The ODI – Open Data Institute

The Open Data Institute works with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem, where people can make better decisions using data and manage any harmful impacts.

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Service Need help or advice? Here's where to start
- Alex Chandran
- Claire Selby
- Julie McMahon
- Mike Rose
Our consultants are experienced in data policy, licensing, training, standards, ethics, emerging tech and open data
Members Event, Summit, Talk ODI Summit 2018 Tue, 20 Nov 2018, 08:45 King's Place The ODI Summit 2018 will explore the intersection of data’s value across sectors – from commercial business to public services, the arts to charities Book
ODI View Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and personal data Read our thought pieces, interviews and media coverage on the misuse of personal data, data rights and ethics
Your round-up of the latest, greatest data stories Sign up to receive The Week in Data There’s always something exciting going on in the world of data. Keep your finger on the pulse with our regular e-shots
Service Tools & resources
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Transport
- Joe Brown
- Leigh Dodds
- Olivier Thereaux
- Peter Wells
- Stephen Fortune
We produce free tools and guides to help you to manage, publish and use data. We’ve researched and developed these tools ourselves with input from the wider community
Event Series ODI Fridays lunchtime lectures
- Hannah Foulds
Friday lunchtime lectures are for everyone and are free to attend. You bring your lunch, and we provide tea and coffee, an interesting talk, and enough time to get back to your desk.
Guides 03/11/2017 What is 'open data' and why should we care?
- Banking and finance
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Public administration services
- Search and discovery
- Cities
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
- Anna Scott
What is ‘open data’, and how does it fit in? Here are 10 things you need to know…
What we do and why we do it What is the ODI? The ODI was co-founded in 2012 by the inventor of the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee and AI expert Sir Nigel Shadbolt to address today’s global challenges using the web of data.

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