Digital Twins and TIPSS Innovation Forum

Digital twins—virtual replicas of real-world entities, systems, or processes—are becoming foundational technologies across sectors.  Originally developed in engineering to monitor and simulate complex physical assets, digital twins are now expanding into broader cyber-physical infrastructures, where digital models continuously interact with and influence the physical world. From health monitoring devices to smart cities, finance systems to supply chains, digital twins are poised to reshape how we understand, predict, and control dynamic environments.

Yet this profound transformation raises equally profound challenges for Trust, Identity, Privacy, Security and Safety (TIPSS). When a digital twin mirrors not just machines but individuals, organisations, and entire communities, new risks emerge: How do we ensure that identity is protected when behavioural patterns are modelled? How do we maintain trust when data-driven simulations drive real-world outcomes? Who is accountable when digital twins make decisions that impact lives? How do we secure the integrity of interconnected digital-physical systems against…