The Digital transformation of the architecture, engineering and construction industry in public economic enterprises

Abstract

Technological improvements and infrastructures in e-government activities solely form the tip of the iceberg. Transformed and streamlined services have become underlying mechanism for many government projects. The pace of technological development has put pressure on Public Economical Enterprises (EPE) to undergo digital transformation to answer consumer demand and to respond to competition. However, a holistic view of the digital transformation is missing even though it is a top-priority phenomenon for companies' executives. And especially in the AEC industry as digital technologies provide new opportunities for Architecture and engineering companies which have a fundamental need to change toward Digital Transformation (DT). Many experts and industry practitioners consider Building Information Modeling (BIM) to be a key technology to catalyze this transformation. This single case study conducted in a large Architecture and Engineering company, explores the research problem of "How an EPE in the AEC sector is leading its digital transformation??" To answer this question, a systematic literature review was conducted a data gathered while doing my internship experience among middle and top management across the company.