b'6 Partner News Spring 2024IET updatesBoosting the UKs technological competitiveness through digital twinsIn February, we were delighted to welcomeLikewise, an effective procurement process isensuring effective collaboration with different a group of our partners from industry,required, to ensure contractual agreementsstakeholders, such as enterprise and solutions academia and government to a roundtableare fully delivered. Furthermore, as the IETsarchitects, leadership teams and others. on the challenges and opportunities of digitalSustainability Skills Survey highlighted, DTs twins (DT).With its ability to create virtuala technology that is experiencing a skillsThe IET is ideally positioned to use its models that simulate real-world counterpartsshortagewith only 23% of employersconvening strengths to bring together in a connected way, and live, two-way databelieving that the UK has skills in this area. expertise that supports the development flows, there are a range of potential usesof policy and thought leadership in areas of where DT can improve productivity and theDTs demand the creation of a shared visioncutting-edge technology, such as DT. If you safety of engineering systems. This will helpand an understanding of their collectivewould like to be involved or find out more, create more agile and effective models ofbenefits across the whole supply chain. Thiscontact policy@theiet.org.objects, systems and processes in a single- involves revised business modelling and value chain across sectors. restructured company processes, datasetsLearn moreand flows, and protocols that comply with The discussion focussed on the barriers andrelevant systems-agnostic engineering andThe Apollo Protocol: unifying digital solutions to better use DT.Most importantly,software standards and frameworks - andtwins across sectors: https://spkl.a DT must add quantifiable business value toalso manage legacy systems and IP concerns. io/60054x4E5 justify its lifetime build. Expectations needEngineering a Better Digital World: managing, as a realistic return on investmentDTs can create systems of systems forhttps://spkl.io/60094x4Etmay take time. greater interoperability. However, its complex Were looking for brilliant women in STEMWe marked International Womens DayYWE finalists from other IET Partners by opening applications for our Youngincluded Georgina Andrews from Amey, and Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards,Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee from BAE honouring the very best early-career womenSystems Submarines. breaking barriers and smashing stereotypes.This years awards are now open for entries!The awards are all about celebrating thoseOur awards showcase the achievements making waves in STEM and showcasingof brilliant young women, as well asDoes your organisation support gender the incredible talent of women engineers.individuals advocating for gender equalitydiversity in STEM? Do you understand Whether its advancing healthcarein the profession. If you know someonethe need to recognise excellence in technology, designing our future cities, spacewho is engineering a better world for us all,engineering? exploration or enabling the green energyencourage them to apply today. Perhaps a transition, we want to hear about womencolleague, an employee, or maybe you? Sponsoring the IET Young Woman engineers doing amazing things. Engineer of the Year Awards provides Entries are open until 28 June.a unique and credible platform for During the 2023 ceremony in December,Learn more about the awards and your organisation to support and raise Titi Oliyide, a Senior Process Safety Engineerenter by scanning the QR code below orawareness of this important issue and at Supercritical Solutions, was crowned 2023visiting our website at theiet.org/ywe show that our industry offers amazing Young Woman Engineer of the Year. The Maryopportunities for young women already George Memorial Prize was awarded to Jadeworking in engineering - as well as those Kimpton, an Apprentice Substation Engineeryet to join the sector.from IET Corporate Partner National Grid. Zainab Adigun, a Senior Structural EngineerContact sponsorship@theiet.org at Pell Frischmann, was awarded thefor more information.Womens Engineering Society (WES) Prize.'