Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a series of articles on issues arising from, and responses to, Covid-19 in the UK and beyond. In the first of this series, I discussed the role and value of place based data for local resilience and recovery. In this, I cover the Read more…
Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a series of articles on issues arising from, and responses to, Covid-19 in the UK and beyond. In the first of this series, I discuss data for local resilience and recovery based on a webinar of the same title delivered by the Connected Read more…
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 US where some courts are using AI to determine parole 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 the rise of the ‘algorithmic child’. One area this 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 designtech including how technologies are changing the role of designers, 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 only does data about the built environment help us understand 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 in the context of the built environment and ‘smart buildings’ 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, Sophie set out some of the opportunities and challenges in 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 likely to expand exponentially. It demands new approaches, and new Read more…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly being used across healthcare. From diagnostics to targeted treatments, there is emerging evidence of clinical benefit. However, challenges remain, not least the lack of robust governance, regulations, and standards, to ensure applications are safe, effective, and quality assured. The BSI’s and Association Read more…