By Ryan, Digital and Data team for Mining Legacy & Reservoir Safety
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In July, the Senedd passed the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill. It’s now received Royal Assent and the new Disused Tips Authority will be established in 2027 – a big milestone. But while the legislation is recently passed, the work to implement it has been underway for some time. Our digital and data work began in March 2024 and has been steadily building since.
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We are working on a new and improved platform for StatsWales to keep up with technological updates and user needs. As a consequence, and as explained in our previous blog, our OData service will not be available from the end of August.
This post provides an update on the temporary arrangements we are putting in place to replace OData until the new StatsWales service is in place in 2025.
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It’s been over a year since my last blog which covered how LoRaWAN is helping to fight crime and tackle climate change.
Since then, we have seen the Smart Towns programme flourish, with the team undertaking a significant amount of engagement, and hosting what is understood to be the first “Smart” conference focusing on towns, hosted in Wrexham (which ironically is a city!).
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We are working on a new and improved platform for StatsWales to keep up with technological updates and user needs. As a consequence, our OData services will not be available from the end of August. This is because Microsoft will stop supporting the technology and our new solution will not be ready until 2025.
This post explains what will happen, how it will affect you and what temporary arrangements we are putting in place.
Post by Christopher, Ordnance Survey consultant working in the Welsh Government
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Digital twins could deliver £7bn in benefits to the UK economy by 2050, according to a recent Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) report. The report also found that digital twins could reduce costs by up to 25%, improve productivity by up to 15%, and reduce emissions by up to 20%.
With this in mind, the Ordnance Survey is working with the Welsh Government over the next few months to explore if and how digital twins could support the Digital Strategy for Wales in underpinning policy areas and identify where they could add the most value.
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24 August marks Ukraine’s National Day, also known as Independence Day.
Since the launch of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Wales has become a Nation of Sanctuary for thousands of people who have escaped the conflict. In this blog, we describe some of the work using digital tools in Wales to help Ukrainian people stay safe and supported.
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The Digital Strategy for Wales sets out how we want people to have the motivation, access, skills and confidence to use digital in a modern world.
Digital is now a fundamental aspect of our daily lives – used for entertainment and leisure activities, in work and education, for keeping in touch with family and friends and accessing important public services. Many of us benefit from being able to use digital tools and technology confidently, however as the pace of change in digital technology increases, there is risk that more people will remain or become digitally excluded. Digital exclusion is experienced by people who do not have access, skills, confidence, or motivation to use the internet or digital tools.
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In my last blog, I mentioned how LoRaWAN is revolutionising how sensing is done and, since then, it’s been incredible to witness LoRaWAN adoption increasing at pace.
For example, a major water utility company is investing in 5000 LoRaWAN gateways and 3 million sensors that will be retrofitted to existing water meters, and combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI), will improve detection of leaks and optimise the water network.
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If so, now is an exciting time to be joining the Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession in Welsh Government. We’re looking for people with a variety of different skills to help support the digital transformation of services to citizens, transform our internal ways of working, and manage and develop our technical infrastructure and services in Welsh Government.
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The ‘Internet of Things’ or ‘IoT’ has become a commonly-heard phrase in recent years. It may seem very abstract, and nothing to do with your everyday lives, or perhaps you’ve never even heard of it. But do you wear a Fitbit to capture your steps each day and make sure you’re moving enough? Or maybe your trusty Alexa will remind you to pick up milk on your way home later? Well, without even knowing, you’ve been connecting with the Internet of Things.
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