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Twin4Resilience

Twin4Resilience (T4R) increases innovation capacity in NWE through collaboration between innovation leaders and regions lower on the EU innovation scoreboard, by strengthening the capacity of people (and hence policies and organisations) to deal with change. The green and digital transition brings local and regional authorities an increasingly complex spatial planning decision-making environment. Local Digital Twins (LDTs) can help in this regard. LDTs are virtual 2D/3D representations of an area, e.g. a city, created using modelling and simulation technology, datasets and models. LDTs can visualize, analyze and simulate areas in a way not previously possible, by modelling datasets from different stakeholders simultaneously in 2D/3D.

Twin4Resilience is a project on Digital Twins (LTDs) in spatial planning. This project will help the city shape the future of urban planning and sustainable development in an innovative way. The project aims to:

- Wider application of LDTs in urban design and planning work,

- Good 3D rendering of urban planning plans, making simulations and visualisations easier

- Training planners and designers in the use of LDTs

- International cooperation; how do other cities work with LDTs?

- Reflection ethical side of using data in urban and spatial planning

 

T4R

 

Increased knowledge and skills among officials, urban planners and citizens about possibilities and limitations of LDTs. LDTs deployed for more inclusive and democratic spatial decision-making in many more local and regional governments; Through a joint strategy based on 4 jointly developed LDT frameworks: technical design, governance, ethics/inclusion/democracy, training, 8 pilots jointly developed and implemented by 8 governments (CITYUTR, AMS, DCC, RM, BXLCITY, ICL, SCHUTT, VMM); and 300 Participants in jointly developed and implemented training program.

The 7 local and 2 regional authorities, 3 higher education and research organizations, 1 SME and 1 NGO, from 6 different NWE countries included leaders and followers in working with LDTs. The diversity, also in size and other characteristics, makes T4R of use and value to all governments in NWE and beyond. This is further strengthened by its collaboration with 8 local stakeholder groups, 4 transnational framework groups, 4 transnational spatial planning theme groups and with 130+ stakeholders outside T4R consortium.

Lead partner: City of Utrech
Fellow partners: Municipality of Amsterdam, Dublin City Council, Rennes Metropole, City of Brussels, Intermunicipal Association Leiden, Municipality of Schuttrange,  Flanders Environment Agency, Luxemburg Institute of Science and Technology, K8, Digital Flanders, University of Arts Utrecht, Data Competence Centre for Cities and Regions and ALL DIGITAL
Start and end date of the project: 1 January 2024 – 1 July 2027
Total budget: €8.375.912,11
Budget for Amsterdam: €566.300,00
Contact person: Jan Duffhues, J.Duffhues@amsterdam.nl
Subsidy program name: INTERREG
Project website: Project page Interreg
3D website: 3D Amsterdam
3D AMS

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