How digital twin data is helping Madrid manage the impact of emissions

With data central to how cities conduct their day-to-day work, exploring ways to incorporate new technologies like digital twins while maintaining control over the vast quantities of data generated has proved challenging.

Speaking at last week's Smart City Expo in Barcelona, Fernando De Pablo Martín, the Director General for Madrid's Digital Office, said while there was potential for wider deployment of digital twins, that would require better interoperability across the city's data infrastructure.

"In Madrid we have a data strategy and have been working through private and public partnerships with IT companies, companies that provide municipal services, and universities in order to im...