The Apollo Protocol: formalising communication

The Apollo Protocol is an initiative to unlock the benefits of digital twins between the built environment and manufacturing sectors, supported by the technology sector.

Our goal is to deliver the Apollo Protocol: a mechanism for formalising communication between sectors. Alongside the ambition of the National Digital Twin and The Gemini Principles guide to the national digital twin and the information management framework that will enable it, we are establishing a prototype mechanism for developing cross-sector digital twins. It is built on The Gemini Principles, the IET’s Digital twins for the built environment, Vision for the built environment, the AMRC’s Untangling the requirements of a digital twin and techUK’s Unlocking value across the UK’s digital twin ecosystem.

This initiative is supported by:

• The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET),
• The Construction Leadership Council (CLC),
• The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC),
• The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult,
• the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB),
• The Construction Innovation Hub,
• The Digital Twin Hub,
• techUK and
• the Alan Turing Institute.

The project has the support of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK.