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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
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Blog 11/04/2018
Data portability: the role governments should play
- Data infrastructure
- Personal data and privacy
- Jeni Tennison
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Blog 23/03/2018
Creating ecosystem maps for open data
- Data infrastructure
- Peer networks
- Isabelle Champion
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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
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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
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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
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Blog 02/03/2018
Open Data Day: seven weird and wonderful open datasets
- Data publishing and use
- Alexandra Vryzakis
- Anna Scott
- Hannah Foulds
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Blog 01/03/2018
Using open data for public services
- Data infrastructure
- Public administration services
- Mandy Costello
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Blog 16/02/2018
Open standards for data: adoption, approaches and impact
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Search and discovery
- Leigh Dodds
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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
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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
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Blog 12/02/2018
ODI's 5th Year: annual report
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 05/02/2018
Invitation to tender: development of applied best practice research guides
- Science and research
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Blog 31/01/2018
Invitation to tender: branded presentation templates for R&D outputs
- Science and research
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Blog 25/01/2018
To improve open data, help publishers
- Data publishing and use
- Search and discovery
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 24/01/2018
Invitation to tender: copywriters, editors and/or producers
- Hannah Foulds
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Blog 18/01/2018
Documenting the development of open standards for data
- Open standards and open APIs
- Leigh Dodds
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Blog 15/01/2018
What do SMEs and startups need to succeed in open data innovation?
- Startups
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Blog 12/01/2018
Opportunities for UK/France transport data: ODI workshop on 15 February
- Transport
- Marina Peneva
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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
- 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.
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Blog 27/12/2017
Open data training in Africa: lessons from the leaders network
- Peer networks
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Blog 20/12/2017
Using artificial intelligence and open data for innovation and accountability
- Emerging tech
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 15/12/2017
Building resilient cities in Africa: lessons learned from ODI’s mini-grant projects
- Gillian Whitworth
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Blog, News 14/12/2017
ODI welcomes UK National Infrastructure Commission recognition that data is infrastructure
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Transport
- Leigh Dodds
- Peter Wells
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Blog 14/12/2017
Assessing data literacy needs in government
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Emily Vacher
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Blog 06/12/2017
The ODI launches three collaborative data innovation projects between the UK and France
- Emerging tech
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Public administration services
- Science and research
- Cities
- Transport
- Lucia Chauvet
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 06/12/2017
Research: what are the impacts of peer-to-peer accommodation platforms?
- Built environment and housing
- Innovation
- Retail and consumer
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Blog 05/12/2017
What will the UK’s Geospatial Commission look like?
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Peter Wells
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Blog, Reports 04/12/2017
The EU General Data Protection Regulation: opportunities for grocery retail
- Personal data and privacy
- Retail and consumer
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Blog 04/12/2017
Four UK teams win funding to redesign public services with open data
- Public administration services
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Blog 22/11/2017
Autumn Budget: the ODI welcomes measures to open up land data – citizens, companies and services to benefit
- Data infrastructure
- Jeni Tennison
- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
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Blog 01/11/2017
Why data-enabled insight is the key to an active nation
- Health and physical activity
- Startups
- Patrice John-Baptiste
- Richard Norris
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Blog 26/10/2017
Open Banking: we're looking for opportunities for collaboration
- Banking and finance
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Blog 24/10/2017
Exploring how data can improve PDFs: our work so far
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 23/10/2017
ODI sport sector initiative OpenActive builds momentum
- Health and physical activity
- Patrice John-Baptiste
- Richard Norris
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Blog 19/10/2017
UK parties must show voters their vision for data and technology
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech
- Personal data and privacy
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Blog 18/10/2017
Using data to build resilient cities in Africa: introducing ODI mini-grant projects
- Humanitarian response
- Gillian Whitworth
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Blog 17/10/2017
ODI secures £6m to advance data innovation
- Built environment and housing
- Emerging tech
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Personal data and privacy
- Public administration services
- Cities
- Transport
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Blog 06/10/2017
Open data publishing: towards better tools and processes
- Emerging tech
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 05/10/2017
ODI Toolbox application experiments: from Comma Chameleon to Data Curator
- Emerging tech
- Stephen Fortune
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Blog 13/09/2017
Why we need the data ethics canvas
- Personal data and privacy
- Science and research
- Blog 29/08/2017 Survey: What's your experience of solving problems with data? A survey looking to uncover the real problems people experience with data, and to help rectify the situation
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Blog 25/08/2017
Call for tenders: collaborative data innovation projects between French and UK cities
- Data infrastructure
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Blog 23/08/2017
Improving public services with data: fund launched for service delivery redesign
- Built environment and housing
- Public administration services
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Blog 23/08/2017
How is peer-to-peer accommodation regulated around the world
- Built environment and housing
- Pauline L’Hénaff
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Blog 17/08/2017
Invitation to tender: Stimulus fund for service redesign
- Public administration services
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Blog 11/08/2017
Ukraine Open Data Challenge: finalists revealed
- Innovation
- Richard Stirling
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Blog 11/08/2017
How could data be used better to help regulate peer-to-peer accommodation?
- Built environment and housing
- Transport
- Pauline L’Hénaff
- Blog 11/08/2017 Building open data capacity in Tanzania - the support of two years of training As part of our mission to help businesses and governments around the world get data to people who need it, we have worked with the World Bank over the last two years to provide training and support to the Tanzania Open Data Initiative
- Blog 08/08/2017 Invitation to tender: company to research and develop approaches to and tools for the collaborative creation and maintenance of registers as open data To research and develop good practices in and tools to support the development of collaborative registers
- Blog 07/08/2017 Using open data for economic impact in Nigeria Last year in Edo State, Nigeria, the Edo AgriHub project (EDAH) began to solve problems in agriculture by improving data collection. Nkechi Okwuone, EDAH project manager, reflects on managing the project and plans for future
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Blog, Guides 05/08/2017
The Data Ethics Canvas
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public administration services
- Skills and literacy
- Blog 04/08/2017 Open Call: Open Data Leaders' Network 9-13 October 2017 The ODLN calls for applicants working with open data in government to take part in an exciting five-day programme in London full of expert-led training, field trips and peer support
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Blog 04/08/2017
Invitation to tender: Explore design patterns for open APIs through prototyping and user research
- Open standards and open APIs
- Personal data and privacy
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Blog 03/08/2017
Calling startups in ASEAN solving problems with data!
- Startups
- Blog 03/08/2017 Invitation to Tender: Companies to develop open source tools for open data publishing To develop new tools or significant incremental improvements to existing tools that are used to publish open data
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Blog 31/07/2017
Where are the UK's most active tech innovation cities
- Emerging tech
- Anna Scott
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Blog 25/07/2017
The ODI hosts finalists of the Open Contracting Innovation Challenge
- Innovation
- Public administration services
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 21/07/2017
ODI/OD4D Mini-Grants
- Agriculture and food
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Blog 21/07/2017
Invitation to tender: Companies to help make it easier for people to understand UK technology clusters
- Emerging tech
- Public administration services
- Mandy Costello
- Blog 19/07/2017 Applications now open for new Europe-wide data accelerator Data accelerator opportunity for startups looking to solve business problems and innovate their products/services
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Blog 18/07/2017
Invitation to tender: companies experienced with developing open standards for data to document their tools and processes
- Open standards and open APIs
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Blog 11/07/2017
Help us to understand how people understand and describe data
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Laura Koesten
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Blog 07/07/2017
Meet ODI Code Fellow Stephen Fortune
- James Smith (Dr)
- Stephen Fortune
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Blog 27/06/2017
Open call: Organisation to conduct survey on personal data in the UK retail sector
- Personal data and privacy
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Blog 23/06/2017
The value of open data for the private sector
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Retail and consumer
- Skills and literacy
- David Beardmore
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Blog 22/06/2017
The New Observatory: A creative collaboration between FACT and the ODI
- Hannah Foulds
- Julie Freeman
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Blog 22/06/2017
Observatories of ourselves
- Anna Scott
- Hannah Foulds
- Hannah Redler
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Blog 21/06/2017
The ODI 5 years on: a time to celebrate and reflect
- Jeni Tennison
- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
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Blog 14/06/2017
Six Open Contracting Innovation Challenge finalists win $5k ahead of $30k Grand Prize
- Innovation
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 08/06/2017
Testing the Data Ethics Canvas: what we've learned
- Ellen Broad
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Blog 07/06/2017
ODI mini-grant programme: open call for open data innovators in Africa
- Agriculture and food
- Humanitarian response
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Blog 05/06/2017
'Late to the game' but committed: Malaysia's open data 'change agent' on challenging cultural norms and plans for the future
- Anna Scott
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Blog 05/06/2017
Open Data Pathway: introducing country-level statistics
- Leigh Dodds
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Blog 02/06/2017
The UK is failing to debate the role technology plays in our future
- Emerging tech
- Public administration services
- Transport
- Anna Scott
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Blog 25/05/2017
Open Data Barometer: now more than ever, we must strengthen open data initiatives across the world
- Data infrastructure
- Fiona Smith
- Gillian Whitworth
- Jamie Fawcett
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Blog 10/05/2017
Open letter to parties: publish candidate data and be open about use of personal data
- Personal data and privacy
- Public administration services
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 05/05/2017
Open Contracting Innovation Challenge hosts its first international meetup in Kiev
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 03/05/2017
UK general election: how data can and should inform our decisions
- Data infrastructure
- Personal data and privacy
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Blog 26/04/2017
African Open Data Leaders Network: an open call for outstanding government leaders
- Peer networks
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Blog 18/04/2017
Open call: Open Contracting Innovation Challenge
- Public administration services
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Blog 13/04/2017
‘Bring Open Data to Your School’: connecting teens with open data in Argentina
- Data infrastructure
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Blog 12/04/2017
Briefing paper: UK government must support data sharing and open data in transport
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Transport
- Louise Burke
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Blog 10/04/2017
Data Pitch: a new Europe-wide data accelerator launches today
- Innovation
- Blog 04/04/2017 Sir Tim Berners-Lee, ODI Co-Founder, awarded prestigious Turing Award Sir Tim Berners-Lee, ODI Co-founder, and Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Oxford, has today been awarded the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award by The Association for Computing Machinery.
- Blog 27/03/2017 Open call: Open Data Champions Programme – 22-24 May 2017 Do you work in open data in the public sector in Europe? If so, explore our latest programme
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Blog 23/03/2017
Call for proposals: LMAO 😹
- Julie Freeman
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Blog 15/03/2017
The ODI’s international startup network comes to South-East Asia
- Startups
- Emma Truswell
- Richard Stirling
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 03/03/2017
When an international partnership works: growing open data startups in Mexico
- Data infrastructure
- Humanitarian response
- Startups
- Emma Truswell
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Blog 01/03/2017
Open Data Day: how to build a strong data economy
- Data infrastructure
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 28/02/2017
Guest post: African countries level playing field with oil and gold corporations
- Humanitarian response
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Blog 16/02/2017
How can open data portals become sustainable?
- Search and discovery
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Blog 15/02/2017
Open Inheritance Art project reveals 36,000 rarely seen private heritage artworks you can visit
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Anna Scott
- Hannah Foulds
- Patrice John-Baptiste
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Blog 10/02/2017
Tribute to Hans Rosling
- James Smith (Dr)
- Jamie Fawcett
- Blog 07/02/2017 Guest post: How can gathering data help curb social exclusion? ODI Associates Mar Santamaria Varas and Pablo Martinez Diez from 300.000 Km/s, discuss how analogue-to-digital tools can improve large-scale data collection processes in cities, helping to combat homelessness and social exclusion
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Blog 06/02/2017
Invitation to tender: ODINE impact evaluation
- Ryan Goodman
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Blog 27/01/2017
Policy design patterns that help you use data to create impact
- Innovation
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Blog 13/01/2017
Strengthening our legal data infrastructure
- Data infrastructure
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Blog 11/01/2017
Wasting less and giving more: charities and funders unite with better data
- Humanitarian response
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Blog 05/01/2017
The future of transport? Shared services built on data
- Built environment and housing
- Innovation
- Public administration services
- Transport
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Blog 08/12/2016
Improving the resilience of cities using open data
- Cities
- Weather, energy and environment
- Gillian Whitworth
- Tom Hunter
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Blog 23/11/2016
Autumn Statement: UK must recognise the need to strengthen data infrastructure
- Data infrastructure
- Anna Scott
- Peter Wells
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Blog 09/11/2016
Data is critical national infrastructure – let’s make it open and secure
- Data infrastructure
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Blog 31/10/2016
The ODI and Sport England getting the UK more active
- Health and physical activity
- Startups
- Richard Norris
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Blog 21/10/2016
Guest post: what would the open data utopia actually look like?
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Personal data and privacy
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Blog 18/08/2016
How do we 'own' data?
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Personal data and privacy
- Ellen Broad
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Blog 11/12/2015
What is the impact of blockchains on privacy?
- Emerging tech
- Personal data and privacy
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog, Guides 27/09/2015
Open Data Maturity Model
- Data publishing and use
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Blog, Guides 06/08/2015
Five stages of data grief
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog, News 15/07/2015
Citymapper executive to governments: 'Open more data so we can improve your cities'
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Anna Scott
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Blog 13/03/2015
Burkina Faso's data revolution: government transition to open data
- Humanitarian response
- Peer networks
- Cities
- Liz Carolan
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Blog, Guides 27/02/2015
How To Use R To Access Data On The Web
- Data publishing and use
- Search and discovery
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Blog, Guides 18/12/2014
What is a CSV? A case study of CSVs on data.gov.uk
- Data publishing and use
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 27/02/2014
Fig Data 11 Tips How Handle Big Data R And 1 Bad Pun
- Emerging tech