Bringing various technologies and applications together on a unified platform provides numerous benefits, allowing for seamless data exchange and enhancing interoperability among various technological systems. For instance, data collected via IoT sensors deployed in BMS for environmental monitoring can be utilised by GIS for urban planning. This ensures that changes in microclimate or structural health directly inform conservation strategies and spatial developments.
Similarly, in a cognitive use case, digital twins can leverage BIM-generated models, enriching them with real-time data for a comprehensive understanding of a building’s condition and performance. This synergy enables predictive analytics for maintenance, energy efficiency optimisation, and ensures that heritage conservation efforts are data-driven and responsive to both current needs and future challenges. This integration fosters a holistic approach to urban management of historic districts and heritage neighborhoods.
Cognitive platforms can enhance decision-making by providing comprehensive, real-time insights into the structural health of historic buildings, urban planning needs, and the effectiveness of preservation efforts. It enables more efficient resource allocation, ensuring that interventions are both timely and aligned with the preservation goals. Furthermore, a unified platform facilitates community engagement and participatory planning by making information accessible to a wider audience, thereby contributing to the cognitive revival of historic cities. The collaboration of governments, preservation authorities, international development organisations, and citizen groups, coupled with cognitive technologies, is important in shaping the resilient identity of our heritage cities.
At PwC Middle East, we are strongly committed to providing national ministries, royal commissions, city development authorities, destination management offices, and international organizations with strategic advisory services required to progress their cognitive journeys and deploy human-led tech powered solutions. We deliver tailored services across the development stages of city transformation, including assessing technological capabilities, creating digital transformation roadmaps, designing emerging technology ecosystems and platform architecture, drafting RFPs, evaluating suppliers, thereby ensuring a seamless launch of a cognitive revival.
