Technology Assessment in Indonesian Construction Industry

Abstract

In the last decades the Indonesian construction sector has experienced significant shift in both the size and complexity. The ever-growing size and complexity of construction and infrastructure works often required the employment of non-traditional construction methods and technology. Responding to such needs, however, there remain questions on whether the construction industry is able to respond to such challenges. This paper is to put forward the concept for assessing the technological capability of the Indonesian construction industry. Particularly, it aims to describe how the construction companies evolve in their technological management capability. The assessment will encompass three aspects: technological capacity, development of technology capability and acquisition and adoption of technology. A technology management assessment concept was proposed to determine key factors that influence the way construction companies select and utilize technology to enhancement their performance. Although they appear to agree on general path for technology capability development, large contractors seem to be more prepared in formulating the strategies for the utilization and development of technology in the company’s strategic plans than those of medium-sized contractors.

Implementation of Construction Automation and Robotics (CAR) in Indonesian Construction State-Owned Enterprises: Position in Project Life Cycle, Gap to Best Practice and Potential Uses

“…Technology can be defined as the application of science to improve human well-being and prosperity. Technology evolves with the growth of human understanding in science (Soemardi et al, 2020). Understanding the distinction between "construction technology" in general and CAR is necessary.…”

“…Unfortunately, Indonesian construction technology development has been slow. Private companies rely more on ready-to-use imported technology, while government research remains on a small scale (Soemardi et al, 2020).…”

“…Many studies over the last decade have demonstrated the need to adopt the latest technology to address construction problems and encourage CAR use (Seyrfar et al, 2022) to enhance productivity (F. M. Bademosi & Issa, 2022). However, its implementation in Indonesia encounters numerous challenges, especially costs and technology development for small and medium contractors (Soemardi et al, 2020). Factors such as the uniqueness of construction projects, the stakeholders' complexity, and market conditions make CAR adoption and implementation difficult (Carra et al, 2018).…”

“…The main causes of those construction accidents are declining equipment conditions (Doa et al, 2021), worker behavior, and an unsafe work environment (Doa et al, 2021;Ghuzdewan & Damanik, 2019b), which are classified into the type of accident, the cause of the accident, and the type of injury (Ghuzdewan & Damanik, 2019b). Furthermore, productivity decline remains a major issue (F. M. Bademosi & Issa, 2022;Soemardi et al, 2020). Construction productivity has been lower in the last five decades than in any other industry (Seyrfar et al, 2022).…”

The Technology Landscape of Construction Material in The Indonesian Construction Industry

“…Therefore, it is imperative that to support the nation's development better. The Indonesian construction industry must invest more in adopting, developing, and applying technology [4].…”