Deliver smarter infrastructure, cities and care for the public good.

Deliver Smarter Infrastructure, Cities and Care for the Public Good

 

Infrastructure, municipalities and healthcare form the backbone of public life, delivering the transport networks, urban services and medical care that societies depend on every day. These sectors face a shared imperative: modernising ageing public assets and stretched care systems while managing tight budgets, rising demand and mounting climate and demographic pressures.

This transformation plays out differently across the world’s major public service systems.

  • Spain operates the world’s second largest high speed rail network, spanning close to 4,000 kilometres, a model of large scale public transport infrastructure built and sustained over three decades.
  • The United Kingdom’s National Health Service employs over 2 million people across the country, making it one of the largest employers on the planet and a global reference point for public healthcare delivery at scale.
  • The United States remains the world’s largest healthcare market by value, exceeding $4.9 trillion in annual spending, while its Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has committed over $1.2 trillion to modernising roads, water systems and public facilities.
  • France is home to the world’s leading water and waste management group, serving more than 110 million people with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation services across five continents.

 

Wherever they operate, infrastructure operators, municipalities and healthcare providers face the same core challenge: delivering more reliable, resilient and accessible public services under sustained budget and demographic pressure. This is exactly where ABGi operates, helping public and private sector organisations across transport, urban services and healthcare secure R&D tax credits and innovation funding for their modernisation projects.

    Infrastructure, Municipalities & Healthcare | ABGi

    Key Strategic and Operational Challenges for the Sector

    AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSET MODERNISATION

    Renewing decades old transport, water and public building infrastructure under tight budgets and long replacement cycles.

    Digitalisation AND SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES

    Deploying AI, IoT and data platforms to optimise public transport, energy networks and urban services in real time.

    HEALTHCARE CAPACITY AND WORKFORCE PRESSURE

    Managing rising patient demand and chronic staff shortages while sustaining care quality across hospitals and public health systems.

    PUBLIC BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND FUNDING PRESSURE

    Financing large scale infrastructure and healthcare modernisation amid limited public resources and competing priorities.

    CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION

    Adapting infrastructure and public services to extreme weather, flooding and rising energy and resource demands.

    DATA SECURITY AND CITIZEN TRUST

    Protecting sensitive health and public service data while maintaining transparency and trust in digital public infrastructure.

    Key figures for the sector 

    $11.2T

    Global healthcare spending in 2025

    $94T

    Global infrastructure investment needed by 2040 (G20 Global Infrastructure Hub)

    $18T

    Shortfall in global infrastructure funding projected by 2040 if current trends continue

    1.5B

    People worldwide aged 65 and over expected in the coming years, driving healthcare demand

    Focus on the 4 Strategic Levers

    Innovation

    • Research and development of new medical devices, diagnostic tools and digital health solutions to improve patient outcomes.
    • Development of smart infrastructure technologies, including connected transport, water and energy management systems.
    • Innovation in modular and sustainable construction methods to accelerate public infrastructure delivery.

    Operations & Performance

    • Optimising asset maintenance and lifecycle management across ageing transport, water and public building infrastructure.
    • Improving patient flow, resource allocation and care pathways to reduce costs and waiting times across health systems.
    • Strengthening resilience and continuity of critical public services under budget and demand pressure.

    Technology

    • AI and predictive analytics to optimise public transport networks, energy grids and healthcare resource planning.
    • IoT sensors and digital twins to monitor and manage infrastructure condition in real time.
    • Automation and robotics to improve efficiency and precision in diagnostics, surgery and public service delivery.

    ESG & Sustainability

    • Accelerating decarbonisation roadmaps across transport, buildings and public infrastructure networks.
    • Improving equitable access to healthcare and public services across urban and rural populations.
    • Building climate resilient infrastructure to withstand flooding, extreme heat and other environmental risks.

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