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Blog, News 13/03/2019
Furman Review: Access to data is a new tool against monopoly
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Peter Wells
The ODI responds to the Digital Competition Expert Panel’s new report
Blog, News, Tender opportunities 05/03/2019
Invitation to tender: Study of the economic and social returns of 'Open standards for data'
- Data publishing and use
- Open standards and open APIs
- Miranda Marcus
Invitation to tender: Study of the economic and social returns of ‘Open standards for data’
Blog, News, Tender opportunities 05/03/2019
Invitation to tender: Study of the process and outcomes from the ODI's innovation programme
- Innovation
- Miranda Marcus
Study of the economic and social returns from the ODI’s innovation programme, phase 2
Blog, News 31/01/2019
UK’s first data trusts to tackle illegal wildlife trade and food waste
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Cities
- Anna Scott
- Helen Desmond
- Peter Wells
We’re exploring how data trusts could solve challenges by enabling increased access to data while retaining trust
Blog, News 19/12/2018
The ODI responds to the Digital Competition Expert Panel
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Retail and consumer
- Lawrence Kay
We respond to HM Treasury’s call for evidence on its Digital Competition Expert Panel, focusing on social benefits and the need for more data to fuel better services
Blog, News 20/11/2018
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the ODI launch data initiative to make our railways, roads and power stations safer
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
Using shared and open data to improve safety in our built infrastructure and across society
Blog, News 20/11/2018

We call on the government to work with Google, Apple and Uber to publish more map data and support the UK’s emerging technologies How geospatial data can support the UK’s emerging technologies
Blog, News 20/11/2018
Geospatial data is infrastructure: our response to the UK's National Geospatial Strategy
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Jack Hardinges
Our response to the Geospatial Commission’s call for evidence focuses on the need to recognise that geospatial data is infrastructure
Blog, News 20/11/2018
UK’s first ‘data trust’ pilots to be led by the ODI in partnership with central and local government
- Data ethics and privacy
- Emerging tech and AI
We will lead two pilot projects with the Office for AI, examining how a “data trust” could increase access to data while retaining trust
Blog, News 06/06/2018
Open call for an embedded artist
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Hannah Redler Hawes
- Dr Julie Freeman
We are inviting an artist to explore the concept of data trust and sharing
Blog, News 01/05/2018
Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts, and fintech expert Anna Mazzone join the ODI as Non-Executive Directors
- Anna Mazzone
- Justine Roberts
The ODI is excited to welcome two new non Executive Directors to its board: Justine Roberts, CEO of Mumsnet, and Anna Mazzone, a Fintech and risk management specialist and current Managing Director at Aravo Solutions Inc.
News 05/04/2018
The ODI secures $2.5m from Omidyar Network to help deliver its mission to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem
- Data infrastructure
- Peer networks
- Helen Desmond
The Open Data Institute (ODI) has secured $2.5 million in funding from the Governance and Citizen Engagement Initiative at Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Blog, News 12/02/2018
ODI survey reveals British consumer attitudes to sharing personal data
- Data ethics and privacy
- Health and physical activity
- Retail and consumer
The Open Data Institute has released findings from new consumer research, conducted online by YouGov, revealing current attitudes of British adults online towards sharing personal data. The full dataset can be viewed here under an open licence
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
ODI welcomes UK National Infrastructure Commission recognition of data as a new form of infrastructure and that open data is necessary for innovation.
News 17/10/2017
ODI secures £6m to advance data innovation
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
The ODI will use the funds to focus on projects that it believes will progress strategically important areas: building data infrastructure, improving data literacy, stimulating data innovation and building trust in the use of data
Blog, News 15/07/2015
Citymapper executive to governments: 'Open more data so we can improve your cities'
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Anna Scott
The size and number of businesses built on open data is growing every year. Citymapper is one of the best-known open data success stories