What is data infrastructure?
Data such as statistics, maps and real-time sensor readings help us to make decisions, build services and gain insight. Data infrastructure will only become more vital as our populations grow and our economies and societies become ever more reliant on getting value from data.
Data infrastructure consists of data assets supported by people, processes and technology.
Trustworthy data infrastructure is sustainably funded and is directed to maximise data use and value, meeting society’s needs.
Data is as important as our road, railway and energy networks and should be treated as such.
We risk seeing data only as a tool for transparency, when it should also be an engine of efficiency and growth. We need to strengthen our data infrastructure.
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Blog, Reports 07/08/2016
Who owns our data infrastructure?
- Data infrastructure
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Guides 31/08/2016
Principles for strengthening our data infrastructure
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Transport
Projects
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Project
Mapping the UK data landscape
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public service design
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ODI project
Building open, trustworthy data ecosystems to solve common challenges
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Science and research
- Search and discovery
- Weather, energy and environment
- Diana Szasz
- Tara Lee
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ODI 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
- Lisa Allen
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ODI project
The UK National Data Strategy 2020
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Alan Walker
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
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ODI project
Using data in the public sector
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Public service design
- Science and research
- James Maddison
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ODI project
Microsoft and the ODI – helping bridge the data divide
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
- Tara Lee
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ODI project
R&D: Building trust through audit and certification
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Deborah Yates
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Jack Hardinges
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Olivier Thereaux
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ODI project
R&D: Sustainable data access
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Open standards and open APIs
- Ben Snaith
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Diana Szasz
- Jack Hardinges
- Sonia Duarte
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ODI project
Covid-19: Building an open and trustworthy data ecosystem
- Covid-19
- Data infrastructure
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Olivier Thereaux
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ODI project
R&D: Trustworthy data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
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ODI project
Data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
-
ODI project
Protected Characteristics in Practice
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Public service design
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ODI project
Mapping the wide world of data sharing
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
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ODI project
R&D: Digital twins
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Cities
- Deborah Yates
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Dr Jared Robert Keller
- Miranda Marcus
- Olivier Thereaux
- Sonia Duarte
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ODI project
R&D: Collaborative data maintenance
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Startups
- Leigh Dodds
- Miranda Marcus
- Rachel Wilson
- Sonia Duarte
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ODI project
R&D: Can data trusts increase or help data sharing?
- Agriculture and food
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Search and discovery
- Cities
- Weather, energy and environment
- Miranda Marcus
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ODI project
R&D: Open standards for the UK energy sector
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Policy
- Weather, energy and environment
- Miranda Marcus
- Olivier Thereaux
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Innovate UK
Data innovation for the UK: research and development
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Public service design
- Science and research
- Olivier Thereaux
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ODI project
R&D: Predicting cause and effect of data strategies
- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Public service design
- Miranda Marcus
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ODI project
R&D: Geospatial data and technology
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Deborah Yates
- Leigh Dodds
- Miranda Marcus
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ODI project
R&D: Increasing access to data while retaining trust
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Miranda Marcus
- Sonia Duarte
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ODI project
R&D: Enhancing data collaboration between the UK and France
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Peer networks
- Cities
- Transport
- Miranda Marcus
- Olivier Thereaux
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ODI project
R&D: Making it easier to create open standards for data
- Data infrastructure
- Open standards and open APIs
- Leigh Dodds
- Miranda Marcus
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ODI project, Startup programme
Growing open data startups for the government in Mexico
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Public service design
- Skills and literacy
- Startups
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ODI project
Thomson Reuters' data services go open
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Open standards and open APIs
- Skills and literacy
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ODI project
Creating the UK’s first free and open address list
- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Geospatial data and mapping
- Public service design
Latest blogs
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News 26/01/2023
OpenActive Steering Committee announcement 2023
- Health and physical activity
- David Dinnage
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Blog 23/01/2023
Supporting effective open data publishing for social good
- James Maddison
- Sherrelle Parke
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Blog 16/01/2023
Data centres, cloud infrastructures and the tangibility of internet power
- Ben Snaith
Services
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Service
Public policy- Agriculture and food
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Covid-19
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
- Adjoa Anyimadu
- Alan Walker
- David Warrell
- Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta
- Gavin Freeguard
- Lucas Stiglich
- Mark Boyd
- Matt Davies
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Service
Data institutions
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Jack Hardinges
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Service
Consultancy & advice- Agriculture and food
- Banking and finance
- Built environment and housing
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Humanitarian response
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Policy
- Public service design
- Retail and consumer
- Science and research
- Skills and literacy
- Transport
- Weather, energy and environment
- Jack Hardinges
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Service
Share data more easily and in a trustworthy way
- Data ethics and privacy
- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Emerging tech and AI
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Service
Become an ODI Member
- 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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Courses and training- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Peer networks
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Lucy Knight
- Violeta Mezeklieva