Full-scale Introduction of Smart Technology "Fostering Construction as a High Value-added Future Innovation Industry"

Construction site utilizing BIM (Building Information Modeling) cloud. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] ‘Project Management (PM)’ aimed at transforming the construction industry into a high value-added industry will be activated. Smart construction technologies such as 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) design will be fully introduced to foster it as a future innovation industry.

On the 16th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced this year’s major work plans containing these details during the 2021 work report held at the Blue House with President Moon Jae-in in attendance. In the report, MOLIT presented key policy tasks including ▲inclusive housing stability ▲balanced national development ▲innovation in the land and transportation industry ▲safe and convenient living environment for the public.

Introduction of PM and smart technologies such as 3D Building Information Modeling design in the construction industry

MOLIT has set a plan to innovate the land and transportation industry into a high value-added future industry to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and lead a pioneering economy.

First, to strengthen the capabilities of the construction industry and transform it into a high value-added industry, MOLIT will introduce PM covering all stages from ‘planning to construction to maintenance and management’ into the construction industry, which has been concentrated on construction execution, and apply it to public projects. The concept of PM will be introduced into the Construction Technology Promotion Act within the year, and pilot applications will be conducted in the first half of the year for projects by LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) and the Korea Railroad Corporation.

Additionally, smart technologies such as 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) design and mid-to-high-rise modular technology will be actively introduced and applied to the construction of the 3rd generation new towns. Support will be expanded by building a nationwide integrated platform that bundles various fields such as urban, transportation, and telecommunications into packages to win overseas projects.

Improvement of working conditions in the construction industry... Strengthening competitiveness of transportation and logistics industries

Working conditions in the construction industry will also be improved through measures such as the wage direct payment system and the skilled worker grading system. Last month, private companies applying the wage direct payment system were given additional points in mutual cooperation evaluations, and ‘Direct Payment System 2.0’ is scheduled to be prepared in November. Regarding the skilled worker grading system, management of career, education, and history information will be unified in May, and employment support services will be linked in October.

The competitiveness of the transportation and logistics industries will be strengthened. In the first half of this year, a mobility-specialized regulatory sandbox will be introduced to demonstrate and commercialize various services, laying the foundation for mobility innovation.

Full-scale implementation of transportation platform business system from April

Furthermore, the transportation platform business system, prepared through a social consensus process, will be fully implemented from April, and existing taxi services will also be diversified.

The logistics industry, a core of the non-face-to-face economy, will be transformed into a smart industry through the creation of e-commerce logistics complexes combining distribution and manufacturing functions (business plan to be established in December) and the commencement of logistics technology R&D. In May, protection of workers will also be promoted through measures such as preparing plans to advance transaction structures.

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