The ODI was founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, placing us at the heart of the data economy. Our primary mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and innovation ...

A data trust provides independent, fiduciary stewardship of data 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 ...

The Data Skills Framework shows how technical data skills can be balanced with other skills to support successful data innovation ...

View the Data Ecosystem Mapping: tool and guide. This is a PDF of the hard-copy version (not designed for home/office print – see below for print-at-home version). If you’d like some hard-copy ...

The ODI was founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, placing us at the heart of the data economy. Our primary mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and innovation ...

As part of our research into whether data trusts are a useful way of increasing access to data while retaining trust, Queen Mary University of London, BPE Solicitors LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP ...

Our theory of change We want those who steward data and those who create information from this data to act in ways that lead to the best social and economic outcomes for everyone.

The risks to environmental sustainability will only increase as data and technology continue to proliferate. Data stewardship can be seen as a way to address climate change.

The Open Data Maturity Model is a way to assess how well an organisation publishes and consumes open data, and identifies actions for improvement.

With the support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, our continued work in this area will help bring about new, and improve existing, ways for data to be stewarded responsibly for positive social, ...

We need to retain trust in how data is collected, maintained and shared if we are to realise its full benefits. We’ve been investigating ‘data trusts’ as an approach to stewarding data, and will be ...

ODI Data Ethics Professionals (& Facilitators) are recognised as competent in the area of data ethics and the practical steps required to help organisations minimise potential harms that come from ...