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.

Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data for benchmarking and insights
- Built environment and housing
- Data publishing and use
- Transport
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
How a private sector organisation is sharing data to provide shipping companies with safety recommendations
Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data to address sector challenges
- Data publishing and use
- Weather, energy and environment
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
How two private sector organisations are sharing data to better forecast the generation of electricity from solar energy sources
Case study, Guides, Tools 21/02/2020
Data 2020
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Policy
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Jeni Tennison
Here is a landscape review of hot topics in the world of data in 2020 – from digital competition, AI and trade to data rights, ethics and literacy
Blog, Case study 18/02/2020
Testing our open cities workshop with Bristol Connected City
- Policy
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Violeta Mezeklieva
Find out how our tools can help cities work out what data they have, and how they can use that data effectively and ethically
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 26/12/2019
Data and Public Services Toolkit (case study)
- Public service design
Discover how we developed the Data and Public Services Toolkit which aims to address the challenges public authorities face when trying to use data
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 26/12/2019
Sharing engineering data for the public good (case study)
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- James Maddison
Learn about our work exploring the opportunities and barriers around data sharing in the engineering sector
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 26/12/2019

About Data About Us (case study) Find out about our project exploring narratives around data rights and data ownership
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 18/12/2019
Data Pitch (case study)
- Orsola De Marco
Learn how Data Pitch – a three-year open-innovation programme that explored how data shared by large organisations – worked with startups and innovators to tackle specific company and sector challenges
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 18/12/2019
OpenActive: addressing inactivity in the UK (case study)
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
Supported by Sport England, OpenActive addresses the problem of inactivity in the UK by helping people get active using open data
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 17/12/2019
Data Trust Exploration Group (case study)
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Jack Hardinges
Read about how we ran a Data Trust Exploration Group to help guide our work around data trust pilots