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ODI Summit is on 2 November (online): Book your place today 100 visionary speakers; 40+ panels, talks and roundtable discussions; films, interactive artworks and games. Join the data conversation!
Webinar: Benchmarking data literacy in your organisation How we have started benchmarking data literacy in organisations, and how this is different from assessing data skills and competencies
Putting government data on the map Special Adviser Gavin Freeguard looks back at what we’ve learned from our recent National Data Strategy policy project
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We work with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem.
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Policy readiness of Europe for the secondary use of health data

We have published a first-of-its-kind report scrutinising the policy readiness of Europe for the secondary use of health data and identifying good practice across the region
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National Data Strategy Help us map who is responsible for data in government
Experimentalism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution We’re exploring how data policy and data practice can best adapt to the changing rate of change
Using data to drive better outcomes in healthcare We're working with Roche to design a ‘Data governance playbook for data-driven healthcare projects’
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The ODI Summit is on 2 November: Book your place today

Join us online on 2 November to explore what it means to be human in a world of data. With 100 speakers, and 40+ panels, talks and roundtables – join the data conversation. Don't miss out!
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Whether you’re in the private, public or third sectors, we can help with your data strategy. Share your ideas with us, and we’ll be in touch to find out more.

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Free tool to help identify and manage ethical issues

The Data Ethics Canvas is a free, downloadable tool for anyone who collects, shares or uses data. It helps identify and manage ethical issues – at the start of a project that uses data, and throughout.
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Data institutions for labour rights and supply chains
Data ethics: practical and benchmarking tools
Implementing national data strategies: start small, think big
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Lowering barriers to implementation of the OpenActive Open Booking API
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Why leaders should care how their organisation collects, accesses, uses and shares data
How does data assurance increase confidence in data?
What is a digital twin?
What is an identifier?
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Join ODI Learning Month

Join ODI Learning Month – an exclusive series of courses, webinars, games, and events, designed to give you the chance to immerse yourself in how we produce, use and share data
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The Data Ethics Canvas
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Open Standards for Data
Service designers using the Data Ecosystem Mapping tool
Data Ecosystem Mapping
Datopolis board game
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ODI Summit 2021 – Data <> People
Come on this course and see if you can win the machine learning card game!
Applying Machine Learning and AI Techniques to Data
Anonymisation is for Everyone
ODI Data Ethics Canvas – Learning team adaptation
Introduction to data ethics and the Data Ethics Canvas
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