GovTech Lab Ukraine: AI Solution for Construction Documentation Review
A new media feature explores the urban development challenge within the GovTech Lab Ukraine programme, led by the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine (DIAM), and the AI-powered solution being developed to address it — the “Digital Inspector”. The solution is being developed by Itera in collaboration with DIAM to support the review of construction project documentation.
GovTech Lab Ukraine is the country’s first open innovation programme for the public sector that enables government institutions to work directly with startups to co-create, test, and pilot digital solutions before scaling.
The “Digital Inspector” is designed to analyse large volumes of project documentation — often up to hundreds or thousands of pages per project — and support compliance checks against regulatory requirements. The system can verify the completeness of documentation, identify inconsistencies across different sections, and check alignment with planning conditions and construction norms.
Today, the review of project documentation can take up to 10 working days. The proposed solution aims to significantly reduce this timeframe — potentially to a matter of hours — by enabling faster analysis and earlier identification of issues during the preparation stage.
By supporting earlier-stage verification, the solution is expected to help reduce the number of repeated submissions, minimise delays in project approval, and improve the overall quality of documentation.
During the pilot phase, the system will operate in parallel with existing review processes, allowing results to be compared and validated in real operating conditions.
This media feature is the first in a series highlighting GovTech Lab Ukraine challenges and the solutions being developed by tech companies in collaboration with public sector partners. Read the full article to learn more about the idea behind the “Digital Inspector” and what it could mean for the future of construction oversight.
GovTech Lab Ukraine is an open innovation programme in government technology implemented by the Global Government Technology Centre Kyiv (GGTC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the World Economic Forum, and with the support of Switzerland within EGAP Program, which is carried out by East Europe Foundation. More information about the GovTech Lab programme can be found at https://www.kyivgovtechcentre.org/govtech-lab.
Support for the data-driven tourism management challenge is provided by Mastercard, while East Europe Foundation supports the automated legal assistance and urban development challenges. Infrastructure resources across all three challenges are provided by DeNovo, enabling startup teams to design and test pilot solutions.
The Global Government Technology Centre (GGTC) Kyiv became the second GovTech centre in the world after Berlin and the 21st Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in the World Economic Forum network. GGTC Kyiv is supported by Switzerland within EGAP Program, which is carried out by East Europe Foundation, and initiated by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the World Economic Forum.