National Digital Twin Programme
An update on the National Digital Twin Programme.
The National Digital Twin Programme was created by the UK Government in 2018 in response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s Report ‘Data for the Public Good’. It is the centralised government-led effort, run by the Department for Business and Trade, committed to growing national capability in digital twinning technologies and processes.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
A key purpose of the National Digital Twin Programme (NDTP) is to develop the standards, frameworks, guidelines, methodologies and tools that will be critical for building the foundation of a functioning market in digital twins and creating a springboard for growth in this area.
The NDTP will enable digital twins to be created that individually, and when connected, are appropriately safe, secure and trustworthy, as well as ethical. It will also ensure that digital twins can developed in a way that means they are interoperable, can adapted over time, and can developed, used and maintained in a way that is sustainable.
The programme recognises that it is essential that digital twins can be underpinned by technology and processes that are accessible to any organisation, whether from the public or private sector, irrespective of size. This will maximise the tangible benefits that digital twins can deliver, whether for business, society, government, or the environment.
For more information, please refer to the Department for Business and Trade web page or visit the programme’s extended platform at www.ndtp.co.uk
