Case studies

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Our case studies describe some of our research and commercial projects, exploring the use of open and shared data across sectors and topic areas

ODI projects: case studies

Find out how we have explored the use of open and shared data across a variety of research and commercial projects, from agriculture and health research, to data ethics and ecosystem mapping.

Blog, Case study 17/05/2023
Case study: Policy – experimentalism in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Peer networks
- Policy
For data to work for everyone, those collecting and using it need to be highly alert to inequalities, biases and power asymmetries.
Blog, Case study 17/05/2023
Case study: Flagship – mainstreaming data stories
- Policy
Data is everywhere. It shapes our world and touches many areas of our lives. But for people who don’t work in the field, translating stories and themes about data to have real-life relevance can be a challenge
Blog, Case study 17/05/2023
Case study: Utilities – convening the water sector to deliver value from open data
- Weather, energy and environment
Open data in the water industry has the potential to improve water quality, sustainability and customer outcomes, but compared to data transformation in, for example, the banking and energy sectors, there is a long way to go.
Blog, Case study 17/05/2023
Case study: Open banking – ODI leads fintech innovation and growth
- Banking and finance
- Open standards and open APIs
- Policy
The working group published the vital Open Banking Standard to guide the nascent open banking movement. The Open Banking Standard is now the trusted foundation for open banking.
Blog, Case study 17/05/2023
Case study: Arup – a decade of data transformation
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Cities
- Weather, energy and environment
During our partnership, Arup has moved globally from a business that treats data as ‘business as usual’ to one that prioritises ‘creativity with data at scale’. We are very proud to have been a part of that journey.
Blog, Case study 24/08/2022
Helping the physical activity sector use open data to get more people active
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Innovation
- Policy
- Science and research
We worked with Sport England to develop OpenActive – a community-led data access initiative to get more people active using open data
Blog, Case study 05/07/2022
Supporting open and trustworthy health data ecosystems in Europe with Roche
- Health and physical activity
- Policy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Mark Boyd
How the Open Data Institute worked with Roche to map the policy landscape for secondary use of health data across Europe
Case study 10/05/2022
The Social Data Foundation – facilitating safe access to health and social care data
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Ben Snaith
- Josh D'Addario
We look at the Social Data Foundation – a partnership to research and design mechanisms to improve trustworthy data governance for health and social care
Case study 04/05/2022
The WAter Incident Database (WAID) – saving lives with collaborative water data
- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
- Josh D'Addario
The WAter Incident Database (WAID) is a service developed by the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) to bring together water-related incident data from a wide range of sources within the UK
Blog, Case study 28/04/2022
DCC Data for Good: Achieving net zero through smart meter data access
- Data publishing and use
- Weather, energy and environment
- Josh D'Addario
We’ve worked with the Data Communications Company (DCC) to support Data for Good – a data access initiative to improve smart meter data access to benefit people and the planet