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Value doesn’t materialise where the efforts are
This is a fairly general challenge when trying to make data resources useful for purposes other they were created for.
Data is often created for specific purposes and there is typically additional effort in changing or optimising data, worrying about IP, data protection etc. and then publishing data. If data does get published, it’s likely that someone else will benefit. For data that is simple in structure, a by-product of other work and not sensitive, the barrier to making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable might be quite low–the more complex the datasets get, the higher the effort and therefore the barrier gets bigger.
So, how can organisations and individuals be incentivised to publish digital twins or data that contributes to digital twins when others might reap the benefits? I think the answer is to build communities of data sharers, align them to a common goal and create a common understanding for future value where everyone will benefit at some point.
This is possible but, drawing on experience with utility data, a really hard and lengthy process.