Back in November 2023, we started a project with the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University called Smart Assessment and Guided Education with Responsible AI (SAGE-RAI for short). Given the ...

After weeks of parliamentary “ping-pong,” the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has cleared its final hurdles and now awaits Royal Assent, at which point it becomes the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Local and regional authorities in the UK are responsible for all kinds of public services, including the care of the elderly, the profusion of welfare to vulnerable people, and the day-to-day ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Data trusts could be a useful way of increasing access to data while retaining trust, says our latest report To realise the potential benefits of data for our societies and economies we need ...

Explore our new tool and report – commissioned by Roche – created to compare the policy readiness of countries across Europe for the secondary use of health data, and identify good practice across the ...

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 ...

‘Data about children’s lives in the pandemic’ looks at the impact of the pandemic on children’s lives, and the wellbeing of parents and teachers, through the lens of new data made available to the ODI ...

Could ‘data trusts’ help to increase data sharing while retaining trust from both people and organisations? We’ve been researching and piloting the impacts of ‘data trusts’ in the real world Could ...

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 ...