The Committee is to inquire into and report upon the role of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure, in particular:

1. Identifying innovative technology for the mapping, modelling, design and operation of infrastructure;
2. Identifying the new capabilities smart ICT will provide;
3. Examining the productivity benefits of smart ICT;
4. Harmonising data formats and creating nationally consistent arrangements for data storage and access;
5. Identifying international best practice in the use of smart ICT in the design and planning of infrastructure;
6. Considering the use of smart ICT in related fields, such as disaster planning and remediation; and
7. Considering means, including legislative and administrative action, by which government can promote this technology to increase economic productivity.