{"content":[{"text":"EFCA – ACE Position Paper","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.185272,"width":0.23383700000000007,"height":0.019014000000000003}},{"text":"The construction industry is currently undergoing a major transformation and digitalization is \n increasing all around us. Although this evolution has a positive effects on many aspects of our \n society, there are also risks and concerns regarding the handling of these data. Also \n anticompetitive practices of software companies are noticed.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.241572,"width":0.7578710000000001,"height":0.06818699999999994}},{"text":"EFCA and ACE, representing respectively European Engineering Consultancies and \n Architects, would like to emphasize concerns regarding certain aspects of this evolution of the \n software landscape in relation to the users. These concerns are shared by the whole construction \n industry. In February 2020, the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) issued a \n paper that summarizes and describes accurately these concerns and proposes solutions.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.323563,"width":0.758076,"height":0.08457799999999999}},{"text":"Both ACE and EFCA fully endorse the “FIEC position paper on the relationship between users \n and software companies/editors/service providers” and we strongly call for action in order to \n mitigate these concerns.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.421909,"width":0.757918,"height":0.05179699999999998}},{"text":"EFCA and ACE, representing the design community, would highlight the following additional \n issues:","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.487474,"width":0.7580730000000001,"height":0.035404999999999964}},{"text":"1.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.536813,"width":0.015118000000000006,"height":0.019013999999999975}},{"text":"Securing intellectual property: Data Owners must be protected against the misuse of their \n data, know-how and intellectual property by software providers for other purposes than \n intended by the use of that software. \n Access to and control over the data, tools and data processes: Accessibility and ownership \n of data, tools and data processes by the user must be guaranteed by the software company \n during the period of the license agreement. When license agreements end, data ownership \n by the user must remain guaranteed and open standards are a necessity to allow for \n accessibility.","bbox":{"left":0.149607,"top":0.536813,"width":0.7294290000000001,"height":0.13375199999999998}},{"text":"2.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.585987,"width":0.015118000000000006,"height":0.019013999999999975}},{"text":"The current EU legal framework is deemed complex. EFCA and ACE would propose a \n clarification of the current EU legislation regarding the design community’s concerns about \n ownership of data, portability and interoperability of software services, control over the data \n and unfavourable license agreements that can induce significant financial and functional \n implications or even accessibility issues. We also believe that similar actions like the Digital \n Markets Act could help in this matter.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.684618,"width":0.7580560000000001,"height":0.10100600000000004}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.120943,"top":0.042047,"width":0.140345,"height":0.128943},{"left":0.393906,"top":0.018529,"width":0.601777,"height":0.141641}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.120943,"top":0.042047,"width":0.140345,"height":0.128943},{"left":0.393906,"top":0.018529,"width":0.601777,"height":0.141641}]}