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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 Engineering.
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
Open Digital Planning: Month 3
Our First Open Planning Dataset is Now Live for Adur and Worthing!