Construction Magazine August 2020 | Page 38

INNOVATION LAB
DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction Global hears from Oracle Construction & Engineering ’ s Director of Innovation , Burcin Kaplanoglu , on why connectivity is king when it comes to enabling the digital technologies transforming the construction industry

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T oday , there ’ s a huge trend towards remote operations and connectivity is key to that . You need to make sure you have the right bandwidth , latency and a reliable connection from your site back to your point of digital operation .” Oracle Construction & Engineering ’ s Director of Innovation , Burcin Kaplanoglu , speaks with authority on the topic having spent the last two years developing Oracle ’ s Innovation Lab in Chicago ; a hands-on trusted space for customers to see solutions in action and collaborate with Oracle ’ s Partner Network ( including the likes of Bosch and nPlan ) on how to build the construction sites of tomorrow .

INNOVATION LAB
In December 2019 the Innovation Lab moved from being a simulated to an actual site with a general contractor ready to utilise Oracle ’ s learnings over the previous 15 months to inform new approaches to safety , productivity and connectivity while delivering a planned expansion
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