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Apr 15, 2021, 9 tweets

We set up a fund to support projects that enable trustworthy and ethical #datasharing. These projects aim to help citizens and businesses lower their impact on the environment, improve public services and save lives.

Meet the projects: hubs.ly/H0K9tmW0

1/8 @OpenClimateFix has been exploring how opening up #energy #data can help reduce energy costs and achieve net zero emissions.

The team identified that recurring revenue is very important for economic sustainability, and created guidance around this: theodi.org/article/open-c…

2/8 @eticlabuk looked at how #datasharing could unlock the value of data in the #charity sector.

The team researched whether the #datafederation model could be a viable approach: theodi.org/article/etic-l…

3/8 @DNV_Group explored the role data can play in #Carbon Capture and #Storage, and #hydrogen projects.

The team produced a report that aims to assist the #energy sector by exploring the key role data, and trusted #dataaccess initiatives, can play: theodi.org/article/dnv-us…

4/8 @CollectionTrust has been exploring a joined-up approach to sharing, using and preserving digital collections seamlessly across all UK #museums: theodi.org/article/collec…

5/8 @ODILeeds has been understanding how building and strengthening #communities that have a shared interest can play an important role to address some of our biggest societal challenges: theodi.org/article/odi-le…

6/8 To enable small #energy #cooperatives to pool and share data in trustworthy ways and bring more value back to their members, Open Data Manchester has been testing the ‘data-cooperative model’: theodi.org/article/open-d…

7/8 To tackle illegal and unscrupulous activities in the #waste sector, @YourDsposal undertook a discovery project to develop #openstandards to help promote #transparency and #accountability: theodi.org/article/your-d…

8/8 These stimulus fund projects were part of @ODIHQ’s R&D programme – funded by @innovateuk – and our broader programme of work on data institutions. Read more about how and why we ran this stimulus fund here: theodi.org/project/rd-dat…

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