ICT use in Turkish construction sector: Existing laws and regulations

In terms of information and construction technology (ICT) many construction organizations are at a level of maturity enabling them to realize significant business benefits through the deployment of advanced ICT systems. However, the necessity of legal validity in all information, even at project level, has proven to be an impediment for the sectors full embrace of ICT. The contractual relations cause dependency of ‘official’ paper copies, and this contributes to a slower rate of ICT implementation compared to other sectors. In this study, recent legislative issues of ICT usage in Turkish construction sector are examined and the current legal re-structuring of the existing related laws and regulations to use ICT in a legal and contractually valid environment is discussed.