This report has been researched and produced by the Open Data Institute (ODI) in collaboration with Defra, to assess the extent to which INSPIRE has achieved its objectives and make recommendations ...

The UK Government's newly published Modern Industrial Strategy is a significant recognition of the central role of data in the country's economic future. Data is explicitly treated as a strategic ...

Much attention has been paid to the existential risks of AI, many of which relate to so-called AGI (artificial general intelligence) technologies, which are yet to be developed. Eighteen months into ...

Read the report The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers the potential for transformative advancements across various sectors, fuelled by techniques like Machine Learning (ML), Natural ...

Learn more about how better access to physical activity data can help health care teams signpost people to trusted local ...

Solid, an open-source initiative led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is reimagining data use, reuse and sharing by giving everyone the option to share a range of data - including personal, organisational or ...

Read the report Read the report 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 ...

In January 2025, the UK Government and Matt Clifford launched the AI Opportunities Action Plan, which aims to support AI development, helping to “turbocharge growth and boost living standards”. A key ...

On January 20th, the Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a language model called R1 which sent shockwaves across the global AI world. Accompanying the release were impressive claims regarding the ...

Read the report 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 ...

Read the report 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 ...

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 ...