buildingSMART Japan established as Japan Chapter of buildingSMART International. Focused on IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) standardization and interoperability. IFC became international standard ISO 16739 in 2013. buildingSMART Japan operates IFC Qualification program to increase IFC data precision and sharing in practice within Japan. Membership structure: non-profit organization open membership requirements collaborative organization decision making by consensus public disclosure of research findings. Definition of standard specifications through collaboration between software experts and construction industry experts publication of specifications. Japan participated in buildingSMART Summit Tokyo with 469 people from 45 countries working together to create open digital standards for built environment.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism established Japan Construction International Award (honored by Minister of MLIT) in 2017. Held three times up to present as symbol of Japanese quality infrastructure commends construction projects demonstrated Japan’s strengths along with small and medium-sized construction companies. Aims raise further awareness of quality infrastructure promote global understanding. Technology transfer: Japanese technology local engineers/technicians expect boost in skills and capacity improved productivity. Construction methods from Japanese corporations incorporated as standard in other countries contributing towards improvement of overall technical capabilities. Advanced technologies which have never been used before in country can be introduced.

Conference August 13, 2025 by Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Science and Technology summarizing Project on Sustainable Smart Urban Development in Vietnam 2018-2025 with vision to 2030. Research on integrating GIS and remote sensing with BIM, applying AI and new technologies to support policy making. Build shared urban database, taking people as center, promote essential smart urban services, encourage participation in governance. Develop human resources for smart urban management through training capacity building, forming digital citizen force. Build urban digital government, develop innovative urban models

Ha Tinh Construction Industry applying advanced technologies in design, construction and project management including BIM and AI. Ha Tinh Institute of Architecture and Construction Planning enhances application of BIM and AI technology in construction design. Pilot social housing project in Thach Linh ward phase II is province’s large-scale project applying BIM technology. With large project scale, digitizing all design and construction data helps simulate project visually from beginning, optimize design, control costs, shorten progress, ensure synchronization of infrastructure-utilities. BIM enhances process of information exchange between state management agencies, investors, consulting units and construction contractors

Women in BIM article June 23, 2021. Work-sharing approach from multinational corporations significantly contributed to uptake of digital practice and BIM adoption. Local workforce trained, gained experience in smarter way of working, applies it to local projects. No mandate for BIM use currently, but last few years seen BIM investment at Government level. Digital Built Britain supported local Government to increase awareness through pathfinder projects and standards development. April 2021 Ministry of Construction issued general guidance document on application of BIM closely aligned to ISO 19650, moves Vietnam’s construction projects in line with established global best practice

February 12, 2025 article. Vietnam embracing digital construction technology to transform industry. Construction sector attracted over $10.9 billion in FDI in 2022. Vietnamese government aligned BIM standards with international guidelines like ISO 19650, BIM now mandatory for major projects ensuring efficiency minimizing delays. Adoption of drones and AI transforming landscape, drones provide real-time site surveys reducing manual labor enhancing safety, AI plays crucial role in predicting risks optimizing resource allocation automating routine tasks

Vietnam Digital Construction Community guide on ISO 19650 international standard for BIM published 2018. Standard helps deploy concepts and principles in operating construction projects based on using BIM for information management of project lifecycle. According to ISO 19650 BIM is not simply 3D tool containing digital information but also means to support project management and information flow sharing between parties throughout project phases. Covers BS EN ISO 19650-1 through 19650-5

Innovation communities as catalysts for BIM adoption: cross-case analysis of BIM communities in Norway and Vietnam. Paper March 11, 2024 by Nam Bui, Christoph Merschbrock, Bjørn Erik Munkvold. Cross-case analysis of buildingSMART Norway and BIM Vietnam Community. Data collected based on 21 semi-structured interviews. Both communities use similar knowledge channels but apply different approaches to innovation creation and diffusion. Trust can support BIM innovation in community context

Elevated section Hanoi Metro Line 3 inaugurated November 9, 2024. Connects Nhon to Cau Giay over 8 km with 8 elevated stations. Construction works underground section 4 additional stations started July 30, 2024. Total investment €1.176 billion. Expected contribute to reduce 33,150 tons CO2 per annum. Financial support from AFD, KfW Development Bank, and ADB. Demonstrates capability of Vietnamese and international teams