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With countries around the world – including many in Asia – investing in transportation infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels, railways, roads and airports, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to develop more resilient projects capable of withstanding severe weather events, like earthquakes, storms, extreme heat and floods.

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“If 100 years ago a bridge was supposed to last for 50 years, nowadays it should last for 100-200 years. And in order to do that, we must be able to somewhat predict the conditions under which the infrastructure will operate; this is where AI plays a role,” said Dustin Parkman, vice president, industry solutions group at Bentley Systems, in a recent interview with SEAC.

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“We also have ageing infrastructure in many parts of the world, which is under conditions that it was never prepared for. So, AI can help extend the service life of this existing infrastructure,” he added.

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“With AI, we can bring in a lot more scenarios around different types of weather patterns and conditions, to get the best predictive model that will support engineering decisions.”

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“Over-engineering to some extent is not a bad thing,” said Mr Parkman, who has long been involved in developing technology that allows engineers, contractors and project owners to automate the construction and operation of infrastructure.

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“Today’s climate is making the external conditions of our infrastructure worse. On top of that, we’re facing more challenges than ever before, including lack of funding and workforce constraints,” added Burak Boyaci, senior director, software development at Bentley Systems, who currently leads the company’s civil engineering group. “Therefore, whatever we create today has to last longer.”

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One modern example of infrastructure designed for long-term durability is the Chenab Railway Bridge in India, which was just opened last year. Dubbed the world’s highest single-arch railway bridge, situated in the treacherous Himalayan terrain, it has a design life of 120 years and can withstand harsh environmental conditions.

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Mr Boyaci stressed that, moving forward, engineers should use AI to “predict the future conditions of infrastructure – what could happen in the next 100 or 150 years, and then make the right decisions at the beginning, in order to prevent costly rework later on.”

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‘The more detailed we model, the better we understand’

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As an engineer, Mr Boyaci highlighted two key aspects essential for project success. “First, the human aspect: we need to educate people on how to design and build resilient, sustainable infrastructure. Second, the technology aspect: it enables us to run various simulations and explore alternative solutions in the early stages, which help minimise risks.”

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Mr Parkman noted that the underlying issue in infrastructure development typically “has a lot to do with governance, restrictions, contracts, geopolitics, or legal issues. All those peripherals drive up the cost of the project and delay the completion time.”

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“By virtually simulating the design and construction process, we can reduce the cost and mitigate the risks,” he pointed out. “The more detailed we can model infrastructure, the better we can simulate and understand its performance, not only as-built but also post-built – how it’s going to react in that ecosystem, what impact it’s going to have on the environment, and how it’s going to respond to massive seismic or flooding conditions. If we can sort all that out upfront in the early stages of preliminary and conceptual design, we can save up to 10 times in construction costs.”

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Improving engineering productivity

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Although AI technology is still relatively new to the engineering and construction sectors, numerous companies have already adopted it to enhance the quality and efficiency of their projects.

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Bentley’s Going Digital Awards 2025 saw nearly one-third of award submissions – and almost half of finalists – incorporating AI into their projects to save costs, manpower and time. In Asia, Korean giant Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction has announced its transition to becoming an ‘AI-native’ construction company, while Singapore has recently established the Built Environment AI Centre of Excellence and unveiled plans to develop AI capabilities nationwide.

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As AI progresses and companies continue to implement it more widely across their business functions, the big question is – will AI take over engineers?

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“I don’t think AI will replace engineers, but it will increase their work productivity. The technology will enable engineers to make better, more informed decisions early on, so that they can focus on higher-value activities instead,” said Mr Boyaci. “At the end of the day, engineers will remain accountable for the project.”

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“AI will help them remove all the tedious, mundane tasks,” explained Mr Parkman. “If engineers didn’t have to worry about creating drawings, or generating a bunch of paperwork and reports, they can spend more time in the early phases of engineering, especially during conceptual design.

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“[The early phases] are the most critical stages of engineering because that’s when they get to explore so many alternatives. Imagine if you could explore thousands, or even millions, of options to achieve a result that’s going to be 10 or 20 times better than the current state of the art? I think that’s the opportunity.”

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To help engineers improve their workflows and boost productivity, Bentley has introduced a number of AI-powered solutions. Among them are: OpenSite+, the company’s first engineering application leveraging generative AI for civil site design that can deliver projects up to 10 times faster; OpenUtilities Substation+ for substation design; and Synchro+ to streamline construction planning and coordination.

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With data becoming pivotal in engineering and construction, Bentley CEO Nicholas Cumins has reaffirmed the company’s approach to infrastructure AI and the importance of respecting intellectual property. “Our users are in control of their data. They decide if it is used for AI training, and to what extent,” he said during the Year in Infrastructure (YII) 2025 conference. “Our users’ data is their data, always.”

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On the uncertain future of climate change impacts, whether AI has the ability to forecast beyond historical patterns, Mr Boyaci said, “AI definitely can run all those scenarios, present multiple possibilities, and provide the costs and trade-offs for each scenario. Using these statistical analyses, engineers can make better choices supported by data.”

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“It’s a matter of confidence interval, how wide do you want to go in that bell curve,” added Mr Parkman. “If you have the time and sufficient resources, you can conduct these analyses now. But what AI is going to do is allow you to perform the same tasks much faster and more cost-effectively.”

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Image credits:
\nImages 1, 2, 4 & 5: Bentley Systems
\nImage 3: Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak (left) and PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk

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Bentley Systems has announced the opening of submissions for its Year in Infrastructure (YII) Awards 2026. Held annually, the programme recognises digital innovation in how infrastructure is designed, built and operated using Bentley software. The submission deadline is 3 May at 11:59 pm EDT.

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Projects of any size or stage that utilise Bentley software are eligible. Finalists will be announced in August 2026 and will be invited to present their projects at the YII event in Singapore, taking place on 6-7 October, where category winners will be revealed.

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The submissions will be evaluated by independent panels of industry experts based on digital advancement and quantifiable results, including improvements in efficiency, cost performance, resilience and sustainability.

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Over the past two decades, more than 5,500 of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects have participated in Bentley’s award programme. Past winners have included landmark projects, such as the digital twin for structural monitoring of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City; the Seine Nord Europe Canal in France; the Thames Tideway Tunnel in the UK; Siemensstadt Square in Germany; Sydney Airport in Australia; the Fairmont Udaipur Palace in India; the Beijing Zhangjiakou high-speed railway in China; the Ontario Line subway in Canada; and EchoWater, one of the largest agricultural water recycling facilities in the US. These projects demonstrate how digital innovation delivers measurable economic, environmental and societal impact.

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The YII Awards 2026 recognise excellence across the full spectrum of infrastructure disciplines and innovation, with categories including: Bridges and Tunnels; Cities and Facilities; Construction; Energy Production; Geospatial and Reality Modelling; Project Delivery; Rail and Transit; Roads and Highways; Structural Engineering; Subsurface Modelling and Analysis; Transmission and Distribution; and Water and Wastewater. Finalist projects contribute to the industry through detailed project stories, digital playbooks, and presentations shared as part of the awards programme.

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“Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on Bentley software to design, build and operate infrastructure that is more resilient, efficient and sustainable,” said Cate Lochead, chief marketing officer at Bentley Systems. “The YII Awards celebrate real world results from teams that are innovating in areas that include ground informed design, connected data and AI. It is important to promote this work as best practice as these achievements set a new standard for what’s possible across the infrastructure ecosystem.”

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Submit your projects here.

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Image courtesy of Bentley Systems (with credit to: PT Wika Tirta Jaya Jatiluhur, Voyants Solutions Private Limited, EGIS, and Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group Co Ltd)

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Bentley Systems has announced the availability of reality modelling services in Cesium, advancing its open platform for the built and natural environment. It also unveiled geospatial capabilities for project delivery and asset performance and a new immersive engagement application for infrastructure teams and stakeholders, all powered by Cesium.

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Since acquiring Cesium a year ago, Bentley has made significant progress in integrating technologies from both companies, powering its own products and empowering developers to build applications that visualise infrastructure data in real time and in full geospatial context.

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“Our vision for infrastructure engineering is built on openness,” said Patrick Cozzi, Bentley’s chief platform officer. “With the integration of iTwin and Cesium capabilities, we are creating the open platform for the built and natural environment – providing all the necessary data for infrastructure professionals to design, build and operate in a real-world context.”

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Reality modelling and AI-powered analysis

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Bentley has added reality modelling services from iTwin Capture to Cesium ion, creating a complete, automated pipeline from data capture through geospatial visualisation. iTwin Capture creates engineering-grade reality models from imagery and applies AI-powered feature detection, while Cesium ion allows developers to create and host content in the cloud to power 3D geospatial applications.

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With the new reality modelling capabilities, Cesium ion can create detailed 3D visualisations – reality meshes, point clouds and Gaussian splats – directly from imagery, annotated by AI, ready to stream within applications using open standards. Creating an accurate, engineering-grade digital model of the existing built and natural environment and offering it as rich 3D geospatial context allows infrastructure professionals to make better informed decisions throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

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“Being able to generate photogrammetry, point clouds and Gaussian splats as 3D Tiles from drone imagery, stream them seamlessly to the web, and analyse the point clouds is a major milestone,” said Osarodion Victory Igbinobaro, co-founder and CEO of Aero AI, a Cesium user. “This release brings end-to-end 3D reality modelling into one accessible, high-performance pipeline.”

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The reality modelling capabilities in Cesium ion will be generally available before the end of 2025.

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Geospatial context

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Cesium capabilities are also enhancing Bentley’s product portfolio, bringing geospatial context to Bentley Open Applications and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud.

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MicroStation 2025, the latest release of Bentley’s CAD software for infrastructure design, introduces support for 3D Tiles via Cesium. Engineers can now seamlessly integrate any 3D Tiles content, including Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and their own high-fidelity reality data, directly into their design projects. This reduces the need to manually model existing conditions, accelerating project setup and allowing teams to focus on designing solutions. These same capabilities are coming to Bentley Open Applications built on MicroStation, for designing roads, railways, bridges, and more.

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Cesium is also powering the geospatial experience in Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect, Bentley’s unified environment to connect data and people across the infrastructure lifecycle. With this geospatial context, also featuring Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, users can navigate more intuitively across and within their projects and assets available in Bentley Infrastructure Cloud.

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Introducing iTwin Engage

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Another highlight from Bentley is the new iTwin Engage, which enables infrastructure teams and their stakeholders to engage immersively with digital twins of future and existing infrastructure assets.

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Engineers often need to create immersive, photorealistic renderings to present their design work. Traditionally, this process is slow and inefficient, requiring specialised skills and resulting in static visuals that quickly become outdated as the design models evolve.

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With iTwin Engage, powered by Cesium and game engine technology, anyone can build impactful, narrative-driven content that brings projects and assets to life. Experiences are automatically generated, always current thanks to a live connection to the digital twin, and interactive – enabling not only design reviews, but also digital rehearsals for construction, immersive remote inspections, and more.

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“The opportunity to present and communicate the project plan through iTwin Engage, in such an appealing manner, is fantastic,” said Simon Beards, principal planner at Laing O’Rourke, a participant in an early access programme. “The greater the involvement the team has on the plan, the more likely there is a chance of success, as it supports a more collaborative way of engineering improvements.”

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iTwin Engage will be in limited availability by the end of 2025.

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All images: Bentley Systems

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Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect – the new foundational layer of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud – provides a connected data environment and unified experience for infrastructure professionals interacting with project and asset data, improving collaboration across the infrastructure lifecycle and value chain.

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“Infrastructure data lives everywhere – in models, PDFs, inspection forms, photos, IoT sensors, and more – and it’s rarely connected,” said Julien Moutte, chief technology officer at Bentley Systems. “That changes with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect. Infrastructure professionals can access and manage all project and asset data in one place – fully contextualised and connected – from design through construction to operations.”

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Connect enables users to explore a big-picture view of their entire portfolio in full geospatial context, dive deep into project and asset details, and collaborate, track progress and identify issues – all in one environment.

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“Bentley Infrastructure Cloud’s unified environment helps our project stakeholders quickly and clearly understand the impact of design decisions during constructability reviews,” said Andy Kaiyala, vice president of digital construction management (DCM) at WSB, an early adopter. “With curated views of 72 projects now accessible to over 900 external stakeholders from 86 organisations, it’s become a key differentiator for us – helping project teams avoid costly missteps and save millions in potential rework.”

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Connect provides a secure, open and scalable environment for engineering services firms, construction firms and owner-operators to store and manage infrastructure files and data. It leverages Bentley’s iTwin platform to ingest data from over 50 distinct file formats and integrate with a variety of enterprise systems, unifying engineering, operational, enterprise, geospatial and subsurface data into digital twins of existing or planned assets in their full built and natural environment.

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With Connect, collaboration is seamless across infrastructure ecosystems. Users can view and share infrastructure files and data, capture feedback and markups, and manage deliverables and correspondence with clients, suppliers and other stakeholders in their value chain. It supports traditional file-based collaboration while also enabling more integrated, data-centric workflows.

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Connect also features a unified web experience to visualise infrastructure data in full geospatial context, powered by Bentley’s Cesium 3D geospatial capabilities. A dedicated mobile app enables users to stay connected to project or maintenance workflows – wherever they are.

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According to Bentley, Connect is the new entry point to Bentley Infrastructure Cloud. Users can progress to ProjectWise for advanced design and construction workflows, and AssetWise for additional asset operations and maintenance workflows. 

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Connect will become generally available in December 2025.

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All images: Bentley Systems

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Bentley Systems has unveiled new infrastructure AI capabilities at its Year in Infrastructure (YII) 2025 conference, which took place on 15-16 October in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company also announced an Infrastructure AI co-innovation initiative, inviting engineering firms and asset owners to collaborate on the next generation of AI workflows.

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“AI is poised to transform infrastructure,” said Bentley CEO Nicholas Cumins. “At Bentley, our vision is for AI to empower infrastructure engineers – not replace them. Trustworthy AI, built on infrastructure context, can improve engineering productivity and transform workflows across project and asset lifecycles.”

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AI in infrastructure projects

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Each year, Bentley honours leading infrastructure organisations with the Going Digital Awards, recognising excellence in project delivery and asset performance through digital innovation. This year, nearly one-third of award submissions – and almost half of finalists – incorporated AI into their projects.

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This aligns with the findings from a global survey of infrastructure professionals released at the conference. Conducted by Bentley in collaboration with law firm Pinsent Masons, engineering firm Mott MacDonald and consultancy Turner & Townsend, the survey found that about half of respondents are either piloting AI or have already implemented it, with plans to scale its use across their organisations. Key focus areas include boosting design and engineering productivity and automating documentation processes.

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“The greatest challenge to delivering better and more resilient infrastructure is engineering capacity,” said Mr Cumins. “The reality is, there simply aren’t enough engineers in the world to do all the work that needs to be done. AI promises a step change in productivity that can help close this capacity gap.”

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Bentley applications with AI

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At last year’s conference, Bentley introduced OpenSite+ for civil site design, the first in a series of new AI-powered applications. This year, the company unveiled additional next generation applications for substation design and construction management that accelerate the adoption of AI across project delivery.

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“We have been creating a new generation of infrastructure applications built on digital twins, powered by AI, and fully connected to Bentley Infrastructure Cloud,” revealed Francois Valois, senior vice president, Bentley Open Applications. “They show what’s possible when AI is built for real infrastructure workflows and tailored to the needs of engineers.”

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Featuring Bentley Copilot, a context-aware AI assistant that guides users through workflows, surfaces relevant documents, and can make changes to models, the new generation of data-centric applications include:

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Site design: OpenSite+, the first engineering application leveraging generative AI for civil site design, is now in limited availability. It delivers projects up to 10 times faster without sacrificing accuracy.
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Substation design: OpenUtilities Substation+ is a new application that brings digital twin and AI-powered capabilities to substation design. In rethinking how substations can be designed collaboratively, it helps solve one of the biggest sources of frustration for designers, by allowing multiple users to work at the same time in the same model, reducing errors and rework during construction. OpenUtilities Substation+ will be available in November through an early access programme.
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Construction management: Synchro+, part of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, is a next-generation, AI-powered construction application that redefines traditional 4D modelling. By shifting to a data-centric workflow, Synchro+ streamlines construction planning and coordination. It integrates Cesium for rich geospatial context, and leverages AI to explore construction sequences with greater depth, speed and actionable insights. Synchro+ will be available for early access in December 2025.
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AI enhancements are coming to Bentley’s existing engineering applications as well, starting with OpenRoads Designer and OpenRail Designer for model-based road and rail design. A new AI agent that automates one of the most time-consuming aspects of design – annotating drawings – will be generally available in November 2025. Bentley Copilot will be integrated into both products in early 2026.

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Bentley also announced new AI-powered search capabilities in ProjectWise, part of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, designed to significantly reduce the time users spend searching for information. With a streamlined, intuitive interface and contextualised AI search capabilities, users receive instant, concise summaries generated by AI, without needing to open files or switch between applications. These enhancements deliver a productivity boost across the entire project workflow. ProjectWise AI capabilities will be available for early access in December 2025, with general availability planned in 2026.’

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‘Users in control of their data’

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While ProjectWise’s new AI-powered search capabilities promise significant productivity gains, Bentley recognises that innovation must be grounded on a foundation of trust. As users rely on Bentley Infrastructure Cloud to manage their engineering files and data, Bentley remains firmly committed to data stewardship.

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Mr Cumins reaffirmed that longstanding commitment, first outlined at the YII 2023 conference, emphasising that respect for intellectual property is foundational to Bentley’s approach to Infrastructure AI. “Our users are in control of their data. They decide if it is used for AI training, and to what extent,” he stressed. “Our users’ data is their data, always.”

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To uphold this principle, Bentley has implemented strict governance around AI model training. Only data that has been explicitly licensed or purchased for this purpose is used – this includes contributions from accounts that have agreed to supply data for the benefit of the broader Bentley user community. Users also have the option to fine-tune Bentley AI models with their own data, for exclusive use within their organisations.

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To further support transparency, Bentley has introduced the Data Agreement Registry, an auditing system that provides visibility into how data was used to train Bentley AI models.

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Trustworthy AI

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With engineering firms increasingly looking to adopt reliable infrastructure AI applications – and to train and deploy their own AI models alongside Bentley software – Bentley provides the necessary context for trustworthy AI.

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“Infrastructure engineers work in a creative profession, but one where precision is non-negotiable and consequences are real,” explained Mr Cumins. “That’s why AI in infrastructure must be grounded in real-world context.”

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Infrastructure organisations are leveraging Bentley software to ensure their AI models are informed by the right context – drawing on their past project design data in Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, subsurface insights from Seequent, and the engineering logic and physical principles embedded in Bentley Open Applications.

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Mr Cumins noted the growing number and diversity of Going Digital Awards submissions that leveraged Bentley’s applications to inform their own AI agents. “What’s striking is how diverse these AI use cases are. AI is emerging across design, construction and operations, touching every phase of the infrastructure lifecycle. And the results go well beyond time savings; they’re using AI not just to automate, but to optimise decisions and outcomes in ways that were not possible before.”

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He cited a geothermal energy project in Turkey that used AI and the GPU-accelerated simulation capabilities of a Seequent application to compress a five-year development timeline into one year, cutting costs by more than 75%. Engineers evaluated over 10 million scenarios in days instead of years, and ran 3,000 simulations in hours instead of days, setting a new benchmark for speed and accuracy.

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Infrastructure AI co-innovation initiative

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“For more than 40 years, we’ve helped infrastructure professionals and organisations become more productive through our software,” said Mr Cumins. “We welcome the creative ways our users are already combining our applications with AI – and we believe this is just the beginning.”

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To navigate this change together with users, Bentley announced the Infrastructure AI co-innovation initiative to collaborate with engineering firms and asset owners on the next generation of AI-enhanced workflows. The co-innovation initiative, open to Bentley users, will examine how Bentley APIs can evolve to better support AI use cases and explore new commercial models that reflect the evolving balance between AI-driven and human-driven work.

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“This is a pivotal moment,” Mr Cumins pointed out. “The opportunity to shape the future of infrastructure is in front of us – and we’re incredibly excited to collaborate with our users in this new way.”  

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All images: Bentley Systems

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The winners of the 2025 Going Digital Awards were announced last Thursday (16 Oct) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Three of them are from Southeast Asia, including one in Malaysia and two in Indonesia.

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Hosted by Bentley Systems, the annual awards honour the extraordinary work of infrastructure professionals and their innovative use of Bentley software to improve the way infrastructure is designed, built and operated. The full list of the winners can be viewed here.

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This year, nearly 250 projects were nominated by organisations in 47 countries. Winners were selected across 12 categories by a panel of independent judges during Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference, held on 15-16 October at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam.

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“Congratulations to this year’s Going Digital Award winners,” said Chris Bradshaw, chief sustainability and education officer at Bentley Systems. “Your achievements are setting the standard for resilience, sustainability and impact across infrastructure sectors.”

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He pointed out that “these groundbreaking projects demonstrate how leading infrastructure engineering and construction companies, together with innovative owner-operators, are harnessing digital advancements – from connected data to AI – to transform project delivery and elevate asset performance.”

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The three winners from Southeast Asia are:

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Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak (JKRS), Malaysia
\nSarawak Sabah Link Road Phase 2
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To improve access and mobility for isolated communities in northern Sarawak, the Malaysian government initiated construction of the area’s first continuous land connection to the rest of the country. The mountainous terrain and remote location presented site and logistical challenges, compounded by managing multiple disciplines and stakeholders on a 60-month project timeline. Conventional 2D methods lacked integration and design capabilities to timely and cost-effectively deliver the roadway.

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The project team selected Bentley ProjectWise to establish a connected data environment, Bentley OpenRoads and OpenCities Map to develop 3D roadway design models, and Bentley Synchro and iTwin Capture for construction simulation and visual monitoring. Working in an integrated digital twin platform accelerated the design process by 50% and reduced overall project costs by 30%.

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Using Bentley’s applications minimised impact on protected areas and wildlife by 80% and reduced the project’s carbon footprint by 30%. The project’s digital success ensures sustainable infrastructure for future generations and serves as a benchmark for Malaysia’s road construction sector.

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PT Wika Tirta Jaya Jatiluhur (WTJJ), Indonesia
\nSPAM Regional Jatiluhur I: Transforming Water for a Better Tomorrow
\n(Winner – Water and Wastewater category)

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The WTJJ multiregional clean water supply system provides clean water access to more than 380,000 residents in West Java, enhancing public health, sustainability and network resilience. The project presented topography challenges and strict environmental requirements, compounded by coordinating multiple disciplines and stakeholders. Initial fragmented workflows hampered coordination and delayed decision-making. To meet strict cost, quality, schedule and sustainability targets, the team needed a unified modelling and analysis platform.

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Leveraging Bentley ProjectWise with open modelling and digital twin technology, the team established a connected data environment and digital twin, enabling real-time collaboration, simulation and risk mitigation. Working in an integrated digital ecosystem accelerated stakeholder approval by 50%, avoided IDR 12 billion in rework and reduced project delivery time by 25%. The project recorded an 18% energy savings through Bentley OpenFlows hydraulic modelling and a 1,200-t reduction in carbon emissions. Using Bentley iTwin IoT set a new benchmark for asset visibility and predictive maintenance.

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PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), Indonesia
\nSmart Infrastructure by KAI & AssetWise Linear Analytics
\n(Winner – Rail and Transit category)

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The owner and operator of 7,000 km of rail track spanning multiple islands and regions in Indonesia, Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) initiated a digitalisation and modernisation project to facilitate predictive network maintenance, enabling smarter, data-driven asset management. Faced with data standardisation issues, system integration, coordination difficulties and scalability concerns, the initial software and maintenance approaches proved insufficient to meet KAI’s needs. The team needed a comprehensive, integrated asset modelling and monitoring solution to ensure a more reliable, safer and sustainable railway network.

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Leveraging Bentley AssetWise and iTwin applications, KAI established a common data environment and digital twin that incorporated AI to detect risks early, optimise asset lifecycle and support intelligent decision-making. Bentley’s applications facilitated predictive maintenance through real-time condition monitoring and seamless system integration that reduced railway track maintenance by two to four hours per segment, improving average efficiency by 25-40%. The synergetic digital solution extends asset life, lowers carbon emissions and reduces material waste, supporting smarter, greener network planning and operations.

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Other winners

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During the event, Bentley also recognised 18 projects with Founders’ Honors. Chosen individually by Bentley’s founders, these awards are presented to a small number of exemplary projects, individuals and organisations that reflect the company’s mission of advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life.

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Two of the 2025 Founders’ Honors recipients are from Indonesia, namely PT Hutama Karya (for the Trans Papua Road – Mamberamo-Elelim section) and PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (for the Lumut Balai Unit-3).

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Another highlight is the Bentley-Envision Award for Sustainable Infrastructure, which honours a pioneering Going Digital Award project that went beyond technical excellence and economic value to deliver exceptional and measurable environmental and social impact. This year’s recipient is GeoStruXer (Saudi Arabia) – Seismic Rehabilitation of Creeping Ground using Sustainable Micropiled PTRaft.

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All Bentley-Envision submissions were reviewed by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), the non-profit organisation that develops and manages the Envision sustainable infrastructure framework, in partnership with Bentley’s Sustainability team.

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Meanwhile, the Bentley Systems’ Educator of the Year Award honours an academic professional who has made outstanding contributions to infrastructure education. Selected by a panel of independent judges, the winner is recognised for innovative teaching methods, impactful student engagement, and the integration of cutting-edge engineering software and technology into the curriculum. This year’s winner is Irfaan Peerun, Griffith University, Australia.

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All images: Bentley Systems

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Indonesia’s PT Hutama Karya and PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy are among the recipients of Bentley Systems’ Founder’s Honors 2025. The two organisations have won the awards for their work on the Trans Papua Road – Mamberamo-Elelim section and Lumut Balai Unit-3, respectively. The full list of the winners can be viewed here.

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Trans Papua Road – Mamberamo-Elelim section

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Spanning 50.14 km across Papua, the Mamberamo-Elelim section of the Trans Papua roadway project serves as a critical connection corridor, reducing travel times from five or six hours to one hour and 20 minutes, bringing life-changing accessibility to one of Indonesia’s most isolated mountainous regions. Hutama Karya is leading the project and faced steep terrain, high rainfall and erosion-prone slopes, limiting accessibility and subsurface data collection quality. To overcome geographical isolation, geotechnical uncertainty and logistical complexities, the team needed integrated geoengineering technology.

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Hutama Karya leveraged Bentley iTwin Capture to generate a precise 3D reality terrain mesh, using Leapfrog, GeoStudio and Plaxis to perform geotechnical and subsurface modelling and analysis. This process provided visual and topographical insight to optimise design and save up to US$1 million in costs. Bentley’s integrated applications facilitated comprehensive slope stability analysis and risk mitigation strategies, saving approximately US$2.5 million in potential rework and reducing carbon emissions by 49,672 kg. The digital solution ensured accurate planning, efficient design and sustainable delivery.

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Lumut Balai Unit-3

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The Lumut Balai Unit-3 geothermal project aims to meet growing electricity demands in South Sumatra by delivering 55 MW of renewable power by 2029. Upon completion, it will electrify 60,000 remote households and reduce annual carbon emissions by 300,000 t. Geothermal project teams typically relied on traditional oil and gas workflows that were fragmented, inefficient and failed to meet specific geothermal analysis needs. To optimise geoscientific assessments and meet drilling targets, they required a digital data-driven approach that supported multidiscipline collaboration.

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Leveraging Leapfrog, Oasis montaj and Volsung, Pertamina Geothermal Energy established an integrated digital platform specifically for geothermal analysis, enabling seamless collaboration, real-time data integration and accelerated decision making. Through comprehensive, accurate subsurface modelling and analysis, the team shortened the project’s feasibility phase by 50%, lowered drilling risks from 48% to 15% and reduced drilling costs by US$1.5 million per well. The project sets a precedent for digital data-driven geothermal initiatives aligned with national and global sustainability targets.

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Image 1: PT Hutama Karya
\nImage 2: PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy

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Bentley Systems has announced the finalists for the 2025 Going Digital Awards, five of which are projects in Indonesia and Malaysia. These awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of engineers and project teams in advancing infrastructure for better quality of life through digital innovation.

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The finalists across 12 categories were selected by independent panels of global industry experts from among nearly 250 nominations submitted by organisations in 47 countries. They demonstrate how leading infrastructure engineering and construction companies and owner-operators are transforming project delivery and asset performance.

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“We are inspired by the ways infrastructure professionals continue to deliver better, more resilient infrastructure, despite so many global challenges, from climate change to infrastructure workforce shortages,” said Chris Bradshaw, chief sustainability and education officer at Bentley Systems. “This year’s Going Digital Awards finalists demonstrate the tangible impact advances in AI, digital twins and more are having in driving greater productivity and resilience across the infrastructure lifecycle.”

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The finalists will present their projects at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during 15-16 October. The winners will be announced at the awards dinner taking place on the second day. This global gathering of infrastructure leaders highlights the trends and technologies shaping infrastructure sectors.

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The finalists from Malaysia and Indonesia are:

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Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak (JKRS), Malaysia
\nSarawak Sabah Link Road Phase 2
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PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), Indonesia
\nSmart Infrastructure by KAI & AssetWise Linear Analytics
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PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk, Indonesia
\nSmart Infrastructure: Digital Transformation of LRT Jakarta Phase 1B
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PT Wika Tirta Jaya Jatiluhur (WTJJ), Indonesia
\nSPAM Regional Jatiluhur I: Transforming Water for a Better Tomorrow
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PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk, Indonesia
\nRefuse-derived Fuel (RDF) Rorotan – Pioneering Sustainable Waste to Energy Solution
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For a complete list of global finalists, visit this link.

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Image 1: Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak (JKRS)
\nImage 2: PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk
\nImage 3: PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero)
\nImage 4: PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk
\nImage 5: PT Wika Tirta Jaya Jatiluhur (WTJJ)

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Bentley Systems recently unveiled its new engineering application with generative AI capabilities for civil site design. Known as OpenSite+, it can accelerate drawing production by up to 10 times compared to traditional methods.

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Kaushik Chakraborty, senior vice president of Asia Pacific at Bentley, talked to SEAC about the potential of this new application in the Asian market and shared some of the current shifts he’s seen shaping the region.

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Gen AI in action

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OpenSite+ is Bentley’s first engineering application leveraging generative AI (gen AI) capabilities for civil site design. It helps engineers swiftly design residential, commercial and industrial sites with AI tools, significantly boosting productivity and accuracy. This new software features a design co-pilot, site layout optimisations, automated drawing production and smart design tools.

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At the 2024 Year in Infrastructure (YII) event in Canada, held in early October, Bentley announced the availability of OpenSite+ early access programme to engineering and construction firms in North America. According to Mr Chakraborty, the application will also be offered to other markets, including Asia, which is expected to start from this year.

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With OpenSite+, Bentley is automating repetitive tasks, such as drawing production. “We’re not replacing engineers’ skills,” stressed Mr Chakraborty, “but rather we’re using AI as a tool to help engineers automate manual tasks, so that they can focus on higher-value activities and improve their productivity.”

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A digital twin-native product, OpenSite+ has been built with Bentley’s iTwin platform to deliver AI-powered efficiencies and better-quality designs. Bentley said users of OpenSite+ can maintain control over their proprietary data during AI training, which creates a solid foundation to responsibly guide the development of AI models.

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Increasing efficiency and transparency

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With the rising demand for infrastructure – and better infrastructure – in Asia, due to rapid urbanisation and higher standard of living, advanced digital technologies like OpenSite+ can play a major role, explained Mr Chakraborty.

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“There’s more pressure on governments to deliver projects faster, better and within the budget. A common challenge in construction projects is usually cost overruns, especially in large-scale projects.

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“This is where technology comes in. As an engineering software company, we explored how we can use digital tools such as gen AI to help build projects more efficiently and economically without compromising on their quality.

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“If we can deliver the design up to 10 times faster, or even just five times, we can reduce the construction time significantly, which means higher cost-savings for the projects.”

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Technology also promotes more transparency among stakeholders, added Mr Chakraborty. “It allows them to find out the actual status of the project in the lifecycle, enhancing the project’s credibility.”

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Mr Chakraborty mentioned that there is growing interest in greater transparency from organisations that provide project financing. “They want to know whether their investment is secure – is the project resilient, is it going to be sustainable, or does it have good-quality design?

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“So I think technology like AI can benefit those organisations and other decision makers by creating more awareness of their funded projects: what are they actually investing in, and what are their ROI going to be?”

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The changing construction landscape in Asia

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Mr Chakraborty further highlighted the importance of Asian market for Bentley. “It is one of our fast-growing and key markets, with a lot of opportunities in infrastructure development.”

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This is also evident with a large number of finalists from Asia at the company’s Going Digital Awards events over the past few years. In 2024 alone, projects in Asia made up half of the 36 finalists.

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“The region is building all types of infrastructure – highways, roads, bridges, railways, water, housing, and many more,” said Mr Chakraborty. “We’re creating new infrastructure, not just rebuilding existing infrastructure as in developed countries.”

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Mr Chakraborty emphasised that infrastructure development is not only vital but also “drives economic value for nations. Take the high-speed rail (HSR) between Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia, for example. Look at how much value it adds to the economy of both cities as the rail system connects people, goods and services more quickly.”

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The Jakarta-Bandung HSR project won a 2022 Going Digital Award. Opened to the public in 2023, it significantly reduces the travel time between the two cities from three hours to less than an hour. During construction, the contractor employed digital solutions which helped save US$185 million in construction costs and shorten the construction schedule by six months.

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Another example is the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road in the Philippines, which won a 2024 Going Digital Award. The use of digital solutions in this project increased productivity by 15% and boosted equipment logistics by 40%. The new road improves transportation of goods and reduces travel time by more than one hour, saving about 315 mil kg of equivalent carbon emissions per year.

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With sustainability targets already set by many countries in Asia, digital adoption is expected to increase as well to support the environmental efforts of these countries. Mr Chakraborty reiterated Bentley’s view on sustainability, which goes beyond technological innovations: “It is about balancing economic, environment and social outcomes across the entire project for all stakeholders,” as Chris Bradshaw, the company’s chief sustainability officer put it during the YII 2024 event.

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Mr Chakraborty also noted a shift in management cycle across Asia, with a younger generation coming onboard. “They bring new ideas and have different business perspectives. As projects become larger in scale and labour costs are rising, the younger generation is more willing to invest in technology to overcome the challenges.”

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In addition, there is a long-term commitment to funding infrastructure projects by governments in the region, pointed out Mr Chakraborty. “This is very encouraging, as it will drive the adoption of new technologies, generate more jobs and provide better quality of life for the people.”

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Last but not least, an exceptional project can further push digital transformation forward. “The development of IKN [Ibu Kota Negara, Indonesia’s new capital city] is a great example of this,” said Mr Chakraborty. “The scale of the project is so big that it would be extremely difficult to deliver with traditional methods.”

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Looking ahead, given the progress of infrastructure development in the region, how can Bentley continue to empower project teams through the use of innovative technologies? Mr Chakraborty affirmed that the company is “making the adoption simpler and offering products that are easier to use and much more cost-effective, especially for emerging markets.”

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Image 1-2: Bentley Systems
\nImage 3: Department of Public Works and Highways

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Nominations for the 2025 Going Digital Awards are now open. Hosted by Bentley Systems, this global programme recognises the very best digital advancements in infrastructure delivery and performance. Independent jurors – consisting of thought leaders and experts in their field – select the winners from among the world’s most extraordinary infrastructure projects. The deadline for nominations is 31 March 2025.

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Celebrating over 20 years, the awards have recognised more than 5,250 of the world’s most outstanding infrastructure projects. The programme is open to all Bentley software users and nominations are encouraged across a range of categories, encompassing all forms of infrastructure projects and stages – from design and construction to operations.

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Three finalists will be chosen within each of the 12 award categories. Finalists will attend Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference and Going Digital Awards event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 14-15 October 2025, as guests of Bentley.

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As part of the conference, finalists will win a trip to the YII and Going Digital Awards to present their projects before an independent jury of industry peers and key members of the press. In addition to the juried awards, Bentley’s founders will honour select projects representing organisations or individuals making meaningful contributions to infrastructure advancement. Winners will be announced on 15 October during the Going Digital Awards ceremony.

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The 2025 Going Digital Awards categories include:

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Going Digital Awards projects will also be profiled in Bentley’s Infrastructure Yearbook, which is distributed to an international audience comprised of government officials, industry influencers, media, industry analysts and Bentley users.

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Click here to nominate a project.

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Image: Bentley Systems

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