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Blogs and guides

• ODI Analyses, Reports 31/03/2021
  

  Data on teachers' lives during the pandemic [report]

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Public service design

  Find out about the impact of the pandemic on teachers’ and pupils’ lives, through the lens of new data made available to the ODI
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  Your Dsposal – using open data to turn rubbish into resources

  • Data publishing and use
  • Public service design

  • Jonathan Wilson

  Case study exploring the work of Your Dsposal, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, using open data to turn rubbish into resources
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  Open Data Manchester – testing the cooperative model for using energy data

  • Data publishing and use
  • Weather, energy and environment

  • Elea Himmelsbach

  Case study exploring the work of Open Data Manchester, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, testing the cooperative model for energy data use
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  ODI Leeds – building collaborative communities

  • Data publishing and use

  • Elea Himmelsbach

  Case study exploring the work of ODI Leeds, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, building collaborative communities
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  DNV – using data sharing to support decarbonisation for clean growth

  • Data publishing and use
  • Weather, energy and environment

  • Jonathan Wilson

  Case study on DNV, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, using data sharing to support decarbonisation for clean growth
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  Etic Lab – developing a data federation model

  • Data publishing and use
  • Emerging tech and AI

  • Elea Himmelsbach

  Case study exploring the work of Etic Lab, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, developing a data federation model in the charity sector
• Case study 26/03/2021
  

  Open Climate Fix – making the electricity grid more efficient through open data

  • Data publishing and use
  • Weather, energy and environment

  • Jonathan Wilson

  Case study on the work of Open Climate Fix, recipient of the ODI’s R&D data access stimulus fund, making the electricity grid more efficient through open data
• Blog, Case study 26/03/2021
  

  R&D data access stimulus fund – data sharing to lower environmental impact, improve public services and save lives

  • Data publishing and use
  • Public service design
  • Weather, energy and environment

  • Elea Himmelsbach

  We reflect on our learnings from the R&D data access stimulus fund, and present case studies on the seven recipients of the fund
• 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

  We commissioned Cuebiq and The GovLab to explore new initiatives that were established during the Covid-19 pandemic to share mobility data
• Blog, Case study 23/03/2021
  

  How do data institutions emerge? Six short case studies

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  • Alex Vryzakis
  • Jack Hardinges

  We provide short case studies on six data institutions, how they were formed and what they do, to inspire those thinking of creating data institutions in the future
• Blog, Consultation response/call for evidence, News 22/03/2021
  

  The ODI responds to the UK Statistics Authority Inclusive Data Consultation

  • Data publishing and use
  • Policy
  • Public service design

  • Alan Walker
  • Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta

  The Open Data Institute (ODI) response to the UK Statistics Authority Inclusive Data Consultation
• Blog, News 18/03/2021
  

  Microsoft and ODI Education Open Data Challenge: meet the judges

  • Data publishing and use
  • Policy
  • Public service design
  • Skills and literacy

  • Jeni Tennison

  Meet the judging panel for the Microsoft and ODI Education Open Data Challenge
• Blog 09/03/2021
  

  How trust is a key to the value of data

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  • Olivier Thereaux

  Trust matters to a healthy data ecosystem, but how much does it matter? We worked with Frontier Economics to find out
• Blog 04/03/2021
  

  Longlist and shortlist announced for Microsoft Education Open Data Challenge

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Skills and literacy

  • Alex Vryzakis
  • Tara Lee

  We introduce the entries for the Education Open Data Challenge award, launched at the ODI Summit 
• News, Reports 11/02/2021
  

  Accelerating progress on tackling the climate crisis through data collaboration

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Weather, energy and environment

  • Annalisa Eichholzer
  • Diana Szasz

  In this paper, we explore priority areas within climate change where there is a significant opportunity to accelerate progress by increasing collaboration around data
• Blog, News 01/02/2021
  

  The ODI's written evidence for APPG on Artificial Intelligence

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Policy

  • Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
  • Jack Hardinges
  • Jeni Tennison

  Our written evidence for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI)’s evidence session ‘Data Governance in the Post-Brexit Era: Is the National Data Strategy ambitious enough?’
• Case study, Case study [Luminate] 29/01/2021
  

  Case study: The value of data sharing in the private sector

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • ODI Inside Business

  • Josh D'Addario

  We examine the barriers faced by private sector businesses in justifying sharing data, find examples of where those barriers have been successfully overcome, and explore the benefits derived for all businesses from sharing data
• Blog 29/01/2021
  

  What are data institutions and why are they important?

  • Data publishing and use
  • Policy

  • Jack Hardinges
  • Dr Jared Robert Keller

  In order to explore data institutions, it’s important to first understand the concept of data stewardship and how it fits into our theory of change. In this blog, we explain the concept of data stewardship, what data institutions are and the vital roles they play
• Blog 20/01/2021
  

  Exploring how new data access initiatives approach data landscaping

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  • Josh D'Addario

  We have been exploring how new data access initiatives develop the data infrastructure they need to tackle a specific challenge, as part of our ongoing research project ‘Data infrastructure for common challenges’
• Blog, Reports 20/01/2021
  

  Infrastructure for common challenges [report]

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  • Elea Himmelsbach
  • Flor Serale
  • James Maddison
  • Josh D'Addario

  In this report, we summarise our initial user needs research on data access initiatives, sharing insights into the challenges these initiatives encounter and how design tools can help them build the data infrastructure they need to be successful
• Archived tender opportunities, Blog 11/01/2021
  

  Call for proposals: Data analysis support for data institutions census

  • Data publishing and use

  Help the ODI conduct a review/census of the current and future landscape of data institutions and develop a first iteration of a register of these institutions in the UK
• Blog, Consultation response/call for evidence, News 11/01/2021
  

  The ODI's response to Ofcom's consultation on Open Communications

  • Data ethics and privacy
  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Innovation
  • Retail and consumer

  • Josh D'Addario

  Here’s our response to Ofcom’s consultation on Open Communications
• Blog, Case study, Case study [Luminate] 08/01/2021
  

  Case study: Collaborative data maintenance

  • Arts, culture and heritage
  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Peer networks
  • Science and research
  • Skills and literacy

  • Rachel Wilson

  Find out about our R&D project exploring best-practice approaches to collaborative data maintenance
• Guides 23/12/2020
  

  Using identifiers

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  This guide describes the key features or processes of an identifier scheme – the tool, its governance (including how identifiers are assigned) and use
• Blog, Explainers 23/12/2020
  

  What is an identifier?

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  Identifiers are part of how we make sense of the world and communicate. They act as labels to help us uniquely identify physical and digital objects and services, and as pointers to information available online or stored in a variety of databases and systems
• Blog, News 15/12/2020
  

  The six data collaborations chosen for our new peer learning network

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Peer networks

  The ODI has selected six collaborations who will receive funding and guidance from the ODI and Microsoft, to more effectively address the challenges they face
• Reports 13/12/2020
  

  Comparing decentralised data publishing initiatives [report]

  • Data publishing and use

  This report explores a common design pattern for increasing access to data through the adoption of open standards for data. It compares how it is being applied across 14 different initiatives and shares insights into how this approach can be used.
• Blog 01/12/2020
  

  Exploring sustainable data access: RegulAItion and the AIR Platform

  • Banking and finance
  • Data ethics and privacy
  • Data publishing and use
  • Emerging tech and AI

  We reflect on the first phase of our research project with RegulAItion, and set out our plans for the second phase. If you are an organisation in the BALI sectors, come join the research project.
• Blog 25/11/2020
  

  Understanding the common technical infrastructure of shared and open data

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  • Olivier Thereaux
  • Rachel Wilson
  • Timothy Hill

  As part of our research on data institutions, the ODI is embarking on a new project exploring their technical infrastructure
• 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

  We are requesting project proposals aiming to improve the quality and interoperability of open source tools relevant to data access and data sharing initiatives, with funding of up to £15,000 available

Events

• Talk
  

  ODI Fridays: Find, analyse and use government statistical data Fri, 29 Jun 2018, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data publishing and use

  Do you work with data in government, provide it to government or use government data? Hear from ONS and Swirrl about their work on a project that aims to support you in finding, understanding and using government statistical data
• Talk
  

  ODI Fridays: Why can't I find data? Fri, 23 Mar 2018, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data publishing and use

  In this lunchtime lecture Laura Koesten and Emilia Kacprzak,  PhD students working on the WDAqua project, will describe why data on the web is still so hard to find. They will discuss how we can help people find and make sense of data, by improving the experience of data search and summarising datasets.
• Workshop
  

  Publishing data with Octopub - now and in the future Tue, 20 Mar 2018, 10:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data publishing and use

  Join us to see what our Octopub data publishing tool now looks like. We’d love to hear your opinions and needs so we can make future versions and iterations even better and more useful.
• Talk
  Friday lunchtime lecture: Better organisation identifiers through a decentralised list of lists Fri, 01 Dec 2017, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Open standards and open APIs
  • Search and discovery

  Tim Davies will explore the creation and use of org-id.guide, a collaboratively created register of organisation identifier lists
• Talk
  

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Rob's comedy bots Fri, 06 Oct 2017, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data publishing and use

  Rob Manuel will show you how it works and make you want to make your own horrible bots since, as Rob says, frankly it’s more fun than doing anything you’re meant to be spending your time doing
• Talk
  

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Is open data and journalism a match doomed to fail? Fri, 08 Sep 2017, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data publishing and use

  In 2015, Jonathan Stoneman wrote a working paper “Does Open Data Need Journalism?” to show how things were slowly changing
• Talk
  

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Bringing ghost data back from the dead Fri, 20 Jan 2017, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Science and research

  Michael Weatherburn will share his insights into the scale of this issue, and discuss how we can recover important data to fill gaps in knowledge
• Talk
  

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Creating an open register – what it takes and why Fri, 02 Dec 2016, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use
  • Open standards and open APIs
  • Skills and literacy

  Paul Downey from the Government Digital Service will share his vision for what open registers can help achieve
• Talk
  

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Creative and critical 
use of complex networks Fri, 11 Nov 2016, 13:00 Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

  • Data infrastructure
  • Data publishing and use

  Burak Arıkan will present the Graph Commons platform

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