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The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure
Advancing Innovation
Convening Stakeholders
Systemwide Infrastructure Insight
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PROVIDING EDUCATION

Providing education to the public and private sectors in order to achieve higher standards in safety, technology, and performance

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Infrastructure Innovation Through Awareness and Education

Our mission is to help foster innovative solutions to current and future infrastructure challenges.

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NEW BOOK SPOTLIGHT

HOLDING BACK DISASTER

50 million miles of pipelines and other facilities run underneath homes and businesses, providing essential services to run all aspects of life from electricity, cable TV, gas, water, and more. But they are at constant risk. Fortunately, there are innovative technological and communications systems to promote facility safety and reduce damage to underground utilities.

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Make an Impact

With your help and generous support, we can continue to identify our nation’s infrastructure needs, research the challenges, and advance innovative solutions to fix these challenges. As an entirely donor-funded organization, we rely on your generosity!

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See Our Impact

At Aii, we discuss every aspect of innovation and infrastructure. Watch the video below to learn more about what we do, and don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

Issues

Click below to learn more about the issues we care about! On each page you will learn about the problem, the challenges, and our proposed solution. You will also discover relevant policy blogs, policy briefs, white papers, and other educational content!

Publications

Take some time to read through policy areas that interest you. We strive to provide the content you need to better understand our world and help improve the nation’s infrastructure, economy, security, and safety.

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Don't Miss This New Book

Every day, largely unseen professionals stand between ordinary excavation work and damaged utilities, disrupted communities, costly emergencies, and preventable tragedy. *Holding Back Disaster*, by Scott Landes and Aii Executive Director Benjamin R. Dierker, takes readers inside the complex damage prevention system protecting the underground infrastructure that powers modern life. Drawing on industry expertise, firsthand perspectives, and accessible storytelling, the book reveals the people, practices, and technologies working to keep communities safe – and what remains to be done.

Dig in and discover the critical infrastructure beneath your feet – and the hidden system of people and practices you may never see the same way again.

Who is Aii

The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) is an independent, national research and educational organization. An innovative think tank, Aii explores the intersection of economics, law, and public policy in the areas of climate, damage prevention, eminent domain, energy, infrastructure, innovation, technology, and transportation.

Mission

Our mission is to foster innovative solutions to current and future infrastructure challenges.

We advance innovation across industry and public policy to improve the safety, efficiency, and resilience of our nation’s infrastructure.

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Make a Difference

With your generous support, we identify our nation’s infrastructure needs, research the challenges, and advance innovative solutions to resolve the nation’s critical issues. As an entirely donor-funded organization, we rely on your generosity! Our work improves the safety, efficiency, and resilience of the very infrastructure every community depends on.