How digital twins can make smart cities better

Real-time simulations can create a bridge between physical and virtual worlds

Digital twins are part of Gartner's top 12 strategic technology trends for 2022 and have been recognised by public organisations as an effective tool for city planning and management. This paper presents our views on the benefits of digital twins for this purpose, focusing on the opportunities in the Middle East, a model for developing a fit-for-purpose digital twin, and common requirements for implementing the technology.

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It’s clear that our future could be much better envisaged with digital twins. As our region’s cities continue to grow and expand, leveraging digital twin technology will allow planning in ways not previously possible. Simulations will help to make execution precise, efficient and accurate.

We will be able to push the boundaries of design and imagination by envisaging projects through their digital twins, and ultimately build them in the most cost-efficient and timely manner.

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At PwC we are using VR for digital twin visualisations. We can create and replicate whole cities digitally and experience them in VR. We recently created a rapid prototype of a digital twin of an existing space in KSA to showcase future plans about the area to key stakeholders.