The Local Government open data incentive scheme is designed to encourage councils to publish open data in a consistent format on popular themes. Three themes are in scope from June 2014 to March 2015: planning applications, premises licenses and public toilets.
Read MoreAt our conference last week, Chris Sale from London Borough of Newham gave a presentation on a digital service that we have created with Newham. I'd like to give you a bit more information about it in this blog post, because it's a great example of how the principles of the Government Digital Strategy are just as relevant at the Local Government level.
Read MoreWe can no longer afford to do nothing. Every year, vital habitats are eroded or lost all together; global cities become more overcrowded and polluted; and even small organisations can have an irreversible impact on environmental issues extending from local communities to global warming. No matter what business activity we are engaged in, we all have a responsibility to act sustainably – and location analysis can help us.
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