{"id":512877,"date":"2025-01-29T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=512877"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:52:09","slug":"construction-news-webinar-in-association-with-matterport-driving-technological-transformation-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/sections\/news\/construction-news-webinar-in-association-with-matterport-driving-technological-transformation-in-construction-29-01-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction News webinar in association with Matterport: Driving technological transformation in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrdKU4u3EN8?si=E4IHyV7Jb1dujPiE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This webinar took place on Thursday 27 March 2025<\/h3>\n<p>The potential of digital twins and AI to revolutionise the construction sector has been widely discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The recently released Information Management Initiative from the Construction Leadership Council and Nima aims to harness \u201csector-transforming capabilities in applying emerging digital technologies,\u201d such as AI and digital twins.<\/p>\n<p>And government ministers have pledged to set out a long-term plan for AI infrastructure needs this spring, saying they were &#8220;committed&#8221; to drawing up a 10-year investment roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>But how easy is it to turn these ambitious plans into reality? 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