The construction industry must “harness data, AI and digital twins” to aid the recovery from the impact of Covid-19, according to Atkins CEO UK & Europe Richard Robinson.
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Effectively adopting digital innovation in particular is seen as crucial to accelerating growth
– Richard Robinson,
Atkins
“For me, this represents an incredible opportunity for our industry to help shape the UK’s recovery by harnessing data, AI and digital twins to give us greater certainty when delivering projects. It’s no secret that we need to transform how we design and build to improve productivity and offer greater predictability – the evidence is there for all to see when projects are delayed or costs spiral.
“Respondents expect big changes in the infrastructure sector following Covid-19. There is general agreement that the sector will not emerge from the crisis in the same form, with digital innovation and working from home playing a much bigger part than before. Effectively adopting digital innovation in particular is seen as crucial to accelerating growth.”
Fully 95% of the survey respondents stated that digital innovation will be increasingly important after the Covid-19 crisis.
Nearly two-thirds want to see digital innovations from the design, engineering and consultancy sector to help support their organisation during the Covid-19 crisis and recovery.
Asked what actions would accelerate their business’s growth, more than a third said effective adoption of new digital technology, which was second only to increased government investment in infrastructure.
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