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Critical Knowledge

About the Critical Knowledge Series

The Critical Knowledge Series is a featured publication of the Public Sector Digest. Think of it as a hybrid white paper, containing both thought leadership rhetoric and applied research. The Series serves to highlight innovative strategies, practices, and methodologies pertinent to decision-makers in the public sector.

A Case Study on Infrastructure and Asset Management

IBM

This document outlines the infrastructure challenges faced by the City of Cambridge, ON, and city's strategy of proactive asset management. Cambridge is located in southern Ontario, approximately one hour from Toronto, and together with the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, is part of Canada's Technology Triangle.

Optimizing Asset Decision Making at the Region of Peel

Leanne Brannigan & Grace McLenaghan

This three-part document will connect the methodologies and processes that CAM developed and undertook to develop a basis for organizational-wide asset decision-making at the Region of Peel. The document will begin with a case study in developing levels of service (LOS) for a particular asset category (built environment), then progress through to connecting the levels of service to risk, and finally, using this information to make optimized decisions on asset priorities.