Introduction

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced the ‘Sangam: Digital Twin’ initiative, inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) from industry pioneers, startups, MSMEs, academia, innovators, and forward-thinkers.

What is Digital Twin Technology?

A digital twin is a digital representation of a physical object, person, or process, contextualized in a digital version of its environment.
Digital twins can help an organization simulate real situations and their outcomes, ultimately allowing it to make better decisions.

Context: The initiative aligns with the technological advancements of the past decade in communication, computation, and sensing, in line with the vision for 2047.
Proof of Concept (PoC) in Two Stages: The initiative will be distributed in two stages, conducted in one of India’s major cities.
1. First Stage: An exploratory phase focusing on clarifying horizons and creative exploration to unleash potential.
2. Second Stage: A practical demonstration of specific use cases, generating a future blueprint for collaboration and scaling successful strategies in future infrastructure projects.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate practical implementation of innovative infrastructure planning solutions.
2. Develop a model framework for facilitating faster and more effective collaboration.
3. Provide a future blueprint for scaling and replicating successful strategies in future infrastructure projects.

Sangam: Digital Twin represents a collaborative leap towards reshaping infrastructure planning and design.
It integrates 5G, IoT, AI, AR/VR, AI native 6G, Digital Twin, and next-gen computational technologies, fostering collaboration among public entities, infrastructure planners, tech giants, startups, and academia.
Sangam brings all stakeholders together, aiming to translate innovative ideas into tangible solutions, bridging the gap between conceptualization and realization, and paving the way for groundbreaking infrastructure advancements.