Structured analysis of ICT adoption in the European construction industry

Construction is trailing other industries in the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT). A major European project Digiplace investigating if this problem could be addressed using digital platform technology. In context current state, future goals barriers between have been researched through literature studies, surveys, interviews. Several similar studies done past; however, are still there. The paper, therefore, introduces a novel framework to study transfer. It identifies three key vectors transfer: standards regulation, software, people. Along these vectors, it elements that pull push technology, but which need overcome various frictions barriers. These then structured according PESTEL approach. This approach encourages holistic factors beyond paper concludes there for better way deployment, organizing, marketing, learning about new technologies would mostly benefit small medium enterprises lag most use ICT. implemented form industrial platforms as part Industry 4.0 strategy.