What is data infrastructure?
Data such as statistics, maps and real-time sensor readings help us to make decisions, build services and gain insight. Data infrastructure will only become more vital as our populations grow and our economies and societies become ever more reliant on getting value from data.
Data infrastructure consists of data assets supported by people, processes and technology.
Trustworthy data infrastructure is sustainably funded and is directed to maximise data use and value, meeting society’s needs.
Data is as important as our road, railway and energy networks and should be treated as such.
We risk seeing data only as a tool for transparency, when it should also be an engine of efficiency and growth. We need to strengthen our data infrastructure.
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Blog, Reports 07/08/2016
Who owns our data infrastructure?
- Data infrastructure
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Guides 31/08/2016
Principles for strengthening our data infrastructure
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Transport
Projects
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Current project
The UK National Data Strategy 2020
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Alan Walker
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Emily Sinclair
- Jeni Tennison
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Current project
Using data in the public sector
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Emily Sinclair
- James Maddison
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Current project
Microsoft and the ODI – helping bridge the data divide
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
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Current project
R&D: Building trust through audit and certification
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Deborah Yates
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Jack Hardinges
- Jared Robert Keller
- Olivier Thereaux
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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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Current project
Covid-19: Building an open and trustworthy data ecosystem
- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
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Previous project
R&D: Trustworthy data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
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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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Previous project
Protected Characteristics in Practice
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public service design
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Previous project
Mapping the wide world of data sharing
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Jared Robert Keller
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Previous project
R&D: Digital twins
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Cities
- Deborah Yates
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Jared Robert Keller
- Olivier Thereaux
- Sonia Duarte
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Collaborative data maintenance
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Startups
- Sonia Duarte
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Can data trusts increase or help data sharing?
- Agriculture and food
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Search and discovery
- Cities
- Weather, energy and environment
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Open standards for the UK energy sector
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Policy
- Weather, energy and environment
- Olivier Thereaux
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Innovate UK
Data innovation for the UK: research and development
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Olivier Thereaux
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Predicting cause and effect of data strategies
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Public service design
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Previous project
R&D: Geospatial data and technology
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Deborah Yates
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Increasing access to data while retaining trust
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Sonia Duarte
- Vicky Hallam
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Previous project
R&D: Enhancing data collaboration between the UK and France
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Cities
- Transport
- Olivier Thereaux
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Previous project
R&D: Making it easier to create open standards for data
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
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Previous project, Startup programme
Growing open data startups for the government in Mexico
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Startups
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Previous project
Thomson Reuters' data services go open
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Open standards and open APIs
- Skills and literacy
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Previous project
Creating the UK’s first free and open address list
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Public service design
Latest blogs
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Blog 15/04/2021
The weird and the wonderful: reflections on the Commission for Race and Ethnic Disparities report
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Public service design
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
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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, News 15/04/2021
From climate change to coronavirus: the artists and startups using data to tackle misinformation challenge
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Covid-19
- Startups
- Weather, energy and environment
- Ellen Goodman
- Orsola De Marco
Services
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Service
Data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
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Service
Share data more easily and in a trustworthy way
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
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Service
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
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Service
Courses and training- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Lucy Knight
- Simon Bullmore
- Violeta Mezeklieva
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Service
Consultancy & advice- Agriculture and food
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
- Amiee Winney
- Heidi Pfeiffer
- Jack Hardinges
- Pauline L’Hénaff