{"id":45485,"date":"2025-12-04T14:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tygron.com\/?p=45485"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:37:06","slug":"the-relevance-of-digital-twins-for-municipal-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/en\/blog\/2025\/12\/04\/the-relevance-of-digital-twins-for-municipal-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"The relevance of digital twins for municipal tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45485\" class=\"elementor elementor-45485\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2fc4d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2fc4d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a56f88\" data-id=\"3a56f88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb2457 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb2457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>During Tygron&#8217;s Community of Practice Day, a special edition of the digital twin learning community was organized. A diverse group of professionals explored the question: how can we use digital twins to make urban challenges smarter, healthier, and more future-proof?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dca68bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dca68bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d83745\" data-id=\"3d83745\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795cf22 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795cf22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The session was organized by the Healthy Urban Living Data and Knowledge Hub, an independent partnership of public and private organizations. Their goal: to jointly learn, develop, and apply data-driven tools for a healthy living environment. Digital twins are a key focus in this process. They enable municipalities and partners to gain insight into complex issues, increase participation, and provide a robust policy foundation.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1080ac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1080ac0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-009850f\" data-id=\"009850f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa17c2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afa17c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-294ddac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"294ddac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8e654\" data-id=\"2f8e654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6a9bd flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6a9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Municipality of Nieuwegein<\/h4><p>Guus Welter (Quality Manager for the Environmental Act, Municipality of Nieuwegein) provided insight into how Nieuwegein uses indicators within its digital twin in Tygron. The platform supports, among other things, the housing construction monitor, which focuses on themes such as new construction, building freezes, and capacity. The municipal council has since determined that the digital model must be used structurally, although in practice this regularly leads to discussions about the interpretation of indicators. Think of the 3-30-300 rule for green spaces or the 300-meter care circle. &#8220;Every indicator sparks discussion, and that&#8217;s a good thing, because figures only prove valuable when it&#8217;s clear what you want to achieve with them,&#8221; said Welter. He emphasized that reliable data is crucial; visualizations such as 3D videos aid decision-making, but poor data can actually confuse matters. Welter: &#8220;At one point, someone was asked what the added value of a digital twin is, and someone replied that it can be a decision-making system. Well, that&#8217;s when a number of people completely lost their cool.&#8221; What he means is that the digital twin is primarily a powerful, supportive discussion tool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdae94c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdae94c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e632332\" data-id=\"e632332\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a5ac2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91a5ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5543.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5543.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5543-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5543-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7c306e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7c306e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a713ed4\" data-id=\"a713ed4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8f973 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8f973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Province of Utrecht<\/h4><p>Stephen van Aken (Policy Advisor, Innovation, Healthy Living Environment, Province of Utrecht) explained how the Province of Utrecht uses the Healthy Area Development (GGO) methodology within its digital twin. The GGO acts as a scoreboard for municipalities: designs are assessed early on for air quality, noise, heat, and other environmental factors. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been working for 5 to 10 years to precisely determine the standards and bandwidths of what we consider a healthy neighborhood,&#8221; said Van Aken. This stimulates the discussion about healthy cities from the very first sketch. &#8220;Digitalization accelerates this process.&#8221; The province organized a course for municipalities and is now developing both a GGO-light and the scenario tool ZOUT (View of Utrecht). Van Aken: &#8220;We&#8217;ve noticed that it&#8217;s more successful the larger the mix of participants. You want collaboration.&#8221; Ambitions lie in standardization and expansion to themes such as soil and water, as well as area-specific standards. The common thread is that the sooner you implement the GGO, the more valuable the discussion becomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e19dc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e19dc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d010850\" data-id=\"d010850\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4705141 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4705141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/794df609-41f8-4cf1-96c4-f8823c881d7e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c22f86e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c22f86e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b851f2\" data-id=\"5b851f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee99793 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee99793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Costs and Benefits<\/h4><p>Ronald Buijsse (Program Leader at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences) delved deeper into the (social) cost-benefit analysis (CBA\/MKBA) of digital twins. He demonstrated that a good framework helps free up budgets and strengthen discussions with policymakers. &#8220;With digital twinning, you see that more costs are incurred in the preliminary phase, where the plans are being developed and calculated. But if that&#8217;s done well, the costs also decrease in the later phase,&#8221; said Buijsse. Other parties also benefit: project developers can contribute through prior agreements, provided the value is properly explained. Buijsse warned that without a clear analysis, the credibility of digital twins is compromised. Therefore, avoid micromanaging individual indicators and focus on the main points. &#8220;Be well prepared, because if you want to do something with a digital twin and you don&#8217;t know where the benefits lie, you won&#8217;t be in a strong position in the discussion.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb63a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb63a61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-542466a\" data-id=\"542466a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff72150 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff72150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_002.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_002-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_002-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee2afe3\" data-id=\"ee2afe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12df5a flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12df5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_003.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_003-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COP_Gemeentes_003-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df6aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df6aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69ad430\" data-id=\"69ad430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6510e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f6510e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Interactive workshops<\/h4><p>After the introductory talks, participants broke into groups to discuss various statements and issues. At the end of the workshops, the key lessons were shared in plenary sessions, with the agreement to explore the discussed issues further in subsequent sessions. These were the key findings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8788bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8788bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4e463\" data-id=\"7c4e463\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f9ca9 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f9ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. How do we ensure that a Digital Twin emerges from municipal tasks and processes rather than from technology provision?<\/strong><\/p><p>Rosemarie Mijlhoff (Senior Consultant &amp; Researcher Multistakeholder Partnerships):<br \/>\u201cDigital twins should always start from the municipality&#8217;s own tasks, not from the technology provision. Collaboration with external parties helps to sustainably embed tools.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27bef12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27bef12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff1763b\" data-id=\"ff1763b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283234e flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283234e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. How do we demonstrate the value of a Digital Twin for public perception and society?<\/strong><\/p><p>Merel Backx (Healthy Living Environment Program Manager at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences): &#8220;Demonstrating benefits remains a challenge. Participants shared experiences on potential funding sources and effective ways to connect with administrators and partners.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a38b41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a38b41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4591093\" data-id=\"4591093\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b575178 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b575178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. How to deal with uncertainties in data and models?<\/strong><\/p><p>Milou van Muijden (Coordinator of Learning Communities at the Healthy Urban Living Data and Knowledge Hub): \u201cTransparency in indicators is essential. Municipalities want to be able to adapt models to local circumstances to increase trust and usability.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69724c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69724c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee24590\" data-id=\"ee24590\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586ff94 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"586ff94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. How can you handle municipal tasks flexibly?<\/strong><\/p><p>John Joosten (Geo-information Consultant): \u201cThe group advocated for flexibility in indicators and providing them to planners early on. Visualization tools, such as the GGO, help to quickly create insight.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4586bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4586bee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62b80f9\" data-id=\"62b80f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe0c7c flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe0c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5544-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tygron.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_5544-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2added elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2added\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af970b1\" data-id=\"af970b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e825bd flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e825bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>About the Healthy Urban Living Data and Knowledge Hub<\/h4><p>The Healthy Urban Living Data and Knowledge Hub is a partnership in which public and private parties collaborate to learn and innovate on the theme of healthy living environments. The DKH GSL is an independent platform that develops scientifically sound, data-driven tools and interventions and shares knowledge for a healthier urban living environment.<\/p><p>Digital twins are a key focus area: they offer new opportunities to gain insight into complex issues, strengthen participation, and inform policy with data and scenarios.<\/p><p>At DKH GSL, we look back on this session with great pleasure and are eager to follow up. The next meeting of the digital twin learning community will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Utrecht. We will then delve deeper into the four topics of the workshops. In preparation, we will identify potential directions and opportunities, so that during the meeting we can explore together how we can concretely address these issues. Would you like to attend? You can register by sending an email to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@gezondstedelijklevenhub.nl\">info@gezondstedelijklevenhub.nl.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78383f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78383f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f03867\" data-id=\"1f03867\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14541f flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14541f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The introductory presentations by the Municipality of Nieuwegein (Guus Welter), the Province of Utrecht (Stephen van Aken), and the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (Ronald Buijsse) can be downloaded here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4891183 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default 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Learning Community digital twin\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b690892 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b690892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The comprehensive report of this meeting, prepared by the Data and Knowledge Hub for Healthy Urban Living (DKH GSL), can be downloaded here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539c4e0 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top flex-horizontal-align-default 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