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Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data to drive open innovation
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
In this case study, we look at how an EU-funded open innovation programme, Data Pitch, has allowed a large organisation to share data with a startup to help address key challenges
Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data in regulated environments
- Banking and finance
- Data publishing and use
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
How a multinational investment bank and financial services company shares data both for regulatory purposes and more widely for its business
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
How a private sector organisation is sharing data to provide shipping companies with safety recommendations
Case study (private sector) 03/03/2020
Case study: The value of sharing data to address sector challenges
- Data publishing and use
- Weather, energy and environment
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
How two private sector organisations are sharing data to better forecast the generation of electricity from solar energy sources
Case study, Guides, Tools 21/02/2020
Data 2020
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Policy
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Jeni Tennison
Here is a landscape review of hot topics in the world of data in 2020 – from digital competition, AI and trade to data rights, ethics and literacy
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Collaboration to solve societal problems
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Richard Stirling
Some problems can only be tackled through collective action. But who manages that shared data? Who ensures it’s shared and used in the right way? New data institutions could be an answer.
Blog 21/02/2020
Building trust in how you handle data: a hierarchy
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jeni Tennison
The ODI’s CEO Jeni Tennison shares four layers to building trust in how you handle data, from basic compliance to making positive efforts to share its benefits
Blog, Explainers 10/02/2020
How we use the Data Access Map to tell stories and explain concepts
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Jared Robert Keller
When it comes to sharing or increasing access to data, there is a wide range of different approaches out there and finding the most suitable approach can be tricky. We’ve created the Data Access Map to help people and organisations explore the various options and navigate this difficult terrain
Blog, Guides 10/02/2020
What do we mean by data institutions?
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
- Jeni Tennison
What defines a data institution, and what constitutes one? Our CEO Jeni Tennison answers this question, and shares how we’ve been exploring this type of access model
Blog 30/01/2020
Seven reasons why businesses should be sharing data
- Data publishing and use
- Josh D'Addario
We share our top seven reasons why businesses should be sharing data
Blog 28/01/2020
Communicating data stories through art and storytelling
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Data publishing and use
Can data entertain as well as inform, and excite as well as educate? How might people interact with data when it is represented in art, games, and storytelling rather than spreadsheets? Our Senior Technology Developer, Rachel Wilson introduces our latest project exploring these questions
Blog 28/01/2020
Digital competition law: the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
Do big technology companies holding large amounts of data provide invaluable services that make our lives better, or are they stifling innovation and showing that ‘big is bad’? Charlotte Mitchell, ODI’s Delivery Manager, shares what she learned from ‘Unlocking Digital Competition’ panel at the ODI’s 2019 Summit back in November
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 18/12/2019
OpenActive: addressing inactivity in the UK (case study)
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
Supported by Sport England, OpenActive addresses the problem of inactivity in the UK by helping people get active using open data
Blog, News 18/12/2019
Jeni Tennison on Amazon’s access to the NHS website – how has it come to this?
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Health and physical activity
- Policy
- Jeni Tennison
Has the Department for Health and Social Care acted outside its authority by partnering with Amazon? What does this mean for future contracts between the NHS and big tech?
Case study, Case study [Luminate] 17/12/2019
Data Trust Exploration Group (case study)
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Jack Hardinges
Read about how we ran a Data Trust Exploration Group to help guide our work around data trust pilots
Blog 11/12/2019
Experts discuss how to harness data to gain business value at the ODI Summit 2019
- Banking and finance
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Retail and consumer
- Cities
- Transport
- Sonia Duarte
At the ODI Summit 2019, a panel of experts discussed how businesses can harness data to gain value. ODI’s Delivery Manager Walter Brown and User Researcher Sonia Duarte share what they learned
Blog, News 12/11/2019
Success celebrated at ODI Summit with startup programme awards
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Startups
An entrepreneur, a startup and a data provider received awards today at the ODI Summit from Sir Nigel Shadbolt, the UK’s AI expert and ODI co-founder, to recognise their outstanding success during the Data Pitch programme
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
International law firm, Pinsent Masons, has joined the our Commercial Partnership Programme, a peer group of forward-thinking organisations who share a common vision of a collaborative and open future
Blog 09/10/2019
Discovering the future of the London Datastore
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Cities
- Olivier Thereaux
The London Datastore is evolving, and ODI is helping drive the discovery phase of this next stage – exploring options and making recommendations for its future shape and scope
Blog 27/09/2019
Launching the collaborative data maintenance guidebook
- Data publishing and use
To help people design and run projects that involve collaborative data maintenance – like OpenStreetMap and Wikidata – we’ve created the Collaborative Data Guidebook, an online resource including examples, practical solutions to common problems, and useful resources.
Blog 24/09/2019
Sharing models between ‘digital twins’
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Open standards and open APIs
- Cities
- Fionntán O'Donnell
How can effective model documentation help digital twins connect?
Blog 23/09/2019
How can a business gain value from data sharing?
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- James Maddison
- Josh D'Addario
We explore how to illustrate the business benefits of sharing data
Blog 27/08/2019
Data Access Map: We want your feedback
- Data publishing and use
- Jared Robert Keller
We want your ideas and feedback on our new Data Access Map
Blog 23/07/2019
Do cities have access to the private sector data they need to make effective decisions?
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public service design
- Cities
- Jack Hardinges
To help understand and tackle the different challenges they face — from congestion in urban environments to climate change – increasingly, cities are seeking access to data collected by private sector organisations. But do they have the levels of access they need?
Blog 22/07/2019
What affects the flow of data-enabled international trade?
- Banking and finance
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Policy
More trust could boost trade in data-enabled services
Blog, News 15/07/2019
We urge UK government to overhaul its use of data
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public service design
The UK government is missing the opportunity to transform its use of data, and risks falling behind other countries if it does not invest now, according to civil society groups – including the ODI
Blog 12/07/2019
Smart cities are decades away: but open cities are within reach
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
Cities are being sold a vision of ‘smart’, but the reality is that truly interconnected, data-driven, technology-enhanced cities are likely to still be decades away. We are, therefore, at a crucial stage: an opportunity to change course to a more open future
Blog 09/07/2019
Modelling the risks of a data trust using Pokemon Go
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Public service design
We used Pokemon Go to explore the risks of building new institutions like data trusts
Blog 09/07/2019
Insights from successful collaborative maintenance projects
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Sonia Duarte
Designing a successful collaborative data maintenance project
Blog 04/07/2019
All hands on deck: we've updated the Data Access Map
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Open standards and open APIs
- Search and discovery
- Jack Hardinges
- Jared Robert Keller
- Vicky Hallam
After feedback, we’ve commissioned a graphic illustration of our DAM map

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