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6/19/24, 4:08 PM The role of digital twins in the future of rail, road and transit operations
As outlined by Chakraborty at the start of the session, the Middle East and African freight
and logistics market stands at approximately US$164bn in 2024 and is expected to reach
US$223bn by 2029. This, he noted, represents a huge market– driven by key countries
including Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and
Tanzania – that is offering lots of opportunities for future development and investment.
Yet, despite this, persistent challenges threaten to inhibit its progress, most notably
around poor & ageing infrastructure, political instability and skills shortages. It is here,
that “leveraging technology and fostering collaboration” (which Bentley Systems
aims to support) can help to mitigate such problems, realise the resplendent
opportunities on offer in this ield, and “create more ef icient, resilient and sustainable
transportation networks.”

Such a message set the tone for the session as panellists dived in to carry on the
discussion began by Chakraborty. This led to varied debates going into further detail
around the dif iculties industry stakeholders are vying with and the advantages of
utilising digital twins in doing so; how digital solutions are supporting the
implementation of lean principles in project delivery; why collaborative efforts are
important to effectively implement digital technology and facilitating successful
environmental strategies; and where digital twins are being used to maximise the
effectiveness of operations and maintenance strategies.

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