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Make the most of what we have Much of the infrastructure we will use in the future has already been built. How we use and maintain these assets will impact how much new infrastructure we need to build. Developing new infrastructure is costly, complex and may not necessarily be the most efficient solution. existing economic infrastructure linking the Northern Territory to national and global markets, like the Northern Territory’s rail and port infrastructure, have current capacity for further growth without significant new investment. There is an opportunity to increase asset utilisation and put downward pressure on the cost of services by unlocking investment around existing infrastructure and supply chains. Where infrastructure is approaching capacity, a range of options to potentially defer the need to construct new infrastructure could be considered, including: ensuring service delivery is as efficient as possible using regulation that is appropriate and fit-for-purpose encouraging behavioural change with policy settings or by improved price signals increasing private sector involvement in delivering and operating infrastructure to access innovative and efficient approaches to manage demand. Considering alternative service delivery options is essential to ensure the best and most efficient approach to meeting a need, or leveraging an opportunity, is adopted. Pursuing alternative delivery approaches allows government investment in infrastructure to be more efficiently and effectively targeted. What we will do Introduce a requirement for creativity and innovation in the approach to the design and use of infrastructure as part of the infrastructure project planning and delivery framework. Leverage new technology to increase the productivity and efficiency of our existing infrastructure networks. Consider the development of Strategic Asset Management Plans to support the appropriate management of government agency assets. Consider ways to make alternative use of underutilised government assets, including government real estate, to maximise asset effectiveness and efficiency.
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