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The Open Data Institute works with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem, where people can make better decisions using data and manage any harmful impacts.

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Job vacancies at the ODI Work with us Join our team at the ODI. We have entered into a crucial phase of work and have a number of new and exciting opportunities for you to come and work with us
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Building an open and trustworthy data ecosystem for Covid-19
- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
- Renate Samson
- Sonia Duarte
The ODI has launched a new project, funded by Luminate, to provide guidance and support to make the data, models and software being used to address the coronavirus pandemic as open as possible, while building and maintaining trust and working towards a future where data works for everyone
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Data sharing in the private sector
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Alex Chandran
- Annalisa Eichholzer
- Leigh Dodds
Through our tools, training, research and consultancy, we can help you to also discover the benefits for your own organisation and how you can achieve them
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Data ethics: how to be more trustworthy with data
- Data ethics and privacy
- Annalisa Eichholzer
We demystify questions around data ethics and introduce some practical tools and learning resources to help individuals and organisations make more ethical decisions.
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Public service design
- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
- Miranda Marcus
We’ve been collaborating with local service designers and councils around the UK and beyond to research and develop useful tools to improve local services

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Meetup, Members Event, Summit, Talk
ODI Summit 2020 Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 08:30 Kings Place
- Agriculture and food
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Health and physical activity
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Cities
- Startups
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
The ODI Summit is the Open Data Institute’s flagship event covering critical issues around data and its role and impact – both positive and negative

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Become an ODI Member
- Agriculture and food
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Skills and literacy
- Weather, energy and environment
- Hannah Foulds
- Julie McMahon
Join our global network of over 2,000 businesses, startups, data experts and government leaders who are discovering innovative solutions using data.

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Courses and training
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Alex Chandran
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- James Maddison
- Simon Bullmore
- Violeta Mezeklieva
The ODI learning programme provides data literacy and capability for everyone. Discover: Upcoming courses Courses we run Free online learning Who we’ve worked with Data skills framework

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Get help and advice for data
- Alex Chandran
- Julie McMahon
Our consultants are experienced in data policy, licensing, training, standards, ethics, emerging tech and open data

Events Free ODI Fridays lunchtime lectures ODI Fridays are free lunchtime lectures for everyone. You bring your lunch, we provide tea and coffee, an interesting talk, and enough time to get back to your desk

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