MHCLG is the first department signed up to DSIT’s Reuse for Good charter – and we’re already making a difference. In this blog post, we share how old tech devices can provide quality second lives to digitally excluded people who urgently need them, and useful tips gathered by our Live Services team along the way.
Regulations have been laid in Parliament requiring local planning authorities to publish plan and timetable data in a standardised format, when creating local, minerals, waste or supplementary plans under the new plan-making system. This marks a major step towards a more open, data-driven planning system.
England's planning system holds decades of valuable data locked in scanned PDFs and digital documents. Extract, an AI tool developed by MHCLG in partnership with the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, converts historic planning maps and documents into standardised, usable data - so local authorities can make their data available and power digital planning services.
New technology is transforming how planning is delivered. 3 of the 4 finalists in this year's Planning Awards' digital technology category are funded by the Digital Planning programme, demonstrating how AI tools and technology are saving time, improving consistency and helping deliver 1.5 million homes.
Learn how the Homes for Ukraine Digital team in MHCLG delivered a sustainable, in-house digital service at national scale to support a humanitarian crisis, transitioning from emergency response to long-term transformation, and creating significant efficiencies, a better user experience as well as opportunities for reusability across government.
Local planning authorities are modernising planning services using open data. New software like PlanX is improving the experience for applicants, while back-office improvements are speeding up processing. New funding will help more authorities adopt tools and make improvements, freeing up planning teams to focus on delivering the homes communities need.
Local AI is a new MHCLG team working with councils to support the responsible use of artificial intelligence across local government. We focus on the real pressures councils face, and work in partnership with the sector to tackle shared problems. Find out more about Local AI and how you can get involved.
Local Digital is pleased to share an update on the Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability (SAVVI) and Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standards. New pilots with Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council will test the adoption of these data standards, and identify vulnerability earlier, more consistently and more effectively.
This International Women's Day, 4 leaders share how generosity with time, resources and knowledge has helped them progress their careers and how their experiences equip them to contribute meaningfully to gender diversity and inclusion within their teams and beyond.
Open Data Communities (ODC) is the platform for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to routinely release its data outputs in fully open, accessible and reusable forms. This blog post talks about how it’s evolving, why it’s changing and how you can help shape the next steps.
