In the run up to #LondonDataWeek, it was a privilege to welcome representatives from over 20 cities to London for a Google for Cities event discussing how better public/private partnerships can use data & AI to help build greener, cleaner, healthier cities for all. @ldncdo.bsky.social

Join us at London Data Week, starting tomorrow. 50+ events across the city - something for everyone! 👇👇👇

Thank you, Tokyo 🇯🇵 London is looking East. In a changing world, building strong global connections is essential to secure the investment, high-skilled jobs, and innovation that will keep London competitive.

London 🤝 Singapore. This is what it looks like when two global powerhouses unite. Delighted to be here to bang the drum for London and supercharge the strong ties between our countries.

Help shape the Mayor's AI and Jobs Taskforce to understand the impact of AI on Londoners’ jobs, and how we can support: what's AI actually doing to your work, your sector, your city? Take our @mayoroflondon.bsky.social survey; join the online discussion; RT! www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/...

If you’ve chosen to live in the centre of the greatest city in the world, expect the nightlife to match.

Support the young men in your life to recognise harmful content when they see it online. Use our new conversation tool, the N.O.I.S.E check: www.london.gov.uk/ignore-the-n...

The manosphere is targeting young people online. Here’s how London’s fighting back.

Being a teenager is tough at the best of times - now the manosphere is offering young men simple but harmful answers to their struggles. I wrote for LBC about what tech companies and others must do to ensure we avoid a lost generation of young men.

Tech companies cannot keep turning a blind eye while harmful content is pushed to young people by algorithms designed to keep them hooked. Until platforms can prove they are safe for children, a ban for under 16s is the only way to stem the harms we know are happening.

The Soho Society's decision to oppose all new and extended license applications is the wrong one - it's bad for London.

My message to young men: ignore the noise online and trust your own voice.

Islington was painted red today, as generations of fans lined the streets to celebrate Arsenal men’s team winning the Premier League for the first time in 22 years, and the women’s team clinching the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 🏆

The State of London Debate is back. Join us to discuss what’s ahead for London’s housing, policing, economy and more. Be a part of the conversation online on Wednesday 3 June.

Help shape the Mayor's AI and Jobs Taskforce to understand the impact of AI on Londoners’ jobs, and how we can support: what's AI actually doing to your work, your sector, your city? Take our @mayoroflondon.bsky.social survey; join the online discussion; RT! www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/...

Let it be clear: you are wanted here.

"some of the people behind the accounts are motivated merely by money, others are backed by hostile states such as Russia and Iran."

"I mostly post to get a reaction for the sake of engagement which boosts my followers and money” says AI faker paid through Instagram's monetisation scheme. Learn more about the online outrage economy in this BBC report citing work by @london.gov.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: we're supersizing the Hopper fare to put money back into Londoners' pockets this summer. Look out for our fun 🐸 buses.

False narratives about London are being manufactured by state-backed actors, extremist groups and profit-driven content farms. Different motivations, same effect. Last night Mayor of London @london.gov.uk published new GLA research into who's doing it and why www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧵 1/3

Good use of the GLA City Intelligence Unit to analyse the data. www.ft.com/content/4f95...

Big intervention on social media companies and disinformation by @london.gov.uk 👇

Working in local gov tech adoption for 15+ years, I've never seen anything move as fast as AI did across London boroughs this year. Read about this and more in my end of year review chiefdigitalofficer4london.medium.com/chief-digita...

NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city. London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.

GDS Local goes live - new team to support local government transformation gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/24/g...

In London, hate will never win.

We must unite against those who seek to divide us.

Congratulations to Claire Waxman on her new role as National Victims Commissioner. Her commitment as London Victims' Commissioner has brought significant changes here and across the country, and I know she will continue to build a criminal justice system that is fit for purpose.

Ignore the haters. London is the 🐐

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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

🚀@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

🚀 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

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.

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.

🚨 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

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...

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

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.

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-...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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/...