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[.s6T5WKf-06]Connecting Atlantic and Pacific Ocean knowledge through digital twin capability: An ICES-PICES dialogue.
*Alondra Sofia Rodriguez Buelna1 (1. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) (Denmark))
Digital Twins of the Ocean are moving from concept and technical development towards operational capability. For this transition to support sustainable ocean governance, Digital Ocean Twins need more than interoperable data streams, models and platforms. They also need trusted institutional pathways that connect ocean data with advice on management of marine resources and space, governance needs, stakeholder uptake and decision-making.
This proposed panel discussion explores how international, intergovernmental marine science organizations can support this transition. ICES and PICES operate at the science-policy interface across the Atlantic and Pacific, bringing together scientific communities, data infrastructures, expert groups, advisory processes and intergovernmental networks. Together, they provide an ocean-scale perspective on how Digital Ocean Twins can be connected to trusted data flows, operational advice, capacity building and cross-basin learning.
The session creates a structured dialogue between ICES, PICES, DITTO actors, policymakers and data/infrastructure stakeholders on how Digital Ocean Twin capabilities can be used or applied within existing science-advisory and governance systems. Key questions include: how can Digital Ocean Twins support intergovernmental science advice; what standards and data life cycle practices are needed for trusted intra and inter-basin use; and what capacity is needed for uptake by scientists, advisors, managers and policymakers?
The dialogue aligns with the DITTO Summit 2026 ambition to move from concept to capability and to build operational, interoperable and user-driven digital twins that support sustainable governance, climate resilience and the blue economy. It also contributes to the UN Ocean Decade Digital Ecosystem vision of making ocean knowledge more accessible, interoperable, usable and actionable through trusted digital infrastructures and international collaboration (UNESCO-IOC, 2025).By connecting Atlantic and Pacific experience, the ICES-PICES perspective can help identify practical pathways for making Digital Ocean Twins institutionally embedded and relevant for sustainable ocean governance at ocean-basin and global scales.
This proposed panel discussion explores how international, intergovernmental marine science organizations can support this transition. ICES and PICES operate at the science-policy interface across the Atlantic and Pacific, bringing together scientific communities, data infrastructures, expert groups, advisory processes and intergovernmental networks. Together, they provide an ocean-scale perspective on how Digital Ocean Twins can be connected to trusted data flows, operational advice, capacity building and cross-basin learning.
The session creates a structured dialogue between ICES, PICES, DITTO actors, policymakers and data/infrastructure stakeholders on how Digital Ocean Twin capabilities can be used or applied within existing science-advisory and governance systems. Key questions include: how can Digital Ocean Twins support intergovernmental science advice; what standards and data life cycle practices are needed for trusted intra and inter-basin use; and what capacity is needed for uptake by scientists, advisors, managers and policymakers?
The dialogue aligns with the DITTO Summit 2026 ambition to move from concept to capability and to build operational, interoperable and user-driven digital twins that support sustainable governance, climate resilience and the blue economy. It also contributes to the UN Ocean Decade Digital Ecosystem vision of making ocean knowledge more accessible, interoperable, usable and actionable through trusted digital infrastructures and international collaboration (UNESCO-IOC, 2025).By connecting Atlantic and Pacific experience, the ICES-PICES perspective can help identify practical pathways for making Digital Ocean Twins institutionally embedded and relevant for sustainable ocean governance at ocean-basin and global scales.
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