Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Digital Twins can revolutionize infrastructure planning and design by addressing the challenges in traditional methods like siloed, static, incomplete data and manual interventions. Unlike conventional approaches that rely on fragmented datasets and periodic assessments, AI-driven Digital Twins integrate real-time, cross-sectoral data from various sources in a privacy preserving manner, ensuring a unified and dynamic planning process ensuring integrated planning and fostering a collaborative ecosystem. Digital Twins enable continuous real-time monitoring and predictive analytics. AI enhances data-driven decision making by simulating multiple scenarios, optimizing resource allocation, and improving infrastructure resilience under various conditions.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) unveiled the 'Sangam: Digital Twin' initiative on 15.02.2024, by publishing Expressions of Interest (EoI) inviting industry pioneers, startups, MSMEs and academia to participate in the initiative.  As a response to the EoI, 169 applicants were selected which included start-ups as well.

The implementation of AI driven Digital Twins in telecom infrastructure will depend on factors such as regulatory support, stakeholder interest, extent of collaboration, and engagement of relevant parties.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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