Intelligent Construction Technology Adoption Driving Strategy in China: A Tripartite Evolutionary Game Analysis

Abstract

The adoption of intelligent construction technology (ICT) is regarded as one of the important strategies for the transformation and upgrading of the Chinese construction industry and the achievement of high-quality development. In the ICT adoption process, the government is the driving subject, the owner is an important subject, and ICT is applied in practice by the general contractor. This study first analyses the evolutionary process and the impact of participants’ strategy choices on the system equilibrium by establishing a tripartite evolutionary game framework which includes the government, the owner, and the general contractor as the main stakeholders; then tests the feasibility and rationality of the model by analysing the ESS corresponding to the three phases of ICT adoption. The results show that the conditions for each ESS to be established mainly depend on the relationship between the costs and benefits of each stakeholder, and that owners are more sensitive to government subsidies and penalties than general contractors, so the government should establish a dynamic reward and punishment mechanism based on the results of the model. High adoption costs are a key barrier to ICT adoption for both owners and general contractors. This paper provides a new framework for research related to ICT adoption and a reference for the strategic adjustment of stakeholders in ICT adoption.

Evaluation Study on the Application Effect of Intelligent Construction Technology in the Construction Process

“…Li Xiangong [29] et al established an evaluation index system for the evaluation level of a coal mine IoT application based on the three-level principle of the IoT system and constructed an evaluation model for the evaluation level of a coal mine IoT application using a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. Zhang, Jiawei [30] established a tripartite deductive framework with the government, owner, and general contractor as the main stakeholders, analyzed the influence relationship between intelligent construction technology and the three parties in the adoption process, and proposed that the high adoption cost is the key obstacle factor in the adoption of intelligent construction technology. Lu, Chunfang [31] et al, by analyzing the connotation and characteristics of the intelligent construction of railroad engineering, establishing the key technology support system of intelligent construction based on a new generation of information technology, and constructing an evaluation index system of each stage from the aspects of technology and function, finally proposed that China's technical support system for intelligent construction of railroad engineering is still in the stage of deepening the research on basic technology and preliminary applications.…”