Publications / 2000 Proceedings of the 17th ISARC, Taipei, Taiwan

Performance Evaluation of Automation Development of Construction Sector in Taiwan

Ming-Teh Wang, Chen-Kang Su
Pages 1-5 (2000 Proceedings of the 17th ISARC, Taipei, Taiwan, ISBN 9789570266986, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Since 1990, the ROC government has promoted a 10-year plan of Industry Automation to provide guidance for the automation development of various industries. The construction industry is one of them. According to this plan, in the last decade, the government has invested more than US$15 million and adopted tax reduction, interest subsidy of loan to encourage construction firms for automation. All these measures are intended to encourage the production systems of the construction industry can be upgraded and enhanced. This paper first overviews the development plan, including the discussions of the contents and relevant measures. Three kinds of criteria are then established to evaluate the performance of construction automation development in Taiwan. First criterion is the construction sector?s case share of tax reduction. Second criterion is the technological progress factor according to panel data. And the third criterion is the rate of technological changes in the construction sector according to time-series data. Finally, conclusion and some improving strategies are outlined for the ROC government to implement automation and e-commerce for the construction sector in the 21 century.

Keywords: Automation, Production function, Technological progress