CICA Construction 5.0 Working Group Seventh BlogPost – The Art of Failing a Business: Stones on the Road to Hell Paved by Bosse

By Demet Demirer, Chair of the Construction 5.0 CICA Working Group Let’s go through a short story about an ordinary construction company at somewhere:  XYZ Construction Inc. was going through tough times due to inefficiencies and rising costs in its projects. Chairman Mr. Z, believing they needed a heroic General Manager to overcome these challenges, asked a consulting…

Stronger Together: 5 Lessons from Uganda for a fairer construction market

By CoST – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative CoST’s recent survey of construction firms showed that only 14% of respondents in Africa believe that companies compete on a level playing field. The results across other regions paint a similar picture. For many contractors, unfairness, mismanagement and opacity in public procurement remain major obstacles to a competitive business…

CICA’s Construction 5.0 Working Group Sixth BlogPost – Building With Purpose in a Transforming World

The construction industry stands at the edge of one of the most profound shifts in its history. After decades of low productivity growth, talent shortages, and rising complexity, a new paradigm—Construction 5.0—is emerging to redefine how we build and, more importantly, why we build. But beyond new technologies and digital tools, this shift asks us…

New Opportunity with the IaDB in Ecuador!

The IaDB wanted to share this initiative with CICA’s members and network. If you have any question, please contact CICA secretariat. Ecuador – Bellavista–Zumba–La Balsa Road Project (Zamora Chinchipe) The Ministry of Transport and Public Works of Ecuador (MTOP), with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has launched the improvement of the Bellavista–Zumba–La Balsa…

CICA’s Construction 5.0 Working Group third BlogPost – « Expectations of Digital Transformation from the Construction Sector »

For a successful digital transformation, it is essential to clearly define and prioritize your company’s expectations from the process. What about the expectations of digital transformation from your company? Is your company ready for digital transformation? Digital transformation process should be treated as a project, but please refrain from applying the traditional project management triangle…

CICA’s Construction 5.0 Working Group second BlogPost – « Constructing the Future: How AI and Data Are Rewiring the World’s Oldest Industry »

CICA Construction 5.0 Working Group, chaired by Demet Demirer, publishes an article each month linked to the issues dealt within the group (technology integration, productivity, human wellbeing etc.). This month, we were pleased to have the contribution of Saurabh Mishra, CEO of Taiyo.AI, the first AI platform for the global construction industry. If you wish…