Every year, Spain sends a National Reform and a National Stability programme to the Council of Ministers of the European Union and the European Commission. This submission is made in compliance with European Union obligations, which request all Member States to submit their National Reform and Stability Programmes to the European Commission. The aim is to coordinate national economic policies and achieve the objectives set for the European Union as a whole.
The National Reform Programme (Programa Nacional De Reformas, PNR) 2019 explains the current and future state of the Spanish economy. It considers elements such as GDP and employment as well as more specific topics around Infrastructure development, in particular sustainability and digital transformation.
Over the last two decades, the Spanish government has been adopting programmes for digital progress, aligned with the European digital agendas, which have served as a framework to promote a process of infrastructure deployment and development. The aim is to develop a business and technological ecosystem in a key area for economic productivity, territorial structure and social progress. Thus, the Info XXI Plan, the España.es Program, the Avanza Plan and, lastly, the Digital Agenda for Spain of February 2013 have enabled a strategic approach that has guided a major public and private investment effort in this field. Most of these digital strategies and agendas have been articulated around four lines of action: (1) the deployment of networks and services for digital connectivity; (2) the digitisation of the economy; (3) the improvement of electronic administration, and (4) training in digital skills. Although progress has been significant in all areas, the public and private investment emphasis has been clearly focused on the extension of physical telecommunications networks.
Digital Spain 2025 (España Digital 2025) includes a set of measures, reforms and investments, articulated in 10 strategic axes, aligned with the digital policies set by the European Commission. The actions of the Agenda are aimed at promoting more sustainable and inclusive growth, driven by the synergies of the digital and ecological transitions, which reach society as a whole and reconcile the new opportunities offered by the digital world with respect for constitutional values and the protection of individual and collective rights:
- Guarantee adequate digital connectivity for 100% of the population, promoting the disappearance of the digital divide between rural and urban areas.
- Continue to lead the deployment of 5G technology in Europe, encouraging its contribution to increased economic productivity, social progress and territorial structure.
- Strengthen the digital skills of workers and citizens as a whole.
- Reinforce Spain’s capacity in cybersecurity, consolidating its position as one of the European poles of business capacity.
- Promote the digitisation of Public Administrations.
- Accelerate the digitisation of companies, with special attention to SMEs and start-ups.
- Accelerate the digitisation of the production model through sectoral transformation tractor projects that generate structural effects.
- Improve the attractiveness of Spain as a European platform for business, work and investment in the audio-visual field.
- Promote the transition to a data economy, guaranteeing security and privacy and taking advantage of the opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence.
- Guarantee the rights of citizens in the new digital environment.
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The Regional Government of Extremadura (Junta de Extremadura) has a road network of 3,738 kilometres in length, of which 153 correspond to dual carriageway roads. This network, supported by national or local networks, allows mobility and accessibility in the Extremaduran territory. This is necessary for the economic and social development of this autonomous community. It this therefore a priority to consolidate and maintain this regional network in the best possible way to ensure safety and comfort. BIM methodology has enormous potential to achieve this important goal.
This guide (GuÃa BIM de la dirección general de movilidad e infraestructuras viarias) was created to introduce and establish BIM procedures in the regional projects. It is a primary document that serves as a reference to implement BIM requirements in all its phases – the first guide developed for a road network. This document will be useful both for the personnel of the General Directorate of Mobility and Road Infrastructure (Dirección General de Movilidad e Infraestructuras Viarias) and for professionals involved in planning, design, construction maintenance and operation of road networks.
The General State Administration committed to the implementation of BIM in public procurement in the Civil Engineering sector. This followed the actions undertaken in 2018 to promote the use of BIM during the 2019 budget year and through the Royal Decree 472/2019. It was due to the strategic impulse of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda to achieve a similar, quantitative and qualitative adoption of BIM for all professionals. This initiative inspired the Support guide for contracts with BIM requirements (GuÃa de apoyo a contrataciones con requisitos BIM) as a common element of transmission of knowledge. It is intended to be an instrument of change in the mentality of professionals who work in the health construction sector.
Currently, there is a heterogeneous degree of maturity in Spain in terms of the use of BIM among disciplines, companies, administrations and other interested parties. The methodology has an implementation level higher in the field of construction compared to civil engineering. Reasons for this imbalance vary, which is why it is a great challenge to expand adoption of BIM. CITOP (Colegio de Ingenieros Técnicos de Obras Públicas), aware of the weak points, is addressing the training of professionals in the field of bidding and contracting of public works with requirements for BIM, and providing a guide that can support industry.
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For two years, ETS (Euskal Trenbide Sarea), the public entity responsible for rail projects in the Basque country, has been in the process of implementing the BIM methodology. Among the lines of action of this process are:
- Awareness for all the people of the entity and specific training when required.
- Definition of the minimum requirements of the technical specifications of projects and works of ETS.
- Elaboration of the main lines that will govern the modelling.
- Development of pilot projects using the BIM methodology.
As a result of this commitment, the ETS BIM manual has been developed. It is intended for the different collaborating companies: service providers, contractors and subcontractors. The manual needs to be used in all phases of the action (design, construction and maintenance), with the aim of defining the framework for the production and delivery of BIM information in each phase of the project.
The Institute of Public Markets, Real Estate and Construction (Instituto dos Mercados Públicos, do Imobiliário e da Construção, IMPIC, I.P.) is the public body responsible for regulation of the construction and real estate sector, in Portugal. Its mission includes supporting initiatives that are strategic for improving competitiveness and modernization of this important sector of the national economy.
The Guide to Procuring BIM (Guia Da Contratação BIM) is a support document for contracting services in the Construction Industry using BIM Technology. Its main objective is to encourage BIM contracting and its correct application. It is not an exhaustive guide, but it supports the technical environment involved in the training and execution of development contracts and implementation of BIM processes/methodologies.
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The BIM Application Guide (Guide d’ Application BIM) and its appendices are the result of a project that has brought together different representatives from the building sector in Luxembourg, who formed a working group led by the CRTI-B. Its content is drawn from reference works and standards in the field, as well as from the experience of the working group’s various members. The guide is based on a document drawn up by the OAI (Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-Conseils -Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers). The guide was written to help its members address the challenge presented by BIM. In this context, the OAI was able to define, for a BIM project, the collaborative framework within the project management team and the interactions with the owner. Since BIM is such a vast subject and one that impacts upon everyone involved in the sector, the OAI handed over its studies to the CRTI-B so that a cross-sector working group could complete it by getting all the industry’s actors in Luxembourg to work on it together.
The BIM Application Guide has been devised to provide a shared reference for everyone involved in the construction industry. When it comes to understanding what BIM is and the changes it will bring about for projects, it is absolutely essential that everyone talks the same language and operates on an equal footing.
The guide is divided into four main sections:
- Introduction – it explains the purpose of the guide and the background to its creation.
- “BIM: What You Need to Know” sets out important theoretical principles that need to be grasped to ensure a sound understanding of BIM.
- “Setting Up a BIM Project” describes the steps that have to be followed and the standard document templates that can be used (appendices).
- “Conclusion” and a forward look to future developments.
In 2015 the Resource Centre for Building Technologies and Innovation (CRTI-B, Centre de Ressources des Technologies et de l’Innovation pour le Bâtiment,) launched the first steps for the development and implementation of a national strategy for BIM. The BIM working groups in Luxembourg are under the guidance of the CRTI-B, which, as a neutral construction platform – has brought together a table of experts made up of different construction actors. The intention was to create a cross-sectoral working group including clients, architects, consulting engineers, contractors, scientific researchers and project managers. The CRTI-B aims to define, document, introduce and keep up to date standards governing construction projects’ contracts.
In view of the great interest in the subject of BIM in Luxembourg, and taking into account the different economic actors involved, different “working sub-groups” have been created to organise the development of BIM related projects more efficiently. To better meet the needs of all construction stakeholders, the CRTI-B launched the digitalbuilding.lu website on July 14, 2017, which will serve as a centralised platform for all matters relating to the digitisation of the construction sector. This website contains several resources including details on classification, training, BIM application and interoperability documents.
RB Rail AS is a multi-national joint venture of the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lituania, which has been established to implement Rail Baltica, the largest Baltic-region infrastructure project in the last 100 years with a goal of integrating the Baltic states into the European rail network. The Rail Baltica BIM documentation includes overview presentations (video & PDF) along with a comprehensive package of programme-specific BIM guidance and templates aligned with international standards.
Presentations cover Rail Baltica’s BIM Implementation Vision and Strategy in addition to presentations from recent events. The Full BIM Guidelines Package can be downloaded as a single *.zip package and contains the BIM Manual, BIM Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR), BIM Execution Plan (BEP) Template, Codification Tables and instructions, BIM Objects Attribute Matrix, BIM Objects Level of Geometric Detail (LoG) Matrix and instructions, Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP) Template, Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP) Template, BIM Delivery Report Template, Quantity Extraction (QEX) Template, Quantity Take Off (QTO) Template, DataDrop Template, CAD Template and instructions and Clash Check Report Template.
The BIM Conference is organised by the Association for Construction Industry Digitalisation (BÅ«vniecÄ«bas Industrijas DigitalizÄcijas asociÄcija), a public, non-governmental organisation. This annual event brings together experienced professionals in the construction and technology sectors who understand the difficulties and challenges of the built environment and are able to find the right solutions. The association also cooperates with a number of academic institutions to deliver the event.
Representatives of the Latvian state, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and representatives from other countries speak at the conference, sharing their experiences of the benefits of using BIM in both public procurement and production, design and construction processes.
The conference generally consists of three parts: presentations, discussions and practical workshops. While there is usually a fee to attend the conference, the organisers make recordings of the sessions, which are available free of charge after the event.
