RECOMMENDATION 2: Strengthen and support Ireland’s commitment to adopt a common collaborative framework of Open BIM Standards and to seek to play a proactive role in ongoing development of international information management standards in construction. If Recommendation 2 is successfully implemented, the following kinds of outcome can be expected: 1. Regular consultation with key stakeholder groups to determine commitment, willingness, or resistance, or to identify roadblocks to adopting open, internationally recognised information standards (a common or consistent approach). 2. Active involvement in the development of International and European Standards. Communicating what is happening with regards to adoption of International and European Standards. ISO-TC-59, CEN-TC-442, OGC, etc. 3. Government and industry supporting the NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland), and other recognised Institutes, to develop industry training and certification programmers in relation to the standards. 4. Appropriate cross-discipline and discipline specific national guidelines for use of BIM are being disseminated across all stakeholder groups. 5. Support for the implementation of “National Tools” (like a digital toolkit and national BIM Library) that help drive general conformance with standards, avoid duplication of effort, and avoid exclusion of SME’s (Small Medium Enterprises) are in place. 6. Helping to ensure that public procedures, like mapping, planning, building control, public sector asset management, etc, comply with these standards, and require, or incentivise, submission of digital information in compliance with standards. The move from ‘paper to data’
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