Apollo Forum will be revealed by the Apollo Protocol team during a live launch event
The team behind the Apollo Protocol white paper is to reveal Apollo Forum details at a livestreamed launch event on October 25
To further enable the cross-sectoral approach defined in the Apollo Protocol, which calls for a common language between digital twins, a network of participants named Apollo Forum has been set up on the Digital Twin Hub.
During a live launch later this month, the team behind the initiative will reveal details of how the Apollo Forum will begin its work.
Apollo Protocol document aims to create a unified approach to net zero and economic sustainability
Currently, the manufacturing and built environment industries are separately developing digital twins using different languages and business models.
The Apollo Protocol team says many of the challenges facing industry, such as net zero and economic sustainability, require sectors to work together.
Published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and supported by a wide range of leading organizations, the white paper outlines a proposal to unlock the benefits of digital twins between the built environment and manufacturing sectors.
He argues for the creation of the Apollo Forum to explore four key themes:
Create cross-industry dialogue in the Apollo Forum
The Forum will be established by hands-on, cross-industry events where manufacturers and asset owners can articulate their data needs or technology offerings to chart the beginnings of a unified value chain, explore solutions, and unlock practical roadblocks.
The work is to be supported by Innovate UK to develop UK capacity in cyber physical infrastructure. The events will start as early as November 2022.
Neil Thompson, head of digital manufacturing and performance at the Construction Leadership Council and chair of the IET Built Environment Panel, said:
“The data needs of manufacturers and asset owners in our industries are hampered by a lack of collaboration and language barriers. The Apollo Forum events we have planned will allow us to map these needs, identify technical support and other and ultimately develop valuable cross-industry solutions for participants. Along the way, we’ll begin to identify how to write the Apollo Protocol, but we’ll get there by taking practical steps to solve life’s problems. real.
Join the live stream of the event
The Apollo Protocol represents the combined efforts of the IET, Construction Leadership Council (CLC), University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC), High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult , the Center for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), The Construction Innovation Hub, the Digital Twin Hub, techUK and the Alan Turing Institute. The project is supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK.
Asset owners, manufacturers and others interested in overcoming barriers to cross-industry collaboration are invited to learn more about how they can participate in Apollo Forum events by joining the live stream at 3:30 p.m. on October 25. .
A link to the live stream will be available on the Apollo Protocol Network on the Digital Twin Hub shortly before the event.
