Disaster struck Japan’s Sasago motorway tunnel in 2012 when concrete roof tunnels fell onto passing cars. Accenture’s bid aims to lessen the risk of such infrastructure failures (Sakaori/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Management consultant Accenture is forming a joint venture with Japanese conglomerate Infroneer Holdings – which builds and operates infrastructure – to use digital technology to improve infrastructure construction in Japan. The idea is to counter the twin effects of ageing infrastructure and a skills shortage caused by Japan’s ageing population. It will be Accenture’s first initiative in Japan’s construction industry. Head of Estates and Gardens Flint House Police Rehabilitation £55,000 – £60,000 per annum It noted that the country had seen serious infrastructure failures in recent years, such as the 2012 collapse of concrete roof panels in the Sasago motorway tunnel west of Tokyo that killed nine people. Called Infroneer Strategy & Innovation, the JV will be 81%-owned by Infroneer and 19%-owned by Accenture. It will be established on 1 April 2025, and will employ around 100 people, Accenture said. It called the JV a “strategic think tank” that will apply digital technologies including AI across the Infroneer group with strategic IT investments and “continuous digital transformation”. […]
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