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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Blog 24/11/2020
Mobility data: what’s changed during Covid-19?- Transport
- Ben Snaith
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News, Tender opportunities 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
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Current project
R&D: Sustainable data access
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Open standards and open APIs
- Ben Snaith
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Diana Szasz
- Jack Hardinges
- Sonia Duarte
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Reports 28/04/2020
Designing sustainable data institutions [report]- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Ben Snaith
- Diana Szasz
- Jared Robert Keller
- Jeni Tennison
- Leigh Dodds
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog 09/04/2020
What can we learn about international regulatory cooperation from the Global Financial Innovation Network?- Policy
- Ben Snaith
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Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Value estimation, prioritisation and distribution- Ben Snaith
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog, Case study 18/02/2020
Testing our open cities workshop with Bristol Connected City- Policy
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
- Violeta Mezeklieva
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Blog, News 09/01/2020
Data enabled public services need funding to scale, but better tools are also part of the answer- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Public service design
- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
- Leigh Dodds
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Blog 12/07/2019
Smart cities are decades away: but open cities are within reach- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
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Blog 01/07/2019
Using 'Open Standards for Data' in the energy sector- Weather, energy and environment
- Ben Snaith
- Olivier Thereaux
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Previous project
R&D: Open cities- Built environment and housing
- Policy
- Public service design
- Cities
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
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Blog, Guides, Tools 14/05/2019
Data and Public Services Business Case Canvas- Public service design
- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
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Blog 13/05/2019
How to design to scale: lessons about local innovation- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Ben Snaith
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Guides, Tools 27/03/2019
Scaling data-enabled projects: a checklist- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
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Blog, Videos 11/01/2019
ODI Summit 2018: How can we design for fairness?- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Ben Snaith
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Blog 12/12/2018
Using data to change a sector: what we learned- Ben Snaith
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Previous project
R&D: Scaling data innovation- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Ben Snaith
- James Maddison
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Blog 16/11/2018
Exploring good common principles for a digital identity system- Data ethics and privacy
- Retail and consumer
- Ben Snaith
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Blog, Explainers 09/08/2018
Data's value: how and why should we measure it?- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Ben Snaith
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Previous project
R&D: Data infrastructure for trade competitiveness- Innovation
- Policy
- Public service design
- Ben Snaith
- Diana Szasz