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title: "To Do: Establish a Digital Infrastructure Council"
summary: |-
  Without proactive public policies, the transition to hybrid and digital infrastructure will take longer than it should. To speed up the process, the president should establish a Digital Infrastructure Council made up of key officials from agencies that manage infrastructure.
date: "2017-01-09"
issues: ["Transportation"]
content_type: "Knowledge Base Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2017/01/09/to-do-establish-a-digital-infrastructure-council/"
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# To Do: Establish a Digital Infrastructure Council

# Recommendation

The president should establish a Digital Infrastructure Council.

# Details

Without proactive public policies, the transition to hybrid and digital infrastructure will take longer than it should. To speed up the process, the president should establish a Digital Infrastructure Council, made up of key officials from agencies that manage infrastructure, including the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Defense, Energy, Interior, the EPA, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. These officials should meet regularly to discuss how their agencies plan to use digital technologies—such as the Internet of Things, data analytics and artificial intelligence—to improve infrastructures they help manage.

**Keep reading:**

- Robert D. Atkinson, “Build Smarter Infrastructure,” U.S. News & World Report, January 9, 2017, [https://www.usnews.com/opinion/op-ed/articles/2017-01-09/donald-trumps-infrastructure-plan-should-be-smart-and-digital](https://www.usnews.com/opinion/op-ed/articles/2017-01-09/donald-trumps-infrastructure-plan-should-be-smart-and-digital).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2017/01/09/to-do-establish-a-digital-infrastructure-council/*