TECH & AI
“ GIVEN THE INCREASED AVAILABILITY AND
DEMOCRATISATION OF
TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED FOR BUILDING DIGITAL TWINS , IT ’ S A VALUABLE TOOL FOR IMPROVING BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE , PRODUCTS , AND PROCESSES – BOTH EXISTING AND NEW –
TO MEET ESG MANDATES ”
DR PHANI BHUSHAN SISTU IOT SOLUTIONS LEAD ,
HITACHI VANTARA
For that reason , excellence is required in developing quality digital twins . Alongside this – but perhaps less obvious – is that if a digital twin is not trusted to act in people ’ s best interests , it will not be trusted to do the job . If the public rejects this technology , the true value of digital twins will never be realised , something that will be detrimental to society and the environment .”
If this is true for digital twins , it is more so for the UK ’ s National Digital Twin programme , Macnish expands . An initiative started by the British government in 2018 , the project serves to set the framework that will empower change and help organisations embrace connected digital twin technology .
“ Digital twins , though , risk carrying an aura of mass surveillance when applied to people and of stealing intellectual property when applied to assets ,” he explains . “ People will challenge the use of digital twins and companies may not be comfortable with sharing precious data , as a result . Without trust , any attempt to create a digital twin is doomed to failure .”
Digital twins an innovative solution to sustainability problems “ Digital twins can , and should , have a radical impact on sustainability should the technology itself also be sustainable and trusted . But this won ’ t happen without
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