Japan Construction Information Center (JACIC) CIM Initiative (2012)

MLIT launched Construction Information Modeling/Management (CIM) from fiscal year 2012. JACIC supports MLIT CIM projects. CIM creates streamlined and enhanced construction production systems utilizing information sharing between concerned participants from entire industry. Addresses labor shortage problem in construction industries – decreasing young people engagement resulting in higher population aging speed. Social infrastructure aging rapidly with decline in human resources. CIM for engineering experimental run. Dam CIM pioneering model for integrating and visualizing all information for enhancement and streamlining future dam maintenance.