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We make digital twins more accessible by actively enabling industries and innovators to realise their potential to advance the development of products, processes, and systems.
Accelerator Programmes
Through the programme’s £4M Flexible Fund from Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre is delivering five accelerator programmes consisting of structured pathways for SMEs, startups and industry partners to develop, test and deploy digital twin solutions with hands-on expert support.
Our accelerator programmes help organisations explore, develop and validate digital twin solutions through structured support, technical expertise and collaboration with industry, researchers and technology providers.
The Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator 2026 is now open for applications. Secure up to £100,000 in Innovate UK grant funding to develop and validate an innovative digital twin solution, with expert support, mentoring and access to specialist facilities throughout the programme
Delivered at scheduled intervals, each accelerator programme is awarded through a competitive application process. Successful participants receive funding, expert guidance, technical resources and access to a collaborative environment to accelerate the journey from proof of concept to production-ready deployment.
From completed and live programmes to upcoming opportunities, the UK Digital Twin Centre is supporting collaboration between industry, academia and technology providers to accelerate digital twin adoption across the UK.
✔ Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator – delivered
✔ Academic Accelerator – in progress
✔ Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator 2026 – open for applications
✔ Industry Challenge-led Accelerator – applications opening soon
Access to the DT Sandbox environment and toolchain
Specialist support from UK Digital Twin Centre technologists
Connection to our industry and academic networks
Potential route to further co-investment and scale
Join the community
The UK Digital Twin Centre brings together industry, academia, technology providers and the public sector to accelerate the development and adoption of digital twins across the UK. Through the Digital Twin Community, organisations can share knowledge, exchange ideas, build partnerships and explore opportunities to collaborate on real-world challenges.
Whether you’re looking to connect with peers, contribute to collaborative programmes, explore emerging technologies or stay informed about the latest developments, the community provides access to expert insights, events, workshops and a growing network of organisations shaping the future of digital twins.
Engage with practitioners, researchers and innovators working across the digital twin landscape.
Share and learn
Participate in discussions, exchange knowledge and access resources curated by the UK Digital Twin Centre.
Stay connected to the ecosystem
Keep up to date with the latest use cases, events, workshops and insights from the UK Digital Twin Centre and across the wider digital twin community.
Business Support Pathways
Our business support pathways are designed to help organisations at every stage of the digital twin journey. Whether you’re exploring the potential of digital twins for the first time, assessing a specific opportunity or preparing to develop a solution, our expert-led pathways provide the knowledge, guidance and practical support needed to make informed decisions with confidence.
Designed to make digital twins more accessible, the UK Digital Twin Centre’s pathways help organisations demystify the technology, reduce barriers to adoption and de-risk investment. Through expert guidance, technical expertise and collaborative support, we help organisations progress from initial understanding through to opportunity validation and early-stage solution development.
Our portfolio of support pathways will continue to grow, providing organisations with even more ways to explore, validate and adopt digital twin technologies. Check back regularly for the latest updates.
Demystify pathway
The demystify pathway is designed to help organisations build the knowledge and confidence needed to explore digital twins. Through flexible online and in-person learning pathways, organisations beginning their digital twin journey will develop a practical understanding of how digital twins work, where they create value and how they’re being applied to solve real-world industry challenges.
Whether you visit the UK Digital Twin Centre in Belfast or access our online learning resources, you’ll gain practical insights from our specialist technology team, explore real-world applications and develop the confidence to identify opportunities within your own organisation. By demystifying the technology, we’ll help you decide whether digital twins are the right fit for your organisation and identify the next step on your adoption journey.
Online learning
Build a practical understanding of digital twins, their core principles and how they are transforming industry. This introductory course helps organisations build clarity, confidence and capability around digital twins by breaking down the fundamentals and illustrating how you can begin the journey from first understanding, through de-risked experimentation, to measurable business impact.
Live technology demonstrations
Experience digital twin technologies in action through demonstrations developed by the UK Digital Twin Centre’s specialist technology team.
Industry case studies
Discover how organisations across the UK are applying digital twins to solve operational challenges, improve performance and accelerate innovation.
Opportunity assessment pathway
Explore how digital twins can create value for your business.
Through a structured, collaborative discovery process, we’ll work with you to explore your business challenges, identify opportunities and define digital twin use cases aligned with your strategic objectives. Together, we’ll assess potential approaches, consider feasibility and data readiness, and identify opportunities for further exploration. The outcome is a shared understanding of the opportunities, challenges and potential next steps to help you make informed decisions, reduce risk and build confidence in your digital twin adoption journey, providing a clear foundation for progressing digital twin concepts into future development and demonstration.
Unlock the opportunity
Understand business challenges, scope and objectives within the defined scope
Explore and identify relevant digital twin use cases aligned with business needs
Assess opportunities across value, feasibility, data readiness, risk and complexity
Prioritise use cases and align stakeholders on recommended focus areas
Shape the challenge
A defined business area or challenge
Access to business and technical stakeholders
Process or workflow documentation
A high-level overview of data availability
Relevant strategic, operational or technical context
Knowledge, experience and perspectives from across your organisation
Drive business impact
A shared, prioritised view of digital twin opportunities, with clear rationale for the areas that offer the greatest potential and are most suitable for further exploration. This will enable your organisation to focus investment on the most valuable and feasible use cases.
You’ll receive a Final Discovery Report capturing:
The business challenge and scope
Identified digital twin opportunities
Prioritised use cases, with assessment and rationale
Potential approaches and recommended next steps
Feasibility pathway
Determine whether a digital twin is the right solution for your business challenge.
Through a collaborative exploration process, we’ll work alongside your business and technical teams to develop a shared understanding of the proposed use case and explore what would be required to take it forward. Using the early stages of the UK Digital Twin Centre methodology, we’ll examine the business objectives, requirements, implementation options, technical considerations, risks and potential value outcomes. Together, we’ll identify key considerations, opportunities and challenges, helping to establish a strong foundation for future digital twin development, demonstration or deployment.
Unlock the opportunity
Take a defined use case through the Business Analysis and early Enterprise Architecture stages of the UK Digital Twin Centre methodology
Work with business and technical stakeholders to understand objectives, requirements and expected outcomes
Explore potential solution and implementation approaches
Assess key technical considerations, dependencies, risks and assumptions
Provide outputs suitable for investment decisions, partner discussions and business case development
Shape the challenge
A problem statement or a defined use case with clear system boundaries
Access to business and technical stakeholders
Existing architecture diagrams, including physical infrastructure where available
Relevant technical and process documentation
Drive business impact
A stronger understanding of the feasibility and potential direction of a digital twin solution, providing a shared technical and business foundation for further exploration and development. You’ll receive:
A high-level digital twin architecture covering data sources, integration pathways, compute and storage requirements, and security considerations
An interoperability assessment identifying relevant protocols, standards and vendor dependencies
A clearer understanding of the proposed solution and how it could address the defined business challenge
Recommended next steps towards a potential implementation roadmap
Ontology discovery pathway
Create a shared understanding of your business knowledge and data landscape.
Through a structured discovery process, we’ll work with your business and technical teams to capture key concepts, processes, systems and information flows within a defined business domain. Using an ontology-first approach, we’ll transform this knowledge into a formal, reusable model that improves interoperability, strengthens data integration and lays the foundations for future innovation, including digital twin development where appropriate.
You’ll receive a practical framework for connecting systems, improving decision-making and enabling more effective use of your organisational knowledge.
Unlock the opportunity
Understand the business domain, objectives, processes and infrastructure within the defined scope
Facilitate knowledge-capture workshops with business and technical stakeholders
Develop a formal ontology representing key business concepts, assets, relationships and processes
Educate teams on ontology-first approaches and their application to digital twins
Provide recommendations for how the ontology can support future digital twin development and integration
Shape the challenge
Access to domain expertise in the business area of interest
Access to business and technical stakeholders
Process or workflow documentation, with architecture including infrastructure
Drive business impact
An ontology of a single business area, with supporting rationale, that can be used for reasoning and as the basis of an ontology-driven digital twin, alongside education on how to create and adapt ontologies for your business. You’ll receive:
An ontology in a standardised format
A written report on the ontology’s creation and the reasoning behind it
Workshop artefacts from the creation of the ontology
A progression pathway for implementing the ontology within your existing systems
Begin your pathway to digital twin adoption
Step 1
Application
Complete the application form for your selected pathway via the ‘Apply now’ buttons above, and tell us about your business and your interest in digital twins.
Step 2
Assessment
When the open call closes, our UK Digital Twin Centre technical team will review your submission and may follow up with questions to better understand your challenge and the potential for a digital twin solution.
Step 3
Introduction call
Upon selection, we’ll issue a Collaboration Agreement covering the terms of our engagement, and a member of the UK Digital Twin Centre team will be in contact to arrange an introductory call. This is an opportunity to understand your challenges and opportunities and explore how the UK Digital Twin Centre can work with you, sharing our expertise, technologies and industry network.
Step 4
Kick off
We’re then ready for the project kick-off, where together we’ll establish the scope, activities, timelines and expected outcomes for the pathway engagement.
Technology Access Programme
The Digital Twin Technology Access Programme (TAP), delivered by Digital Catapult’s UK Digital Twin Centre, gives UK businesses the opportunity to get hands-on with industry-standard technologies and explore how digital twins could be applied to their own operations, products and challenges.
Digital twins are transforming how organisations design, operate and make decisions. However, understanding the potential of the technology is one thing, knowing how it could work in practice for your organisation is another.
The Technology Access Programme helps close that gap by providing participants with access to leading digital twin technology vendors, specialist training and ongoing support. Rather than learning about digital twins in theory, successful applicants will have the opportunity to experiment with industry-standard tools and explore how they could be applied to real-world use cases.
Whether you are at the beginning of your digital twin journey or looking to better understand a particular technology, TAP is designed to help you move from curiosity to practical capability.
Events & workshops
The UK Digital Twin Centre hosts a programme of workshops, webinars, demonstrations and networking events that bring together industry, researchers, technology providers and innovators to explore the future of digital twins.
From expert-led webinars and technical deep dives to sector roundtables, community meetups and accelerator showcases, our events provide opportunities to build knowledge, discover emerging technologies and connect with organisations driving digital twin innovation across the UK.
