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Media Release: National Digital Twin Day launches week of activity to help modernise national infrastructure

9 September 2019

[Flikr photos from the day] The National Digital Twin (NDT) has been cited by the National Infrastructure Commission as having the potential to unlock an additional £7 billion per year of benefits across the UK infrastructure sector [1]. Today in London, the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and the Institution of...

What is the National Digital Twin (NDT)?

7 September 2019

The National Digital Twin (NDT) has been cited by the National Infrastructure Commission as having the potential to unlock an additional £7 billion per year of benefits across the UK infrastructure sector. The NDT will be a national resource for improving the performance, service and value delivered by the UK’s...

We've gone mobile! Get the #CDBBWeek2019 mobile app

7 September 2019

Be involved with CDBB Week activities no matter where you are... We're excited to announce we have a brand new mobile guide for you to use on Guidebook! Get the guide to access bonus features such as thought-leadership blogs, speaker bios, CDBB resources, research publications, and to-the-minute updates about our event...

Blog: Paul Clarke of Ocado considers where physical and digital worlds collide

23 August 2019

The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s Summer Research Showcase brings focus to the Centre’s research agenda and national academic network. Ahead of the event, on 12 September, Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer at Ocado, who will present the keynote, considers ‘Where physical and digital worlds collide’.

DT Hub Blog: Driving towards a National Digital Twin - an applied approach

20 August 2019

Ahead of the National Digital Twin Day event that is part of the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s CDBB Week 2019, Samuel Chorlton, chair of CDBB’s Digital Twin Hub Steering Group and Project and Technical Lead for the Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI), calls for a collaborative and applied approach in the journey towards a National Digital Twin.

Blog: Alexandra Bolton reflects on achievements and future plans as CDBB Week approaches

19 August 2019

As we look out of our windows and wonder just what the summer weather will bring next, our Executive Director Alexandra Bolton reflects on what CDBB has achieved so far and looks forward to a busy autumn with the upcoming CDBB week events, and activities and further engagement with the digital built Britain community at UK Construction Week and Digital Construction Week as part of the Construction Innovation Hub.

National Digital Twin Day Monday 9 September - Package for SMEs and Start-Ups

12 August 2019

CDBB is partnering with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to present National Digital Twin Day on Monday 9 September , as part of CDBB Week 2019 . National Digital Twin Day will bring together organisations and people with an interest in the opportunities provided by Digital Twins (DT), helping delegates to make useful connections and advance their digital twin knowledge and adoption.

Blog: Capabilities and challenges - creating a digital built Britain that works for everyone

12 August 2019

Following the publication of the ‘ Capability Framework and Research Agenda for a Digital Built Britain ’, CDBB’s Information Specialist Kirsten Lamb reflects on the two years she has helped with exploring and researching the knowledge, skills and capabilities needed for a digital built Britain. Aside from the technical...

CDBB August Newsletter

2 August 2019

Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, our blogs, recent reports and more in the CDBB's August 2019 Newsletter [View Newsletter] August 2019 Newsletter Introduction: This month we are delighted to publish the results of nearly two years of work in which we have engaged with networks, academics, industry...

Capability Framework and Research Agenda for a Digital Built Britain

2 August 2019

Capability Framework and Research Agenda One of the questions the Department for BEIS originally asked CDBB was - “ what do we need to do to build a digital built Britain”? We have since conducted roughly two years of work - with over 90 researchers in six research networks, four consultancy studies and a series of...