Digitalizing Infrastrucutre : Active Management for Smarter Networks

Infrastructure is affected by the digitalization process that is transforming the economy and human activities in general. Unfortunately, digitalization has become a buzzword or, even worse, an empty term, used by vendors to sell expensive equipment and services to make any infrastructure, or even whole cities, “smart.” This has created a lot of confusion and it is difficult to identify what the key elements in this transformation are, and the right decisions to be adopted by infrastructure managers to fully exploit the new technologies. The aim of this book is to identify the structural transformations in infrastructure management delivered by digital technologies. Beyond the buzzwords, digital technologies are transforming the way infrastructure is managed. The transformation is so deep that it is even affecting the structure of these industries, disrupting the role of traditional infrastructure managers