The data institutions programme helps organisations, people and communities build new data institutions, and supports existing organisations to steward data on behalf of others more effectively.
The programme does this by:
- Conducting pioneering research into the theory behind data institutions.
- Providing advisory services and training to people, communities and organisations building data institutions.
- Supporting data institutions in their early stages.
- Developing guidance and tools related to data institutions.
- Advocating for data institutions and responsible data stewardship.
Our work on data institutions is international in scope. We’ll continue to learn from and collaborate with others around the world exploring data stewardship, including organisations such as The GovLab, Aapti Institute and Nesta, and networks such as those convened by MyData Global, Mozilla and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Work with the data institutions programme
There are different ways to work with us on data institutions.
- For organisations, people or communities looking to build a data institution or adapt an existing organisation, use our existing guidance and tools, see if we are currently running a stimulus fund or peer network, or get in touch if you think we could support your work.
- For funders looking to advance the concept of data stewardship and data institutions, talk to us about our plans for the programme and help us to identify opportunities for data institutions in particular fields or for particular purposes, or we can make introductions to others in search of support.
- For consultancies and independent experts working to apply data institutions, we hope our research and existing guidance and tools will be useful in your work, and get in touch if you’d like to work on something together.
- For governments, think-tanks and other policymakers interested in the role of data institutions and related topics, take a look at our research or join us to discuss their policy implications and how to create an enabling environment for them.
- For academics and others exploring data institutions, find out about opportunities to collaborate on research or about becoming a research fellow of the programme.
There’s more information about the work we’ve completed on data institutions so far and the plans for our programme in this document. It is open for feedback, so feel free to leave your comments or suggestions directly.
If you would like to discuss data institutions with us then please email Jack Hardinges, our Programme Lead for Data institutions, or complete the form below.
Sir Nigel Shadbolt on data institutions
Our ongoing research and projects in this area
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Blog 15/04/2021
Objective data? Reflections on the Commission for Race and Ethnic Disparities report
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Public service design
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 19/02/2021
Data institutions in low- and middle-income countries
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Policy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Jack Hardinges
- Mahad Alassow
- Mark Boyd
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Blog 29/01/2021
What are data institutions and why are they important?
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
- Jared Robert Keller
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Blog 25/01/2021
The INSIGHT Data Trust Advisory Board: data access criteria
- Health and physical activity
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Blog, Podcast 15/01/2021
R&D Podcast: Making data institutions financially sustainable
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
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Case study, Case study [Luminate] 12/01/2021
Case study: INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub
- Emerging tech and AI
- Health and physical activity
- Science and research
- Jack Hardinges
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Archived tender opportunities, Blog 11/01/2021
Call for proposals: Data analysis support for data institutions census
- Data publishing and use
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Blog 17/12/2020
Working with the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub: putting things into practice The ODI is working with eye-health charity AAAMD on a data-sharing initiative: INSIGHT. Find out about the INSIGHT Data Trust Advisory Board – the group of stakeholders providing oversight and scrutiny of the initiative’s data management
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Blog 09/12/2020
Hosting data institutions: what role could the ODI play?
- Jack Hardinges
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Archived tender opportunities, Blog, News 18/11/2020
Call for proposals: Funding to develop open source tools for data institutions
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 29/10/2020
Towards collaboration between data institutions and philanthropy
- Data publishing and use
- Skills and literacy
- Jack Hardinges
- Vilas Dhar
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Blog, News 12/10/2020
The ODI further develops data institutions programme with new grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
- Skills and literacy
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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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Meetup, Talk
Exploring data institutions: trustworthy, sustainable access to data Wed, 16 Sep 2020, 09:00 Online
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Policy
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Blog 04/05/2020
How new data institutions could be the key to radically improving our health and wellbeing
- Data infrastructure
- Health and physical activity
- Policy
- Skills and literacy
- Alex Vryzakis
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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
- Sonia Duarte
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Reports 28/04/2020
Designing trustworthy data institutions [report]
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
- Jared Robert Keller
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog, News 16/03/2020
Covid-19: Making data and models open is part of the fight against it – governments must act now
- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Health and physical activity
- Policy
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Jeni Tennison
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Current project
Data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
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Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data for benchmarking and insights
- Built environment and housing
- Data publishing and use
- Transport
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
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Blog 25/02/2020
Sustainability and trustworthiness in data institutions
- Policy
- Diana Szasz
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 18/02/2020
How do we create trustworthy and sustainable data institutions?
- Data ethics and privacy
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog, News 12/11/2019
ODI partners with Pinsent Masons to explore next stage of data trusts
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
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Blog, News 13/03/2019
Furman Review: Access to data is a new tool against monopoly
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
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Blog 23/09/2018
An open future: how the National Institute for Health Research is opening up data
- Health and physical activity