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Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Deborah Yates
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
We’re helping you to make sense of publishing and accessing data during Covid-19, with free tools, guides, explainers, research and opinion pieces.

Latest

Blog 25/11/2020
The UK National Data Strategy 2020: engaging for resilience
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Jack Hardinges
- Leigh Dodds
- Olivier Thereaux
- Orsola De Marco
Everyone must be able to take part in making data work for us all and people should collaborate on how data is used and accessed – how could this principle be realised in a national data strategy?
Blog, News 25/11/2020
Applications open: funding for startups and artists to tackle misinformation about COVID-19
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Startups
- Ellen Goodman
- Orsola De Marco
- Vicky Hallam
Startups and artists can now apply for equity free funding of up to €80,000 to tackle misinformation about COVID-19 using data
Blog 25/11/2020
Understanding the common technical infrastructure of shared and open data
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Olivier Thereaux
- Timothy Hill
As part of our research on data institutions, the ODI is embarking on a new project exploring their technical infrastructure
Blog 24/11/2020
Mobility data: what’s changed during Covid-19?
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
Ben Snaith, a researcher at the ODI, looks back at what’s changed since our first blog on how mobility data was being used during the Covid-19 pandemic
Blog, Reports 24/11/2020
Getting data right: perspectives on the UK National Data Strategy 2020
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Skills and literacy
This report looks at the outcomes of the ‘Getting data right’ series – a series of events focused on developing constructive recommendations for the UK government about the National Data Strategy 2020
Blog 23/11/2020
The UK National Data Strategy 2020: skills that count
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Lucy Knight
- Stuart Coleman
We need data literacy for all, data science skills, and experience using data to help solve problems – can this be realised in a national data strategy?
Blog 20/11/2020
The UK National Data Strategy 2020: innovation with impact
- Alan Walker
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Josh D'Addario
- Orsola De Marco
- Pauline L’Hénaff
Data must inspire and fuel innovation – how could this be realised in a national data strategy?
Blog, News, Tender opportunities 18/11/2020
Call for proposals: Funding to develop open source tools for data institutions
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Olivier Thereaux
We are requesting proposals from developers and maintainers of open source tools for projects aiming to improve the quality and interoperability of tools relevant to data access and data sharing initiatives
Blog 18/11/2020
Meet the 2020 ODI Research Fellows
- Data ethics and privacy
- Policy
- Olivier Thereaux
Head of R&D Olivier Thereaux introduces our two research fellows for 2020, and talks about the future of the programme
Blog 17/11/2020
Data for climate action: From Covid to the climate
- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Weather, energy and environment
- Josh D'Addario
In the first of our blog posts on data access, use and sharing in response to the global climate emergency, we explore how the lessons learned from Covid-19 can be applied to the climate crisis