DTCC kicks off 5-year extension in 2025

The Digital Twin Cities Centre (DTCC) is set to embark on its next phase, with a five-year extension approved by Vinnova. Beginning in 2025, DTCC 2 will focus on driving sustainable urban development, bridging research and industry, and delivering practical tools to revolutionize city planning and construction in Sweden.

The competence centre Digital Twin Cities Centre, DTCC, has been approved to continue its work for another five years. Starting in 2025, DTCC 2 will, together with its partners, focus on taking the next steps in enabling the future of city planning and construction through the Digital Twin City concept.

A key element of DTCC 2 is expanding its focus on PhD and industrial PhD programs to drive interdisciplinary research and bridge academia and industry.

“We’re very excited to be able to continue with five more years of work in the Digital Twin City area together with our partners. To help strengthen us further, we plan to recruit six new PhD students and three industrial PhDs. These researchers will focus on practical challenges in digital twin applications, ensuring their work contributes to both scientific advancement and real-world impact”, says Anders Logg, director of DTCC.

Practical tools for urban development

Areas important to DTCC 2 will be advancing data-driven urban planning, promoting lifecycle sustainability in design, transforming construction processes through digital technologies, and enhancing urban modeling with AI and simulation. A stronger emphasis will also be placed on visualization tools to make complex data accessible and actionable for stakeholders.

“Our focus is on delivering solutions that not only push the boundaries of Digital Twin research, but also provide practical tools for sustainable and inclusive urban development”, says Anders Logg, director of DTCC.

The partners in DTCC 2 are:

Academic Partners:

• Chalmers University of Technology
• Fraunhofer-Chalmers Centre (FCC)
• Chalmers Industriteknik (CIT)
• Lund University
• Högskolan Väst
• RISE
• Sofia University (GATE Institute)
• Aristotle University
• University of Salento
• University of Patras
• University of Twente
• NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
• University of the Aegean
• Democritus University of Thrace
• Gdansk University of Technology

Industry Partners:

• NCC
• Peab
• Skanska
• Byggstyrning
• Ramboll
• Liljewall Arkitekter
• Sweco
• Lindholmen Science Park
• Twinfinity
• Doing Good
• Winniio

Public Sector Partners:

• Göteborgs Stad
• Helsingborgs Stad
• Höganäs Kommun
• Lunds Kommun
• Ale Kommun
• Lantmäteriet
• SKR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions)
• Halmstad kommun

DTCC is Vinnova Competence Centre. Initiated in 2020, DTCC focuses on using the Digital Twin City concept to improve how cities in Sweden are planned, built, and managed, with a goal of making them smarter, more sustainable, and better to live in by 2030. Over the past few years, it has made solid progress, completing several important research projects in collaboration with a range of partners.

Over the past five years, DTCC has:
• Created 41 associated projects, securing nearly 100 MSEK in new funding.
• Attracted more than 100 new contacts and networks.
• Participated as speakers or panellists at 93 national and international events.
• Joined 10 national and international digital twin initiatives, including high-profile networks such as the European Local Digital Twin Forum.
• Hosted 18 public events, engaging around 900 participants.
• Published 54 videos on the DTCC YouTube channel, generating 13,000 views.
• Welcomed 10 new partners (4 academic, 4 industrial, 2 municipalities).
• Created 27 educational activities and 23 student projects.
• Authored more than 100 scientific publications.

For more information please contact:
Anders Logg, logg@chalmers.se