1- Considering the valuable experiences of the country’s tunnel industry that have been gained in recent decades and the necessity of using these experiences for the growth and promotion of the country’s tunnel industry, the main slogan of the 14th Conference on Lessons Learned from Past Challenges was chosen and it was tried that in this conference, the most important The past challenges of tunneling in the country, the introduction and solutions used to overcome these challenges should be discussed and exchanged. Undoubtedly, the experiences gained can play a big role in choosing the right solutions to overcome the challenges and problems of tunneling in the future projects of the country and be effective in increasing the quality of construction, reducing the time and cost of implementation, and improving health and safety indicators and environmental standards. It is obvious that the Iran Tunnel Association, following the slogan of lessons learned from past challenges and in line with the goals of the International Tunnel Association (ITA) and the slogan of underground solutions for a better life, will put the systematization of the construction and operation of underground spaces on its agenda in the coming years.
2- Examining and providing appropriate solutions to overcome the challenges and problems in the country’s tunneling contracts and encouraging the stakeholders to use the new global standards in tunneling contracts is one of the goals of the Iran Tunnel Association to reduce the management and implementation problems of underground projects. Considering the importance of this issue, the Iranian Tunnel Association will seriously follow up the formulation and notification of regulations related to the issue by the country’s program and budget organization. This topic will be one of the fields of activity of the tunnel association’s working group No. 3 (contractual affairs working group) in the future.
3- Knowledge management is recognized as one of the necessities in recording experiences and lessons learned from past challenges. Therefore, it is necessary for organizations in charge of tunneling projects (employers, contractors and consultants) to design and implement their organizational processes based on modern methods of knowledge registration and while creating cooperation fields with other organizations, associations and universities in the field of knowledge registration, the information sharing process to facilitate
4- In order to fulfill part of the goals of the slogan of lessons learned from past challenges, Iran Tunnel Association will soon launch a website to record the lessons learned from various projects. Therefore, all organizations involved in tunneling in the country are invited to send the experiences of past projects to the secretariat of the Iran Tunnel Association for inclusion on this website. Obviously, these experiences and lessons learned will be published on the desired website in the name of the sending organization/company after judging by experienced professors and experts.
5- The Iran Tunnel Association will seriously pursue the development of a strategic document for tunneling and tunneling to integrate the major goals of preserving and developing the country’s basic infrastructure. The Iran Tunnel Association will also put the necessary follow-ups for the establishment of the tunnel engineering system on its agenda.
6- Training as one of the most necessary strategies to increase the quality and upgrade the country’s technology in the field of tunneling will be considered by the Iran Tunnel Association. Holding monthly seminars, national and international educational workshops, and specialized meetings are among the past activities of the Tunnel Association, which will be followed more seriously in the future.
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