Her party, the Five Star Movement, is vehemently opposed to unwieldy infrastructure projects and initiatives that are seen as vanity projects that come at a high cost to taxpayers.
• Integrated infrastructures and processes across energy, information and communication technologies, and transport: connecting infrastructure assets to improve the efficiency and sustainability of cities.
Few public Wi-Fi spots exist, and fast broadband connections require infrastructure that is rarely found in poorer urban areas, much less rural ones.
But analysts have warned the Chinese electric vehicle market currently offers little or no profits to carmakers, and is being held back due to inadequate battery charging infrastructure.
Canada has decided to apply for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced at a press conference in Beijing.
" During the suspension, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon plans to improve not only its infrastructure, including parking lots, but also its ticket-booking system, customer service and other areas.
The vice president said "America needs to go big on infrastructure" investment.
Hackers could take over key infrastructure such as power stations, which happened in the Ukraine, and potentially even transport systems in so-called smart cities.
The higher charges appear to reflect official ambivalence in Bangkok towards a sector that has delivered income during political turbulence but is putting increasing strain on infrastructure.
The city's property and infrastructure have always been vehicles for speculation and, on occasion, stupendous profit.
It is certainly the case that Britain's run of success has come from lavish funding of Olympic sport, which has allowed potential champions to concentrate full-time on their disciplines, even in sports where little professional infrastructure exists.
Governments should borrow more to invest in infrastructure and innovation.
They now have expensive coaches, specialised infrastructure and enough direct income to give up other work.
"You have to bear in mind that today for the majority of people, electric vehicles aren't the right solution for them yet," says Erik Fairbairn, chief executive at charging infrastructure group Pod Point.
The World Bank's place in the global economy is in question as it faces growing competition from new institutions such as the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Damian Kimmelman, co-founder and chief executive of tech company DueDil, said Brexit provides a great opportunity to galvanise London's fintech industry to redesign its entire infrastructure using technologies such as blockchain and confirm the UK "as the fintech centre of the world".
" Marion Gross, senior vice-president of supply chain management, added that planning and collaboration with suppliers were vital so it could be sure the infrastructure was in place to scale up changes to its ingredients.
Other bits of infrastructure, including the jetties and filming stands, appeared complete.
Organizations have also begun to capitalize on the potential of new drone technology, connecting aid-workers to fleets of the aircraft via SMS, to overcome the problem of poor infrastructure and accessibility of aid.
Apart from the Smog Free Tower, other Roosegaarde projects that are eliciting international interest are the Smart Highway and the Van Gogh Bicycle Path, in collaboration with Heijmans, the Dutch infrastructure services company.
