What is KIRA-digi?
Objectives of KIRA-digi
KIRA-digi implements the key project concerning the digitalisation of public services. The total funding for the KIRA-digi project, planned to end at the end of 2018, is about EUR 16 million, to be paid in equal halves by the state and the built environment and construction sector.
The aim is to make public construction and zoning information readily accessible to everyone, develop smoothly interoperable systems and harmonised practices, and initiate a host of experimental projects to create new innovations and business. Legislation must be developed to support digitalisation in the sector. Through this, we can create a fertile soil for a digital business ecosystem in the Finnish built environment and construction sector.
Three parts of the project
Part 1
Harmonisation of information management
The objective is to promote the intercompatibility of existing data systems, create new interfaces for public data and registers of the authorities and enable the creation of new data channels for easier data sharing between actors in the real estate and construction industry. At the same time, the machine readability and a wider automation of processes are promoted.
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Joint information management in the sector
Glossaries, nomenclature and standards
Part 2
Work related to legislative changes and amendments in public administration
The objective is to identify and eliminate regulation that hinders digitalisation in the real estate and construction sector and to change legislation to enable the creation of a more agile digital ecosystem. The project relies on outsourcing in identifying legislative bottlenecks in the processes of a built environment and analyses them from the perspective of digitalisation. This forms a basis for drawing conclusions on the need for legislative changes.
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Part 3
Experimental projects and pilots
KIRA-digi has financed over 130 experimental and pilot projects that provide new solutions and operating methods that benefit the whole value network in the real estate and construction sector. The themes of the experiments include the integration of data, new services, data standardisation, Internet of Things and new operating models.
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