Digital Technology Empowerment for the Future Construction Industry

The demand for digital technology practices in the construction industry is increasing year by year to enhance the productivity, quality, and economic structure of the construction industry. Therefore, to be competitive and sustain itself well in the current digital economy, digital technology adoption is essential to pivot the business model. Digital technology implementation in construction projects helps to produce numerous positive outputs, whereas it impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of construction operations and project performance. However, construction players are still battling to implement digital technology in construction projects due to several challenges. Therefore, a questionnaire-based study was utilized to explore the current challenges of implementing digital technology in the construction industry and solutions to empower the adoption of digital technology in the construction industry. This study's respondents are targeted at contractors who work in the construction field and have experience using digital technologies. The findings show that the construction industry still faces several challenges to adopt digital technology in the current era, however, possible solutions that have been explored are able to guide the construction industry participants toward investing in digitalization processes. A proposed framework will also help the construction industry practitioners to have a better perspective in catalyzing the adoption of digital technology and be able to effectively strategize a roadmap to improve the projects' productivity. At the same time, simultaneously prompted to deliver high-quality projects and remarking sustainability to stay ahead of the curve.