Infrastructure Delivery in the Indo-Pacific Region
From investment preparation to sustainable operations, DT Global supports infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific. Regional case studies highlight how technical expertise and local partnerships help deliver essential assets and strengthen the institutions managing them.
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This publication showcases DT Global’s infrastructure capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, from investment preparation and project delivery to sustainable operations. Regional case studies demonstrate how we help clients manage risks, deliver essential infrastructure, and strengthen local institutions for lasting impact.
In 2023, Artificial Intelligence (AI) made its big splash. Its emergence has yielded systemic changes across sectors, and the international development industry is no exception. In particular, the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector is witnessing how AI could transform traditional approaches to everything from quality testing to monitoring usage rates.
Over 90% of the water supply to Freetown, Sierra Leone is supplied from Guma Dam and Water Treatment Plant. This facility as well as supply to the city of Freetown is managed by the Guma Valley Water Company. It was estimated that 2 million litres of water were being lost every day. To help address this issue, DT Global worked on the Freetown Water Supply Rehabilitation project, which was funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and concluded last year.
Discover DT Global’s Tracking Adaptive Management Initiative (TAMI), a real-time research project exploring how adaptive management approaches are implemented across major DFAT-funded programs in the Asia-Pacific region.
Drones can be a force for good. There are a multitude of drone use cases with the potential for positive social impact, whether monitoring reforestation efforts, spraying crops, surveying damage following a climate event, or delivering lifesaving medicines to remote clinics. Now, many countries are grappling with how to keep up with advances in technology and how they might realise the full benefits drones offer, including via enterprise and job creation, while also maintaining safety and security standards.
Southeast Asia is grappling with a mounting plastic waste crisis driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, and increased consumption of single-use plastics. While countries have taken steps such as banning plastic bags and adopting national action plans for plastic pollution reduction, plastic leakage into waterways and oceans remains a persistent problem.
There is a reality today that has long been evident on the ground: without private actors, neither the Sustainable Development Goals nor durable solutions to the global debt crisis will be achievable. Deeper collaboration among governments, civil society, and — more than ever — the private sector is critical.
Justice in Guinea remains elusive for many despite several recent landmark developments. Most prominently, in July of this year, less than two years into the trial of a former president and his top staff in the 2009 stadium massacre that left more than 150 Guineans dead and dozens more raped and beaten, the former leader was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Broadcast to the country, the conviction was viewed by many as a major step toward judicial independence and accountability at the highest level of Guinea’s political class.
