Focus 2026

Safe AI starts with shareable data

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AI is rapidly becoming part of our workflows. At the same time, the public sector is receiving clearer direction to make data easier to find and reuse.

This creates an opportunity for the construction industry. The benefits do not come from the tool alone, however. We need data that can be understood, secure interfaces, clear governance and people who can assess the results.

Four layers need to work together

  1. Purpose, ownership and governance
  2. Data, quality, rights and metadata
  3. Interfaces, access, integration and logging
  4. AI services, workflows, evaluation and oversight

Human oversight and security cut across all layers. The network aims to make it easier to learn how this works in real projects.

We learn faster together

No organisation should have to tackle the same questions alone. By sharing both successful approaches and pitfalls, more people can make safer choices and move faster from needs to practical trials.