Overview of U.S. Treasury Final Rule For ARPA Fiscal Recovery Fundnado-web
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Eryn Hurley (National Association of Counties) discusses the four major categories of eligible users for American Rescue Plan funds at the NADO-DDAA Washington Conference.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)nado-web
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorizes $550 billion in new transportation spending over 5 years. It includes funding for roads/bridges ($110B), rail/transit ($105B), airports ($25B), ports ($15B), electric vehicle infrastructure ($7.5B), and broadband ($65B). The law also provides $55B for water infrastructure, including $15B to replace lead pipes. It establishes new competitive grant programs and increases funding for existing programs to improve U.S. infrastructure.
Fostering Partnerships Between States and Economic Development Districtsnado-web
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With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state economic development offices and regional Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will explore strategies and best practices for how states and EDDs can better coordinate their efforts to achieve better outcomes and meet local, regional, and statewide goals. Presenters will share regional and state-level perspectives as well as recent research emerging from a current capacity building project to support better regional-state partnerships.Â
The road to connecting our communities to broadband has been a long and complicated journey. Hear from trailblazers and leaders in the space as they provide a roadmap detailing what has happened, what is to come, and some ways to prepare for the historical investments in broadband in our country. A wide range of topics will be discussed, from best practices to advocacy issues, including the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Broadband provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, State Broadband Offices, and more.
Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship Through Collaborationnado-web
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Rural areas boast great innovation and creativity, but sometimes lack knowledge about available resources or a robust, well-coordinated ecosystem of support organizations to enable entrepreneurs to build businesses to their potential. During this session, hear about one region’s experience using the Strategic Doing process to pivot economic development strategies during the pandemic to support the digital economy and entrepreneurship. Further, learn how regions can leverage community resources more effectively by building collaboration to support entrepreneurs.Â
The cultural assets and heritage of Ohio's Appalachian region are strengths that local leaders should strive to capitalize upon. Successful small town redevelopment is dependent upon integrating the arts and historic rehabilitation. During this session, learn how stakeholders in Ohio are working toward building vibrant communities that attract new businesses, new residents, and more visitors.
New Growth Innovation Network: Strengthening Regions Through Equity and Econo...nado-web
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Amanda Straight (New Growth Innovation Network) discusses tools and tactics to build equity into organizations and tactics at the NADO-DDAA Washington Conference.
Overview of U.S. Treasury Final Rule For ARPA Fiscal Recovery Fundnado-web
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Eryn Hurley (National Association of Counties) discusses the four major categories of eligible users for American Rescue Plan funds at the NADO-DDAA Washington Conference.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)nado-web
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorizes $550 billion in new transportation spending over 5 years. It includes funding for roads/bridges ($110B), rail/transit ($105B), airports ($25B), ports ($15B), electric vehicle infrastructure ($7.5B), and broadband ($65B). The law also provides $55B for water infrastructure, including $15B to replace lead pipes. It establishes new competitive grant programs and increases funding for existing programs to improve U.S. infrastructure.
Fostering Partnerships Between States and Economic Development Districtsnado-web
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With historic amounts of federal funds being allocated to support pandemic recovery, state economic development offices and regional Economic Development Districts need to work well together now more than ever. This session will explore strategies and best practices for how states and EDDs can better coordinate their efforts to achieve better outcomes and meet local, regional, and statewide goals. Presenters will share regional and state-level perspectives as well as recent research emerging from a current capacity building project to support better regional-state partnerships.Â
The road to connecting our communities to broadband has been a long and complicated journey. Hear from trailblazers and leaders in the space as they provide a roadmap detailing what has happened, what is to come, and some ways to prepare for the historical investments in broadband in our country. A wide range of topics will be discussed, from best practices to advocacy issues, including the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Broadband provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, State Broadband Offices, and more.
Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship Through Collaborationnado-web
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Rural areas boast great innovation and creativity, but sometimes lack knowledge about available resources or a robust, well-coordinated ecosystem of support organizations to enable entrepreneurs to build businesses to their potential. During this session, hear about one region’s experience using the Strategic Doing process to pivot economic development strategies during the pandemic to support the digital economy and entrepreneurship. Further, learn how regions can leverage community resources more effectively by building collaboration to support entrepreneurs.Â
The cultural assets and heritage of Ohio's Appalachian region are strengths that local leaders should strive to capitalize upon. Successful small town redevelopment is dependent upon integrating the arts and historic rehabilitation. During this session, learn how stakeholders in Ohio are working toward building vibrant communities that attract new businesses, new residents, and more visitors.
New Growth Innovation Network: Strengthening Regions Through Equity and Econo...nado-web
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Amanda Straight (New Growth Innovation Network) discusses tools and tactics to build equity into organizations and tactics at the NADO-DDAA Washington Conference.
This document provides an overview and strategies for advocacy related to appropriations for the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) conference. It discusses the recent completion of the FY22 appropriations process and priorities for FY23 funding requests, including $50M for EDA/EDD Partnership Planning Funding and $18M for ARC/Local Development Districts. It outlines action plans for advocacy meetings, including stressing local impacts and following up after meetings.
nvesting in Rural Prosperity: A Vision for the Future of Rural Developmentnado-web
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Recent and projected demographic and economic transitions present both challenges and opportunities for rural communities. Whether rural communities and the people who call them home will thrive in the future depends in part on the approach that community leaders take to supporting workers, businesses, and families. An increasing body of evidence indicates that creating a strong sense of place, good quality of life, and inclusive access to opportunity may be deciding factors in whether a community will flourish or struggle over the long-term. Come to this session to hear from national thought leaders and on-the-ground practitioners about what this means for the work of Regional Development Organizations, their stakeholders, and the policies that support their work.
Much like the construction of broadband networks across municipality borders, community development efforts often rely upon collaborations between multiple local governments and other organizations to produce the best outcomes. This session will focus on best practices for regional collaboration around broadband and community development. This session will also highlight a success story about reaching universal broadband coverage in Grayson County, Virginia.
Andrew Coker- Broadband Leads to Economic Growthnado-web
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As this past year has shown more than ever, fast, and reliable broadband service is critical resource to support regional economic development, grow and sustain local businesses, and improve overall quality of life in communities. This session will share promising practices from small and rural communities working to develop and assure coverage.
A new administration, new department, and agency leadership, increased federal grant funds available for rural and regional economic development, an economy rebounding from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued demand for services at the local and regional level are having a direct and often dramatic effect on the roles of economic development districts and organizations nationwide. Learn about the most recent developments from the Hill and federal agencies that will have a direct bearing on your
programs and services.
Join this session to explore how to meet the talent needs of rural companies and communities today and tomorrow. Learn how workforce development models – particularly apprenticeship and other forms of work-based learning – can effectively adapt to a rural context. This session will emphasize strategies to grow talent locally, beginning with youth-focused programming, and will examine workforce development in the context of broader national trends, including the Great Resignation, a shift to remote work, and national investment in infrastructure such as broadband technology. This presentation will also examine how the economic development community can support a stronger and more equitable talent ecosystem.
PPP for regional development - Lisa MITCHELL, CanadaOECD Governance
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This presentation was made by Lisa MITCHELL, Canada, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the OECD Network of Senior PPP and Infrastructure Officials held at the OECD, Paris, on 27 March 2018
Fmdv de log financing sd gs subnational levelAntoine Rerolle
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The document discusses strategies for financing sustainable development at the subnational and local levels. It acknowledges that expenditures are increasingly being decided at lower levels of government, which often lack technical capacity and financing. It commits to scaling up international cooperation to strengthen capacities of local authorities. Some strategies discussed include establishing knowledge and financing hubs to develop sustainable projects, providing targeted public support to mobilize private expertise and capital, and using innovative financing techniques for demonstration projects. The goal is to close the large funding gaps needed to achieve sustainable development goals through greater private sector involvement at subnational levels.
Regional Broadband MN - presentation from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
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The document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping efforts, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes and businesses since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act could provide additional funding to support Minnesota's broadband expansion efforts.
Operating Solar Fields – Lower Middle-Income Country (Single-B rated) - Chris...OECD Environment
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This document discusses mobilizing institutional investors for emerging market climate finance through a solar energy project in a lower middle-income country. The project involves setting up a holding company and special purpose vehicles to purchase a $250 million project bond. The project companies would obtain a $500 million loan from multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to finance construction of multiple solar fields with electricity sales under long-term power purchase agreements. Key risks to debt repayment include the creditworthiness of the electricity off-taker, government interference, project performance issues, and unpredictability of the legal framework in the event of stress.
This document summarizes policies that support affordable housing near transit. It discusses the federal, state, and local roles in transit-oriented development (TOD) and affordable housing. Case studies from the Bay Area and Twin Cities illustrate regional programs. Tools developed by Reconnecting America to promote mixed-income TOD include the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, an action guide, and a national TOD database.
SDGs financing hub as innovative funding scheme - Dr Ir. Yahya Rachmana Hiday...OECD Environment
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BIAC-OECD Virtual Roundtable on mobilising private sector finance and investments for affordable and clean energy in developing countries, 26 October 2021
Regulatory requirements for improving access to housing are powerful tools for removing barriers to housing choice and increasing housing opportunities. Local, state and federal laws can help you address unreasonable barriers put in place by neighbors or advocate for inclusive housing through planning and land use processes. The new affirmatively furthering fair housing rules at US Department of Housing and Urban Development will shape housing options for years to come. This session will provide an overview of applicable regulatory tools and practical discussion of how to apply them
Margaret Solle Salazar, Portland Field Office Director, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
Pam Phan, 1000 Friends of Oregon and Anti-Displacement PDX
Martha McLennan, Executive Director, Northwest Housing Alternatives
The Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition was formed in 2015 to advocate for improved broadband access across rural Minnesota. It now includes over 80 member organizations from industries like healthcare, education, and agriculture. In 2018, the Coalition lobbied the state legislature to fund the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program with $51.48 million but only received $15 million, which was then vetoed. Looking ahead to 2019, the Coalition will continue advocating for stable, long-term funding to achieve Minnesota's broadband speed goals and help close the digital divide for unserved and underserved rural areas.
Regional Broadband meeting in NW MN from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
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This document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like RDOF, NTIA, and the American Rescue Plan Act are also discussed.
A guide to Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) by Least Deve...zubeditufail
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A guide to Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
GICA is a G20 initiative that promotes global infrastructure connectivity through knowledge sharing and cooperation. It focuses on cross-border and cross-sector connectivity. Key GICA activities include identifying connectivity resources and gaps, sharing best practices, mapping connectivity initiatives, and monitoring connectivity progress. GICA also develops tools to help move connectivity visions to programs to projects, such as a project readiness checklist. Future plans include outlining global connectivity outlooks and trends, sharing case studies, and identifying additional resources on cross-sector connectivity issues.
This document provides an overview and strategies for advocacy related to appropriations for the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) conference. It discusses the recent completion of the FY22 appropriations process and priorities for FY23 funding requests, including $50M for EDA/EDD Partnership Planning Funding and $18M for ARC/Local Development Districts. It outlines action plans for advocacy meetings, including stressing local impacts and following up after meetings.
nvesting in Rural Prosperity: A Vision for the Future of Rural Developmentnado-web
Â
Recent and projected demographic and economic transitions present both challenges and opportunities for rural communities. Whether rural communities and the people who call them home will thrive in the future depends in part on the approach that community leaders take to supporting workers, businesses, and families. An increasing body of evidence indicates that creating a strong sense of place, good quality of life, and inclusive access to opportunity may be deciding factors in whether a community will flourish or struggle over the long-term. Come to this session to hear from national thought leaders and on-the-ground practitioners about what this means for the work of Regional Development Organizations, their stakeholders, and the policies that support their work.
Much like the construction of broadband networks across municipality borders, community development efforts often rely upon collaborations between multiple local governments and other organizations to produce the best outcomes. This session will focus on best practices for regional collaboration around broadband and community development. This session will also highlight a success story about reaching universal broadband coverage in Grayson County, Virginia.
Andrew Coker- Broadband Leads to Economic Growthnado-web
Â
As this past year has shown more than ever, fast, and reliable broadband service is critical resource to support regional economic development, grow and sustain local businesses, and improve overall quality of life in communities. This session will share promising practices from small and rural communities working to develop and assure coverage.
A new administration, new department, and agency leadership, increased federal grant funds available for rural and regional economic development, an economy rebounding from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued demand for services at the local and regional level are having a direct and often dramatic effect on the roles of economic development districts and organizations nationwide. Learn about the most recent developments from the Hill and federal agencies that will have a direct bearing on your
programs and services.
Join this session to explore how to meet the talent needs of rural companies and communities today and tomorrow. Learn how workforce development models – particularly apprenticeship and other forms of work-based learning – can effectively adapt to a rural context. This session will emphasize strategies to grow talent locally, beginning with youth-focused programming, and will examine workforce development in the context of broader national trends, including the Great Resignation, a shift to remote work, and national investment in infrastructure such as broadband technology. This presentation will also examine how the economic development community can support a stronger and more equitable talent ecosystem.
PPP for regional development - Lisa MITCHELL, CanadaOECD Governance
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This presentation was made by Lisa MITCHELL, Canada, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the OECD Network of Senior PPP and Infrastructure Officials held at the OECD, Paris, on 27 March 2018
Fmdv de log financing sd gs subnational levelAntoine Rerolle
Â
The document discusses strategies for financing sustainable development at the subnational and local levels. It acknowledges that expenditures are increasingly being decided at lower levels of government, which often lack technical capacity and financing. It commits to scaling up international cooperation to strengthen capacities of local authorities. Some strategies discussed include establishing knowledge and financing hubs to develop sustainable projects, providing targeted public support to mobilize private expertise and capital, and using innovative financing techniques for demonstration projects. The goal is to close the large funding gaps needed to achieve sustainable development goals through greater private sector involvement at subnational levels.
Regional Broadband MN - presentation from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
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The document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping efforts, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes and businesses since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act could provide additional funding to support Minnesota's broadband expansion efforts.
Operating Solar Fields – Lower Middle-Income Country (Single-B rated) - Chris...OECD Environment
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This document discusses mobilizing institutional investors for emerging market climate finance through a solar energy project in a lower middle-income country. The project involves setting up a holding company and special purpose vehicles to purchase a $250 million project bond. The project companies would obtain a $500 million loan from multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to finance construction of multiple solar fields with electricity sales under long-term power purchase agreements. Key risks to debt repayment include the creditworthiness of the electricity off-taker, government interference, project performance issues, and unpredictability of the legal framework in the event of stress.
This document summarizes policies that support affordable housing near transit. It discusses the federal, state, and local roles in transit-oriented development (TOD) and affordable housing. Case studies from the Bay Area and Twin Cities illustrate regional programs. Tools developed by Reconnecting America to promote mixed-income TOD include the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, an action guide, and a national TOD database.
SDGs financing hub as innovative funding scheme - Dr Ir. Yahya Rachmana Hiday...OECD Environment
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BIAC-OECD Virtual Roundtable on mobilising private sector finance and investments for affordable and clean energy in developing countries, 26 October 2021
Regulatory requirements for improving access to housing are powerful tools for removing barriers to housing choice and increasing housing opportunities. Local, state and federal laws can help you address unreasonable barriers put in place by neighbors or advocate for inclusive housing through planning and land use processes. The new affirmatively furthering fair housing rules at US Department of Housing and Urban Development will shape housing options for years to come. This session will provide an overview of applicable regulatory tools and practical discussion of how to apply them
Margaret Solle Salazar, Portland Field Office Director, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
Pam Phan, 1000 Friends of Oregon and Anti-Displacement PDX
Martha McLennan, Executive Director, Northwest Housing Alternatives
The Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition was formed in 2015 to advocate for improved broadband access across rural Minnesota. It now includes over 80 member organizations from industries like healthcare, education, and agriculture. In 2018, the Coalition lobbied the state legislature to fund the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program with $51.48 million but only received $15 million, which was then vetoed. Looking ahead to 2019, the Coalition will continue advocating for stable, long-term funding to achieve Minnesota's broadband speed goals and help close the digital divide for unserved and underserved rural areas.
Regional Broadband meeting in NW MN from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
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This document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like RDOF, NTIA, and the American Rescue Plan Act are also discussed.
A guide to Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) by Least Deve...zubeditufail
Â
A guide to Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
GICA is a G20 initiative that promotes global infrastructure connectivity through knowledge sharing and cooperation. It focuses on cross-border and cross-sector connectivity. Key GICA activities include identifying connectivity resources and gaps, sharing best practices, mapping connectivity initiatives, and monitoring connectivity progress. GICA also develops tools to help move connectivity visions to programs to projects, such as a project readiness checklist. Future plans include outlining global connectivity outlooks and trends, sharing case studies, and identifying additional resources on cross-sector connectivity issues.
This document provides information about the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), including:
- PDC's mission is to provide research, science, technology and information to support effective disaster risk reduction and humanitarian assistance.
- It operates globally from its headquarters in Hawaii and has over 25 years of experience working with over 70 partner countries.
- PDC's platforms and tools like DisasterAWARE and Disaster Alert provide data, modeling, early warning and decision support to governments, organizations and the public.
This presentation was delivered by Graeme Parker at the PECB Insights Conference in Montreal in June 2017. The presentation focuses on the concepts of Smart Cities and introduces the key elements to be considered in order to ensure suitable security and privacy for the city and its citizens.
Infrastructure that can stand the test of time | Accentureaccenture
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The document summarizes key findings from a survey of 490 public infrastructure leaders from 7 countries conducted by Accenture. Some of the main findings include:
- 80% of respondents expected increased infrastructure investments in the next 1-2 years.
- Top challenges for digital aspects of projects included lack of data strategies and incentives, and limited interest in data-driven transformation.
- Top technologies planned for investment were cloud platforms, blockchain, and robotic process automation.
- Developing a holistic strategy balancing short and long-term goals was identified as a key pillar for success.
Towards Quality-Aware Development of Big Data Applications with DICEPooyan Jamshidi
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The document summarizes the DICE Horizon 2020 project, which aims to improve quality-aware development of big data applications. The 3-year project involves 9 partners across 7 EU countries. It seeks to shorten development times and reduce costs and quality incidents for big data projects through model-driven engineering and DevOps approaches. The project will demonstrate its techniques on three big data case studies and has milestones to define requirements, provide tools, and define its integrated architecture.
The document discusses sustainable infrastructure and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The IADB was founded in 1959 to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean through reducing poverty and inequality in a sustainable way. It finances projects through loans, guarantees, grants and technical assistance. The IADB promotes sustainable infrastructure through financial products, knowledge generation, and project preparation facilities. However, sustainable infrastructure faces challenges including the need for long-term planning, upstream engagement of stakeholders, and proving its economic benefits.
The document proposes interventions and strategies to make critical infrastructure systems more resilient. It discusses making transportation systems like airports, roads, railways and waterways more resilient, as well as power, telecommunications, digital infrastructure, water supply, and health infrastructure. Some strategies proposed include improving standards and certification, risk identification and assessment, capacity building, innovation and emerging technologies, financing, and community-based and nature-based approaches. The overall aim is to strengthen implementation of global frameworks and improve coordination between stakeholders to enhance critical infrastructure resilience.
Principles for Digital Development | 1st of 3 presentationsJSI
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On October 27th, 2014 JSI hosted the third in a series of interactive sessions the Principles for Digital Development. This meeting focused on the Principle 3: Design to Scale. It began with a discussion of how to design for scale from the very start, transitioned to a discussion of the importance of considering the implications of design beyond the immediate project, and then concentrated on designing solutions that are replicable and customizable in other countries and contexts. Joy Kamunyori (JSI) facilitated the meeting. Kate Wilson (PATH), Marion McNabb (Pathfinder International) and Sarah Andersson (JSI) presented. More information about the principles can be found here: http://ict4dprinciples.org/
Visualizing and gamifying consumption data for resource savingencompassH2020
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Visualizing and gamifying consumption data for resource saving: challenges, lessons learnt and a research agenda for the future.
enCOMPASS presentation at the 8th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics, Salzburg, Austria, September 2019
David Coleman presentation at SDI Summit 2014, Calgary, Canada, 17-19 Sept 2014GSDI Association
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Keynote presentation at Pan-Canadian SDI Summit 2014 by GSDI Association President David Coleman entitled "International SDI Initiatives: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally”.  After providing context on the role Canadians played in early land information networking and SDI developments through the 1980s and early 1990s, he described the importance of such transnational and international SDI initiatives as Digital Earth, GEO, OGC & ISO, UN GGIM and — with special emphasis on the GSDI Cookbook and Small Grants Program — the GSDI Association itself. Â
Software Sustainability: The Challenges and Opportunities for Enterprises and...Patricia Lago
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This is the opening keynote presentation to the 14th IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling (PoEM) 2021. See at https://poem2021.rtu.lv/program
This document discusses key aspects of developing a security program for smart cities. It recommends taking a holistic approach that involves clear roles and responsibilities, security by design, privacy impact assessments, vendor management, citizen education, and incident response planning. Standards like ISO and NIST provide guidance, but new IoT security standards are still needed. Overall, smart city security requires leadership, engagement across stakeholders, and managing risks from new technologies.
IRJET - Risk Allocation in Public Private Partnership Projects in KeralaIRJET Journal
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The document analyzes risk allocation in public private partnership projects in Kerala, India. It identifies 23 key risk factors through a literature review and survey. A statistical analysis of the survey results was conducted to rank the risk factors, with land acquisition, political corruption, and unforeseen weather found to be the most significant risks for PPP projects in Kerala.
ICTS ENABLE THE UNDERSTANDING AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMIN...Citadelh2020
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The CITADEL project aims to empower citizens to transform European public administrations through three main approaches: understanding citizen needs to provide recommendations, co-creating digital public services, and using ICT enablers. The project will develop tools and services to analyze citizen data and feedback, facilitate co-creation, and implement recommendations. This is expected to result in more effective, efficient, and personalized digital public services while increasing citizen participation. The CITADEL ecosystem will be validated in three use cases across different levels of public administration.
A systemic approach to Infrastructure Governance - Daniel Wiener, Global Infr...OECD Governance
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Presentation made by Daniel Wiener, Global Infrastructure Basel, at the Symposium on Governance of Infrastructure held at the OECD, Paris, on 29 February 2016
Canada's Oil & Gas Sector Innovation Stakeholder Landscape (2022)Shannon Wilson
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This document provides an overview of a project to update the 2017 stakeholder landscape map of Canada's oil and gas sector innovation ecosystem. It outlines the project objectives, scope, timeframe, and context. It then presents the updated 2022 stakeholder landscape map and highlights some key trends in the landscape since 2017, including increased government focus on climate change, growth of cleantech organizations, and emphasis on the green transition. The document aims to capture the current innovation ecosystem to support CRIN in advocacy and stakeholder collaboration.
The building blocks for successful TCFD disclosure in conversation with Sue H...CDSB
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To mark the launch of the building blocks guidance, this webinar focussed on trends in climate-related financial disclosure, key developments and how to use CDP disclosure and the CDSB Framework to satisfy the TCFD recommendations.
Cybersecurity - Strategy, Policy and PracticeJulie Evans
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The document summarizes a panel discussion on cybersecurity strategies, policies, and practices for K-12 schools. The panel discusses the disconnect in leadership awareness of cybersecurity issues, findings from a new report on the topic, and resources for improving cybersecurity culture and preparedness. Key insights from the report include the need for shared accountability, reassessing management of technology assets, and ensuring adequate funding to support readiness and mitigation efforts.
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Even though the mid-term elections are in the rearview and the 2024 elections already in motion, Congress has a full agenda over the coming months. During this session, learn about the latest development impacting the federal agencies that you work with on a daily basis.
Plenary - Stars of the Southwest: Lifting Regional Economiesnado-web
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Each year, the SWREDA Board of Directors selects five Star of the Southwest Awardees—one from each state—to showcase their positive impact on a community’s or region’s economic vitality. Learn about the projects, including funding, partnerships, impact, and future plans during this session.
Southwest New Mexico is home to many outdoor recreation opportunities. The region features scenic desert landscapes, mountains, rivers and trails ideal for hiking, camping, mountain biking and other activities. Local organizations work to promote and enhance recreation in the area to support tourism and economic development.
Affordable and Accessible Housing: Imperative for Strong Economies nado-web
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Accessible and affordable housing for existing and prospective workforce housing is a challenge nationwide. Lack of housing presents challenges to communities and regions that are hoping to attract new businesses and industries, not to mention meeting the needs of current residents. During this session you will learn about successful approaches to creating housing opportunities from across the Austin region.
This document summarizes Errin Clocker's role as Executive Director of the Grand Gateway EDA and discusses their partnerships with 11 local Native American tribes. It notes that approximately 20% of the EDA's service area population is tribal members and lists ways the EDA encourages tribal investment and participation, including having tribal representatives on decision-making boards. Specific tribal partnerships are discussed in the areas of transit, aging services, and community and economic development projects.
Digital equity means that everyone has affordable access to fast internet connections on a personal device and home network, as well as the digital skills to fully participate online. Louisiana is committed to eliminating the digital divide by 2029 through its Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana executive order. The digital divide disproportionately affects people of color, indigenous people, low-income households, those with disabilities, rural residents, and the elderly as they have less access, skills, and support to engage online. Expanding broadband connectivity is critical infrastructure for economic growth as 21% of Louisiana households lack broadband subscriptions, 12% of schoolchildren are unconnected, and 31% of adults lack needed digital skills.
West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalitionnado-web
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West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalition: Susannah Byrd, Director, Economic Development and Workforce Excellence Division, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor: Jennifer Hankins, Chief of Strategic Partnerships, Tulsa Innovation Labs, Indian Nations Council of Governments, Tulsa, OK
Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN)nado-web
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Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN): Monica Abeita, Executive Director, North Central New Mexico Economic Development District, Santa Fe, NM
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
The document summarizes a University Center Showcase presented by Jeff Tucker from Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute (TDI). The TDI focuses on accelerating innovation for small and medium enterprises through technology development assistance, supporting commercialization and business expansion. It has received funding from the Economic Development Administration to upgrade equipment for fabrication, machining and additive manufacturing. The TDI has also developed a microfactory program and provides internships in technology entrepreneurship to cultivate innovation ecosystems.
University of Montana Rural Innovation Initiativenado-web
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This document provides information about the geographical isolation of Montana and programs offered by the Accelerate Montana Rural Innovation Initiative (AMRII) to support rural entrepreneurs and startups. It notes that some of Montana's major cities are hours apart and outlines AMRII's programs including rural pitch events, legal office hours, and resources on topics like lean startup tools, marketing, and website creation. It also mentions AMRII is conducting a capital scan and working with the Bureau of Business and Economic Research to study capital access and flow within Montana. Contact information is provided to learn more about AMRII.
CIRAS has managed an EDA University Center at Iowa State University continuously since 1980 to provide technical services and support economic development in Iowa. Brenda Martin is the Workforce Programs Director who can be contacted via email or phone to discuss CIRAS' workforce strategies program for 2018-2023, which aims to improve business profitability through applied research, education, and technical assistance. Over a five year period, CIRAS has helped generate $2.8 billion in results for its clients.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
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👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program:
https://bit.ly/Automation_Student_Kickstart
In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
đź“• Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
đź’» Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
👉 Register here for our upcoming Session 2 on June 20: Introduction to UiPath Studio Fundamentals: https://community.uipath.com/events/details/uipath-lagos-presents-session-2-introduction-to-uipath-studio-fundamentals/
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
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Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
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Addressing Infrastructure Dependencies in Hazard Mitigation Plans
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C I S A | C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y A N D I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S E C U R I T Y A G E N C Y
ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE
DEPENDENCIES IN HAZARD MITIGATION
PLANS
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 Who is CISA and how does it approach infrastructure security & resilience?
 Key concepts, regional assessment of dependencies, and partnership approach
 What is the Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF) and how did NADO
support its development?
 IRPF guidance & resources
 How was the IRPF piloted with the Kentucky Green River Area Development District?
 Application to hazard mitigation planning
 Infrastructure project development and incorporation into other regional plans
 Scenario Exercise
 How can IRPF and CISA critical infrastructure information be accessed?
Overview
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Critical Infrastructure: Systems and assets, whether
physical or virtual, so vital that their incapacity or
destruction may have a debilitating impact on the
security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or
any combination of these matters, across any Federal,
State, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction.
 National Infrastructure Protection Plan & Partnership
 16 Sectors: Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory
Council of government and private sector members
Source: National Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013
Critical Infrastructure
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Infrastructure Resilience Concepts
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The ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand
and recover rapidly from disruptions. Resilience includes the ability to
withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally
occurring threats or incidents.
(Presidential Policy Directive 21)
 Resilience is a property of systems rather than assets.
 Infrastructure systems are interdependent and enable community functions.
 Resilience goal is to maintain or restore function or services after a disruption
without detrimental impacts.
Attacks Accidents
Natural
Incidents
Changing
Technology
Socio-economic
Dynamics
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Infrastructure Resilience Concepts
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Critical
Infrastructure
Sectors
Community
Lifeline
Functions
F
E
M
A
Infrastructure systems support essential functions
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 Includes comprehensive, step-by-step planning guidance,
templates, and other resources to inform long-term
planning and investment decisions
 Five steps from stakeholder engagement to risk
assessment and implementation
 Can incorporate methods from Regional Resiliency
Assessment Program projects and outcomes from other
plans/initiatives
 Can be used in other local and regional planning efforts
such as FEMA mitigation planning and recovery and
regional economic development plans
Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework
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Courtesy of DHS
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 Decisions throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure
affect the resilience of provided services
 SLTTGs are a critical part of the infrastructure
systems network but most lack planning and
development capacity
 Systems interdependent - Need to plan for critical
infrastructure systems across jurisdictions and with
private sector
 Need to include risks and vulnerabilities that stem
from dependencies and consequences of disruptions
Why the IRPF
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Why the IRPF
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Lifecycle Dependencies
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IRPF Tools and Resources
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LAY THE
FOUNDATION
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
IDENTIFICATION
RISK
ASSESSMENT
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
RESILIENCE PLAN
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
RESILIENCE PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION &
MAINTENANCE
Flexible Step-by-Step Guidance
Lay the
Foundation
• Scope the effort
• Form collaborative
planning group
• Establish
resilience goals
• Collect & review
information
Identify Critical
Infrastructure
• Identify physical
and cyber
infrastructure
• Prioritize
infrastructure
• Identify
dependencies
among
infrastructure
systems
Assess Risk
• Identify threats
and hazards to
infrastructure
• Assess
vulnerability of
infrastructure
• Assess
consequences to
infrastructure
systems
• Prioritize risk to
infrastructure
systems
Develop Actions
• Validate resilience
goals
• Identify potential
resilience solutions to
mitigate risks
• Assess existing
resources and
capabilities to
implement solutions
• Select resilience
solutions for
implementation
• Develop
implementation
strategy
Implement &
Evaluate
• Implement
resilience
solutions via
existing plans
• Monitor and
evaluate
effectiveness
• Update plans to
incorporate
lessons learned,
new best
practices, etc.
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Infrastructure systems have diverse
ownership and operational structures
 Public utility
 Privately owned
 Independently operated
 Government regulated
Examples
• Municipal water systems that are federally regulated
• Electric cooperatives
• Private internet and cellular communications
providers
Lay the Foundation
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Energy
 Electricity
 Fuel: oil, natural gas
Communications
 Voice, video, data services
 Broadcasting
 Cable
 Satellite
 Wireless
 Wireline
Identify Critical Infrastructure
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Water
 Drinking Water
 Wastewater
Transportation
 Air
 Maritime
 Surface: motor, rail, mass
transit
Fundamental Critical Infrastructure Systems
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Assess Risk, Vulnerability & Consequences
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Evacuations
Food/Potable Water
Shelter
Durable Goods
Water Infrastructure
Agriculture
 Operating status of public wastewater systems and private septic systems
 Operating status of wastewater processing facilities
 Operating status of public and private water infrastructure (e.g., water mains)
Essential Elements of Information
What is included?
• Water supply, storage, treatment, distribution,
monitoring
• Wastewater collection, storage, treatment,
discharge, monitoring
What infrastructure services are required?
• Electric power
• Internet-based content, information, and
communications services
• Wired/wireless communications
• Roads
• Chemical manufacturing/storage/transport
For what purposes?
• Electricity generation
• Equipment cooling
• Sanitation
• Healthcare
Community Lifeline Components
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 “Through BRIC, FEMA will invest in a wide
variety of mitigation activities, including large,
innovative, community-wide public
infrastructure projects….
 FEMA will continue to explore creative
approaches to conducting project competitions
that support large-scale and innovative
resilient infrastructure projects that
demonstrate a measurable impact on reducing
disaster costs and building resilience.”
(BRIC Policy Update August 27, 2019)
Develop Actions
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Expand the range of actions and
actors for reducing risk and
enhancing the resilience of
critical infrastructure systems
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 Regional look across jurisdictions
 Involve multiple planning committees
 Engage upstream and downstream
stakeholders
 Perform dependency risk analysis
 Identify multiple funding sources
Implement and Evaluate
Risk Reduction/Resiliency
Effectiveness
“realize ancillary benefits”
Population Impacted
“community-wide benefits”
Leveraging Partners
“partnerships that enhance outcomes”
“multi- jurisdictional projects”
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APPLYING THE IRPF TO HAZARD
MITIGATION PLANNING WITH A REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION*
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GRADD
Planning Pilot Partners
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Courtesy of Kentucky Association of Economic Development
CISA-ISD
CISA Region IV
FEMA Region IV
KYEM
(Division of Emergency Management
& University of Kentucky)
GREEN RIVER AREA
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
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State & Local Objectives
 Reduce cost and consequences of disasters to impacted communities
 Build an accessible set of tools that can be applied by area development districts
to incorporate critical infrastructure resilience into hazard mitigation planning
 Use critical infrastructure dependency analyses to inform investment priorities
CISA-ISD Objectives
 Inform the revision and development of IRPF guidance, tools, and resources
 Build an example for IRPF application that can be disseminated through states,
federal agencies, CISA Regions, and associations
Kentucky Infrastructure Planning Pilot
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Application to Hazard Mitigation Planning
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•Guidance/Checklist to identify
critical infrastructure owners and
operators who should be involved
at each phase and how (meetings,
interviews, work groups, etc.)
•Guidance for articulating private
sector and owner/operator value of
participating
•Stakeholder invitation letter
•Critical infrastructure identification
question sets and worksheets
•Prioritization facilitation guide and
criteria
•Interview guidance, dependency
question sets and spreadsheets
•Risk assessment question sets for
critical infrastructure interviews
•Guidance for facilitating a working
group to develop critical infrastructure
performance objectives
•Inventory of grant and loan
opportunities
•Guidance for incorporating
mitigation measures into
other planning activities
•Guides for workshops with external
owners, operators, and regulators
•Facilitation guides for discussing a range
of mitigation strategies including
administrative or business solutions
Hazard
Mitigation
Planning
Process
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Sample Tool: Meeting Facilitation Guide
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Images Courtesy of DHS
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 The dependency and co-benefit analysis is a way to help
reprioritize mitigation actions. In the end, it leads to
developing multi-faceted projects that address the total
problem. ~ Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
 The dependency questions that referenced community
functions really “got them thinking” about backup services.
It resulted in development of a project for backup power
for lift stations – a tangible benefit of the facilitated
discussion. ~ Green River Area Development District
 Used the dependency questions to show the importance
of drilling down to the utility level for public works
mitigation. ~ Green River Area Development District
Pilot Participant Feedback
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Community Hazard Mitigation Planning Meeting,
Green River Area Development District
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Co-developed Resource
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Infrastructure Dependency Impacts
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Critical Dependencies for Nursing Homes
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 Lifeline Infrastructure
 Energy
 Electricity
 Fuel
 Communications
 Water/Wastewater
 Transportation
 Emergency Services
 Critical Products
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Supply Chains and Critical Goods
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Courtesy of DHS
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GRADD supplemental use of the IRPF:
 More in-depth assessment of infrastructure system dependencies
 Enhanced planning with focus on infrastructure service resilience
 Prioritized mitigation projects
 Integration with other regional planning
 Potential use in disaster recovery
Pilot Phase II
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Engage Planning Committees
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 Economic Development Corporation
 Hazard Mitigation Council
 Regional Transportation Committee
 Water Management Council
 Workforce Development Board
 Aging Council
 TRIAD
GRADD MISSION
Courtesy of GRADD
• Afford local governments and
citizens a regional forum to
identify issues and
opportunities;
• Provide leadership in planning
and implementing programs to
improve the quality of life with
the District
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Inform Economic Development Planning
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Incorporate outcomes into Comprehensive
Economic Development Strategy (CEDS):
 critical infrastructure systems that enable the
region’s key industry and businesses
 key infrastructure system providers
 strategies to ensure continuity of
infrastructure services
 analysis that shows economic strengths,
weaknesses, and opportunities 30%
Transport
35%
Buildings and
Structures
30%
Electric Cables
Aluminum Smelting
1/3 of U.S. Production
Courtesy of GRADD
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Infrastructure Projects • Major Ag Processor
• 120 Years Old
• Soybean Oil
• Biofuels
• 45 million gals/year
• Edible Oils
• Barge/Rail/Truck/Pipeline
• 1400 feet of Riverbank
• Center Street Pump
Station
• Engineer Preliminary
Assessment - $50,000
• Owensboro Grain Company
• City of Owensboro
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EXPANDING REGIONAL APPLICATIONS
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IRPF Application to Other Plans
Plan Type IRPF Guidance and Resources can inform:
Hazard Mitigation Plan â—„ Infrastructure stakeholder identification
â—„ Critical systems and services identification
â—„ Planning goals & objectives
â—„ Vulnerability and consequence analysis
â—„ Project identification toward resilience
â—„ Infrastructure investment priorities
â—„ Development decisions
â—„ Project prioritization
â—„ Response and recovery activities/procedures
Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy (CEDS)
Comprehensive or General Plan
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Specific or Area Development Plan
Emergency Operations or
Emergency Response Plan
Long-term Recovery Plan
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Why Work with Regional Districts
 Infrastructure transcends local boundaries
 Shared infrastructure
dependencies/interdependencies
 Single infrastructure systems at
regional scale
Examples:
• Ports/multimodal transportation systems
• Electrical grid
• Regional water/wastewater systems that
serve more than one locality and are
essential for development or recovery
 Rural and metropolitan regional districts are logical partners for
integrating hazard mitigation into other plans and funding proposals
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Disaster and Economic Recovery
Evacuations
Food/Potable Water
Shelter
Durable Goods
Water Infrastructure
Agriculture
 Operating status of public wastewater systems and private septic systems
 Operating status of wastewater processing facilities
 Operating status of public and private water infrastructure (e.g., water mains)
Essential Elements of Information
What is included?
• Water supply, storage, treatment, distribution, monitoring
• Wastewater collection, storage, treatment, discharge,
monitoring
What infrastructure services are required?
• Electric power
• Internet-based content, information, and communications
services
• Wired/wireless communications
• Roads
• Chemical manufacturing/storage/transport
For what purposes?
• Electricity generation
• Equipment cooling
• Sanitation
• Healthcare
Community Lifeline Components
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Planning
Process
Risk
Assessment
Mitigation
Strategy
Plan
Maintenance
HMP & CEDS Integration
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Summary
Background
SWOT
Analysis
Strategy
Evaluation
Framework
Lay the
Foundation
Identify
Critical
Infrastructure
Assess
Risk
Develop
Actions
Implement & Evaluate
IRPF
HMP
CEDS
Reference: NADO Research Foundation and University of Louisville Center for Hazard Research and Policy Development. (2015). Building Economic
Resilience in the Kerr-Tar Region: Recommendations for Linking Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Hazard Mitigation Plans.
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Where the IRPF Can Add Value to CEDS
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Plan Maintenance
Integrate mitigation principles into community
officials’ responsibilities and department roles
Develop targets and metrics for reducing vulnerability of critical
systems/facilities such as access to backup power or comms
Mitigation Strategy
Minimize disruptions and economic losses to
agriculture, manufacturing, and other sectors
Align mitigation and economic development projects supported
by emergency managers and economic development partners
SWOT/Risk Assessment Hazard Vulnerability Score
Identify critical infrastructure
Add critical infrastructure function/service vulnerability to business
clusters and secondary and tertiary consequences
Planning Process/Data
Location of critical infrastructure for economic development, including major transportation routes (highways, rail
lines, airports), water and wastewater facilities, communication networks, and energy distribution systems
Reference: NADO Research Foundation and University of Louisville (2015). Building Economic Resilience in
the Kerr-Tar Region: Recommendations for Linking Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategies and Hazard Mitigation Plans.
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The IRPF is available for download at www.cisa.gov/idr-program
 Resources/tools are linked within the document
 Supplemental resources available at www.cisa.gov/idr-program
 Infrastructure Dependency Primer
 Drought and Infrastructure: A Planning Guide
Technical support currently in development:
 Email questions to: IDR@cisa.dhs.gov
 CISA Regional Offices (www.cisa.gov/cisa-regions) critical infrastructure information
 Ongoing collaboration with federal agencies, universities, and planning associations to
deliver training and technical assistance
Dissemination Strategy
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CISA Regional Offices and Outreach Staff
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Courtesy of DHS
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Delivering IRPF and Other Guides
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Private Sector
Federal
State, Local, Tribal, Territorial
NGOs, Academia,
NADO
CISA-
ISD
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SCENARIO EXERCISE
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The Scenario
 A severe winter storm (Nor’easter) has struck Northern New England bringing a
combination of snow, ice, and wind across the region. Infrastructure systems
throughout Anytown, NH have been damaged by the ice and high winds, leading to
downed trees, power outages, and other consequences.
 Frigid temperatures are forecast for the next week followed by rapid warming and
melting that is predicted to cause flooding in areas already impacted several times in
the past decade. Impacts to infrastructure systems have disrupted essential services
including:
 Public health and community hospitals/nursing homes
 Small business and important industry operations
 Education and libraries
 You are meeting to consider which infrastructure systems are necessary to business
recovery and enhanced future resilience
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Discuss at Tables and Report Out
10-MINUTE TABLE DISCUSSION
Assume a major event such as this storm impacted your region:
 How would a major regional employer likely be impacted by this type of event?
 What impacts were a result of disruptions in infrastructure systems/services that
enable the employer?
 What other critical facilities depend on those same infrastructure systems/services?
What facilities/systems depend on the employer to function or operate?
 Are these critical infrastructure systems within or outside the county or RDO?
 Any new insights from this exercise for economic recovery or CEDs planning?
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CONCLUSION
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Summary - IRPF Resources
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Lay the
Foundation
ď‚• Planning
participant
information sheet
ď‚• Stakeholder
invitation letter
ď‚• Data collection list
ď‚• Link to plan
integration
evaluation
guidebook
ď‚• Sample goals and
objectives
Identify Critical
Infrastructure
ď‚• Infrastructure asset
data matrix
ď‚• Dependency
identification
worksheet
ď‚• Dependency
discussion guides
ď‚• Community
systems
discussion guide
ď‚• System
owner/operator
interview guide
ď‚• Meeting
facilitation guide
Assess Risk
ď‚• Hazard information
resource list
ď‚• Summary of risk
assessment
methodologies
Develop Actions
ď‚• Sample capability
assessment
worksheet
ď‚• Mitigation
alternatives
evaluation guide
ď‚• Link to NIST
economic decision
guide software
ď‚• Resilient solutions
strategy worksheet
ď‚• List of sources for
resilience solution
ideas
Implementation
& Maintenance
ď‚• Inventory of
funding
opportunities
(grants & loans)
ď‚• General
recommendations
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THE IRPF – A planning framework that:
 Provides flexible guidance and resources for incorporating infrastructure into
existing planning activities
 Encourages critical infrastructure dependency analysis in planning
 Promotes engagement of all stakeholders (public, private, multi-sector) in planning
 Highlights the role of resilience planning and its relationship to other plans
 Enhances the relevance of existing plans so they lead to more effective investment
Summary
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Which types of regional plans might benefit from
integrating infrastructure resilience?
What information or support would NADO members need
to use the IRPF?
Discussion Questions
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For more information:
www.cisa.gov
Questions?
Sandra Pinel, PHD, AICP
Senior Planner
Addison Coley
Presidential Management Fellow
Email: IDR@cisa.dhs.gov
Editor's Notes
This presentation will cover how the Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF) can be used by planners and applied to hazard mitigation and planning. The framework was developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and has also been used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security. The intent of the framework is to reduce the impact of floods, droughts, and other hazards on community infrastructure. The framework can also help communities examine how different systems depend on each other (i.e., water, schools, telecommunications, power, or supply chains for goods and materials that may be vulnerable to disruption). The framework can be used to support integrated hazard mitigation and CEDS planning.
CISA – Sandra
What is CISA and how does it approach infrastructure and resilience?
Why is understanding and planning for dependencies critical to health and economy – example from Texas
What is the IRPF and what challenges/gaps is it intended to address?
How did NADO support its development
How did the KY Pilot originate
Regional EDDs and MPOs are essential to securing the Nation’s critical infrastructure, planning must be at the regional scale, regional councils can use IRPF
How to access IRPF and support from CISA - CISA has information to share and methods
The key point is the importance of working with the private sector and across agencies and with state, tribal, local, and territorial partners that are responsible for critical assets and community services.
The key point is the importance of working with the private sector and across agencies and with state, tribal, local, and territorial partners that are responsible for critical assets and community services.
Transition, before talking about that collaborative work and the outcomes, we would like to back up a bit to talk about the national Critical Infrastructure plan that CISA leads and illustrate importance of understanding and planning for dependencies across the different sectors and jurisdictions in order to reduce consequences of disruptions from any hazard or threat.
It is important to consider infrastructure as a set of linked facilities and systems that deliver essential services.
For example, water system operations depend on electrical power and telecommunications, and natural gas and petroleum processing depend on municipal water. Healthcare and emergency mgt. depend on continuity of water supply. These types of dependencies can be understood for a particular community or region.
Growing interdependencies between infrastructure sectors and lifeline functions increase the possibility of cascading effects if a single sector is disrupted. Understanding and mitigating these risks is a key element of our national security, resilience, and economic prosperity. We apply this perspective to a resilience approach to planning/assessments/response and recovery.
IRPF Step 3 - Approaches for assessing risk to critical infrastructure that can inform the identification and prioritization of mitigation measures
Resources
Hazard information resource list
Summary of risk assessment methodologies
Critical infrastructure is a crucial enabler of community functions represented by FEMA lifelines which are categories of the most critical capabilities and services provided to citizens
Note that this is true during steady-state as well as during a hazard event – i.e., both pre and post disaster
Next slide provides a scenario illustration of this relationship between community functions and infrastructure
IRPF Goals:
Assist planners, community decision-makers, and other critical infrastructure stakeholders with the identification, prioritization, and implementation of solutions that can enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructure with their community.
Encourage the incorporation of infrastructure security and resilience considerations into broader community planning efforts.
Inform investment decisions that support long-term resilience.
Apply perspective to planning/assessments/response and recovery
The goal is to efficiently use resources to mitigate risks, reduce repetitive losses, and increase resilience
The figure on the left represents the infrastructure life cycle from planning and design to operations and recovery. The right figure shows how dependent a system such as water can be on electricity, communications, etc. and how many sectors may depend on a water supply.
For example, after hurricane Maria, VAB supported FEMA and the other federal agencies and studied where there were breakdowns in both the delivery of emergency health services, manufacturing that supported economic resilience, and water and wastewater. The assumption had been that the most essential infrastructure to recovery was power, but the study found although generators supplied some power, WWW systems were inoperable: Companies manufacturing oxygen essential to health care, for example, could not operate without IT connections to mainland servers. Others were able to provide water to communities. Although private companies were not eligible for federal funding, they are essential to a good plan.
This way of looking at infrastructure dependencies is essential to considering infrastructure in HM plans.
Discuss it as a process of identifying priorities and building resilience over time – building resilience into plans
Apply perspective to planning/assessments/response and recovery
The goal is to efficiently use resources to mitigate risks, reduce repetitive losses, and increase resilience
The figure on the left represents the infrastructure life cycle from planning and design to operations and recovery. The right figure shows how dependent a system such as water can be on electricity, communications, etc. and how many sectors may depend on a water supply.
For example, after hurricane Maria, VAB supported FEMA and the other federal agencies and studied where there were breakdowns in both the delivery of emergency health services, manufacturing that supported economic resilience, and water and wastewater. The assumption had been that the most essential infrastructure to recovery was power, but the study found although generators supplied some power, WWW systems were inoperable: Companies manufacturing oxygen essential to health care, for example, could not operate without IT connections to mainland servers. Others were able to provide water to communities. Although private companies were not eligible for federal funding, they are essential to a good plan.
This way of looking at infrastructure dependencies is essential to considering infrastructure in HM plans.
Discuss it as a process of identifying priorities and building resilience over time – building resilience into plans
The IRPF provides a structured process for improving critical infrastructure resilience, supported by a set of tools and information resources.
The IRPF is flexible and customizable—this is an end-to-end process with supporting tools and guidance, but we know that different users are going to want to be able to tailor and scope the process to fit their needs
The steps are designed to be modular, and you can pick up and leave off at any point in the guide.
The IRPF is not a fixed or required process – it reflects basic planning steps with a set a of principles, considerations, tools, and resources that can be used to specifically inform planning for infrastructure systems within these other comprehensive, development, or capital improvement plans.
Stakeholder involvement
IRPF Step 1 – Lay the Foundation
Develop initial buy-in, form a collaborative planning group, and collect and review existing data and plans that may be relevant
Tools
Planning participant information sheet
Stakeholder invitation letter
Resources
Data collection list
Link to plan integration evaluation guidebook
Sample goals and objectives
There are 16 infrastructure sectors defined by DHS are critical, however four are fundamental to society – Communications, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
IRPF Step 2 – Identify Critical Infrastructure
Identify and prioritize infrastructure that is critical to the community and identify dependencies among systems and assets
Tools
Infrastructure asset data matrix
Dependency identification worksheet
Dependency discussion guides
Community systems discussion guide
System owner/operator interview guide
Meeting facilitation guide
Assess vulnerability of infrastructure systems to hazards/threats and consequences of disruption = risk to the community lifeline functions they enable
IRPF Step 3 – Risk Assessment
Approaches for assessing risk to critical infrastructure that can inform the identification and prioritization of mitigation measures
Resources
Hazard information resource list
Summary of risk assessment methodologies
IRPF Step 4 – Develop Actions
Identification and prioritization of mitigation strategies to address priority risks and achieve community critical infrastructure resilience goals
Tools
Sample capability assessment worksheet
Mitigation alternatives evaluation guide
Link to NIST economic decision guide
Resilient solutions strategy worksheet
Resource
List of sources for resilience solution ideas
Implementation is collaborative and integrated, supports development of complex BRIC or other projects
IRPF Step 5 – Implement & Evaluate
Implementation of prioritized resilience solutions through existing planning mechanisms and potential funding and technical assistance sources
Tool
Inventory of funding opportunities (grants & loans)
Resource
General recommendations for plan integration
Why Kentucky?
Geographically & Demographically Diverse - has more navigable waterways and shorelines than any other state, most counties with less than 5000 people and no secure tax base and land tenure to support infrastructure investment
National Importance - Louisville airport is UPS flight headquarters, Amazon located in the state capitol, GRADD region – national aluminum and bourbon supplier
Ongoing Resilience Activities – RRAP, 100 Resilient Cities, Statewide Resilience Committee
Leader in Emergency Management:
Challenges – 14 flood declarations in 17 years, repetitive losses to local water/wastewater infrastructure, limited local resources
Goals – make plans actionable, build local capacity, and reduce costs of disasters
Regional Planning Commissions – ADDs are tasked with doing all types of planning – HMP, CEDs, transportation, water, etc.
Partner with a mid-capacity ADD that is updating its hazard mitigation plan to validate the IRPF, develop tools and resources, demonstrate usefulness within the FEMA HMP process, and build method into State HMP guidance.
2-year pilot with Commonwealth of KY Emergency Management and local area development district (GRADD) – pilot partners shown on next slide
GRADD Interest in IRPF
Private sector consultation and data in the planning process
Communicating the importance of dependencies in risk assessment and functions in mitigation strategies
Considering dependencies in choosing and justifying projects
Aligning plans and federal/state funding for projects with co-benefits, including meeting BRIC program criteria
Project activities:
Worked with KYEM and GRADD to scope effort and identify planning opportunities – presented IRPF and dependency concepts to Judge Execs, HM Council, regional committee chairs, nursing home committee, GRADD planners
Developed tools and resources to support Hazard Mitigation Planning – stakeholder invitation letter, utility owner/operator interview guide, dependency discussion guides, table correlating IRPF to HMP requirements
Tested draft tools and resources in community meetings – City of Whitesville facilitated discussion focused on two critical facilities (emergency shelter and wastewater system), their dependencies, and consequences of a disruption to them; led to identification of a project to provide backup power to critical wastewater lift station.
Revised the IRPF guidance based on input from KYEM and GRADD – added new resources and tools, changed the definition of community, changed from standalone plan to incorporation into existing plans, changed prioritization to focus on impacts
We started with a project that the community had identified as priority in its hazard mitigation plan update – generators for a wastewater systems.
We handed out the reference sheet with the 4 major infrastructure systems that services depend upon – power, transportation…. Etc.
We then asked the group at the table (depicted in the photo) to consider what services that system provides to the community, county or region? (schools, etc.), then what infrastructure systems that wastewater system depends on in addition to electricity.
From there, we facilitated a discussion on what alternative mitigation actions should be considered to not only reduce loss of power (generators) but ensure continuity or recovery of services.
Benefits of using the IRPF
Highlighted the importance of considering critical facilities within a larger context -- Why is it important? What dependencies exist? What is the consequence of disruption?
Helped in prioritizing scarce public investments by understanding which vulnerabilities should be addressed to prevent catastrophic disruptions
Led to identifying mitigation and projects with resilience co-benefits across utilities or public goals
Provided the basis for more competitive federal funding applications
Additional Benefits:
Summarize critical infrastructure system vulnerability to identified hazards, including cascading impacts caused by dependencies
Address repetitive-loss assets and systems
Identify the most important actions to retaining community services and the economy
Improve competitiveness of grant and loan requests
Asked for something to help educate local officials – which will be used in Phase II about to launch-
The Infrastructure Dependency Primer was developed to provide an introduction to dependencies and their importance in enhancing the resilience of infrastructure systems. It provides a web-based, interactive overview of dependencies for several key critical infrastructure systems and guidance on how an understanding of dependencies can be used to inform plans and reduce risk.
(hover over image to bring up video Play bar at bottom – make sure laptop speakers are set to broadcast sound)
Discuss critical infrastructure as a crucial enabler of community services
Discuss co-benefits of enhancing resilience of critical infrastructure
CISA focus is on enhancing resilience pre and post disaster
Critical infrastructure is increasingly at risk from a variety of hazards—including natural hazards, aging and failing infrastructure components, cyber threats, pandemics, and acts of terrorism.
These threats have evolved over the years, presenting ever-changing challenges. Physical and cyber infrastructure have grown inextricably linked, meaning both cyber and physical measures are required to guard against the full array of threats.
Furthermore, growing interdependencies between infrastructure sectors and the lifeline functions we all rely on increase the possibility of cascading effects if a single sector is disrupted. Understanding and mitigating these risks is a key element of our national security, resilience, and economic prosperity.
So this slide presents the critical infrastructure systems and services that are critical for the health sector;
Nursing homes are incredibly important and perform a vital function in communities; in order to perform that function they rely on an awful lot of infrastructure systems that are outside of their control.
As we see them nursing homes need energy—both electricity and during an emergency, potentially fuel for generators; communications systems including internet and phone service; water and wastewater services, and transportation—and there we’re talking primarily road access into and out of the facilities to enable the movement of people and supplies
Additionally, there’s a need for emergency services – EMS, fire, and police as well as critical products such as oxygen, pharmaceuticals, and linens that you need to maintain a steady supply of to continue operating
this may not be an exhaustive and if there’s anything that you think is missing here, we’d love to hear so that we can incorporate it into future work. On our regional assessments, we regularly find that one of the most important things is speaking directly with owners and operators – you all know a lot more about you systems and your requirements than we ever will.
Here’s a breakdown of critical products that were identified for nursing homes as part of a supply chain analysis for New York City
Focus of the study is on the movement of medical goods into New York City and determine where there are risks. Focus is both on what are the challenges in the event of emergency: because it’s a series of islands—there are limited pathways in and many medical supplies are time sensitive or require special treatment – they may need refrigeration of have short lifespans. But another component is where is there risk in the supply chain for critical medical goods. Where could there be upstream problems that could affect you as a whole.
Five primary buckets and then are also items such as food and water that are not listed here because they’re requirements for the general population. Now we don’t have slides for all of these because the study is still underway, but I can present what we have so far.
IRPF can be used at any point in the planning process.
In discussion with KY regarding opportunity is to use the IRPF in recovery post flooding and now recent tornados.
Example partner project
Reference $200,000 EDA grant monies - an opportunity to integrate IRPF (dependencies and resilience) into CEDs planning.
Infrastructure stakeholder identification
identify stakeholders whose input should be sought during planning
identify external organizations with whom response should be coordinated
Critical systems and services identification
identify and prioritize critical infrastructure facilities
identify critical infrastructure systems that enable the region’s economy
Plan goals & objectives
inform the design and capacity of infrastructure needed to support planned/proposed community development
inform development of design standards, codes, and guidelines
articulate the goals of long-term recovery
Vulnerability and consequence analysis
determine risks to the continuity of essential community functions
inform the analysis of economic strengths, weaknesses, and/or opportunities
inform infrastructure conditions and needs assessment
inform hazard/threat scenarios addressed emergency and mitigation plans
inform the analysis of recovery issues, needs, and opportunities
Project identification toward resilience
develop more effective mitigation projects that improve community resilience
identify infrastructure improvements/projects that require capital funds
identify response resources that need to be developed
Infrastructure investment priorities
inform infrastructure investment and rebuilding priorities
inform development of public policies related to the maintenance of infrastructure
develop justification for infrastructure projects
Development decisions
inform land use planning
identify factors that influence the implementation of development strategies
Project prioritization
prioritize projects based on critical system/service risk-reduction and resilience
evaluate and prioritize development strategies against based on infrastructure factors
Response and recovery activities/procedures
identify critical response activities and response procedures
The next six slides discuss how CISA’s capabilities fit into the incident management environment. Because ESF #14 is new, there may be a lack of understanding of the value that ESF #14 delivers under the NRF. While the “Intended Outcomes” slide addresses this generally, the next set of slides describe the value in more concrete terms.
Other Federal agencies are experts in specific infrastructure sectors while, in general terms, CISA focuses on the cross-sector implications of these sectors. A frequent question is “what is the difference between cross-sector and dependencies?” The answer is more about perspective than function. The term “dependency” focuses on what a specific system or asset needs to function while “cross-sector” focuses on how different sectors interact with each other.
This slide illustrates how infrastructure is tied to the Community Lifeline Function construct. Within each Community Lifeline, there are components. Each component is composed of different assets which make up the system (What is included?). The next element is to consider what infrastructure services are delivered through the physical system. Finally, consider what purpose they serve. We see the Essential Elements of Information (EEIs) in the grey box at the bottom of this slide.
Talk about Puerto Rico, Harvey and the Virgin Islands contributions of this perspective to recovery plans and projects.
FEMA and EDA have been working to integrate HMP and CEDS planning requirements. NADO promoted integration of HMP and CEDS planning requirements with a pilot project (Kerr Tar Regional COG)
(click mouse for IRPF steps to show up) The IRPF can help EDDs identify and reduce vulnerabilities to the infrastructure systems that support recovery and resilience.
Talk about what Regions do with partners to secure and enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure systems:
PSAs help protect the nations CI through a variety of programs and partnerships
Prioritization of CI w/ States (Local, State, Federal, Combination)
Vulnerability Assessments of Public and Private Sector Infrastructure = partnerships
PSAs are a natural liaison between the public and private sector
Example: The Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP) is a cooperative assessment of specific critical infrastructure within a designated geographic area and a regional analysis of the surrounding infrastructure that address a range of infrastructure resilience issues that could have regionally and nationally significant consequences.
Work across multiple inter-agency partnerships and with the Centers of Excellence – FEMA, CMTS, NIST, the National Drought Resilience Partnership, and with multiple associations that serve the public and private sector including SLTTG planners and decision makers.
Assign different tables different community functions/services
The IRPF is to take what we know nationally and make tools available to plan for critical infrastructure around the goal of resilience
The framework is an overarching, one-stop infrastructure resilience guidance document as well as a series of instructional resrouces that give communities specific tips on how to identify infrastructure and their dependencies, assess risk, and identify and implement actions to reduce risk and enhance resilience and security.
Partnering with local governments, planners, and the private sector to enhance the understanding of and planning for infrastructure resilience
Comprised of a suite of planning resources focused on infrastructure security and resilience designed to inform infrastructure investment, development, and operational decisions
How can the IRPF systems-approach, dependency analysis, and regional view be made useful to regional councils?