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.
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…
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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1/9 Covid-19 has shown us the benefits of #datasharing, but lack of trust in how #data is shared, and difficulty in designing and sustaining #dataaccess initiatives, can be a barrier to sharing.
We’ve been exploring these challenges in our @InnovateUK funded R&D programme...
2/9 Lack of trust and trustworthiness could lead to less #datasharing. But how do we decide what organisations and #datasets are trustworthy?
3/9 ...and here’s a (beta) guidebook to help you be more trustworthy and trusted when collecting, managing, using and sharing #data. Please try it and let us know what you think: theodi.org/article/introd…
.@RishiSunak has announced that there is a focus on our public services (£3bn to local councils) in this #SpendingReview. @ODIHQ offers free tools to help these services use data: hubs.ly/H0Bxx8b0
UK gov has announced funding for communities to pilot new programmes. @ODIHQ research shows that they should focus on enabling cities to access private sector data: theodi.org/article/do-cit…#SpendingReview
@bsnaith_ from the 'open #cities' team is going to take you through some of the key points from the report...
2/12 All four of these cities – #Amsterdam, #Gdańsk, #Hamburg and #Helsinki – have made significant progress in the move towards becoming open cities. The report shares how they're developing data infrastructure, training staff, engaging with citizens and fostering innovation.
3/12 The report talks about some of the challenges of using #data and #technology, but also how being open and being trustworthy with data can produce better services for citizens, businesses and communities.