The ODI – Open Data Institute

“We want a world where data works for everyone”

Jeni Tennison, Vice President and Chief Strategy Advisor

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The Open Data Institute works with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem, where people can make better decisions using data and manage any harmful impacts.

Black History Month: Writers explore data through poetry, stories and articles

Climate change: Microsoft and the ODI launch climate change challenge

Business: Why poor data governance could be a director's undoing

Upcoming events

Meetup, Members Event, Summit, Talk
ODI Summit 2020 Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 13:00 Online
- Agriculture and food
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Health and physical activity
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Cities
- Startups
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
The ODI Summit is our flagship event. We invite people from across the globe to join us and discuss how humanity can harness the power of data in a changing world.

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Meetup, Members Event, Summit, Talk
ODI Summit 2020 Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 13:00 Online
- Agriculture and food
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Health and physical activity
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Cities
- Startups
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
The ODI Summit is our flagship event. We invite people from across the globe to join us and discuss how humanity can harness the power of data in a changing world.

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- 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
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Join our global network of over 2,000 businesses, startups, data experts and government leaders who are discovering innovative solutions using data.

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Courses and training
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Lucy Knight
- Simon Bullmore
- Violeta Mezeklieva
The ODI learning programme provides data literacy and capability for everyone. Discover: Upcoming courses Courses we run Free online learning Who we’ve worked with Data skills framework We’ve got you covered with a range of tools, courses exploring the latest data topics, Datopolis (our open data board game) and bespoke e-learning development. To keep up to date, sign up to the ODI Learning newsletter: hbspt.enqueueForm({ portalId: 748510, formId: "b32848f9-17dc-4850-9fe2-d832e3f57e61", target: "#hbspt-form-1604587143000-7213106808", shortcode: "wp", });

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Our consultants are experienced in data policy, licensing, training, standards, ethics, emerging tech and open data

Events Free ODI Fridays lunchtime lectures ODI Fridays are free lunchtime lectures for everyone. You bring your lunch, we provide tea and coffee, an interesting talk, and enough time to get back to your desk

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