The Evolution of Abstract Concepts with Digital Twins with Tom Henderson
Mar 24, 2021
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Tom Henderson, Program Manager at techUK, discusses the evolution of digital twins and their impact on smart cities. Topics include interdisciplinary collaboration, skill development, the internet's evolution, human-machine interaction, and healthcare advancements.
TechUK emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration for digital twin development.
Importance of industry consensus and interoperability in accelerating digital twin adoption.
Deep dives
Tech UK's Interdisciplinary Approach to Digital Twins
Tech UK's approach to digital twins involved an interdisciplinary focus from the beginning, bringing decision makers from various sectors together. They designed the report to provide recommendations for the UK government and industry, focusing on providing foundational recommendations applicable across different domains.
Continuous Learning and Government Engagement
Through interdisciplinary collaboration, Tech UK gained insights into obstacles and benefits of digital twin development across sectors. They emphasize the UK government's role in catalyzing the ecosystem and driving interoperability. The aim is to enable systems-level interventions by leveraging technologies for interoperability.
Common Definitions and Consensus Building
Tech UK stresses the importance of addressing industry consensus on digital twin definitions and adoption. Their goal is to drive commonality in terminology and approach for building, deploying, and integrating digital twins. They advocate for laying the foundations for interoperability and aligning with international digital twin ecosystems.
Healthcare Application and Social Transformation
Digital twins hold significance in healthcare for enhancing public service management, especially amidst pandemic challenges. Tech UK aims to accelerate digital twin adoption to reduce social inequalities in critical sectors. They highlight the need for empathy-driven transformation and emphasize the transformative benefits digital twins bring to various sectors.
This week on Digital Reflections, Ali and Marcus are chatting with Tom Henderson, the Program Manager at techUK, the UK’s Technology Trade Association. Tom focuses on smart infrastructure and systems, including digital twins and smart cities. So, as you can imagine, Tom’s ideas and vision are right up our alley.
Our opportunity to speak with Tom couldn’t be better, as techUK launched a report last week called “Unlocking Value Across the UK’s Digital Twin Ecosystem,” which shifts the focus on digital twin technology from whether we use them, to how we use them.
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