 © OECD 2006 1. A CROSS-SECTORAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURES TO 2030 Table 1.2. Illustrative matrix of interdependencies among infrastructures Infrastructure Telecommunications Electricity Land transport Water Telecommu- Intelligent electricity Telework, teleshopping, With ICT and sensors nications networks, including videoconferencing, telemedicine - better monitoring remote metering (better - leads in some cases to reduced and control of pollutants, demand management). commuting and other travel. degraded drainage systems Greater efficiency More effective vehicle fleet etc., and potential for remote in spot and futures management. metering (better demand markets for electricity. Intelligent highway systems management). More dispersed - greater security, less Possibly greater vulnerability electricity consumption congestion, more sophisticated of installations, requiring patterns. road network pricing. back-up and fail-safe mechanisms. Faster emergency response to accidents. JIT management and longer supply chains - generating more traffic. Electricity Dependence on Source of power for trains. Dependence of water electricity, vulnerable Progress in battery technology and wastewater systems to outages and voltage - greater use of electric on electricity, vulnerable fluctuation. and hybrid cars - may mean more to power failures. Electricity network charging stations. Hydropower plants. can be used Wider coverage of household More widespread pumping for transmission electricity - more dispersed and high-energy treatment of information. habitat - more travel. of wastewater. Cost factor where road Cross-subsidisation construction crosses between electricity and water underground electricity cables. - depletion of aquifers and other natural water resources. Increases demand Use of trains Impact on water transport for mobile to transport fuel infrastructure since this is communications, for energy generation often built alongside location-based (coal, oil). or under major highways. services