Work Package 5 focuses on designing, implementing, and validating the TWIN4DEM Digital Twin prototypes. Building on the requirements defined in previous work packages and the integrated datasets developed in WP4, WP5 transforms the project’s concepts into fully operational Digital Twin models capable of analysing democratic processes and simulating future policy scenarios.
The main objectives of WP5 are to:
• Design the overall Digital Twin architecture and its interconnected modules
• Develop and implement the individual Digital Twin components
• Integrate all modules into a unified and functional Digital Twin prototype
• Connect the Digital Twin with the data pipelines developed in WP3 and WP4
• Calibrate and validate the models using real-world data
• Simulate policy scenarios co-designed with stakeholders to assess their potential impact
By combining advanced modelling techniques with high-quality data and stakeholder-driven scenarios, WP5 delivers the core technological foundation of TWIN4DEM, enabling the Digital Twin to support evidence-based policy analysis, democratic resilience, and informed decision-making.