Ben Snaith

Senior Researcher

Ben is a Senior Researcher in the research team, where he focuses on how ideas of the transformative power of data converge or diverge with societal realities. His recent research has focused on connections between ecology and power dynamics in physical infrastructure, alongside a long-term research interest in the idea of open cities.

Ben has been at the ODI since 2018. Alongside his work he has been completing a masters at UCL in Urban Studies, investigating critical issues, such as borders, heritage and memory in urban spaces.

Content by Ben Snaith

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What do we mean by “without data, there is no AI”?
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Where is participatory data now?
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Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems
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Power, ecology and diplomacy in critical data infrastructures
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Open cities
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Open Bangkok: Turning the capital of Thailand into an ‘open city’
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Data centres, cloud infrastructures and the tangibility of internet power
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Mobility data sharing during the Covid-19 pandemic – Research from Cuebiq and The GovLab
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Exploring new approaches for sharing data in the built environment
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Data institutions: reducing costs and improving sustainability
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Designing sustainable data institutions [report]
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Becoming more open: the view from four European cities [report]
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Mapping data ecosystems in the education sector – a foundation for green skills and jobs [report]
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Introducing the ODI Sustainable Data Access Workbook
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Collaborative bibliography: Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems
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The Social Data Foundation – facilitating safe access to health and social care data
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The WAter Incident Database (WAID) – saving lives with collaborative water data
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Project Odysseus – using existing infrastructure to tackle new problems
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R&D: Data infrastructure for trade competitiveness
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R&D: Scaling data innovation
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R&D: Open cities
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R&D: Sustainable data access
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Data institutions for climate action
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Data institutions for labour rights and supply chains
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The Data Institutions Register
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Assurance, trust, confidence – what does it all mean for data?
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How does data assurance increase confidence in data?
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Data and Public Services Business Case Canvas
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New research for ODI reveals a nascent but buoyant market of firms and services focused on trust in data
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Open Cities – international roundtable summary note
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Making cities more open – what we’ve learned
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Sustainable data access – our work and future plans
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Exploring good common principles for a digital identity system
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Call for Proposals: A review of public–private mobility data sharing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Data 2020: Value estimation, prioritisation and distribution
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Mobility data: what’s changed during Covid-19?
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How to design to scale: lessons about local innovation
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Testing our open cities workshop with Bristol Connected City
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Covid-19 mobility data user personas
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Covid-19 research stream worknote #2
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ODI podcast: R&D – sustainable access to data
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What mobility data has been collected and published during Covid-19?
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Spot the difference – explaining the Covid-19 apps
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Covid-19 research stream worknote #1
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Scaling data-enabled projects: a checklist
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What can we learn about international regulatory cooperation from the Global Financial Innovation Network?
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Data's value: how and why should we measure it?
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Data enabled public services need funding to scale, but better tools are also part of the answer
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Smart cities are decades away: but open cities are within reach
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Using 'Open Standards for Data' in the energy sector
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ODI Summit 2018: How can we design for fairness?
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Using data to change a sector: what we learned

Ben Snaith

Content by Ben Snaith

What do we mean by “without data, there is no AI”?

Where is participatory data now?

Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems

Power, ecology and diplomacy in critical data infrastructures

Open cities

Open Bangkok: Turning the capital of Thailand into an ‘open city’

Data centres, cloud infrastructures and the tangibility of internet power

Mobility data sharing during the Covid-19 pandemic – Research from Cuebiq and The GovLab

Exploring new approaches for sharing data in the built environment

Data institutions: reducing costs and improving sustainability

Designing sustainable data institutions [report]

Becoming more open: the view from four European cities [report]

Mapping data ecosystems in the education sector – a foundation for green skills and jobs [report]

Introducing the ODI Sustainable Data Access Workbook

Collaborative bibliography: Power and diplomacy in data ecosystems

The Social Data Foundation – facilitating safe access to health and social care data

The WAter Incident Database (WAID) – saving lives with collaborative water data

Project Odysseus – using existing infrastructure to tackle new problems

R&D: Data infrastructure for trade competitiveness

R&D: Scaling data innovation

R&D: Open cities

R&D: Sustainable data access

Data institutions for climate action

Data institutions for labour rights and supply chains

The Data Institutions Register

Assurance, trust, confidence – what does it all mean for data?

How does data assurance increase confidence in data?

Data and Public Services Business Case Canvas

New research for ODI reveals a nascent but buoyant market of firms and services focused on trust in data

Open Cities – international roundtable summary note

Making cities more open – what we’ve learned

Sustainable data access – our work and future plans

Exploring good common principles for a digital identity system

Call for Proposals: A review of public–private mobility data sharing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Data 2020: Value estimation, prioritisation and distribution

Mobility data: what’s changed during Covid-19?

How to design to scale: lessons about local innovation

Testing our open cities workshop with Bristol Connected City

Covid-19 mobility data user personas

Covid-19 research stream worknote #2

ODI podcast: R&D – sustainable access to data

What mobility data has been collected and published during Covid-19?

Spot the difference – explaining the Covid-19 apps

Covid-19 research stream worknote #1

Scaling data-enabled projects: a checklist

What can we learn about international regulatory cooperation from the Global Financial Innovation Network?

Data's value: how and why should we measure it?

Data enabled public services need funding to scale, but better tools are also part of the answer

Smart cities are decades away: but open cities are within reach

Using 'Open Standards for Data' in the energy sector

ODI Summit 2018: How can we design for fairness?

Using data to change a sector: what we learned