The ODI
The ODI was founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, placing us at the heart of the data economy. Our primary mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and innovation through data.
Our theory of change | The ODI
Three activities create impact from data. stewarding data – collecting it, maintaining it and sharing it; creating information from that data – in the form of products and services, analyses and insights, or stories and visualisations; deciding what to do – informed by information from multiple sources along with experience and understanding; Each of these activities can be carried out ...
Our vision, mission and principles | The ODI
Principle 1: We believe that a strong data infrastructure is the foundation for building an open, trustworthy data ecosystem on a global scale and that this can help address our most pressing challenges Principle 2: Strong data infrastructure includes data across the spectrum, from open to shared to closed.But the best possible foundation is open data, supported and sustained as …
About the ODI | The ODI
The Open Data Institute (ODI) is a non-profit company advancing trust in data for transparency, accountability, and innovation. Founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, we deliver data policies and practices to drive social, economic, and technological advancements. We promote effective data infrastructure, emphasising the value of …
About The ODI | The ODI
The Open Data Institute (ODI) is a non-profit company advancing trust in data for transparency, accountability, and innovation. Founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, we deliver data policies and practices to drive social, economic, and technological advancements. We promote effective data infrastructure, emphasising the value of …
Welcome to the Open Standards for Data Handbook
This guidebook helps people and organisations create, develop and adopt open standards for data. It supports a variety of users, including policy leads, domain experts and technologists.
Our strategy - The ODI
Discover the guiding principles of the ODI outlined in our Five Year Strategy. Read more to discover these principles, rooted in our vision and mission, and find out how they shape our response to global trends, responsible opportunity utilisation, and …
ODI and Solid: Building a future where data works for everyone
From October 2024, the ODI will bring Solid - an open standard developed to give individuals and organisations greater control over their data - into its broader data stewardship activities.
Solid World: February 2025 | The ODI
Join us for this free webinar on Monday 24 February 2025. We’re excited to be back with Solid World on 24 February! This will be the first Solid World organised by the Open Data Institute - who are now stewards of Solid.
ODI and Solid come together to give individuals greater control …
From October 2024, The Open Data Institute (ODI), co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, will bring Solid - an open standard developed to give individuals and organisations greater control over their data - into its data stewardship activities. The Solid project, protocol, and community will become part of the ODI’s wider portfolio …