Policy Environment - All Countries

Analysis of BIM policy landscape, covering government mandates, regulatory frameworks, and policy effectiveness across countries.

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Note: PE data represents country-level positions (one response per country)

Overview

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P1. Policy Framework

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P1b. BIM Mandates

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P1c. Government Incentives

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P1d. Policy Indicators

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P2. Drivers & Champions

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P3. Regulatory Framework

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P4. Publications & Standards

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P5. Measurement & Benchmarks

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P6. Standard Deliverables

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Policy Environment - All Countries

Analysis of BIM policy landscape, covering government mandates, regulatory frameworks, and policy effectiveness across countries.

0 selectedLast updated: 01/31/2026

Note: PE data represents country-level positions (one response per country)

Overview

High-level overview of jurisdictions surveyed in the Policy Environment study

Jurisdictions Surveyed

Display total number of jurisdictions (countries) surveyed with breakdown by geographic region

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

Countries

By Region

4South America66.7%

2North America33.3%

1Europe16.7%

1Africa16.7%

Insight: The numbers and regional breakdown tell you exactly how broad the study footprint is and where the participating countries sit.

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P1. Policy Framework

Policy objectives, documents, mandates, and government incentives

Policy Framework Overview

High-level presence of policy objectives, documents, mandates, and incentives

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

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Insight: Keep this card on hand to sense whether each country pairs policy objectives with documents, mandates, and incentives.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458156721, 1662458156726, 1662458527732, 1662458681569

Action Statement IDs: AS394, AS397, AS497, AS774

Policy Objectives Availability

Shows whether policy objectives covering BIM adoption are reported.

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

Insight: Use this to spot which jurisdictions name BIM in their policy objectives, so gaps jump out before you drill into details.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458156721

Action Statement IDs: AS394

Policy Objectives Status

Shows the reported status of policy objectives.

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

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Insight: The ordering helps you understand how many objectives are still planned, recently announced, or already guiding practice.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458156724

Action Statement IDs: AS762

Policy Objectives Announcement Timing

Shows when policy objectives were announced.

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

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Insight: This ranking reveals whether objectives are fresh or long-standing, which hints at how recently the policy discussion was updated.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458156725

Action Statement IDs: AS396

Policy Documents Availability

Shows whether published policy documents covering BIM adoption are reported.

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

Insight: The donut makes it easy to see how many markets publish formal BIM policy documents versus those that do not.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458156726

Action Statement IDs: AS397

Policy Documents Coverage Scope

Shows the scope that policy documents cover.

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

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Insight: Read this to understand which coverage elements (vision, strategy, roadmap, phases) the documents tackle, so you can judge their depth.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458482496

Action Statement IDs: AS745

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P1b. BIM Mandates

Detailed breakdown of BIM mandate applicability and scope

BIM Mandates Availability

Shows whether BIM mandates are reported to be in effect.

MANDATES

Insight: It makes sense of how many jurisdictions have formal BIM mandates versus those still weighing their options.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458527732

Action Statement IDs: AS774

BIM Mandates Jurisdiction

Shows which jurisdictions BIM mandates cover.

MANDATES

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Insight: See whether mandates are limited to central/federal, regional/state, or local government projects so the geographic reach is obvious.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458649867

Action Statement IDs: AS809

BIM Mandates: Applicability by Property

What types of properties do BIM mandates apply to?

MANDATES

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Insight: Highlights the property categories (airports, education, utilities, and more) that mandates touch, which reveals the coverage hotspots.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681560

Action Statement IDs: AS403

BIM Mandates: Applicability by Asset Type

Shows which asset types BIM mandates apply to.

MANDATES

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Insight: Use this to check whether commercial, defence, transport, or other asset types are included under the mandates.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662979555214

Action Statement IDs: AS403

BIM Mandates: Applicability by Project Size

Shows which project sizes BIM mandates apply to.

MANDATES

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Insight: The project-size bands explain whether mandates are reserved for large builds or extend down to smaller ones.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681561

Action Statement IDs: AS404

BIM Mandates: Applicability by Project Cost

Shows which project costs BIM mandates apply to.

MANDATES

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Insight: The cost thresholds reveal whether the mandates kick in for lower-budget work or stick to high-value projects.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681563

Action Statement IDs: AS405

BIM Mandates: Applicability by Lifecycle Phase

Shows which lifecycle phases BIM mandates apply to.

MANDATES

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Insight: This ranking tells you whether the mandate stays active through pre-construction, construction, or post-construction.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681564

Action Statement IDs: AS739

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P1c. Government Incentives

Government incentives for BIM adoption

Government Incentives Availability

Shows whether government incentives for BIM adoption are reported.

INCENTIVES

Insight: This card flags where governments add incentives alongside mandates, giving you a sense of supportive policy levers.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681569

Action Statement IDs: AS497

Government Incentive Types

Shows the types of government incentives reported as available.

INCENTIVES

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Insight: It spells out whether tax breaks, grants, subsidised training, or other incentives are on the table.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662458681568

Action Statement IDs: AS409

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P1d. Policy Indicators

Composite policy indicators with coverage and components

Policy Indicators

Summarise policy indicators across PE components

POLICY_FRAMEWORK

How to readDescribes policy presence and coverage, not effectiveness.

Policy framework coverage

Summarises whether policy objectives, documents, and mandates are in place.

Policy indicator value

0.45

Descriptive only; it does not assess policy effectiveness, enforcement, or compliance.

Shows policy framework coverage across objectives, documents, and mandates.

Component signals

PE2001

Policy Objectives0.67

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are there any Policy Objectives covering BIM Adoption in your market?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_COVERAGE

Component ID: POLICY_OBJECTIVES

Question ID: 1662458156721

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE2101

Policy Documents0.67

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are there published Policy Documents covering BIM Adoption in your market?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_COVERAGE

Component ID: POLICY_DOCUMENTS

Question ID: 1662458156726

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE2201

Policy Document Coverage

Component signalOptions: 4bar

What do these published Policy Documents cover?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_COVERAGE

Component ID: POLICY_DOCUMENT_COVERAGE

Question ID: 1662458482496

PE2801

Mandate Existence0.33

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are there any BIM Mandates within your market?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_COVERAGE

Component ID: MANDATE_EXISTENCE

Question ID: 1662458527732

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE2901

Mandate Jurisdiction Scope

Component signalOptions: 3ranked_barstacked_bar

Across which jurisdictions is this BIM Mandate applicable?

Mandate jurisdiction coverage

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Mandate applicability coverage

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_POLICY_FRAMEWORK_COVERAGE

Component ID: MANDATE_JURISDICTION_SCOPE

Question ID: 1662458649867

Information Management and Standards Alignment

Summarises information requirement availability and standards alignment.

Policy indicator value

0.64

Descriptive only; it does not assess compliance or conformance.

Shows information requirements and standards alignment.

Component signals

PE3001

Information Requirements Available0.67

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are there published Information Requirement and/or Specifications for the generation, use, and exchange of BIModels?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_INFO_MGMT_STANDARDS

Component ID: INFO_REQUIREMENTS_AVAILABLE

Question ID: 1662467189196

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE3101

Specifications Aligned with Standards1.00

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are the published Specifications that clarify Information Requirements aligned with applicable standards?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_INFO_MGMT_STANDARDS

Component ID: SPECS_ALIGNED_WITH_STANDARDS

Question ID: 1662460524698

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE3201

Standards Referenced

Component signalOptions: 4ranked_barstacked_barbar

Please identify the applicable standards by the jurisdiction that published Specifications covering Information Requirements are aligned with:

Referenced standards

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Classification systems availability

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Classification systems aligned with standards

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Applicable standards for classification systems

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_INFO_MGMT_STANDARDS

Component ID: STANDARDS_REFERENCED

Question ID: 1662467237540

Governance and Institutional Coordination

Summarises governance structure and coordination signals.

Policy indicator value

0.50

Descriptive only; it does not assess institutional effectiveness.

Shows governance and coordination signals.

Component signals

PE3301

Adoption Driver Appointed0.50

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Is there an Adoption Driver appointed to lead the market's BIM policy development and execution?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_GOVERNANCE_COORDINATION

Component ID: ADOPTION_DRIVER_APPOINTED

Question ID: 1662458681567

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE3401

Guidance Coordination0.50

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_bar

Are these Guidance Documents coordinated (aligned, maintained) by the same entity?

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_GOVERNANCE_COORDINATION

Component ID: GUIDANCE_COORDINATION

Question ID: 1662977978047

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

Enablement and Market Support Mechanisms

Summarises availability of guidance and incentives.

Policy indicator value

0.38

Descriptive only; it does not assess impact of support mechanisms.

Shows guidance and incentives availability.

Component signals

PE3501

Guidance Available

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_barbar

Are there published Guidance Documents intended to assist practitioners in the generation, use, and exchange of BIModels?

Guidance documents availability

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Guidance document types

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_ENABLEMENT_SUPPORT

Component ID: GUIDANCE_AVAILABLE

Question ID: 1662977742633

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

PE3601

Incentives Available

Component signalMapping: yes_no_not_sure_v1stacked_barbar

Are there any Government Incentives covering BIM adoption in your market?

Incentives availability

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Government incentive types

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Technical details

Index ID: PE_ENABLEMENT_SUPPORT

Component ID: INCENTIVES_AVAILABLE

Question ID: 1662458681569

Mapping ref: yes_no_not_sure_v1

Insight: These composites pull the PE signals into explainable, decomposable indicators so you can see which components have coverage.

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P2. Drivers & Champions

Key stakeholders and factors driving BIM adoption

BIM Adoption Drivers

Summarises the reported drivers of BIM adoption (who and what influences it).

DRIVERS_AND_CHAMPIONS

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Insight: The ranked bars highlight the stakeholders and actions that are most often credited with driving BIM uptake.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662979127741, 1662979139747, 1662979199773, 1662979238309, 1662979246681, 1662979273258

Action Statement IDs: AS452, AS713, AS735, AS828

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P3. Regulatory Framework

Regulatory mechanisms and readiness

Regulatory Framework Readiness

Summarises the regulatory mechanisms reported as in place.

REGULATORY_FRAMEWORK

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Insight: Use this to read the maturity and coverage of the regulatory mechanisms that support BIM nationally.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662460524691, 1662460524692, 1662460524694, 1662460524699, 1662460793428

Action Statement IDs: AS419, AS420, AS421, AS780, AS810

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P4. Publications & Standards

BIM standards, guides, and reference materials

BIM Publications Ecosystem

Shows the types of BIM publications reported as available.

PUBLICATIONS_AND_STANDARDS

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Insight: Ranks the available standards, guides, and reference materials so you know what resources are ready for reuse.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662467189196, 1662460524698, 1662467237540, 1662977424128, 1662977516449, 1662977544381, 1662977742633, 1662977880921, 1662977978047

Action Statement IDs: AS423, AS425, AS432, AS433, AS732, AS733, AS753, AS832, AS833

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P5. Measurement & Benchmarks

BIM assessment programs across organisations, projects, and individuals

BIM Assessments: Organisations

Are there officially-administered assessments of BIM adoption within organisations?

MEASUREMENT_AND_BENCHMARKS

Insight: It tells you whether jurisdictions run official BIM assessments for organisations, so you can gauge institutional diagnostic coverage.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978090300

Action Statement IDs: AS781

BIM Assessments: Projects

Are there officially-administered assessments of BIM adoption across projects?

MEASUREMENT_AND_BENCHMARKS

Insight: Makes it easy to spot which markets have project-level BIM assessments in place.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978350560

Action Statement IDs: AS709

BIM Assessments: Individuals

Are there officially-administered assessments of BIM performance of individuals?

MEASUREMENT_AND_BENCHMARKS

Insight: Shows whether workforce-level BIM performance assessments exist, which lets you see if individuals are being benchmarked.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978577387

Action Statement IDs: AS710

BIM Assessment Focus Areas

Shows which aspects of BIM are assessed and measured.

MEASUREMENT_AND_BENCHMARKS

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Insight: Highlights what dimensions (organisations, projects, individuals) BIM assessments focus on, so you can see where measurement is strongest.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978123432, 1662978175696, 1662978380182, 1662978649789, 1662978730859

Action Statement IDs: AS785, AS807, AS808, AS815, AS816

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P6. Standard Deliverables

Standardised product information, model component libraries, and development guides

Standardised Product Information Templates

Are there standardised product information templates available?

STANDARDS_AND_DELIVERABLES

Insight: Tells you how many markets supply standardised product information templates so you can evaluate deliverables consistency.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978989748

Action Statement IDs: AS737

Model Component Libraries

Shows whether model component libraries are reported as available.

STANDARDS_AND_DELIVERABLES

Insight: Highlights where model component libraries are available so you can see which jurisdictions provide reusable product data.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662979066141

Action Statement IDs: AS712

Model Uses List for Deliverables

Is there a Model Uses List for defining expected digital deliverables?

STANDARDS_AND_DELIVERABLES

Insight: Flags whether a Model Uses List is maintained to describe expected digital deliverables, keeping outputs clear.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662979277811

Action Statement IDs: AS773

Standard Deliverables Ecosystem

Shows which standard deliverables and guides are reported as available.

STANDARDS_AND_DELIVERABLES

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Insight: Puts standards, libraries, checking methods, and guides into one view so you can sense how mature the deliverables ecosystem is.

Technical details

Item IDs: 1662978989748, 1662979066141, 1662979127741, 1662979139747, 1662979199773, 1662979277811

Action Statement IDs: AS452, AS712, AS713, AS735, AS737, AS773

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