Impediments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the South African Construction Industry

Douglas Aghimien; Clinton Aigbavboa; Kefilwe Matabane

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_37

Impediments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the South African Construction Industry

Douglas Aghimien
, Clinton Aigbavboa
, Kefilwe Matabane

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is upon us with evidence of its usage in the manufacturing industry of most developed and some developing countries around the world. Evidence of the concept of 4IR is equally evolving within the construction industry of developed countries and immense benefits are promised. However, the story is not the same for most developing countries as their construction industries face diverse challenges that impede the adoption of new concepts. Based on this notion, this study assessed the impediments of 4IR within the South African construction industry (SACI) with a view to positioning the industry in the 4IR. The study revealed the key impediments of the adoption of the 4IR concepts within the SACI. In the end, conclusions were drawn and possible directions that will help the construction industry in delivering better services to its clients using 4IR concepts were proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	223-227
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_37
Publication status	Published - 2021

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Construction 4.0
Digital technologies
Digitalisation
Fourth industrial revolution
Industry 4.0

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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