Steve Calder is the chief customer officer at the Met Office, working to ensure weather and climate intelligence can power future plans for local and national government, as well as support key UK industries to grow. Here, he discusses how innovative science and partnerships will prove crucial to the future success of government and industry
Ordnance Survey has analysed 23.6 million homes to understand which parts of Britain are hardest to heat as temperatures fall
Ordnance Survey has released the first national dataset showing the position and coverage of more than six million street lights across Great Britain. The data reveals the country’s brightest and darkest routes and offers new insights to support safer travel, planning and public‑sector decision‑making
Battery storage is rapidly becoming one of the public sector’s most powerful tools for cutting costs, strengthening energy security and supporting the shift to clean power, as Gareth Simkins, senior communications adviser at Solar Energy UK, explains
Sam Smith, Institute Director at Socitm, sets out how digital and data can drive sustainable outcomes across communities
The AGI’s new Foresight Report sets out the forces reshaping the UK’s geospatial sector to 2030, from AI to data governance. It warns that skills and education must evolve rapidly if the UK is to stay competitive and meet rising public‑sector demand
Digital ID
Laura Foster, associate director for tech and innovation at techUK, examines the debate around Digital ID. She unpacks the misconceptions shaping the conversation and outlines what government and industry must do to build a trusted, citizen‑centred system
Smart phone
A digital platform is enabling social housing providers to give their residents easier access to services, information and support, writes Sam Dugmore, systems development and support manager at Wolverhampton Homes