Germany has plans to spend €500 billion to modernise its crumbling infrastructure over the next decade. A new study highlights the challenges ahead - including a potentially catastrophic shortage of skilled labour. Passed by the Bundestag and pending Bundesrat approval, Germany's special fund for infrastructure ( Sondervermögens) is designed to rapidly upgrade Germany's roads, railways, energy supply, hospitals, schools and more.
The Better Broadband Infill Project aims to deliver full-fibre broadband access to nearly 1,800 hard-to-reach sites in the Swansea Bay City Region, benefiting economically challenged areas.