tively bypassing government in order to provide services to the poor. In the developed countries the hollowing out of the state will lead to a divergence of modes of decision making. Supranational bodies, such as the EU and WTO, will become increasingly important with respect to policy issues and the terms of engagement. At this level decision making will involve state as well as non-state actors representing a whole range of interest groupings, with business interests having a powerful voice. Below the level of the nation state there is likely to be a greater role for non-state actors such as businesses in the provision of water services but subject to increasing levels of regulation INFRASTRUCTURE TO 2030: TELECOM, LAND TRANSPORT, WATER AND ELECTRICITY - ISBN 92-64-02398-4 © OECD 2006 5. THE IMPACTS OF CHANGE ON THE LONG-TERM FUTURE DEMAND FOR WATER SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE imposed from the supranational arena and overseen by state-sponsored agencies. The greater availability of information and of ITC to citizens will increase their ability and opportunities to become interactive in the field of service provision. Thus new ways of involving citizens in decision making both in the public and private sectors will grow in importance. This will be underpinned by a growth in the rights of individuals as well as the increase in demand-driven schemes where users of a service pay the full economic cost of the provision and maintenance of that service. This implies that localised decision making will become more prevalent as well as easier. It does, however, suggest that decisions regarding regional issues may become more problematic and that large and costly public inquiries may delay investment in major infrastructure where this is proposed. 5. Impact of key drivers on future levels of infrastructure investment Introduction The purpose of this section is to explore the likely impact of selected drivers on the future demand for infrastructure and the consequent implications for investment. In order to do SO the situations