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Did you know you’re already a quarter of the way there to obtaining your Graduate Certificate in Asset Management?
The Asset Management Council in conjunction with the Centre for Professional Engineer and Education (CPEE) have collaborated to launch a new four unit Graduate Certificate in Asset Management (GCAM) commencing Semester 1 2021.
Australian rail networks are among our nation’s most valuable assets. Rail is used for passenger and freight transport, the latter of course a viable and reliable way to move goods and keep our roads safer.
The ABAB (Australian BIM Advisory Board) has just released a Digital Twins Position Paper dated January 2021. The Position Paper was led by NATSPEC and provides a brief overview of concepts, benefits, and issues, and examines the difference between Digital Twin and related concepts such as BIM, Digital Engineering and Smart Cities. Its purpose is to support informed decision making by ABAB board members as they formulate ABAB’s position and continue to provide appropriate advice to government agencies and industries. Download a copy of the report here.
In 2020, the world was surprised and ill-prepared by the coronavirus pandemic. Asset management, which at its core involves mitigating risk, stood poised with key guidelines that proved helpful in many countries’ recovery phase. From there, we can see some upcoming trends in asset management for 2021 as researched by Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
This year, it will be critical for businesses to better leverage the use of IoT. With many employees predicted to continue working from home into at least the first half of 2021, the IoT will help keep staff connected and engaged, productive and accountable. Also, intelligent systems, once implemented will help reduce overall costs to the business and, importantly, will transform your maintenance practices from reactive to proactive.