Events

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From weekly free lunchtime lectures on cutting-edge tools and ideas, to the ODI Summit with our founders, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, we host a range of exciting events

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Upcoming Events

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Open Data in a Day Wed, 29 Jan 2020, 09:15 The ODI, Third Floor 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE
- Innovation
- Skills and literacy
Learn how to discover, use and describe the benefits of open data, and how they impact your organisation
Talk
ODI Fridays: Monitoring equality in public services – the value of protected characteristics Fri, 31 Jan 2020, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
- Data publishing and use
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Public service design
This talk explores a new report written by the ODI and funded by the Legal Education Foundation, explaining the problem digital services face, and explores how the issue can be tackled by service designers, regulators and further research
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Meetup, Members Event, Talk
Private view: Copy That? Surplus Data in an Age of Repetitive Duplication Tue, 04 Feb 2020, 17:45 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, 3rd Floor, London, EC2A 4JE
- Arts, culture and heritage
Please join us for drinks and nibbles at the private view of the 2020 art exhibition Copy That? Surplus Data in an Age of Repetitive Duplication. Copy That? is open to the public by appointment from February 5 – June 30 2020, Monday – Friday, 10 am – 17.00. To book your visit email [email protected]
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Data as Culture exhibition, Talk
Exhibition: Copy That? Surplus Data in an Age of Repetitive Duplication Wed, 05 Feb 2020, 10:00 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton St, Hackney, London EC2A 4JE
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
How ‘true’ is the ‘data you’ and how many versions exist online? Explore at the ODI’s latest Data as Culture exhibition. Copy That? is open to the public by appointment from February 5 – June 30 2020, Monday – Friday, 10 am – 17.00 (booking required)
Course, Taught
Introduction to Data Ethics and the Data Ethics Canvas (Manchester) Fri, 07 Feb 2020, 09:00 Federation House, 2 Federation Street, Manchester, M4 4BF
- Data ethics and privacy
Get an introduction to the concept of data ethics, and how to help your organisation use the ODI Data Ethics Canvas to help make better and more ethical decisions about data
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Course
Introduction to Data Ethics and the Data Ethics Canvas Wed, 12 Feb 2020, 10:00 Open Data Institute | 65 Clifton Street | EC2A 4JE London | United Kingdom
- Data ethics and privacy
In this half-day interactive course run by our experts you will be given an introduction to the concept of data ethics, and how to help your organisation use the ODI Data Ethics Canvas to help make better and more ethical decisions about data
Talk
ODI Fridays: Narratives and nuance – creative ways to engage 'the people' in data issues Fri, 14 Feb 2020, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
In this lecture, Anna Scott will talk through creative approaches to engaging people in data issues – from illustrated reports to artworks, games to shadow puppet
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ODI Fridays: The poetry of data with Mr Gee Fri, 28 Feb 2020, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
- Arts, culture and heritage
Mr Gee will share how he’s combined his love of classic poetry with data to find his own unique interpretation of the world
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Members Event, Talk
Data sharing for growth, trust and efficiency (Leeds) Wed, 04 Mar 2020, 16:00 ODI Leeds, Duke Street, #3rd Floor, Leeds, LS9 8AG
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
Data sharing in the private sector is notoriously difficult. Learn from the businesses that have made it work – and as result, have become trailblazers in their sector
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Members Event, Talk
Data sharing for growth, trust and efficiency (London) Wed, 11 Mar 2020, 16:00 Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 4JE
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
Data sharing in the private sector is notoriously difficult. Learn from the businesses that have made it work – and as result, have become trailblazers in their sector.
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Course, Taught
Train the trainer – 16 March 2020 Mon, 16 Mar 2020, 09:30 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
- Skills and literacy
Learn to develop an understanding of open data principles and learn to create, deliver and evaluate high quality interactive training.
Course
Open Data in a Day Wed, 25 Mar 2020, 09:15 The ODI, Third Floor 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE
- Innovation
- Skills and literacy
Learn how to discover, use and describe the benefits of open data, and how they impact your organisation
Talk

ODI Fridays: Becoming London's first Chief Digital Officer Fri, 27 Mar 2020, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE Theo Blackwell shares what it’s like to be dropped into a role which carries with it so many city-wide expectations, the challenges, and why London needed him in the first place

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Course
Introduction to Data Ethics and the Data Ethics Canvas Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 10:00 Open Data Institute | 65 Clifton Street | EC2A 4JE London | United Kingdom
- Data ethics and privacy
In this half-day interactive course run by our experts you will be given an introduction to the concept of data ethics, and how to help your organisation use the ODI Data Ethics Canvas to help make better and more ethical decisions about data
Course
Open Data in a Day Tue, 26 May 2020, 09:15 The ODI, Third Floor 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE
- Innovation
- Skills and literacy
Learn how to discover, use and describe the benefits of open data, and how they impact your organisation
Course
Introduction to Data Ethics and the Data Ethics Canvas Wed, 24 Jun 2020, 10:00 Open Data Institute | 65 Clifton Street | EC2A 4JE London | United Kingdom
- Data ethics and privacy
In this half-day interactive course run by our experts you will be given an introduction to the concept of data ethics, and how to help your organisation use the ODI Data Ethics Canvas to help make better and more ethical decisions about data

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