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ASCE 2005 Infrastructure Report Card: Security Implications

ASCE 2005 Infrastructure Report Card: Security Implications. Eva Lerner-Lam President, Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. Member, Advisory Council to the 2005 Report Card. Solid “D” for the Nation’s Infrastructure. Disappointing results Down from D+ in 2001 www.asce.org.

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ASCE 2005 Infrastructure Report Card: Security Implications

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  1. ASCE 2005 Infrastructure Report Card: Security Implications Eva Lerner-Lam President, Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. Member, Advisory Council to the 2005 Report Card

  2. Solid “D” for the Nation’s Infrastructure • Disappointing results • Down from D+ in 2001 • www.asce.org

  3. Implications for Planners, Architects and Engineers • Consider poor and failing infrastructure systems as you plan, design and engineer your projects • Examples: • Power grid • Drinking water • Roads, bridges and tunnels

  4. Security: “Incomplete” Grade • Lack of data • Implications: • Points to a much bigger problem • Technical Tour participants experienced it yesterday • “Any security system that is based on secrecy is no security system.” • Other examples • Professional workshop and web seminar cancellations due to gag orders by clients and government agencies • Non-participation in collaborative activities due to prohibitions by employers

  5. “Knowledge Implosion” • Architects, engineers and other professionals are suffering from a virtual shutdown of information and knowledge sharing • Plenty of regulations • But a complete absence of clear guidelines for what can and can’t be shared • “Wizard of Oz” effect (what’s really behind that curtain…?)

  6. Major Contribution by AEI • Outstanding symposium program • Open atmosphere of information and knowledge sharing • Experienced, knowledgeable professionals • Despite the lack of formal, published guidelines, they have the necessary professional intuition and sense of what can and can’t be said

  7. Report Card: Next Steps • Federal, state and local actions • Hopefully, will raise awareness of the overall condition of our infrastructure and our collective mindset about maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement • Policy makers • Owners • Professionals

  8. What You Can Do… • Consider poor and failing infrastructure systems as you design and engineer your projects • Use your good, professional judgment on sharing of information and knowledge — trust your instincts • Let your elected officials know you’re concerned about the condition of the nation’s infrastructure

  9. Thank you!

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