Background

In 2017 the first annual Asset Information Manager’s Forum (AIMF) was held as a subgroup under the EEA’s Asset Management Group (AMG).  This forum served to bring together those responsible for asset information in New Zealand electricity generation, transmission and distribution organisations.  Apart from creating cross industry connections, the group also shared solutions to common asset information problems, discussed industry guidelines and explored where it made sense to standardise such as where asset connect between the three sectors represented. This group created that EEA’s Asset Information Maturity Framework which was published in 2021.  The last Asset Information Manager’s Forum was held on 3rd November 2023.

In the proceedings of the last forum held  3rd November 2023 the group noted the following benefits and role / purpose of the forum:

1. Develop and agree standards, guidelines and maturity assessment for managing asset information.
2. Enable asset information managers from electricity generation, transmission and distribution to understand how others as are dealing with challenges that are common across the industry.
3. Create relationships that are useful when making contact throughout the year to discuss issues that affect other organisations in the industry.
4. Create alignment across industry
5. Give visibility to asset information topics
6. Ensure future readiness through working together
7. Improve outcomes for customers through improve use of asset information

^{Note that numbers 4 to 7 are additions agreed in November 2022 forum.}

Benefits

Feedback from the last asset information managers forum is that there is value in continuing with the annual Asset Information Manager’s Forum (AIMF) as it provided a valuable opportunity to connect on asset information topics across the industry.

2023 Forum

The EEA organised the AIMF which was held on 3^rd November 2023 to continue the momentum and work of this forum.  The goal is to bring together industry participants with the purpose of the forum continuing to be:

1.  Develop and agree standards, guidelines and maturity assessment for managing asset information.
2.  Enable asset information managers from electricity generation, transmission and distribution to understand how others as are dealing with challenges that are common across the industry.
3.  Create relationships that are useful when making contact throughout the year to discuss issues that affect other organisations in the industry.

Presentations