Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 26 April 2026
India and Japan Partner to Integrate Construction Data for AI-Ready Smart Cities
Exam-focused facts from the 26 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- ONESTRUCTION Inc., a Tottori-based Japanese construction technology firm, and DataKaveri Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate construction data into AI-ready urban data exchanges across Indian and Japanese cities.
- DataKaveri Systems is the commercial arm of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru's Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG).
- The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the inaugural Japan-India AI Strategic Dialogue.
- The collaboration aims to connect the openBIM platform of ONESTRUCTION, which uses the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) open data standard, with the Intelligent Universal Data Exchange (IUDX).
- The IUDX is a platform currently live across 55 smart cities in India, covering environment, utilities, urban mobility, and public services.