Data has never been more important for London As London looks to 2021 and a hoped-for recovery after Covid-19, responsible data sharing and data-driven decision-making become ever more important to the future for all the capital’s businesses Share this item with your network: By Published: 21 Dec 2020 As London prepares for a new year in the shadow of the momentous disruptions created by Covid-19, one certainty is that data and data analysis have never been more important to the future success of the city. This year we saw how the pandemic spurred the public and private sectors to come together to help ensure London could base its response on the most accurate information possible – both in dealing with the immediate challenges and in understanding their social and economic consequences. But we need to keep up the pace of this work.