The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by public sector organisations is contentious. From the UK on the Met’s use of Automatic Facial Recognition (AFR), to Australia on the robodebt scandal where a class action is gathering momentum, to the Read more…
Digital technologies are now a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. And questions remain as to how these technologies are reshaping how we experience the world around us, and how the world around us is being reshaped. Included here is Read more…
From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities, new technologies and data are beginning to radically transform how we design, manufacture and build, and use and optimise our built environment. And it is here that important questions need to be asked about Read more…
Planning has a profound effect on people’s lives and is vital not just to our economy, but our health and wellbeing. But there’s a problem. The planning system in England is complicated and largely ineffective. How do we put people Read more…
In 2015, NHS England launched the Healthy New Towns programme. Their ambition was to explore how the design and development of new places and spaces would provide a real opportunity to create healthier and better connected communities. The programme put Read more…
Data is critical in urban planning. But are we taking full advantage of it? How could a data informed and digitally enabled planning system benefit citizens, developers, local authorities and government? And what is Plantech? These are important questions. Not Read more…
In the previous articles on smart buildings and their risks, we’ve explored what we mean by ‘smart buildings’ and outlined what they have to offer to the commercial built environment. We have also touched on why the issue of data Read more…
This is the second of three articles produced collaboratively by Dr Sophie Taysom, an independent consultant at Keyah Consulting, and Dr Sue Chadwick, a Strategic Planning Advisor at Pinsent Masons LLP, on smart buildings and data. In the previous article, Read more…
John Browne’s recent book “Make, Think, Imagine” asserts that “human knowledge is cumulative: as more people contribute to a network, more useful insights emerge”. The digital revolution is disrupting all aspects of our lives with both its scope and impact Read more…
Does housing affect health? We know in the UK that there is a significant shortfall in housing. The Housing Federation puts this figure as an annual shortfall of 340k homes a year just to meet requirements. In addition to this, Read more…