Smart City Digital Twins: Overview of Implementation Challenges, and Recommendations for Citizens Training

Judy Njuguna; Dilshad Sarwar; Ebenezer Laryea; Amin Hosseinian-Far

doi:10.1108/978-1-83753-022-920231007

Smart City Digital Twins: Overview of Implementation Challenges, and Recommendations for Citizens Training

Judy Njuguna
, Dilshad Sarwar
, Ebenezer Laryea
, Amin Hosseinian-Far

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Abstract

A Digital Twin (DT) is a digital replica of an artefact which is updated on real-time or semi-real time basis. In 2017, Gartner listed DT as one of the top ten emerging technologies of the year. Since then, there have been numerous attempts to develop architecture and reference models for DTs, and in some studies DT construction for real world case studies is reported. This chapter attempts to provide a contextualized background on Digital Twins for Smart Cities. It also discusses various stakeholders involved in devising and/or employing DTs in a Smart City. The chapter concludes with a set of recommendations for the training requirements of final DT users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technology and Talent Strategies for Sustainable Smart Cities
Editors	Sumesh Singh Dadwal, Hamid Jahankhani, Gordon Bowen, Imad Yasir Nawaz
Publisher	Emerald Publishing
Pages	135-150
ISBN (Electronic)	9781837530229
ISBN (Print)	9781837530236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-022-920231007
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2023

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Digital Twin
Digital Twin Application
Smart City
User Training

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Njuguna, J., Sarwar, D., Laryea, E., & Hosseinian-Far, A. (2023). Smart City Digital Twins: Overview of Implementation Challenges, and Recommendations for Citizens Training. In S. S. Dadwal, H. Jahankhani, G. Bowen, & I. Y. Nawaz (Eds.), Technology and Talent Strategies for Sustainable Smart Cities (pp. 135-150). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-022-920231007

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Smart City Digital Twins: Overview of Implementation Challenges, and Recommendations for Citizens Training. / Njuguna, Judy; Sarwar, Dilshad; Laryea, Ebenezer et al.
Technology and Talent Strategies for Sustainable Smart Cities. ed. / Sumesh Singh Dadwal; Hamid Jahankhani; Gordon Bowen; Imad Yasir Nawaz. Emerald Publishing, 2023. p. 135-150.

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