Artificial intelligence (AI) promises opportunities for greater economic efficiency and quality of life around the world, but may also bring new socio-technical challenges and safety risks that ...

Despite broad agreement on the critical importance of data to AI development, attempts to understand and query this data are stilted by poor transparency practices. Recognising the fears of a ‘growing ...

Find out about the seven open-data-stewarding organisations selected to receive guidance and other support from the ODI and Microsoft Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Metabrainz ...

There are various tools for assessing different aspects of an open data initiative. Some assess the capabilities of a country or organisation to implement an open data initiative. Others measure the ...

As technology continues to advance, disparities in access to data and information persist, creating a digital divide that hinders social progress and economic development. The data divide focuses on ...

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The data ethics maturity model is a tool for anyone who collects, uses and shares data. It helps assess and benchmark how widely embedded data ethics culture and practices are across your organisation ...

Programme Lead for Data Institutions, Jack Hardinges, discusses the ODI’s ongoing work to test data trusts as an approach to stewarding data, and some of the recent developments in the field To ...

Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural feature, or a broader location like a city or country. This report summarises the desk research carried ...

With the support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, our continued work in this area will help bring about new, and improve existing, ways for data to be stewarded responsibly for positive social, ...

This report aims to map the UK government’s activity on ‘data literacy’, as part of the ODI’s work supporting the development of the UK’s data economy The UK government recognises the importance of ...

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