Digital Twin: Philosophy for the digital revolution -AulaGEO

Each innovation had its followers, which, when applied, transformed different industries. The PC changed the way we manage physical documents, CAD sent the drawing tables to the wineries; email became the default method of formal communication. All of them ended up following globally accepted standards - at least, from the perspective of the provider.

The transformations in the previous digital revolution added value to geographic and alphanumeric information, which individually helped boosted modern businesses. These transformations all relied on global connectivity; that is, the "http" protocol that we still use today. The new initiatives took advantage of the information, the inter-connected world and turned them into new businesses like Uber, Airbnb, Udemy and Netflix that have become a p[art of modern culture.

#AulaGEOBut today, we are at the doors of a new digital revolution, which will change all this. Nobody can guarantee the shape of the new digital landscape - industry leaders suggest a mature, pragmatic approach will stand us in good stead. There will be opportunities for those with vision and scope to take advantage of this revolution.

Governments, always mindful of re-election, may also move with an eye on the short-term. But, in the long term, it is, ironically, common users, interested in their own needs who will have the last word. And although the new environment may offer better coexistence, with free code living side by side with private coding according to sustainable standards resulting from a consensus; nobody guarantees that actors such as government and academia will live up to their role in good time.