Technology Magazine May 2026 | Page 143

SUSTAINABILITY

“Autonomy does not replace people – it augments their expertise and ensures knowledge is retained even as experienced professionals retire or move on”

Thomas Kiessling CTO Siemens Smart Infrastructure
The wider context is equally important. Energy costs are rising, net zero deadlines are approaching and talent shortages are straining building operations. Almost half of organisations in the energy, heavy industry and buildings sectors believe they will need to reinvent their business models to decarbonise and autonomous technologies are emerging as one of the most effective enablers of that reinvention. The convergence of these pressures makes autonomy not only desirable but necessary.
Delivering autonomy requires more than just advanced analytics. It also depends on a secure digital foundation where devices connect safely to the cloud and data flows are continuously
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