UpgradePolitik
UpgradePolitik is a policy approach that prioritizes upgrading and modernizing existing public systems, infrastructure, and institutions to improve performance, resilience, and service quality. It emphasizes upgrading over expansion as a means to extract greater value from current assets, extend their useful life, and reduce the need for large new-build programs.
Proponents argue that UpgradePolitik can yield smoother funding needs and faster results by targeting maintenance, modernization,
Common instruments include performance-based financing, asset management plans, long-term capital investment roadmaps, public-private partnerships with clear
Critics warn that UpgradePolitik may overlook new capacity needs or innovative technologies, risks bias toward visible
Related concepts include modernization, infrastructure policy, and public administration reform. In practice, jurisdictions may implement upgrade-focused