{"id":22381,"date":"2026-09-30T18:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/?page_id=22381"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:39:22","slug":"from-data-to-decisions-where-digital-value-is-truly-created","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/from-data-to-decisions-where-digital-value-is-truly-created\/","title":{"rendered":"From Data to Decisions \u2013 where Digital Value is Truly Created"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Stefan Ebert, Managing Director, Digital Mine GmbH, Aachen\/Germany<br \/>\n<strong>DOI:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.66356\/mrg.2026.04.06.ENFDDDV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.66356\/mrg.2026.04.06.ENFDDDV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t<hr style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\" class=\"divider divider-normal\">\n\t\n<h4>How a Proof of Concept becomes a Proof of Value<\/h4>\n<span class=\"tie-dropcap \">D<\/span>igital technologies are now widely available in the mining sector. Nevertheless, many digitalisation initiatives fail to deliver the expected economic benefits. The reason often lies not in the technology itself, but in a lack of prioritisation, unclearly defined use cases and disconnects between data, insights, decisions and operational implementation. This paper demonstrates why a use case should always describe a better operational decision, at what point responsibility shifts from the technology provider to the operator, and how breaks in the digital value chain can be systematically identified. 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