CITA was established as a research project in DIT Bolton St. in association with Waterford IT in May 2001, with the vision of harnessing the potential of ICT in the Irish Construction Industry. CITA was formally incorporated into a company limited by guarantee with no chare capital in November 2005.

Membership of CITA is open to all stakeholders in the Irish Construction Industry (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations – AECO)

In addition to attracting a large number of subscribing members, CITA has achieved a lot since its inception in 2001. Since 2008, CITA has secured annual funding from Enterprise Ireland and Skillnets Ltd. for its networking and training programmes. The Alliance works closely with professional bodies and representative organisations of the AECO Sector including at high profile events: CITA BIM Gathering in 2013 and the CITA Smart Collaboration Challenge in 2014.