Construction Magazine October 2019 | Page 33

CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ WHAT IS A DIGITAL TWIN ?’ 33 to jump-start the innovation was held in May and sponsored by other industry heavyweights , including the National Infrastructure Commission , Mott Mac- Donald , Fujitsu , KPMG , and the Centre for Digital Built Britain . InfraHack brings together the entirety of the infrastructure industry , from technology providers and engineering consultancies , to government bodies and infrastructure operators , driving collaboration between the industry supply chain and infrastructure owner-operators together with grassroots innovators in a way that no other initiative does . Bentley provided
access to its iModelHub for the participants to examine infrastructure data and workflows at the InfraHack hackathon , helping to accelerate the exploration of industry data and putting Bentley at the forefront of innovation in the construction industry .
River Tamoor Baig , Founder and CEO of Hack Partners , said : “ Bentley is one of the biggest enablers of infrastructure development and enhancement , globally . In my opinion , it is one of most critical companies that the wider public hasn ’ t heard of . It was a no-brainer to collaborate with the busi-
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