Top-down and bottom-up construction industry development: Integrating industry development initiatives

An overview of two RD while the second aims at Information and Knowledge Management Systems (IKMSs) for Small & Medium Contractors (SMCs). Finally, the paper points to the potential for an integrated system that can provide useful linkages across these extremities of the construction supply chain by proposing a LC based Project Information & Knowledge Management Platform (PIKMAP). The latter could serve specific projects by providing useful seamless interfaces with all stakeholders, including the LC, its consultants, contractors and suppliers, as well as SMCs involved. Certain issues will of course need to be carefully addressed e.g. in terms of confidentiality, security levels and legal liabilities in respect of each stakeholder.