In the latest round of the “Construction e-Leap” programme, 34 projects received funding to support the digitalisation of the construction sector. The total amount of support is €470,000, with an average of €13,827 per project. The programme is funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (NextGenerationEU), coordinated by the Ministry of Climate and implemented with the support of the State Shared Service Centre.

Among the supported projects are the Estonian Association of Architects, developing a design price calculator; AS Teede Tehnokeskus, introducing modern sensors for infrastructure data collection; and Elva municipality, working on a geographic information system for cross-use of geodetic data. The projects span various subfields of construction but all aim to improve efficiency and reliability through digital tools.

According to Ivo Jaanisoo, Deputy Secretary General for Living Environment and Circular Economy at the Ministry of Climate, “Digitalising the construction sector is essential for increasing productivity, saving resources, and improving data quality.” He added: “When one actor—be it a client, builder, or municipal specialist—becomes more digitally capable, it inevitably impacts all other parties they interact with. Knowledge and skills then spread across the entire supply chain.”

Arvi Kuura, Head of the Digital Services Department at the State Shared Service Centre, emphasized: “We’re glad that this time applications came from a wide range of fields and regions—it shows that the development of construction digitalisation affects a broad target group and that organisations are ready for change. We hope that the implementation of these projects will generate many good examples and useful tools.”

The total budget for the Construction e-Leap programme is €4.5 million, and it runs until the end of 2025. In previous rounds, 70 projects have already received support, covering product development, process improvements, and training. The goal is to shape the construction sector into a more transparent and modern field where decisions are driven by better data and more efficient work.