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Hi Steven,
From experiences to date the water sector is very well engaged, we ran a workshop at the start of the year that incorporated UK Gov, academia and industry partners which was received really very well. Certainly client side the appetite is there though understanding where to start can be a challenge including how to frame the business case.
Engaging the wider supply chain is itself a mammoth task and takes time, however we are starting to see some small successes. A challenge for smaller businesses is the cost of developing their part of a digital twin so being client led, where potentially the client provides the platform / solutions, can make a real difference.
We have taken this approach on a highways project and it worked really well.
Overall I think clients leading the way is vital to success and I think most clients I talk too are behind Digital Twins, very exciting times !
Hope that answers your question.
Regards
Kevin