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How data, technology, and gaming engines can help overcome obstacles

03 May 2022

How can data and technology help politicians, developers, planning authorities, and communities? What benefits will digitisation bring to the planning process? How does information currently flow to the various stakeholders through the planning process?

Jason Hawthorne and Piers Mulroney speak with Andrew Knight as they discuss how data, technology, and gaming engines can help overcome obstacles in the UK planning process.

VU.CITY has posted a blog with further detail on this subject which can be found here.

More information regarding VU.CITY and the Tech Partner Programme can be found at VU.CITY and www.rics.org/techpartner.

RICS Tech Partner discussion with Vu City - digitisation, planning

Tech Partner Programme blog

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RICS Tech Partner Programme

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