The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as centerpiece of the construction industry’s digital transformation is still too slow. This report outlines nine key actions which should be implemented on company-, industry- and government-level to accelerate BIM adoption.

The construction industry needs to take actions to close its talent gap as one major hurdle for its digital transformation. The report outlines twelve key actions which needs to be implemented to close the structural talent gap of the construction industry.

3D-printed houses, automatically designed hospitals, prefabricated skyscrapers — once futuristic dreams are now a reality as described in the new report Shaping the Future of Construction: Inspiring innovators redefine the industry developed with the World Economic Forum. It showcases and analyses 10 Lighthouse innovation cases – prominent flagship projects as well as start-ups and pilot […]

In the context of the Forum’s Future of Construction initiative, over the past year six Working Groups comprised of industry leaders, academics and experts met regularly to develop and analyse innovative ideas, their impact, the barriers to implementing solutions and the way forward to overcoming obstacles and implementing modern approaches in the construction and engineering […]

Thirty measures are presented in the report, Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology as part of a construction “industry transformation framework”. The report describes and promotes the effort needed by all stakeholders for the industry to fully realize its potential for change. Download the full report here   Scope This […]

One prerequisite for sustainable and inclusive growth worldwide is a modern and efficient infrastructure. The required investment for reaching the optimal level is enormous, estimated at 5% of global gross domestic product (GDP) (or $4 trillion) per year until 2030 – an amount that the public sector would find almost impossible to raise on its […]

Infrastructure is essential for sustained economic growth, competitiveness and social progress. While building new infrastructure assets ranks high on the global agenda, governments in both developed and developing countries often neglect their existing infrastructure assets – witness the increasing congestion, unnecessary operational costs and inadequate maintenance. Against the backdrop of increasing user demand, constrained financing […]

Infrastructure is a key driver of sustained economic growth and social well-being, but infrastructure development by the public sector has often turned out to be slow and/or inefficient in many countries. While the investment requirements for infrastructure are huge, the fiscal situation of many countries is increasingly constrained. In such an environment, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) […]

Objectives Infrastructure investment, whether it is maintaining existing networks or building new assets, is critical to economic progress. Most countries are not investing enough, which is hampering their growth prospects and deferring an ever increasing burden to the years ahead. How should projects be prioritized? Is there a role for the private sector alongside government? […]