Table 2: International initiatives to promote change in the construction industry.
Adapted from [9]


Report/Initiative Year Context
Australia 1999 Building for growth
Finland 2002 Reengineering the construction process using IT
Ireland 1997 Building our future together
Japan 1998 Future directions of the construction, industry, coping with structural changes of the market
Singapore 1999 Construction 21, Reinventing Construction
Malaysia 1999 IBS Strategic Plan 1999
South Africa 1997 Creating an enabling environment for reconstruction growth and development in the construction industry
USA 1994 National Construction Goals
UK 1962 Greater integration of the design and construction process
UK 1994 Constructing the team (Latham report) to review contractual and procurement arrangements
UK 1998 Construction task force (rethinking construction), committed leadership, focus on consumer, integrated process and teams, quality driven agenda, commitment to people
Malaysia 2003 IBS Roadmap 2003–2010
UK 2004 Construction Client Group CCG, to support private and public clients
Malaysia 2006 Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP 2006–2015)
Malaysia 2010 IBS Roadmap 2011–2015
Malaysia 2015 Construction Industry Transformation Program (CITP 2016–2020)