With the Smart Data Bill now in law, the UK is taking the framework proven through Open Banking and extending it across the wider economy. Introduced in October 2024 and passed in 2025, the Bill gives ...

The invention of the UPC barcode in 1973 revolutionised retail and paved the way for unprecedented efficiency gains in supply chains. Slapping a barcode on everything—from car parts and industrial ...

Open banking has revolutionised financial services. New fintech entrants to the market are providing a huge range of services to consumers and businesses, underpinned by secure data sharing. In turn ...

Use of machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) is on an exponential rise across fields 1 including all aspects of the semiconductor industry. In the last decade, the use of ML/AI exploded ...

Let’s take a minute to reflect on our current data capture processes end-to-end. Companies across retail, logistics and other industries are realizing the benefits of deploying a smart data capture ...

The Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works and the Open Data Institute have issued a Smart Data Challenge with a total prize fund of £600,000. The three entities have said the prize money ...

Now that the Data Act has been approved it will clearly be a revolution for the Internet of things (IoT) providers and for companies interested in accessing data generated by the IoT. The Data Act has ...

Thanks to digital solutions, the healthcare industry has made immense progress over the last few decades. In a not-so-distant future, the state of things will be even more exciting. A smartwatch could ...

Energy data has a key role in securing and protecting our energy future. As the global shift to decentralized energy networks keeps growing, together with the rising adoption rates of electric ...