Smart infrastructure investments are expected to rise in APAC

Owing to government spending windfall in most APAC countries, smart infrastructure investments are expected to yield remarkable growth

FREMONT, CA: Early adopters of IoT and edge technology, as well as advanced networks like 5G, have already demonstrated how these technologies may enable smart, linked ports, highways, and trains. Smart infrastructure investments are predicted to expand significantly in 2022, fueled by a government spending boom in most APAC countries. Stakeholders will use data from edge devices and IoT-enabled infrastructure to change traffic patterns and reduce congestion. They will use computer vision to provide security application insights and also combine 5G, vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and edge technologies to allow autonomous vehicles to operate in confined areas like ports and airports.

As more governments adopt an endemic treatment for COVID-19, they are expected to spend heavily on smart infrastructure to make their country more adaptable in terms of transportation and logistics, robust and creative in public safety and security and generate new ways of working and sustainability. Smart metres and predictive grid monitoring will be used to prioritize programmes to provide citizens with internet connectivity, address public health, and manage vital resources such as water, power, and lighting. Singapore, for example, has just announced a 174 million dollar SGD boost to its digitization programme, which includes urban transit management and physically tracking patients in hospitals.

New initiatives can also be anticipated that might span across singular use cases and leverage a variety of technologies. Crowd-flow management, building and vehicle management, and safety management, for example, will be required to manage smart public infrastructure such as stadiums and transportation hubs. Critical infrastructure, such as public utilities, will need autonomous operations technology as well as a ‘manage from anywhere’ necessity. In addition, public safety and security will progress from ubiquitous surveillance to the ability to take decisive and prompt steps in the event of a threat.