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A book on ‘Digital Construction Management’
he much appreciated ‘Digital Jain, Co-President and Global Advisor
Construction Management’ book of China Europe International Business
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General Manager (Highway Operations The relevant examples in the book
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ITF Summit 2019
ore than 1000 participants between and within regions” remain,
from 72 countries on five improved connectivity in transport can
Mcontinents, including 41 help close these gaps. Ministers agreed
Ministers, Vice-Ministers and Heads of that concerted action is necessary to
International Organisations attended improve transport connectivity in all its
the recent summit on “Transport dimensions: physical, modal, digital,
Connectivity for Regional Integration”, operational, institutional, and individual.
in Leipzig. Global demand for transport will
Ministers of International Transport continue to grow dramatically over
Forum member countries emphasised the next three decades, according to
the importance of transport connectivity projections outlined in the ITF Transport
for enhancing access for citizens and Outlook 2019, published at the Summit.
improving regional integration. The But potential disruptions from within and
joint Ministerial Declaration agreed without could significantly change the
that Transport connectivity is a major sector. The report models the impacts
contributor to economic development of eleven disruptive developments
and social inclusion. While significant on transport, from 3D printing and
discrepancies in levels of progress e-commerce to electric aircraft and
towards sustainable development autonomous vehicles.
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