1. New Technology Study
5 September 2017
Sarah Hayes New Technology Lead

4. National Infrastructure Commission
Executive agency of HM Treasury
5-yearly National Infrastructure Assessment with a 30 year timeline and vision:
Digital
Energy
Flood defence
Transport
Waste
Water and wastewater
In-depth studies into the UK’s most pressing infrastructure challenges

5. Questions
How do we address congestion?
How do we plan for drought?
How do we address the need for resilience?
What will be the impact of electric vehicles on pollution by 2050?
How can new technologies improve the productivity of infrastructure?

6. Improving asset maintenance
New technologies study: choosing case studies
First Call for Evidence
Big data
Focus on digital technologies
National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA)
Which NIA issues might data based technologies be able to solve?
Water leakage
Congestion
Improving asset maintenance

7. Initial Findings
New technologies enable us to have a better understanding of the condition and performance of our assets
Predictive maintenance, more efficient operations, reduced construction costs, safety and emissions reduction – large areas of potential value waiting to be unlocked
Essential to capture and analyse the right data on an asset, and determine what data adds value vs does not
Regulatory systems reward innovation in different ways
Infrastructure operators place high value on their physical assets, but have not fully comprehended the value of digital assets. For some, the ‘case’ for smart infrastructure still needs to be made
Leading operators moving in the direction of digital twins…

8. optimised use and maintenance of that asset.
Digital Twin Concept: a model of an infrastructure asset or system of assets which simulates
optimised use and maintenance of that asset.
Photocredit: Bristol Data Dome, 3D Presentation, FutureCities Catapult

9. Data and granularity We need to know where our assets are!
Catalyse remote data collection technologies
Develop quantum sensing and drone technologies
Develop central register of underground assets

10. Standardisation
Standardisation: set standards for collecting data (e.g. to ensure interoperable, verifiable)
Coordination: agreed business models, common approach
Security: prioritisation of tiers, levels of access, risk management
=> Framework for National Data on Infrastructure

11. Actions and events Call for evidence closes 15 September
Digital Twin Data Challenge Launch
17 October Digital Twin Data Challenge and Policy Thinkathon, Bristol Data Dome
December report publication and launch workshop
How do we create a Framework for a National Digital Twin?
@NatInfracom