We’re helping you to make sense of publishing and accessing data during Covid-19, with free tools, guides, explainers, research and opinion pieces.
Find out how we’ll continue to work to ensure an open and trustworthy data ecosystem while the world tackles the pandemic
Current project
Free tools and guides
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Blog 15/06/2020
Data and Covid-19: why standards matter- Covid-19
- Open standards and open APIs
- Olivier Thereaux
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Guides, Tools 30/04/2020
Publishing open data in times of crisis- Covid-19
- Deborah Yates
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
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Guides 28/05/2020
Sharing models for Covid-19: guidance and tools- Covid-19
- Fionntán O'Donnell
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Guides 04/06/2020
Anonymising data in times of crisis- Covid-19
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Olivier Thereaux
- Violeta Mezeklieva
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Blog, Explainers, Guides 20/05/2020
Spot the difference – explaining the Covid-19 apps- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Jeni Tennison
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Guides 03/07/2020
Covid-19: Identifying and managing ethical issues around data- Covid-19
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Violeta Mezeklieva
Help and advice
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Blog, News, Tools 20/04/2020
Need help to share data to tackle the coronavirus crisis? Get in touch- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Health and physical activity
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Olivier Thereaux
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Current project
National Data Strategy: Help us map who is responsible for data in government- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Gavin Freeguard
- Jeni Tennison
- Lisa Allen
Blogs and news
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Reports 07/09/2021
ODI Fellow Report: Data governance for online learning- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
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Blog, News 15/04/2021
From climate change to coronavirus: the artists and startups using data to tackle misinformation challenge- Arts, culture and heritage
- Covid-19
- Startups
- Weather, energy and environment
- Ellen Goodman
- Orsola De Marco
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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
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Blog 17/02/2021
Think global, act local: highlights from our spring 2021 policy plans- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Cities
- Alan Walker
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Gavin Freeguard
- Jeni Tennison
- Mahad Alassow
- Mark Boyd
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Worknote 21/01/2021
Covid-19: sketching with data to solve people's problems
- Covid-19
- Lucy Knight
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog, Reports 05/01/2021
Exploring the Covid-19 symptom tracking ecosystem [report]- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- James Maddison
- Jeni Tennison
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog, News 25/11/2020
Applications open: funding for startups and artists to tackle misinformation about COVID-19- Arts, culture and heritage
- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Startups
- Ellen Goodman
- Orsola De Marco
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Blog 17/11/2020
Data for climate action: From Covid to the climate- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Weather, energy and environment
- Josh D'Addario
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Blog 12/11/2020
ODI Summit 2020: roundup- Arts, culture and heritage
- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Policy
- Skills and literacy
- Louise Burke
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ODI Analyses, Reports 10/11/2020
Data about children’s lives in the pandemic: report- Covid-19
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Blog, ODI Analyses 10/11/2020
New report: ‘Data about children’s lives in the pandemic’- Covid-19
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Blog 26/10/2020
Tackling climate change challenges through data access – Microsoft and the ODI- Agriculture and food
- Built environment and housing
- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Transport
- Diana Szasz
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Blog 20/10/2020
How can data help cities to address concerns around Covid-19?- Covid-19
- Public service design
- Cities
- Annalisa Eichholzer
- James Maddison
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Blog 29/09/2020
Why should we share computer models?- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Health and physical activity
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Blog 28/09/2020
Covid-19 mobility data user personas- Covid-19
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Cities
- Transport
- Ben Snaith
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Blog, Explainers 23/09/2020
What is a computer model?- Covid-19
- Policy
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Worknote 15/09/2020
Covid-19 symptom tracking research worknote #2
- Covid-19
- James Maddison
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Blog 03/09/2020
From secret exercise classes to preventing accidents at sea – 7 organisations proving the value of data sharing- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Transport
- Carrie Brindle
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Blog 26/08/2020
How greater transparency can help people get back to work with confidence- Covid-19
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Blog 21/08/2020
What do we mean by data access initiatives?- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
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Worknote 18/08/2020
Covid-19 research stream worknote #2- Covid-19
- Ben Snaith
- Fionntán O'Donnell
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Worknote 06/08/2020
Covid-19 symptom tracking research worknote #1- Covid-19
- James Maddison
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Blog 24/07/2020
Why Covid-19 means data sharing is more important than ever- Covid-19
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
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Blog 22/07/2020
Covid-19 project: success and next steps
- Covid-19
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 16/07/2020
Join us as an ODI research fellow- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Policy
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Skills and literacy
- Cities
- Olivier Thereaux
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Blog 16/07/2020
ODI’s Covid-19 research identifies symptom tracking as a key area for attention
- Covid-19
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Blog 15/07/2020
Measuring the impact of health tech: how data stewards can help- Covid-19
- Health and physical activity
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Jeni Tennison
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Blog 15/07/2020
What mobility data has been collected and published during Covid-19?- Covid-19
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Innovation
- Cities
- Ben Snaith
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Guides 03/07/2020
Covid-19: Identifying and managing ethical issues around data
- Covid-19
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Violeta Mezeklieva
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Blog 15/06/2020
Data and Covid-19: why standards matter
- Covid-19
- Open standards and open APIs
- Olivier Thereaux