As the single point of entry for all infrastructure projects and the custodian of the comprehensive infrastructure project pipeline, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) brings together thought leaders and industry experts to present cutting edge work to position ISA at the forefront of innovative thinking. To enhance innovation and research within the infrastructure sector, ISA has established a Centre of Excellence (CoE).

The ISA CoE objective is to ensure that Infrastructure South Africa becomes the leading and “go-to” authority on Infrastructure Research, Information, Long-term Planning and Guidance in South Africa and Africa. Services include:

• Conduct infrastructure research on relevant topics and issues influencing investment decision-making.
• Development of infrastructure indices applicable to infrastructure delivery.
• Assist infrastructure programmes with technical support or infrastructure information
• Capture of insights on strategic direction, key trends, and optimising economic and developmental benefits achieved through programmatic infrastructure planning and development. This will be formulated into thought leadership articles to be shared with stakeholders both in the public and private sectors.