en.Wedoany.com Reported - South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 15th the launch of the "2026 Smart Construction Challenge," calling for innovative proposals that utilize technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to enhance safety, quality, and productivity at construction sites. The total prize fund is approximately 300 million won. In five fields—safety management, complexes and housing, roads, railways, and BIM (Building Information Modeling)—one Best Innovation Award team and three Public Institution Head Award teams will be selected in each field.

Each of the five fields has a specific focus: the safety management field requires the use of smart technologies to significantly reduce accidents such as falls and crush injuries at construction sites and during facility maintenance; the complexes and housing field focuses on AI-based construction technologies to balance efficiency, quality, and safety; the roads field aims to enhance productivity and safety across the entire chain of design, construction, and maintenance; the railways field focuses on specialized construction technologies including safety, AI, BIM, and robotics; and the BIM field emphasizes the innovative integration of AI in design automation, construction operations, and quality verification. Winning technologies will be showcased at the "2026 Smart Construction Expo" to be held in November this year. Winners of the Best Innovation Award will receive additional points in the selection of "Smart Construction Small and Medium Enterprises" and will be given priority support for on-site technology verification and market expansion through public institutions. Any enterprise, institution, or individual interested in smart construction technologies is eligible to apply. Participants must download the application form from the challenge's official website and submit it via email by the 14th of next month.

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