Geoscience Australia has released the Green Iron StoryMap, an interactive tool within the Digital Atlas of Australia that layers iron ore deposits, renewable energy zones, existing rail and port corridors, and water resources to map green iron potential. Users can interrogate spatial data on proximity of high‑grade ore bodies to wind and solar resources, transmission lines and gas pipelines, helping screen locations for hydrogen‑based direct reduction or electrified pelletising. For miners and infrastructure planners, it offers a first‑pass, national‑scale view of where integrated green iron hubs could be technically viable.

The Institution of Civil Engineers has launched a mobile careers app to help civil engineering and infrastructure students plan and track their route to professional qualification. The app provides structured guidance on ICE membership grades, IPD and CPD requirements, and routes to EngTech, IEng and CEng, alongside tools to log experience on site placements and design projects. For employers and mentors, it offers a standardised framework for monitoring graduate development against ICE competence statements.

Proof-of-concept tests have been completed on the UKRI-supported Manufacturer’s Information Hub (MIH), a not-for-profit platform to share structured construction product data across Europe via a standard API. Phase one defined how to connect manufacturer databases, created requirements for a standard data dictionary to validate and present attributes, and set rules to cut complexity and compliance risk around safety and environmental performance. Subject to funding, a small-scale working prototype linking a handful of manufacturers and users is targeted for spring 2027, with full-scale testing through 2027 and initial platform functionality from 2028.