Chief Digital Officer for London

London Connectivity This map shows estimated coverage of broadband services across London by Postcode, Ward or Borough.

Small but important project released by my team this week. The new (simplified) London Broadband Connectivity Map: apps.london.gov.uk/connectivity/

Click or search to find levels of availability and unavailability in your Postcode, Ward or Borough.

#LDN @ldncdo.bsky.social @ldndata.bsky.social

Welcome to Data for London and the new city dataset library👇 www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/c...

Many years in the making this. The first small - but significant - step in overhauling London’s city data infrastructure is live at dfl.London.gov.uk

🔍 Ready to explore London's data?

The Data for London Library is live: dfl.london.gov.uk

Whether you're building services, doing research, or supporting communities - find trusted data to solve real problems 5/5

#London #OpenData #Innovation

🤝 Built with and for #data users

The Data for London Library was designed with London's data community - councils, civil society, tech leaders.

Launching in beta means we keep improving with your feedback 4/5

#UserCentredDesign #CollaborativeGovernment

🧠 Why London's Data for London Library matters for urban #AI

Better data access = better data services & AI systems = better public services

As Europe's largest tech hub, London is building infrastructure for responsible AI that serves all 9 million Londoners 3/5

📊 Data delivers real change for Londoners

The new Data for London Library builds on 15 years of impact:

🫁 Air quality alerts
🏠 NetZero programmes
🤝 Rough sleeping insights
🚪 house-building and planning

When data is discoverable, services improve #innovation 2/5

Data for London Library goes live | UKAuthority

🚀@london.gov.uk just launched something big for city #data & urban #AI - the Data for London Library - transforming city data to improve public services.
✅ 5,100+ datasets
✅ Connects (not collects) public bodies & gvt datasets
✅ Built for AI revolution
www.ukauthority.com/articles/dat... 1/5

7/7 Ready to be part of the solution? Join the conversation about how data shapes our neighbourhoods, health, creativity, and future. Check out the full programme! londondataweek.org

🌍 6/7 From Imperial College's AI healthcare regulation to community-led projects tackling local challenges, plus global contributors. Events designed for seasoned data scientists AND curious citizens alike.

💡5/7 LDW's mission: fostering collaboration between residents, organizations, community groups, and public institutions that make London great. The most effective data solutions require public support through genuine community engagement.

🎮 4/7 Build arcade games using ChatGPT with teenagers, learn how electrical signals from our bodies become health data, or join the Data Leaders Summit where government meets citizen data networks. Something for everyone!

🌱 3/7 Walk through Olympic Park exploring urban transformation data, help design citizen science tools in Finsbury Park, or step into a Civic Phone Booth helping offline citizens stay engaged...

🎭 2/7 Where else can you... Learn live coding at an Algorave (music meets mathematics!), watch "Humans in the Loop" - a musical about AI written by actual humans, or create memes about AI's environmental impact? Only at #LondonDataWeek! londondataweek.org

🚀 London Data Week is HERE July 7-13 sees London transform into a data playground where data becomes accessible, creative and community-centered. This isn't your typical tech conference, @london.gov.uk and Alan Turing Inst have bootstrapped over 50+ inspiring community-led events 🧵1/7

Khan launches £300,000 fund to boost al fresco dining in London Sector hopes new funding will ‘cut through bureaucracy’ and boost footfall

I’m keen to put summer streets dining and later opening hours back on the menu this summer.

Our world-class restaurants, cafes and bars have been restricted through bureaucracy and rules. The new £300,000 summer fund will help to kickstart al fresco dining and extend opening hours.

Free school breakfast clubs launch today in 'game changing' moment - full list The first 750 schools will host free breakfast clubs from today in a move Keir Starmer has branded 'game-changing' - see the full list to see if your child is affected

Since September 2023, children in London’s state primary schools have had access to a free school meal everyday thanks to City Hall funding. From today, children in 80 of London’s primary schools will also have access to a healthy breakfast too.

TransformGov Talks : Fifth event · Luma For our next event we have the following two excellent speakers. Catherine Day, Cabinet Office, on the cross-government participatory methods forum The Cabinet…

🚨 EVENT KLAXON! 🚨

The next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds April 30th with the following great speakers.
* Catherine Day - cross-government participatory methods forum
* ​Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team

Register here : lu.ma/c3wlyoz0

Sadiq Khan: Here’s one thing to get us closer to Europe – and a post-Trump bump A new youth mobility scheme will bring the UK and the EU some much needed connection – and a shot in the arm for business, too, writes London Mayor Sadiq Khan

A new youth mobility scheme with the EU would boost economic growth and provide exciting opportunities for young people.

At a time of so much global uncertainty deepening our partnership with EU partners is a win-win for our growth and prosperity.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump...

🔍 How is local data sharing working in London? As part of our series celebrating 15 years of the London Datastore, Head of Data for London @mhwauben.bsky.social explores what’s going well, where challenges remain and the next steps for smarter collaboration:
data.london.gov.uk/blog/local-d...

London check your air quality. See how much harmful NOx emissions have changed where you live compared to a scenario without the ULEZ. Check your borough.

New figures show ULEZ works, with some of the greatest benefits in outer London.

Londoners—wherever you live in the capital, use our air quality checker to see how much of an impact ULEZ has had in your borough ⬇️

londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt

How is Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tackling misogyny? By educating school children about respectful relationships Tackling violence against women and girls starts in schools.

Back in October, I launched a toolkit for London’s primary schools to help children build healthy, respectful relationships. With harmful online influencers spreading misogyny, it's vital we act early.

A screenshot from the London Building Stock Model. The screenshow shots a map of properties across London split by tenure type.

Nearly two-thirds of London’s CO2 emissions come from buildings, with domestic buildings account for 32% of emissions. Identifying which buildings would benefit from retrofit is tricky, but luckily machine learning can help. Enter the London Building Stock Model 2: data.london.gov.uk/blog/london-...

"A set of six impact metrics, each represented by an icon and a corresponding value. The first metric, represented by a calendar icon, shows 'Collaborative Days Saved' as 1,323. The second, with a piggy bank icon, indicates 'Costs Saved by Collaborators' at £2.16 million. The third, shown with a house icon, represents 'Increase in Resident Wellbeing' valued at £7.23 million. The fourth, with a bus icon, measures 'Journey Time Saved' at 267,000 hours, equating to £2.02 million. The fifth, another piggy bank icon, denotes 'Business Losses Avoided' at £1.15 million. The final metric, represented by a green leaf icon, shows 'Carbon Saved: Reduced Trips' at 66 tonnes of CO₂.

With London's incredible density delivering new infrastructure projects can be the wicked-est of wicked problems. We've built the Infrastructure Mapping Application to help speed up projects and reduce costs. Read on: data.london.gov.uk/blog/data-as...

"A set of six impact metrics, each represented by an icon and a corresponding value. The first metric, represented by a calendar icon, shows 'Collaborative Days Saved' as 1,323. The second, with a piggy bank icon, indicates 'Costs Saved by Collaborators' at £2.16 million. The third, shown with a house icon, represents 'Increase in Resident Wellbeing' valued at £7.23 million. The fourth, with a bus icon, measures 'Journey Time Saved' at 267,000 hours, equating to £2.02 million. The fifth, another piggy bank icon, denotes 'Business Losses Avoided' at £1.15 million. The final metric, represented by a green leaf icon, shows 'Carbon Saved: Reduced Trips' at 66 tonnes of CO₂.

With London's incredible density delivering new infrastructure projects can be the wicked-est of wicked problems. We've built the Infrastructure Mapping Application to help speed up projects and reduce costs. Read on: data.london.gov.uk/blog/data-as...

A screenshot from the London Building Stock Model. The screenshow shots a map of properties across London split by tenure type.

Nearly two-thirds of London’s CO2 emissions come from buildings, with domestic buildings account for 32% of emissions. Identifying which buildings would benefit from retrofit is tricky, but luckily machine learning can help. Enter the London Building Stock Model 2: data.london.gov.uk/blog/london-...

London Data Week is back for its third year! If you're interesting in hosting an event you can apply here: lnkd.in/dCZp2-82. Applications close 31 May - and will run from July 7-13 across the city. #LDW25

Playback from Digital Leaders: Creating trusted AI services for all by Luke Marshall-Waterfield, acting Chief Digital Officer for London

Great panel yesterday at the Digital Leaders Public Sector AI conference on how to build trusted AI services for all. Here are some of the ways we're approaching this in London.
chiefdigitalofficer4london.medium.com/playback-fro... #digileaders

A graphic with a blue sky background and white clouds. The text reads: "Harmful NO2 levels are estimated to be lower in 2024 compared to a scenario without ULEZ". The reductions are listed as follows: Central London – 54% lower, Inner London – 29% lower, Outer London – 24% lower. A source link at the bottom reads: london.gov.uk/ulez.

ULEZ works. It’s that simple.

Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.

London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

ULEZ works - improving air quality for all Londoners, protecting health and the environment 💚

It wasn’t a decision the Mayor took lightly, but it was so important.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...