Critical Minerals: Network Insight Collaboration Environment (CM-NICE)

已公布的关键矿产(CM)相关风险管理政府战略(2022年7月)指出，需要更好地利用供应链(从采矿到加工、运输和制造)中产生的数据，以加快创新和更高效的循环经济。因此，该项目的目的是实现协作工具包的元素，该工具包允许多方共享数据洞察，而不需要公开底层数据本身。将用于展示能力和价值的供应链方案将是制造电动汽车电池的关键矿物供应链。矿物开采将在澳大利亚进行，最终产品将在英国市场。该项目的目的是开发一个技术准备级别为TRL 5(相关环境中的技术模型或原型演示)的协作工具包原型。已通过政府/行业参与建立：*行业认识到当前的供应链管理方法是不可持续的(在财务、环境和社会方面)*在数据使用方面的协作是改进的先决条件*拟议的技术包括自主AI代理，数字分类账技术(DLT)和加密零知识证明(ZKP)。*需要中性能力的干预，使其他具有竞争力和数据保护的实体能够协作，达成一个适用于整个行业的解决方案。该项目寻求创建一套数字工具，以帮助管理公司之间的洞察和价值交换，使用户能够绘制供应链中关键矿物的活动、可用性和运输情况。这些工具将允许拥有适当许可的用户深入了解关键矿产供应链的来源和ESG性能；因此，在政府更可持续的关键矿产供应链战略中发挥关键作用。项目利益相关者包括：该项目由数字弹射器(DC)领导，作为其数字供应链枢纽的一部分，将领导与剑桥制造研究所的技术开发。在蒂赛德大学的支持下，国际商会正在利用他们的专业知识促进多方利益相关者的合作，将内阁办公室、德国的GIZ和澳大利亚的主要利益相关者聚集在一起，以确保我们将有所有锂供应链和技术公司的参与，从澳大利亚的矿山，到港口，到英国的制造，到日产和萨博在英国制造的汽车的电动汽车电池。

The published government strategy (July-2022) for the management of risks associated with Critical Mineral (CM) identified that better use of data generated in supply chains (end-to-end, from mining through processing, transportation, and manufacturing) is needed to accelerate innovation and a more efficient circular economy. Therefore, the purpose of the project is to implement elements of a collaboration toolkit that allows insight from data to be shared across multiple parties, without the need to expose the underlying data itself. The supply chain scenario to be used in demonstrating the capability and value will be the critical minerals supply-chain for the manufacture of Electric Vehicle batteries. The mineral extraction will take place in Australia with the final product in the UK market. The intention of the project will be to develop a prototype for a collaboration toolkit with a Technology Readiness Level of TRL 5 (technology model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment).It has been established via government/industry engagement that:* Industry recognises that current methods of supply chain management are unsustainable (financially, environmentally and socially)* Collaboration over data usage is a prerequisite to making improvements* Proposed technology include autonomous AI agents, digital ledger technology (DLT) and cryptographic zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP).* The intervention of a neutral capability is needed to enable otherwise competitive and data-protective entities to collaborate towards a solution that works for the whole industryThis project seeks to create a suite of digital tools to help govern the exchange of insight and value between companies enabling users to map activities, availability, and transit of critical minerals across the supply chain. The tools will allow users with the right permissions to access insight on the provenance and ESG performance of critical mineral supply chains; thus, playing a pivotal role in the Government's Strategy for more sustainable critical minerals supply chains.Project stakeholders include:The project, led by Digital Catapult (DC) as part of their Digital Supply Chain Hub, will lead on the technical developments with Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing. The International Chambers of Commerce, supported by Teesside University are leveraging their expertise in facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration bringing together the Cabinet Office, GIZ in Germany and key Australian stakeholders to ensure that we will have participation of all the Lithium supply chain and technology companies from mines in Australia, through ports, UK manufacturing and into the EV batteries of cars manufactured by Nissan and Saab in the UK.