Infrastructure plan — ambitious but affordable

The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission has published the National Infrastructure Plan which sets out a practical, affordable pathway to deliver the infrastructure New Zealanders need to thrive over the next 30 years. It’s ambitious — but centred on affordability. It provides decision-makers with a clear, system-wide picture of where pressures are emerging and where investment […] The post Infrastructure plan — ambitious but affordable appeared first on Building Today.

Does the UK’s infrastructure need long-range anti-drone capabilities?

The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) assets should be protected with long-range counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities, a drone expert has told NCE. The post Does the UK’s infrastructure need long-range anti-drone capabilities? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Think tank finds infrastructure ‘inadequately protected against sabotage and cyber threats’

The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) remains “inadequately protected against sabotage and cyber threats” according to a leading think tank, while the Alan Turing Institute has started developing a tool to defend CNI against cyber attacks. The post Think tank finds infrastructure ‘inadequately protected against sabotage and cyber threats’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Proposal for Nista to establish whistleblowing framework not taken forward following debate

A proposal in parliament for the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) to establish a whistleblowing channel for the projects under its control will not be taken forward. The post Proposal for Nista to establish whistleblowing framework not taken forward following debate appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

2025 set to be record year for extreme space weather notices for Critical National Infrastructure

Severe space weather notifications issued by the Met Office to critical national infrastructure (CNI) indicate that 2025 will break records. The post 2025 set to be record year for extreme space weather notices for Critical National Infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.