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Blog 11/05/2018 How can we support the publication and use of more open geospatial data?
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Open standards and open APIs
- Search and discovery
- Leigh Dodds
A new project explores how to unlock the potential of open geospatial data and technology
Blog 11/05/2018 Most data is about multiple people – what does that mean for data portability?
- Anna Scott
- Fiona Smith
- Jack Hardinges
- Jeni Tennison
- Peter Wells
Data portability is a new right, yet most data is about multiple people. What does this means for service designers and policymakers?
Blog 10/05/2018 How can tools support the use of open data to improve public services?
- Data publishing and use
- Public administration services
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
Guides, Reports 09/05/2018 How can smart contracts be useful for businesses? (report)
- Emerging tech
- James Maddison
- Jamie Fawcett
- Jared Robert Keller
Smart contracts and distributed ledgers might be useful for enabling efficient, trusted interactions, but it depends on context and design
Blog, News 03/05/2018 Invitation to tender: Experienced company to manage an international event
- Public administration services
- James Maddison
We’re looking for an experienced company to manage an international event
Blog 03/05/2018 ODI releases new research on registers: making lists we can trust
- Data publishing and use
- Leigh Dodds
ODI Data Infrastructure Programme Lead, Leigh Dodds announces a new report exploring the definitions of a register, how to build trust through transparent stewardship and models of collaboration, written in partnership with OpenHealthcare and Democracy Club
Guides, Reports 03/05/2018 Registers and collaboration: making lists we can trust (report)
- Data publishing and use
- Leigh Dodds
This report is about registers or lists, and ways of publishing and maintaining them
Blog, News 01/05/2018 Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts, and fintech expert Anna Mazzone join the ODI as Non-Executive Directors
- Anna Mazzone
- Justine Roberts
The ODI is excited to welcome two new non Executive Directors to its board: Justine Roberts, CEO of Mumsnet, and Anna Mazzone, a Fintech and risk management specialist and current Managing Director at Aravo Solutions Inc.
Blog 01/05/2018 Startups help revolutionise access to sports and activity information
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Open standards and open APIs
- Cities
- Startups
- Richard Norris
People across the UK will soon have nation-wide sport and physical activity information at their fingertips as 10 new startups join the OpenActive Accelerator, a groundbreaking new programme launched today by Sport England and the Open Data Institute (ODI)
Blog 30/04/2018 New service delivery models: four councils using open data for service redesign
- Public administration services
- Isabelle Champion
We awarded funding to four forward-thinking local government organisations to develop open data projects which explore how data could be used to improve public services – making them more efficient, innovative and citizen-focused.
Article 27/04/2018 Can open data grow Ukraine’s economy by $1 billion in 7 years? Research estimates open data contributes between $746 and $903m and can increase to $1.4bn or 0.84% of GDP by 2025
Blog 25/04/2018 The ODI announces 2018 innovation programme projects
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Personal data and privacy
- Public administration services
New innovation projects span from increasing data access for new tech to building stronger data trade links
Blog 25/04/2018 Updating the Data Ethics Canvas
- Data publishing and use
- Personal data and privacy
- Skills and literacy
- Anna Scott
- Jack Hardinges
- Peter Wells
A few months after launching the first version of our Data Ethics Canvas and guide, it’s time for an update. Here’s what we’ve changed, why, and what we’re doing next
Blog 24/04/2018 Can we increase access to data while retaining trust?
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Personal data and privacy
- Anna Scott
- Jack Hardinges
- Peter Wells
A new ODI project aims to increase access to data while retaining trust. Here are some of the research questions to be explored
Reports 20/04/2018 The role of data in AI business models (report)
- Emerging tech
- Jamie Fawcett
- Jared Robert Keller
- Lucia Chauvet
We’ve created a matrix of AI business models to help you to understand the array of models currently used by businesses developing AI systems, and lay out the most commonly expressed reasons for the current trend of restricting access to data
Blog 19/04/2018 Facebook scandal: let’s turn our attention from how data is collected to how it gets used
- Innovation
- Personal data and privacy
- Science and research
- Fiona Smith
- Jeni Tennison
If we are not to cut ourselves off from the benefits data can bring, we must have controls, good governance and transparency over how data is used as well as what is collected and shared, say Jeni Tennison and Fiona Smith
Article 13/04/2018 Announcing the open standards for data guidebook
- Open standards and open APIs
- Anna Scott
- Leigh Dodds
- Natalia Umeyor
Our new guidebook helps you to find, adopt and create open standards for data
Blog 11/04/2018 Data portability: the role governments should play
- Data infrastructure
- Personal data and privacy
- Jeni Tennison
Jeni Tennison calls on governments around the world to ensure data portability supports open innovation and competition while preserving people’s privacy
Blog 09/04/2018 A year spent understanding the role of data in the peer-to-peer accommodation sector
- Built environment and housing
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
The ODI has been working to understand how data can improve the peer-to-peer accommodation market to support businesses and communities, and improve the experience of consumers.
Reports 09/04/2018 Understanding the impacts of peer-to-peer accommodation, the role of data and data observatories (report)
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
- Jack Hardinges
We’ve undertaken a project to understand how data can improve the peer-to-peer accommodation market to support businesses, consumers and communities. As part of this work, we have conducted interviews and desk research to better understand the stakeholders interested in the impact of peer-to-peer accommodation and the impacts they focus on, the role of data in understanding impact and the potential use of a data observatory.
Reports 09/04/2018 Prototyping with open sports data (report)
- Built environment and housing
- Health and physical activity
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
- Olivier Thereaux
Three prototypes exploring the potential of local, open data to support communities and enhance the experience of peer-to-peer accommodation platforms
Reports 09/04/2018 Data portability and peer-to-peer accommodation: four scenarios for the future (report)
- Personal data and privacy
We’ve been exploring multiple scenarios of imagined futures to help us understand how we move towards a world where people, organisations and communities use data to make better decisions, and are protected against any of its harmful impacts.
Blog, Guides 06/04/2018 Explainer: What is personal data and how can I control how it's shared?
- Personal data and privacy
- Alexandra Vryzakis
- Anna Scott
- Jack Hardinges
- Jeni Tennison
- Peter Wells
How can data about me be collected, shared and used? Can I control where data about me goes? We demystify these questions and explain why we want stronger data rights
News 05/04/2018 The ODI secures $2.5m from Omidyar Network to help deliver its mission to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem
- Data infrastructure
- Peer networks
- Helen Desmond
The Open Data Institute (ODI) has secured $2.5 million in funding from the Governance and Citizen Engagement Initiative at Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Blog 29/03/2018 Jeni Tennison: ‘Getting paid for personal data won’t make things better’
- Data infrastructure
- Personal data and privacy
- Anna Scott
- Jeni Tennison
- Peter Wells
Some think individuals should own data about them to ensure they fairly benefit from it. Some go as far as saying people should be paid when other organisations use it. In this post, Jeni Tennison looks at how we can share all in the benefits of personal data
Blog 29/03/2018 Building the future: opportunities for new services and stronger digital rights in telecoms and utilities
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Personal data and privacy
- Olivier Thereaux
A new report outlining opportunities to drive innovation and transform the telecoms and utilities markets has been published today by the ODI and specialist digital rights consultancy IF
Blog 24/03/2018 No one owns data: we need to strengthen our rights
- Data infrastructure
- Personal data and privacy
- Anna Scott
- Jeni Tennison
- Peter Wells
As the Cambridge Analytica story develops, many are arguing for data ownership. Alongside her interviews on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, here ODI CEO Jeni Tennison explains why we need a rights framework instead
Guides, Reports 23/03/2018 Mapping data ecosystems
- Data infrastructure
- Peer networks
- Isabelle Champion
In this guide, we introduce a tool for documenting and mapping data ecosystems.
Blog 23/03/2018 Creating ecosystem maps for open data
- Data infrastructure
- Peer networks
- Isabelle Champion
The ODI has developed a new guide to help organisations identify and map data ecosystems. Izy Champion gives the rundown and asks for feedback on how it works and examples of your ecosystem maps for the tool
Blog 22/03/2018 What does the Cambridge Analytica scandal mean for access to data?
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Personal data and privacy
- Anna Scott
- Jeni Tennison
- Peter Wells
With questions about the use and misuse of personal data high in the public’s mind, Jeni Tennison shares five takeaways on the implications for access to data for researchers
Reports 08/03/2018 Exploring interventions to support the peer-to-peer accommodation sector and the role of data (report)
- Built environment and housing
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
- Jack Hardinges
Many people use peer-to-peer accommodation services to decide where to stay, whether to let a room or how to build a business. To make those decisions, people need data.
Blog 08/03/2018 Exploring interventions to support the peer-to-peer accommodation sector
- Built environment and housing
- Public administration services
- Science and research
- Cities
- Isabelle Champion
- Jack Hardinges
As part of the Open Data Institute’s innovation programme, we are working to understand how data can improve the peer-to-peer accommodation market to support businesses and communities, and improve the experience of consumers.
Blog, News 07/03/2018 Invitation to tender: ODI Summit event planning and management
- Agriculture and food
- Banking and finance
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Cities
- Emma Thwaites
The ODI Summit (last held in 2016 at the BFI) returns in 2018. We are looking for an individual or company to provide an event planning and management service, ensuring that the 2018 Summit is the best ever and delivers an exciting and interesting array of material, and an opportunity for the ODI to connect with existing and new audiences.
Blog 02/03/2018 Open Data Day: seven weird and wonderful open datasets
- Data publishing and use
- Alexandra Vryzakis
- Anna Scott
- Hannah Foulds
Now that the Winter Olympics are over, #OpenDataDay is upon us! In order to celebrate publishing data that anyone can access, use or share we’re showcasing the quirkiest, funniest and most cat-filled open datasets out there in our very own Open Data Olympics
Reports 02/03/2018 Using open data for public services (report)
- Public administration services
- Helen Desmond
- Jack Hardinges
- Peter Wells
This paper explores how open data can be used in public service delivery and its potential for collaboration, joint problem-solving and open innovation. It highlights where open data has been released by public sector institutions and its effects on delivering public services
Blog 01/03/2018 Using open data for public services
- Data infrastructure
- Public administration services
- Mandy Costello
The ODI has conducted research into public services and the role open data plays in making them better and more cost effective. The findings give us new insights into the conditions needed to grow successful open data ecosystems for public service delivery.
Blog 16/02/2018 Open standards for data: adoption, approaches and impact
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Search and discovery
- Leigh Dodds
Open standards are important to our data infrastructure. To mark the launch of new research, researchers Edafe Onerhime and Rose Rees-Jones share their findings on how people approach developing standards and what they need, and the impact of open data standards
Blog 15/02/2018 Will GDPR and data portability support innovation?
- Banking and finance
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech
- Health and physical activity
- Innovation
- Personal data and privacy
- Retail and consumer
- Gillian Whitworth
- Jack Hardinges
Imagine if you could let your doctor access data on your Fitbit, or if you could use your favourite Spotify playlist in iTunes. Data portability could make these things possible
Blog, News 12/02/2018 ODI survey reveals British consumer attitudes to sharing personal data
- Health and physical activity
- Personal data and privacy
- Retail and consumer
The Open Data Institute has released findings from new consumer research, conducted online by YouGov, revealing current attitudes of British adults online towards sharing personal data. The full dataset can be viewed here under an open licence
Blog 12/02/2018 ODI's 5th Year: annual report
- Jeni Tennison
2017 was a year of transition for the ODI as we celebrated our fifth birthday and developed our plans for the next five years.
Blog 05/02/2018 Invitation to tender: development of applied best practice research guides
- Science and research
The ODI is looking for a supplier to research and develop the content for a range of best practice guides of different quantitative, qualitative and user research techniques, as part of our R&D programme
Blog 31/01/2018 Invitation to tender: branded presentation templates for R&D outputs
- Science and research
As part of its R&D programme, the ODI is looking for an experienced graphic designer or agency to produce templates for the presentation of innovation outputs to key stakeholders
Blog 25/01/2018 Helping data publishers to improve open data: research and tools register
- Data publishing and use
- Search and discovery
- Olivier Thereaux
We spent a few months listening to data publishers and the people creating tools for them. Here’s what we learned
Blog 24/01/2018 Invitation to tender: copywriters, editors and/or producers
- Hannah Foulds
Experienced copywriters, editors and/or producers to assist in the production of outputs from the ODI’s three year innovation programme
Blog 18/01/2018 Documenting the development of open standards for data
- Open standards and open APIs
- Leigh Dodds
As part of the ODI’s innovation programme, a project is being run to help make it easier for people to create open standards for data. Here, Leigh Dodds explains the aims, how different approaches to standards development have been studied so far and what to expect from the projects in the next mont
Blog 15/01/2018 What do SMEs and startups need to succeed in open data innovation?
- Startups
With the flexibility to experiment and be more innovative, startups and SMEs are increasingly incorporating open data into their business models. In this blog, ODI Fellow Tom Wainwright explores what it takes for these organisations to succeed
Blog 12/01/2018 Opportunities for UK/France transport data: ODI workshop on 15 February
- Transport
- Marina Peneva
As part of the ODI’s data innovation programme, we are exploring opportunities for collaboration in transport between France and the UK. Transport organisations in both countries are invited to participate in our workshop on 15 February
Blog 12/01/2018 Open banking: counting the steps towards a strong data infrastructure for the UK
- Banking and finance
- Data infrastructure
- David Beardmore
- Peter Wells
Open banking gives consumers more control over data about them. This will change the sector and improve the services customers receive. Other countries and sectors will follow and build a better and more open future for data
Blog 05/01/2018 Invitation to tender: animated videos explaining emerging technology As part of its innovation programme, the ODI is running a research project to help businesses understand emerging data technologies and whether these can meet their needs. In this project we are specifically looking at emerging technologies around personal data, smart contracts and artificial intelligence.
Blog 27/12/2017 Open data training in Africa: lessons from the leaders network
- Peer networks
The African Open Data Leaders Network brought together public servants working in open data to help them develop their open data policies and communicate its value.

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