During the last 10 years, information and communication technologies (ICT) have generated great changes
in the construction industry. More changes are expected to come in the next 15 years. Based on the principle
that the future can be influenced if we know what we want it to be, Erdogan, Abbott & Aouad (2010)
proposed a vision for the application of ICT in the construction industry for the next 15 years. The vision (see
below) is based on four strands: people, processes, technology and places.
Vision: “The construction industry is supported by tools and technologies which are fully compatible,
developed using open standard software and that put people at the centre of focus, thus enabling creativity,
creating integrated business processes that are consistent and compatible; and facilitating less
geographically dependent ways of working.”
Write an analytical report that discusses how this vision can be achieved.
