Getting Infrastructure Right - OECD

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1Getting Infrastructure RightThe Ten Key Governance Challenges and Policy OptionsTHE OECD FRAMEWORK FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE1OECD. Getting Infrastructure Right : The 10 Key Governance Challenges and Policy OptionsHigh-quality public Infrastructure supports growth, improves well-being and generates jobs. Yet, Infrastructure investment is complex, and Getting from conception to construction and operation is a long road fraught with obstacles and pitfalls. Poor governance is a major reason why Infrastructure projects often fail to meet their timeframe, budget, and service delivery objectives. Regardless of how public Infrastructure services are delivered, an OECD survey* of the state of Infrastructure policymaking highlights a number of challenges that all countries face. Governance challenges are diverse and occur all through the policy cycle. Designing a strategic vision is crucial but difficult. Many countries have no integrated strategy but instead rely on sectoral plans.

• The infrastructure issue cuts across different institutions, jurisdictions, levels of government, policy areas and professional disciplines, which makes it difficult to aggregate into a coherent view. Analysis tends to be done in silos reflecting the various stakeholders. • •Infrastructure development serves multiple objectives,

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