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Infrastructure: Digital Technology

Asked by Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 57039

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of using digital twin technology in major infrastructure projects.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The National Digital Twin Programme (NDTP) aims to develop the UK’s capability in digital twinning technologies, and to enable the digital interconnection of infrastructure and other sources of data. This will enable more efficient design, construction, and operation of infrastructure assets, improving delivery of public services and provide greater certainty and confidence to business to invest. The delivery of the NDTP will contribute to the Growth Mission, the Clean Energy Mission, and support the operation of several priority sectors within the Industrial Strategy.

Information about the NDTP can be found at: National Digital Twin Programme. gov.uk

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