A new initiative by the Open Data Institute (ODI), Do IT and Team Kinetic is set to tackle hidden barriers to volunteering in England, commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS ...

The fourth edition of the Solid Symposium will take place in London in Spring 2026. The event follows successful symposia in Nuremberg (2023), Leuven (2024), and Leiden (2025). It will be hosted by ...

Join us for a panel discussion, as we explore why open data matters in the age of AI, and the steps we need to take to ensure data is AI ready. This webinar will bring together insights from ODI ...

The data ethics maturity model is a tool for anyone who collects, uses and shares data. It helps assess and benchmark how widely embedded data ethics culture and practices are across your organisation ...

Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural feature, or a broader location like a city or country. This report summarises the desk research carried ...

Programme Lead for Data Institutions, Jack Hardinges, discusses the ODI’s ongoing work to test data trusts as an approach to stewarding data, and some of the recent developments in the field To ...

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‘Assessing risk when sharing data: a guide’ has been created to help organisations identify, assess and manage risks related to sharing data that they hold From optimising supply chains and supporting ...

The ODI calls on companies and governments to build trust by engaging with their customers and citizens about how they use personal data The ODI calls on companies and governments to build trust by ...

This report aims to map the UK government’s activity on ‘data literacy’, as part of the ODI’s work supporting the development of the UK’s data economy The UK government recognises the importance of ...

Data trusts are an approach to looking after and making decisions about data in a similar way that trusts have been used to look after and make decisions about other forms of asset in the past, such ...

Data flows can create value for our societies in a myriad of ways: when data is made open or shared, it enables better decisions, more effective policies, more innovative and useful services, and ...