
Reaction to the Queen's Speech
11 May 2021Sir Robert McAlpine’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hamer, reacts to the Queen’s Speech.
Sir Robert McAlpine’s Strategy Director, Grant Findlay, reacts to the government’s response to the consultation on the National Data Strategy.
Yesterday, the Government published its response and announced the creation of the National Data Forum, which is designed to:
Grant Findlay, Director of Strategy, who previously wrote about why greater data access can underpin economic recovery, commented:
“Sir Robert McAlpine welcomes the publication of the government’s response to the National Data Strategy consultation and the creation of the National Data Strategy Forum. Data has an important role to play in the future of construction and we recognise its value in driving up productivity and the economic viability of our projects.
"We are proud members of the Project Data Analytics Taskforce, which provides a UK based forum for instigating, co-ordinating and inspiring work on project data analytics. We are also spearheading the future of data in construction by working closely with Projecting Success and the Open Data Institute as part of the Construction Data Trust, which aims to use data analysis techniques to drive improved data quality, unlock cost effective innovation and create one cross-industry response to common challenges.
"As the UK begins the journey towards economic recovery post-COVID, we look forward to working with Government and its newly formed National Data Strategy Forum to unlock the full potential of data in construction.”
Sir Robert McAlpine’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hamer, reacts to the Queen’s Speech.
Congratulations to our Head of Data and Analytics, Gareth Parkes, listed amongst the Top 100 most influential people in data by the prestigious DataIQ.
Further to the Government’s National Data Strategy consultation, to which we contributed, our Director of Strategy, Grant Findlay, explains why enabling greater data access is the first step towards improving project delivery and productivity.