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Worknotes: personal reflections from the ODI research team. Keeping you informed about our projects, research and decision-making processes.

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Worknote 01/09/2021
Technologies used by data stewards – an initial study
- Emerging tech and AI
- Rachel Wilson
We reflect on our research into what technologies data institutions are using to steward the data they hold
Worknote 19/05/2021
Worknote: A framework to help us think about data access technologies
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Rachel Wilson
- Timothy Hill
We’re developing a framework to help us think about the technology of data access and have identified some important aspects that determine technical choices. We’d now like to collaborate with others to further develop what we’ve found.
Worknote 31/03/2021
Making cities more open – what we’ve learned
- Policy
- Public service design
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- James Maddison
We reflect on the main lessons we have learned through our work to make cities more open
Worknote 30/03/2021
R&D: Building trust through audit and certification – Worknote #4
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Sonia Duarte
Learn about the latest stage of our ‘building trust’ project, the new prototypes we have created and how you can help us develop them
Worknote 29/03/2021
Growing knowledge in data ethics: What are learners' priorities? #Worknote
- Data ethics and privacy
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
Dr Dave Tarrant, our Senior Learning Advisor, shares some results from our latest survey around data ethics skills
Worknote 04/02/2021
R&D: Building trust through audit and certification – Worknote #3
- Data infrastructure
- Elea Himmelsbach
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Jonathan Wilson
- Sonia Duarte
We are continuing our research into how to help organisations build trust when accessing, using or sharing data, and we’re looking for your help developing our playbook and tools
Worknote 21/01/2021
Covid-19: sketching with data to solve people's problems
- Covid-19
- Lucy Knight
- Olivier Thereaux
This worknote looks at the outcomes of a Covid-19 data workshop we held with TechUK, and how we turned those insights into rough paper prototypes
Worknote 15/09/2020
Covid-19 symptom tracking research worknote #2
- Covid-19
- James Maddison
What data are symptom tracking initiatives collecting, how are the organisations involved in these initiatives using it and are they increasing access to the data, beyond this initial usage?
Worknote 27/08/2020
R&D: Building trust through audit and certification - Worknote #2
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Olivier Thereaux
- Sonia Duarte
This worknote is an update on the R&D Building trust through audit and certification project. We detail why we created a survey on trust and trustworthiness, what is in the survey, and how the survey will aid our research going forward.
Worknote 18/08/2020
Covid-19 research stream worknote #2
- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Fionntán O'Donnell
Find out about our work – researching data that is published in relation to Covid-19, in particular focusing on standards, data quality and consistency