Journal of Information Technology in Construction
Journal of Information Technology in Construction
ITcon Vol. 14, pg. 412-428, http://www.itcon.org/2009/27
Construction informatics in Turkey: strategic role of ICT and future research directions
| published: | August 2009 | |
| editor(s): | Kazi A S, Aouad G, Baldwin A | |
| authors: | Umit Isikdag Independent Consultant, TR egetera@superonline.com Jason Underwood School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, UK j.underwood@salford.ac.uk Murat Kuruoglu Faculty of Construction, Istanbul Technical University, TR kuruoglu@itu.edu.tr Jack Goulding School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, UK j.s.goulding@salford.ac.uk Utku Acikalin ETS ESER, TR utkuacikalin@gmail.com | |
| summary: | Construction Informatics deals with subjects ranging from strategic management of ICTs to interoperability and information integration in the construction industry. Studies on defining research directions for Construction Informatics have a history over 20 years. The recent studies in the area highlight the priority themes for Construction Informatics research as interoperability, collaboration support, intelligent sites and knowledge sharing. In parallel, today it is widely accepted in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry that ICT is becoming a strategic asset for any organisation to deliver business improvement and achieve sustainable competitive advantage. However, traditionally the AEC industry has approached investing in ICT with a lack of strategic focus and low level of priority to the business. This paper presents a recent study from Turkey that is focused on two themes. The first theme investigates the strategic role of ICT implementations from an industrial perspective, and explores if organisations within the AEC industry view ICT as a strategic resource for their business practice. The second theme investigates the perspective of academia in terms of future research directions of Construction Informatics. The results of the industrial study indicates that ICT is seen as a value-adding resource, but a shift towards the recognition of the importance of ICT in terms of value adding in winning work and achieving strategic competitive advantage is observed. On the other hand, ICT Training is found to be the theme of highest priority from the academia point of view. | |
| keywords: | ICT, Strategic, Vision, Roadmap, Turkish | |
| full text: | (PDF file, 1.603 MB) | |
| citation: | Isikdag U, Underwood J, Kuruoglu M, Goulding J, Acikalin U (2009). Construction informatics in Turkey: strategic role of ICT and future research directions, ITcon Vol. 14, Special issue Next Generation Construction IT: Technology Foresight, Future Studies, Roadmapping, and Scenario Planning, pg. 412-428, https://www.itcon.org/2009/27 |