CECE, FIEC, EBC and Construction Products Europe co-host a "Digital Construction” seminar in Brussels as part of the 2018 EU Industry Days. This initiative follows the recent European Commission event on this topic and aims to review and answer some of the questions posed by DG GROW.

 

22 February 16:30 - 18:00

 

TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY

Digital changes will be disruptive for a sector of 3 million companies, mainly SMEs, that employ more than 18 million people. Low digitalisation, low productivity, labour and skills shortage are well-documented facts. Through circular economy and climate change commitments, the construction sector must embrace digital in order to do more with less.

 

From BIM in the design phase to drones for geological surveying, from sensors in IoT to big data, from autonomous driving of construction equipment to digital CE Marking of products, technological solutions are very varied.

 

For this digital transformation to be successful, all actors of the supply chain must be involved and coordinate their actions. The result would be a common approach towards a European digital construction strategy. This work can become an integral part of the Smart Construction industry platform to be launched within the Digitising Industry Initiative.

 

AGENDA

16:30 Opening speech
            Emil Karanikolov, Minister of Economy, Republic of Bulgaria

16:45 Impulse statement on Digitising European Industry
            Max LEMKE, Head of Unit, DG Connect

17:00 A sectoral approach to Digital Construction
            Fulvia RAFFAELLI, Head of Unit, DG GROW

17:15 Industry getting together - Presentations and debate with:
            Enrico PRANDINI, CECE President            
            Kjetil TONNING, FIEC President Elect
            Cédric de MEÊUS, LafargeHolcim, Construction Products Europe
            Philip VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN, EBC
            Moderated by Erik SJÖDIN, McKinsey (tbc)

18:00 Conclusion