Introduction


Corporate Priorities


Five Business Areas


Organisation


Budget


INTRODUCTION


I wrote in 2020 that the previous year had been a momentous one for infrastructure, with the 2019 net zero commitments setting the agenda for the next generation of work across infrastructure investment and its use. This year I must write again that 2020 was a momentous year as we live with the individual, social and economic effects of COVID-19.


Infrastructure, in general, has been resilient through the pandemic. Transport has seen extreme decreases in usage and conversely digital has seen a significant increase in usage with a new focus as a universally required social and economic connector.


Our energy, water and waste systems have carried on largely unnoticed through the efforts of many under-recognised key workers, with renewable energy generation bucking the international downturn to see a record year for investment.


Social infrastructure has been flexible, supporting communities and services with rapidly changing needs. It has also shown, in the case of some healthcare facilities, that the long-term world of infrastructure can respond quickly to an immediate crisis when required.


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And finally, our city and town centre retail, hospitality and office environments have been disrupted, with our homes, neighbourhoods and natural environment taking on a new importance as we are confined to our own ‘places’ and understand and appreciate their value differently.


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In this picture lies the story of the work ahead for the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) as a centre of infrastructure expertise for Scotland, and the infrastructure sectors and asset lifecycle stages across which we work, and all the organisations across the public and private sectors with which we collaborate.


The vision for infrastructure’s part in the global recovery was set high and set early by the United Nations (UN) which, in April 2020, talked about “building back better” and a “green recovery.” Many of the UN’s underlying themes mirrored the priorities already set out by the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland and other similar groups around the world. For infrastructure, the long-term needs, in particular of de- carbonisation, remain paramount.


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