Agentic AI is reshaping IT infrastructure, moving it from a support function to a core part of enterprise operations. This shift creates a dual challenge for technology leaders: modernizing infrastructure to support AI agents, while also using those capabilities to manage rising costs. IT infrastructure spending could increase significantly as AI adoption scales, but early implementations are already showing meaningful efficiency gains, including notable run-rate cost reductions. The implications go beyond technology, affecting how organizations design, operate, and scale their platforms. Learn more in the full article: https://mck.co/48smm6s
Global Infrastructure Initiative
Business Consulting and Services
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GII is a community of the world’s senior leaders committed to smart, resilient, and future-ready infrastructure.
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The Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) is a community of the world’s senior leaders, committed to the pursuit of smart, resilient, and future-ready infrastructure. Our mission is to scale innovation, facilitate relationships, and mobilize change to advance infrastructure as a catalyst for sustainable and inclusive growth.
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AI is reshaping the global economy, with access to large-scale digital infrastructure emerging as an important enabler. In a new article, my colleagues explore how Australia could become an Asia–Pacific compute hub, including the potential to capture regional spillover demand as capacity constraints emerge in global markets. Read it here: https://mck.co/4tNC04p
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We’re excited to announce our strategic collaboration with ALICE Technologies! We’re pairing ALICE Technologies’ leading generative scheduling platform with our deep industry expertise and capability building approaches to transform and rewire capital project delivery. Through our collaboration, we help our clients create a significant opportunity to reduce costs and schedule overruns. Read more about our partnership and how we’re reshaping construction in our latest blog: https://mck.co/4mvNKpT
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Rebuilding an economy after large-scale destruction requires significant capital. According to recent analysis, Ukraine will need close to $800 billion in investment over the next decade. Making this happen will depend critically on smart risk mitigation. I found these insights particularly eye-opening: • Two pillars for success: access to bankable projects and affordable funding • Ukraine may require $120–140 billion in foreign debt in the first five years of recovery to enable reconstruction at scale • Comprehensive risk reduction mechanisms—such as guarantees and insurance—are key to lowering financing costs for private investors. • Early action by both Ukrainian and international stakeholders can accelerate reconstruction and prevent prolonged stagnation. Read the full article by @Filippo Maggi, @Oleksandr Kravchenko, @Slava Byrka, and @Martina Aquila here: https://bit.ly/4mf9kyT #UkraineReconstruction #InfrastructureInvestment #PrivateCapital
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The United States once launched more than half of global merchant tonnage; today, that figure stands less than 1%. In terms of shipbuilding productivity and efficiency, the US is falling behind global peers such as China, Japan, and South Korea, making shipbuilding in the US significantly more expensive. My McKinsey & Company colleagues have written a new article that breaks down the actions that could help reposition the US market as a globally competitive commercial shipbuilding player. To learn more about the power of a three-part strategy and aligned commercial-shipbuilding stakeholders, read the article here: https://mck.co/41iq7HC
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Aviation is facing a growing shortage of maintenance technicians—projected to reach ~60K by 2029. Yet, our analysis suggests the industry already holds significant untapped capacity within its existing workforce. By strengthening operational fundamentals, embedding digital and AI into workflows, and accelerating skill development, MRO organizations can boost productivity—potentially offsetting much of the shortfall while improving turnaround times, reliability, and cost performance. Read the latest - https://mck.co/4caqxG8
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McKinsey estimates that a cumulative $106 trillion in investment will be required through 2040 to meet global demand for new and upgraded infrastructure. In a recent World Economic Forum article, Nicola Sandri, Alastair Green, and Ishaan Nangia highlight how both public and private investment have important roles to play in building the infrastructure of the future. https://bit.ly/3PrPIvb
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The UK has committed to an ambitious new infrastructure build cycle — spanning energy, defence, health, transport, and digital assets. The challenge is delivery. Over the past decade, the UK has consistently underdelivered against infrastructure plans, with major programmes often running late and over budget. As investment accelerates, improving execution will be critical. A new McKinsey perspective Impatient for infrastructure? Four changes to improve UK project delivery [link in title] outlines four practical shifts that can improve delivery performance immediately — from stabilising portfolios and strengthening data discipline to deploying digital and AI tools and maintaining leadership continuity. For leaders responsible for capital allocation, programme delivery, and infrastructure financing, this moment represents both risk and opportunity. https://mck.co/4bc5DWM #Infrastructure #CapitalProjects #UKInvestment #ProjectDelivery
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European infrastructure is evolving - and so are investors. With significant dry powder still to be deployed, many are expanding beyond traditional core assets into a broader set of sectors, strategies, and more complex opportunities across the value chain. A number of trends are shaping infrastructure investment in Europe, including decarbonization and energy security, commerce reconfiguration, and the rise of gen AI. At the same time, the investor playbook is shifting - requiring greater creativity in deploying capital, stronger research capabilities in emerging subsectors, and a more proactive approach to capturing value. https://mck.co/3PpmvAW #Infrastructure #Investing #PrivateMarkets #Europe #ValueCreation
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Over the past 75 years, US shipbuilding production has fallen by more than 85%. Today, China can build 23 million tons of ships a year, while the United States has capacity for just 100,000 tons. Saronic, a recent disruptor in the maritime space, is trying to change this—rapidly scaling up shipbuilding and job creating capabilities in the United States. Their CEO, Dino Mavrookas, sat down with McKinsey & Company to talk about how Saronic is ushering in a new era for the US maritime sector through autonomous technology, top-notch cross-industry talent, and uniting under a common goal. Learn more about how Saronic Technologies is making US shipbuilding more competitive and what this could mean for the future of the market: https://mck.co/3OYcdHL
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