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Rebooting for Earth Day: Digital’s Role in Sustainability
Earth Day 22 April 2026
Earth Day is a moment to reflect on our impact on the planet and to commit to positive change.
Is Agentic Engineering the answer for Public Services?
We say Vibe Coding is dead because there is already a superior replacement, one that is truly disruptive… Agentic Engi
Open Digital Planning: Month 10
March has been a whirlwind of activity, and while our project report was finalised slightly early due to end of annual l
Open Digital Planning: Month 9
As usual we’re balancing the Open Digital Planning project alongside day-to-day business as usual work, and the team h
Open Digital Planning: Month 8
January has been about tackling our most complex data challenges and securing some valuable “quick wins” for our int
Open Digital Planning: Month 7
December has been a period of steady, quiet progress. While the team has been balancing end-of-year duties and taking we
Year Notes 2025 — a Revolutionary Year in Review
A key goal this year was to start the councils’ transformation journey with AI; we’ve been cautious and looked for c
Open Digital Planning: Month 6
As we hit the six-month mark of our journey with the Planning Improvement Fund, November became a month defined by refle
Open Digital Planning: Month 5
The team is feeling energised this month, fresh from the Open Digital Planning (ODP) camp at Medway.
Open Digital Planning: Month 4
As a technologist, i’m still learning about planning, but this work gave me a new perspective to the cityscapes and pl