Infrastructure Sector Struggles to Operationalize Resilience Goals Despite Digital Twin and AI Investments
Event summary
- Bentley Systems' commissioned study by Verdantix reveals a significant gap between infrastructure resilience goals and operational execution.
- Over 80% of infrastructure organizations have mature or developing resilience strategies, but fragmented data and siloed systems hinder implementation.
- More than two-thirds of respondents cite fragmented data and disconnected digital systems as top technical barriers to improving resilience.
- 70% of organizations plan to increase spending on digital twins over the next 24 months, with AI already delivering measurable value in inspections and failure prediction.
The big picture
The infrastructure sector is increasingly prioritizing digital twins and AI to bridge the gap between resilience goals and operational reality. As climate-related threats grow, the ability to integrate fragmented data systems will determine the effectiveness of predictive insights and long-term resilience planning. Bentley Systems' findings highlight a critical need for system-wide approaches to manage interconnected infrastructure networks.
What we're watching
- Digital Twin Adoption
- The pace at which infrastructure organizations integrate open digital twins to unify operational, environmental, and risk data.
- AI Implementation
- How AI-powered failure prediction capabilities will evolve and whether they can sustain current momentum in predictive operations.
- Regulatory Alignment
- Whether infrastructure resilience strategies will align with policy ambitions as climate-driven disruptions become more frequent.
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