Save the date: RAU and LUNZ Hub Workshop Consultation Workshop - Where can innovation help improve the data used by land managers and policy makers?

The Government has launched a national conversation about land use, to inform its forthcoming Land Use Framework. This will create a toolkit for decisions that minimise trade-offs and optimise the use of land in England.

The Royal Agricultural University and LUNZ Hub are supporting Defra with consultation workshops for UK-based businesses developing innovative solutions in this field, to ensure their needs and priorities are understood. Where can innovation help improve the data used by land managers and policy makers?

Two workshop options are available on the 18th of March 2025 in:

• 10:00-11:45, 18th March 2025 – online
• 12:30-14:15, 18th March 2025 – in person at RAU Farm491, Cirencester

Each workshop will follow the same format. Defra will outline the scope of the consultation and the key questions Government needs to answer through it. We will then hear an initial response from The Land App on behalf of Making Land Digital, which has identified geospatial data infrastructure priorities. Then we will open the floor, to discuss those initial contributions, hear your hopes and concerns relating to the framework, and identify key factors you think Government should address in designing and delivering it.

We do hope you can attend one of these meetings. If you can, please register here by 14th March. These two workshops are specifically aimed at UK start-ups and other innovative businesses focusing on digital tools and solutions.

Please contact Tom MacMillan if you are unsure whether you would find it relevant to attend: [email protected].

The Government consultation is open here until 25th April. We encourage you to read the material there and respond directly, whether or not you can attend one of these workshops.

Click here to register for the consultation workshop.