The data gap is leadership. Building on my previous post, I am finding myself referring to this more and more, and it’s starting to land as an idea. Referring back to the Bezos’-level mandate that I think is now needed. To recap, this was allegedly the internal memo Bezos sent…

This evening I learned… just how bad our sky pollution is going to get. There is *exponential* growth in satellite: this is growth from 2,000 satellites a couple of years ago, to over 4,000 now and (realistic) projection of over 100,000 THIS decade. This means, for example, if you looked…

Preface This is the first in a series of posts that will map out where Open Banking came from, why and what it all means. Open Banking represents one of the most significant step-changes in banking in a generation. There are now millions of people using it across dozens of countries. …

The IPCC has been very clear. We must reduce emissions to Net Zero, and we must achieve ~50% of this target by 2030. This is a vast undertaking and one that requires the exponential growth of Net Zero culture, research and solutions. Many initiatives I’ve witnessed, which are based on…

Access to trusted data is a critical blocker to Net Zero incentives and demonstrable impact. Better access to commercial and open data creates the potential for target-based investments, procurement, products and services, as well as addressing transparency and disclosure. Open standards deliver cohesion & interoperability that can unlock metric-based innovation…

This is not a thought piece, it’s a call to action. We have failed to create smart cities. We have failed to create truly scalable and sustainable mechanisms to enable our cities and countries to benefit from the internet age. …

Benefits Improved data sharing informs better decisions, leading to efficiencies in operations as well as growth in user demand for data, products and value-added services (including services relating to the growing data market). From an economic perspective, as we’ve covered before, there is value in moving from Closed data to Shared…

I tend to avoid posting bleak/doom-laden things as (a) there’s already a lot of that about, and (b) it doesn’t help bring us a sense of agency. …

Three reasons why you can’t ignore it anymore. You can no longer build ‘ESG’ or ‘Climate’ as a category: it’s either a business target or your business will be a target. A further 100+ conversations leads me to think that most businesses and investors are still being led by ‘business…