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Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Deborah Yates
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
- Renate Samson
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, Explainers 23/09/2020
What is a computer model?
- Covid-19
- Policy
The increasing role of computer models in business and public policy makes broader understanding of what computer models are more important, so we have produced this explainer to clear up doubts and questions. Guest post by Joe Paul, student at Imperial College London.
Blog, News 15/09/2020
ODI Writers' Fund for Black History Month 2020
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Do you have a data story to tell for Black History Month? We’re looking for Black writers who can use data to tell a story or tell a story about data. We know these stories exist and want to give space to them.
Blog 14/09/2020
Changing behaviour to solve challenges
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Emily Sinclair
- James Maddison
- Leigh Dodds
Changing behaviour can help contribute to positive impact within a system – find out how capability, opportunity and motivation play into this
Blog 11/09/2020
Using logic models to design data access initiatives
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emily Sinclair
- Josh D'Addario
- Leigh Dodds
Logic models are a well-defined means to help people plan impactful projects and can help in the design of data access initiatives.
Blog 09/09/2020
Building resilience for your business in turbulent times
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Josh D'Addario
- Leigh Dodds
Leigh Dodds, Director of Delivery at the ODI explains how sharing data can significantly increase the resilience and adaptability of a business, and highlights useful tools and resources
Blog 07/09/2020
The small projects that are transforming the UK’s engineering sector
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Hannah Foulds
This ambitious programme has big plans to challenge the norm and transform how the engineering sector is operating
Blog 03/09/2020
From secret exercise classes to preventing accidents at sea – 7 organisations proving the value of data sharing
- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Transport
- Carrie Brindle
We take a look at organisations that are proving the value of data sharing and increased data access
Blog 03/09/2020
Can thinking about the world as a complex, interconnected system help us solve difficult problems?
- Humanitarian response
- Policy
- Weather, energy and environment
- Leigh Dodds
How can increased access to data help address specific challenges such as improving humanitarian responses?
Blog 02/09/2020

The ODI at London Tech Week Over the next week, we’ll be adding events that the ODI and our network are attending for London Tech Week 2020
Blog, News 31/08/2020

The ODI responds to the the CDDB's consultation on its Information Management Framework for the built environment