Digital Resilience

Connectivity gaps, surprise tech arrivals, hidden systems – digital disruption is reshaping the built environment in ways that are faster, less predictable and harder to see.

In this report our SDP Roundtable collaborated with Adam Beck to examine how the property sector can close the gap in digital resilience, making sure our places are connected, safe and trusted. This included diving into three key areas testing current resilience dimensions:

  • When internet and mobile connectivity is treated as an afterthought, developers face costly retrofits and communities are left in the dark.  

  • Robots are already mowing lawns and patrolling airports - without preparation they risk confusion, accidents and backlash.

  • Invisible sensors and AI erode trust if people don’t know what they’re doing and why.

Published: September 2025

Sustainable digitalisation principles addressed

The sustainable digitalisation principles and factors that this report touches on are marked below in bold.

1_ Clarity of Purpose

  • Determination of Purpose

  • Disclosure and Consent

2_ Benefit to Humanity

  • Human Centricity

  • Privacy

  • Data Ownership

3_ Whole Impact

  • Cybersecurity

  • Environment

  • Hardware Materials

4_ Broad Responsibility

  • Systemic Impacts

  • System Resilience

  • Future Impacts

5_ Stakeholder Accountability

  • Data Quality and Trustworthiness

  • Complaint Management

  • Accountable Parties

  • Transparency

Start applying the sustainable digitalisation principles in your business and on your digital deployments with our Principle Application Frameworks.

Image at top: Lucrezia Carnelo