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                                                      A book on ‘Digital Construction Management’

                                                          he much appreciated ‘Digital   Jain,  Co-President  and  Global  Advisor
                                                          Construction Management’ book   of China Europe International Business
                                                      Tby  Akhilesh Srivastava, Chief   School, faculties from ISB and IIMs.
                                                      General Manager (Highway Operations   The  relevant examples  in  the book
                                                      & IT), NHAI has already been declared   bring to life the realistic view of the
                                                      a best seller and has gone for reprint.   construction industry and open mind to
                                                      The book brings in a rare insight   infinite possibilities in the construction
                                                      into the fourth industrial revolution   industry. At the same time the book lays
                                                      technologies and interestingly integrate   down roadmap for the modernization of
                                                      these latest digital technologies with the   the construction industry and highlight
                                                      construction industry to enhance much   the action plan for achieving the goal.
                                                      desired efficiency & productivity of the   The book also interestingly investigates
                                                      construction sector.             the macroeconomic of digitization of
                                                       The book which has received excellent   construction on  smart cities, Digital
                                                      reviews from peers of digital and   Dispute Resolution, RERA, Digital
                                                      construction industries is a valuable tool   Governance and Software-driven Asset
                                                      for all those who want to understand   Management.
                                                      how Industry
                                                      Revolution
                                                      4.0 can be
                                                      linked  with
                                                      construction
                                                      industry  in
                                                      enhancing
                                                      productivity and
                                                      optimizing the
                                                      costs. The book
                                                      has also bean
                                                      appreciated by
                                                      Business world
                                                      leaders  like
                                                      Prof Dipak C




                                                      ITF Summit 2019

                                                             ore than 1000 participants   between and within regions” remain,
                                                             from 72 countries on five   improved connectivity in transport can
                                                      Mcontinents, including 41        help close these gaps. Ministers agreed
                                                      Ministers, Vice-Ministers and Heads of   that  concerted  action  is  necessary  to
                                                      International Organisations attended   improve transport connectivity in all its
                                                      the recent summit on “Transport   dimensions: physical, modal, digital,
                                                      Connectivity for Regional Integration”,   operational, institutional, and individual.
                                                      in Leipzig.                        Global demand for transport will
                                                       Ministers of International Transport   continue to grow dramatically over
                                                      Forum member countries emphasised   the next three decades, according to
                                                      the importance of transport connectivity   projections outlined in the ITF Transport
                                                      for enhancing access for citizens and   Outlook 2019, published at the Summit.
                                                      improving regional integration. The   But potential disruptions from within and
                                                      joint Ministerial Declaration agreed   without could significantly change the
                                                      that Transport connectivity is a major   sector. The report models the impacts
                                                      contributor to economic development   of eleven disruptive developments
                                                      and social inclusion. While significant   on transport, from 3D printing and
                                                      discrepancies in levels of progress   e-commerce to electric aircraft and
                                                      towards sustainable development   autonomous vehicles.




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