Download the Policy Brief: THE TWIN TRANSITION: PROMISE AND PERIL?
Lessons learned from empirical studies of digitalization and sustainability in energy, oil and gas, aquaculture, maritime shipping, transport, and textiles.
The "twin transition" refers to two simultaneous movements: the green transition and the digital transition. The green transition is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preserving natural resources, reversing environmental damage, and utilizing renewable energy sources. The digital transition is dedicated to creating value through digital representation using infrastructure, platforms, applications, and services that operate across professional, organizational, and industry lines.
While there is great potential with the twin transition, digitalization on its own will not entail a transition to sustainability. For the twin transition to realize its potential for synergy, it requires a multitude of innovations in business practices, social changes and policy interventions.
With this in mind, INTRANSIT and dScience will be hosting a workshop on September 24th, 2024 to explore potential enablers and barriers to the twin transition.
Program:
09:00 – 09:20 Introduction
The workshop will be introduced by Professor Taran Thune, Director, INTRANSIT and Morten D?hlen, Centre Leader dScience, and the author of The Guild's Insight Paper that shows how digital research contributes to a more efficient green transition.
09:20 – 10:00 Twin transition projects presentations
- Traceability and circular value chains, Eli Fyhn Ullern, SINTEF
- Digital sustainability and granularity, Barbro Renland Haugjord, UiO
- Digital platforms and GHG, Katja Maria Hydle, UiO
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:00 Panel Discussion
- Asuncion St. Clair, Climate Change Lead-Digital Assurance, Group R&D at DNV
- Helge Dahl-J?rgensen, Leader for Industry and Sustainability, Digital Norway
- Vebj?rn Bakken, Director of UiO:Energy and Environment
11:00 – 11:30 Roundtable Discussion
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch and Networking
About the organisers:
INTRANSIT: The Centre for the study of innovation policy for industrial transformation, sustainability and digitalisation (INTRANSIT) focuses on understanding how the Norwegian economy can be made smarter and more sustainable through industrial transformation.
dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science – at the University of Oslo (UiO) is an interdisciplinary centre developing and supporting research within computational science and data science across UiO and together with partners in industry and public sector.