Ben is a researcher in the R&D team. He is currently exploring the use of data and technology in public services – particularly in open cities – as well as projects in international trade and agriculture. Previously, he has worked on topics such as digital identity and energy.
Before joining the ODI, Ben worked for a privacy and civil liberties NGO, campaigning against the misuse of technology for surveillance, facial recognition and digital evidence.
He is interested in the changing role and impact of technology on society and promoting its fair and ethical use.
Ben's related content
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Reports 26/04/2023
Power, ecology and diplomacy in critical data infrastructures- Ben Snaith
- Calum Inverarity
- Hannah Redler Hawes
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Julie Freeman
- Sasha Moriniere
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Article 07/02/2023
Open Bangkok: Turning the capital of Thailand into an ‘open city’- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Josh D'Addario
- Rebecca Ghani
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Blog 16/01/2023
Data centres, cloud infrastructures and the tangibility of internet power- Ben Snaith
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Blog 22/11/2022
Collaborative bibliography: Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems- Ben Snaith
- Calum Inverarity
- Sasha Moriniere
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ODI project
Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
- Calum Inverarity
- Hannah Redler Hawes
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Julie Freeman
- Sasha Moriniere
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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
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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
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Reports 03/12/2021
Mapping data ecosystems in the education sector – a foundation for green skills and jobs [report]- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Skills and literacy
- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
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Blog, Philanthropic funded 11/11/2021
Data institutions for climate action- Data publishing and use
- Weather, energy and environment
- Ben Snaith
- Joe Massey
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Blog, Case study 01/11/2021
Project Odysseus – using existing infrastructure to tackle new problems- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Cities
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
- Josh D'Addario
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Blog 20/10/2021
Data institutions for labour rights and supply chains- Data ethics and privacy
- Policy
- Ben Snaith
- Joe Massey
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Blog, Explainers 26/07/2021
How does data assurance increase confidence in data?- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
- Deborah Yates
- Ed Evans
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Blog, Tools 30/06/2021
The Data Institutions Register- Data publishing and use
- Search and discovery
- Ben Snaith
- Jack Hardinges
- Joe Massey
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Reports 23/06/2021
Exploring new approaches for sharing data in the built environment- Built environment and housing
- Ben Snaith
- Jack Hardinges
- Joe Massey
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Blog 18/06/2021
Assurance, trust, confidence – what does it all mean for data?- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
- Deborah Yates
- Ed Evans
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Blog 06/05/2021
Sustainable data access – our work and future plans- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
- Jack Hardinges
- Joe Massey
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Blog 31/03/2021
Open Cities – international roundtable summary note- Policy
- Public service design
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Flor Serale
- James Maddison
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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
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Blog, Guides, Tools 30/03/2021
Introducing the ODI Sustainable Data Access Workbook- Ben Snaith
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Diana Szasz
- Joe Massey
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog, Case study, Reports 24/03/2021
Mobility data sharing during the Covid-19 pandemic – Research from Cuebiq and The GovLab
- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Cities
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
- Olivier Thereaux
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Article 10/01/2021
Open cities
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- James Maddison
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Blog 24/11/2020
Mobility data: what’s changed during Covid-19?- Transport
- Ben Snaith
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Archived tender opportunities, News 13/10/2020
Call for Proposals: A review of public–private mobility data sharing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic- Ben Snaith
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Olivier Thereaux
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Reports 30/09/2020
Data institutions: reducing costs and improving sustainability
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Ben Snaith
- Diana Szasz
- Joe Massey
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog 28/09/2020
Covid-19 mobility data user personas- Covid-19
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Cities
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
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Worknote 18/08/2020
Covid-19 research stream worknote #2- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Fionntán O'Donnell
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Podcast 30/07/2020
ODI podcast: R&D – sustainable access to data
- Ben Snaith
- Diana Szasz
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog 15/07/2020
What mobility data has been collected and published during Covid-19?- Covid-19
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
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Worknote 21/05/2020
Covid-19 research stream worknote #1
- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Fionntán O'Donnell
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Blog, Explainers, Guides 20/05/2020
Spot the difference – explaining the Covid-19 apps- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Jeni Tennison
