AS THE CONSTRUCTION industry continues to modernise at an incredible rate and seeks out new ways to collaborate , what are the implications of such rapid transformation ? What do businesses really need to know about increased digitisation and technological adoption ? And just what are the barriers preventing the industry from keeping pace with innovation in other sectors such as manufacturing ?
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AS THE CONSTRUCTION industry continues to modernise at an incredible rate and seeks out new ways to collaborate , what are the implications of such rapid transformation ? What do businesses really need to know about increased digitisation and technological adoption ? And just what are the barriers preventing the industry from keeping pace with innovation in other sectors such as manufacturing ?
It is questions such as these that form some of the most important talking points within construction today and their answers could provide the insight that will represent a future that is costeffective , time rich , technologically secure and sustainable .
As CEO of Aconex , the world ’ s most widely used cloud collaboration platform for construction , engineering and infrastructure projects , Leigh Jasper is well positioned to interrogate , and help navigate , the shifting landscape of the construction industry .
IN THE BEGINNING Starting out over 15 years ago , Aconex ’ s mission was to digitise , streamline and automate the way businesses approached their construction projects . Fast forward to the modern-day construction industry and Jasper has noticed a sea change in attitude towards digitisation and technology . “ When we started we focused on more basic processes in the industry , but what has happened in due course is that a wave of digitisation has gone through construction ,” Jasper tells us . “ What we do with our customers now is to help them digitise their supply chain
“ When we started we focused on more basic processes in the industry , but what has happened in due course is that a wave of digitisation has gone through construction ”
LEIGH JASPER CEO of Aconex
38 April 2018