Acknowledgement
The first author would like to thank the CPA, Taiwan, for financially supporting the development of standard schemas and the establishment of TACIS (Taipei Association for Construction Information Standards).
The Taiwan government agencies have been promoting e-commerce for the construction industry with several initiatives since 2000. The development of standards for the procurement information exchange among government agencies, construction firms, and suppliers for the construction industry is one of the major initiatives and begins to produce tangible results. This paper reviews the effort for developing the information exchange standards and compares the development strategies used in different segments in the supply chain. Lessons learned during the development course are also discussed.
The first author would like to thank the CPA, Taiwan, for financially supporting the development of standard schemas and the establishment of TACIS (Taipei Association for Construction Information Standards).