the way
governments and investors plan and
manage infrastructure.
Foresight/January 2017
However, in most cases we have seen either
more talk than action or more action than talk.
Both can be a problem. When it comes to the
creation of credit enhancement mechanisms
or the value of technology within the sector,
there has been too much talk and fne tuning
and not enough action. In other casesa such
as the drive to more fully account for social and
environmental impacts of investments or the
privatization of assets a more talk is certainly
required.
This year, we expect a shift towards more
responsible leadership, both from governments
and from the private sector. And this will require
the public and the private sector to rethink their
approach to funding, developing and operating
infrastructure. It will also require them to gain a
better understanding of what their constituents,
stakeholders and users actually want.
We hope that this yearˉs
Emerging Trends
in Infrastructure
helps decision-makers and
investors to better understand the changes
fowing through the sector. And, in doing so,
we hope to catalyze responsible leadership on a
global scale and a wider debate on infrastructure
morality. To discuss these trends and their
impacts in more detail, we encourage you to
contact your local KPMG infrastructure team.
James Stewart
Global Infrastructure Chairman
E: jamesa.stewart@kpmg.co.uk
@jaghstewart
Stephen Beatty
Americas and India Head
of Global Infrastr
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