ER114 De-risking the uptake of new technologies for effective change management (2025)

This report explores the solutions to de-risk changes introduced by engineering and construction businesses associated with technology adoption. The sector faces a skills and productivity crisis exacerbated by COVID-19, together with technological disruptions, necessitating a shift towards digitalisation and leveraging innovative technologies to remain competitive. There have been cases of resistance to change in the sector and the past decade has seen the impact of businesses investing in the wrong technology or not investing in any technology.