Abstract:
Construction industry has encountered various innovative technologies over the past decades. Growth of
these innovative technologies has paved the way to improve the performance and productivity in the
industry. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a revolutionary paradigm which supports Architecture,
Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry to improve its efficiency and effectiveness to
deliver economical and quality products. AECO industries in many countries are gaining immense
advantages by adapting BIM. There are six roles which foreign governments have played in BIM
implementation strategy. Government authorities in other countries have adopted these roles in their BIM
implementation strategy, while encouraging private sector to acclimate. Moreover, there are various BIM
implementation strategies developed by different governments all around the world. Majority of successful
BIM implementations rest with the improvement of the basic BIM competencies. In Sri Lankan perspective,
fewer people aware on BIM and government has completely disregarded this novel technology which can
contribute massive benefits to the local construction industry. There are numerous challenges which
barricade the adaptation of BIM in Sri Lanka. This research aims to identify a suitable government initiative
strategy that can be adapted to implement BIM in Sri Lanka. Espousing this suitable strategy will eliminate
barriers against BIM and improve basic BIM competencies which are needed to improve BIM
implementation in Sri Lanka.
