Logo Lanfrica
  • Home
  • Atlas
  • Insights
  • Docs
  • Sign in

© 2026 Lanfrica. All rights reserved. All copyrights of the resources shown on the Lanfrica website belong to the original copyright holders, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Unearthing the outcome of construction digitalisation – a South African perspective

Creator:
DouClinton AigbavboaAyodeji OkeAhm
Publisher:
AHF
Host:
For most construction organisations in developing countries like South Africa, embracing digitalisation is constrained by the absence of evidence pointing to the outcome features of using digital technologies. This study, therefore, set out to unearth the potential outcomes of construction digitalisation by drawing from the perspective of construction professionals in diverse construction-related organisations across South Africa. The study adopted a post-positivism philosophical stance using quantitative research conducted through a questionnaire survey. Data were analysed using mean item score, Kruskal-Wallis H-Test and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). With good internal consistency, construct validity, and acceptable fit indices, CFA confirmed that an organisation's ability to deliver projects within the agreed schedule, quality and cost is improved with digitalisation, with better digital uptake and transformation achieved in the process. This implies that for a construction industry like South Africa, characterised by poor project performance due to the slow adoption of technological advancement, embracing construction digitalisation is a must in this current era of the fourth industrial revolution.

Visit

doi.org

Similar

A South African Public Law Perspective on Digitalisation in the Health SectorPotential applications and benefits of humanoids in the construction industry: a South African perspectiveDigitalisation, the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the Constitutional Law of Privacy in South Africa: Towards a public law perspective on constitutional privacy in the era of digitalisationCommunity translation in the context of the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures: a South African perspectiveDecolonisation through Digitalisation? African Languages at South African UniversitiesThe Use of Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste in Low-Strength Concrete Brick and Block Production: A South African Perspective

A South African Public Law Perspective on Digitalisation in the Health Sector

We explored some of the questions posed by digitalisation in an accompanying working paper focused o

Potential applications and benefits of humanoids in the construction industry: a South African perspective

Purpose In most developing countries, the delivery of construction project is still characterised

Digitalisation, the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the Constitutional Law of Privacy in South Africa: Towards a public law perspective on constitutional privacy in the era of digitalisation

In this working paper, our focus is on the constitutional debates and case law regarding the right t

Community translation in the context of the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures: a South African perspective

Occupational Therapists should use relevant patient reported outcome measures as part of providing e

Decolonisation through Digitalisation? African Languages at South African Universities

Many South African universities aim to implement one or more African languages into formal and digit

The Use of Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste in Low-Strength Concrete Brick and Block Production: A South African Perspective

Abstract The surge in population and urbanization in South Africa has increased construction activi