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Data ethics and privacy
- Anna Scott
- Ben Snaith
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Jack Hardinges
- Olivier Thereaux
- Richard Plumbly-Clegg
To ensure people can use data to make better decisions, we must make data as open as possible while protecting people’s privacy, commercial confidentiality and national security

Latest

Blog, News 11/10/2022
Supporting the development of United Utilities’ open data strategy
- Data publishing and use
- Josh D'Addario
- Tara Lee
The ODI is working with water and wastewater services provider United Utilities on an exciting project to support the development of its open data strategy
Blog, ODI Analyses 09/10/2022
Data on UK food poverty right now
- Emma Thwaites
This report highlights the sizeable gaps in government and third-sector data when it comes to knowing who is going hungry, where they are and what is being done about it
Blog 07/10/2022
Conservative Conference 2022: key takeaways for data and digital policy
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
This week the Conservative party – the UK’s governing party – held its annual conference in Birmingham. ODI Head of Public Policy Dr Milly Zimeta spoke at conference panels on Data and AI, and reports back from four days of speeches, policy debates and fringe events
Blog, Consultation response/call for evidence 06/10/2022

The ODI submits evidence to the parliamentary inquiry on future-proofing the public sector workforce We share our evidence submission to the House of Lords Public Services and Demographic Change Select Committee inquiry on ‘Designing a public services workforce fit for the future.’
Blog 30/09/2022
Labour Conference 2022: key takeaways for data and digital policy
- Matt Davies
This week the Labour party – the UK’s main opposition party – held its annual conference in Liverpool. ODI Senior Policy Advisor Matt Davies spoke at a conference panel and reports back from four days of speeches, policy debates and fringe events.
Blog, Podcast 29/09/2022
Data Decade: Data and technology
- Carrie Brindle
- David Dinnage
- Emma Thwaites
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
As part of the Data Decade, we are further exploring this through 10 stories from different data perspectives. This episode explores the impact that data and technology can have on our lives. Find out more about the Data Decade
Blog 05/09/2022

11 reasons to sponsor the ODI Summit 2022 With more than 3000 business leaders, policymakers and researchers expected to take part, the ODI Summit is the perfect place to connect to our community.
Blog, Case study 24/08/2022
Helping the physical activity sector use open data to get more people active
- Data publishing and use
- Health and physical activity
- Innovation
We worked with Sport England to develop OpenActive – a community-led data access initiative to get more people active using open data
Blog, Explainers 18/08/2022
What are data intermediaries?
- Data publishing and use
- Joe Massey
What is a data intermediary and how does it differ from a data institution?
Blog 09/08/2022
Designing a framework for responsible data stewardship
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data publishing and use
- Joe Massey
We’re developing a Responsible Data Stewardship Framework to show what stewarding data responsibly entails, and provide a critical lens to help people analyse and compare data stewardship practices