Open Data

Net Zero: A $7 trillion open data problem

Green

Net Zero: A $7 trillion open data problem

Two open source companies on what's needed to rise to an existential challenge

clock 09 February 2023 • 6 min read
Government's digital strategy has been 'wholly inadequate' and 'lacking in ambition', Chi Onwurah

Open Source

Government's digital strategy has been 'wholly inadequate' and 'lacking in ambition', Chi Onwurah

Shadow minister's remarks come as government announces a dedicated Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

clock 07 February 2023 • 3 min read
Health sector has a 'first mover disadvantage' in data use, says Ben Goldacre

Health

Health sector has a 'first mover disadvantage' in data use, says Ben Goldacre

The old ways aren't the best ways when it comes to data infrastructure

clock 21 November 2022 • 3 min read

Software

Ordnance Survey opens up free access to OS MasterMap location data

OS DataHub includes a number of new mapping data products and APIs for developers

clock 01 July 2020 • 2 min read

Privacy

Microsoft tests feature to allow users to control their personal data

Microsoft dips a toe into the personal information economy

clock 04 January 2019 • 2 min read

Government

The rise of smart boroughs - London's connected future

Sean Price, EMEA Industry Solutions Director - Public Sector, Qlik, discusses how Camden has transformed public services with data-driven intelligence

clock 22 August 2018 • 4 min read

Business Software

Kick out the jams: geospatial software and the battle against congestion

Planners from the Highways England, TfL, TfWM and Crossrail on the vital role of data sharing and GIS in keeping the country moving

clock 10 July 2018 • 12 min read

Government

Adopting 'open' has driven change in the UK government

The government knows that data is important, but enacting change needed a shift in both culture and structure

clock 25 April 2018 • 3 min read

Software

Computer says no': How open data can mitigate the dangers of black box AI

AI is only as good as its training data; making that data as open as possible can make it better, fairer and more trustworthy

clock 07 February 2018 • 3 min read

Strategy

Despite all the fake news, ODI chief Sir Nigel Shadbolt remains 'resolutely optimistic about the emancipating power of good data'

The UK needs to treat data as infrastructure in the same way as roads and the power grid

clock 25 July 2017 • 5 min read