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QII: Advancing Green, Resilient, Inclusive Development

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Enhance the digital capabilities of water operators worldwide

Digital Water

QII supported the initiative aimed at advancing digital capabilities of water operators globally. This initiative is designed to enhance the digital capabilities of water operators worldwide. "Digital Water" offers digital maturity assessments, trainings, and knowledge products to support specific project components and help operators modernize and improve their performance.

Busy street in Yemen

Mainstreaming Universal Accessibility in Urban Infrastructure Projects in Yemen : Practical Guidelines for Yemen

This guide aims to improve how universal accessibility is considered in the built environment in Yemen. This guide provides practical instructions for applying universal accessibility principles at all stages of a construction and infrastructure investment project, starting with the planning and programming phase.

Quality Infrastructure Investment is making a difference in development

Riding the Wave of Digital Transformation: Insights from Japan’s Journey

This report analyzes the key components of digital transformation in Japan over time and across key sectors. It also provides critical insight into how social, economic, and environmental challenges in cities can be addressed through digital technologies.

Quality Infrastructure Investment is making a difference in development

Driving Positive Change: How quality infrastructure drives development in fragile countries

Fragility, conflict, and violence pose significant barriers to economic development and poverty reduction in many countries. This note takes a closer look at how the six QII Principles are being applied in practice in fragile countries.

Quality Infrastructure Investment is making a difference in development

Implementation of Innovative Bridge Technologies: Technical Guidance Note

This technical note discusses innovative bridge technologies within the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project, showcasing how modular bridges can offer durable, low-maintenance solutions that improve infrastructure quality, economic efficiency, and resilience across the Pacific.

Quality infrastructure investments in Toyama city

Toyama City: Compact City Development

This case study showcases examples where the QII Principles have been operationalized in Japan`s urban infrastructure projects. It highlights Toyama City, which is now a global role model for compact city development.

Evolution of quality infrastructure investment in Japan

Evolution of Quality Infrastructure Investment in Japan

This report reviews the evolution of Quality Infrastructure Investments (QII) in the Japanese urban sector.

Quality Infrastructure Investment is making a difference in development

Flood Exposure and Vulnerability Mapping Using Street Level Image Automatic Acquisition and Machine Learning (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The report has the goal to illustrate the entire process on data production, including the survey phases, the training activities, restitution of the raw data and details on extracted data.

Quality Infrastructure Investment is making a difference in development

Assessing Economic Efficiency of Long-Term Road Asset Management Strategies

Are performance-based contracts actually leading to more efficient road asset management than traditional civil works/maintenance contracts? This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of performance-based contracts through a comprehensive ex-post performance assessment of road projects and assets. The analysis focused on evaluating different long-term road asset management strategies.