Korea’s Construction Business Informatization Overview and Future Plans

Myoung Bae Seo, Nam Gon Kim

ICT Convergence and Integration Research Division Korea Institute of Construction Technology Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.37B003                

Abstract

South Korea’s construction industry won orders worth USD 58 billion in 2011, and as such, it has achieved a remarkable growth. However, despite such an impressive quantitative growth, value-added quality growth has been very slow. Thus, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Marine Affairs (MLTM) is pushing ahead with the construction informatization initiative (Construction Continuous Acquisition & Life-cycle Support - CALS) in order to systematically manage a wide range of construction information by stage and to enhance the efficiency of construction costs. This study aims to review the country’s construction CALS to explore a construction development direction. 

Keywords

Construction CALS; Project Management; Land Acquisition Compensation; Facility Maintenance; Construction Approval; Construction Standards

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

References

[1]	Jin Gyeong-ho, Opportunities for the Improvement of Competitiveness and Efficiency of Construction Industry, NIIST’s Role, Construction Technology Trends 2010, KICT, December 2010.
[2]	MLTM, Third Master Plan for Construction CALS, December 2007.
[3]	KICT, 2010 Construction CALS Operation and Function Improvement, MLTM, March 2010.
[4]	KICT, 2010 Construction CALS Standard Construction and Operation, MLTM, March 2010.