Emma Thwaites

Director of Global Policy and Corporate Affairs

Emma’s portfolio at the ODI encompasses public policy, events and engagement, Data as Culture, communications and marketing, product and innovation, ODI Membership and the ODI Summit. Emma’s team comprises individuals with multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver behaviour and culture change consultancy – specialising in the global data ecosystem - policy and public affairs research, engagement and influencing, convening and collaborating with our network of influential stakeholders and audiences worldwide and sharing the ODI’s research and thought leadership.

Emma has over 30 years of strategic business experience, gained in senior roles at the BBC and UK Cabinet Office, and founding – and running – a successful consultancy practice. A former journalist and editor, Emma is a member of the ODI’s Executive Leadership team and advises the board. She is a board director of OpenUk and Executive Chair of Allegory.

Content by Emma Thwaites

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New open data infrastructure initiative to strengthen volunteering across communities
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Data as a strategic asset
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Data infrastructure for a healthy nation
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Data (Use and Access) Bill passes
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Change NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England
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Invest 2035: The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy
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Can the AI Opportunities Action Plan deliver?
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The UK government as a data provider for AI
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An AI-ready National Data Library
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Second reading shows promising signs on Data (Use and Access) Bill
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What Parliament needs to consider for the Data (Use and Access) Bill
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The complex path to digital identity in the UK
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The ODI's vision for data-centric AI
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Data Use and Access Bill: A fresh start for UK data policy
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The ODI's updated policy recommendations
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MPs debate technology in public services on the first day back
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The ODI’s input to the AI Action Plan: an AI-ready National Data Library
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Building a better future with data and AI: a white paper
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Policy intervention 5: Empowering people to have more of a say in the sharing and use of data for AI
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Celebrating London Data Week 2024
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Policy intervention 4: Ensuring broad access to data for training AI models
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Policy intervention 3: Enforcing people’s rights in the data supply chain
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Policy intervention 2: Update our intellectual property regime to ensure AI models are trained fairly
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Policy intervention 1: Increase transparency around the data used to train AI models
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Data Dive podcast series
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The Autumn of AI - a roundup of recent events
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The ODI announces a new partnership with Omidyar Network
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A week in data and AI - the ODI’s key takeaways
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The ODI paints the town pink!
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ODI Canalside Chats: In the pink? How art and data are driving London forwards
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International data assurance: market briefing [report]
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International Women’s Day 2023
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Data Decade: Data and climate change
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Data Decade: Data in Culture
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Data Decade: Data and public policy
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Data Decade: Saving lives with data
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Data Decade: State of the data nation
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Data Decade: Data and technology
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Data Decade: Responsible use of data
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Data Decade: Trust and misinformation
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Data Decade: Who looks after the data?
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Data Decade: Data Cities
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Data Decade
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ODI Summit 2022: roundup
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Who is most at risk of fuel poverty?
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The open data revolution: Sir Nigel Shadbolt reflects on the ODI's first decade and considers what the next might hold
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Data on UK food poverty right now
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ODI Canalside Chats: Data sharing and the need for new business models
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ODI announces its first hosted data institution – for the Open Referral UK data standard
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ODI reveals impact of London fire station closures using open data
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Prescription Savings Worth Millions Identified by ODI incubated company
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PAF decision "flies in the face" of government commitments

Emma Thwaites

Content by Emma Thwaites

New open data infrastructure initiative to strengthen volunteering across communities

Data as a strategic asset

Data infrastructure for a healthy nation

Data (Use and Access) Bill passes

Change NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England

Invest 2035: The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy

Can the AI Opportunities Action Plan deliver?

The UK government as a data provider for AI

An AI-ready National Data Library

Second reading shows promising signs on Data (Use and Access) Bill

What Parliament needs to consider for the Data (Use and Access) Bill

The complex path to digital identity in the UK

The ODI's vision for data-centric AI

Data Use and Access Bill: A fresh start for UK data policy

The ODI's updated policy recommendations

MPs debate technology in public services on the first day back

The ODI’s input to the AI Action Plan: an AI-ready National Data Library

Building a better future with data and AI: a white paper

Policy intervention 5: Empowering people to have more of a say in the sharing and use of data for AI

Celebrating London Data Week 2024

Policy intervention 4: Ensuring broad access to data for training AI models

Policy intervention 3: Enforcing people’s rights in the data supply chain

Policy intervention 2: Update our intellectual property regime to ensure AI models are trained fairly

Policy intervention 1: Increase transparency around the data used to train AI models

Data Dive podcast series

The Autumn of AI - a roundup of recent events

The ODI announces a new partnership with Omidyar Network

A week in data and AI - the ODI’s key takeaways

The ODI paints the town pink!

ODI Canalside Chats: In the pink? How art and data are driving London forwards

International data assurance: market briefing [report]

International Women’s Day 2023

Data Decade: Data and climate change

Data Decade: Data in Culture

Data Decade: Data and public policy

Data Decade: Saving lives with data

Data Decade: State of the data nation

Data Decade: Data and technology

Data Decade: Responsible use of data

Data Decade: Trust and misinformation

Data Decade: Who looks after the data?

Data Decade: Data Cities

Data Decade

ODI Summit 2022: roundup

Who is most at risk of fuel poverty?

The open data revolution: Sir Nigel Shadbolt reflects on the ODI's first decade and considers what the next might hold

Data on UK food poverty right now

ODI Canalside Chats: Data sharing and the need for new business models

ODI announces its first hosted data institution – for the Open Referral UK data standard

ODI reveals impact of London fire station closures using open data

Prescription Savings Worth Millions Identified by ODI incubated company

PAF decision "flies in the face" of government commitments